Falstaff and Bardolph are on a public road near Coventry. Falstaff sends Bardolph into the town to purchase more liquor. Alone, Falstaff confesses that his soldiers are a sad bunch of rascals and all because of Falstaff's misuse of the right to press soldiers into duty. Rather than selecting men who would be able to go to war, he found men who would buy themselves out of service, leaving him with a company of rascals and old men.
Prince Henry and Westmoreland arrive on the scene. Prince Henry comments on the beggarly condition of Falstaff's men. Falstaff banters back that they.....
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