Original: I am undone by his going; I warrant you, he’s an infinitive thing upon my score.
Modern: I’m ruined because he’s leaving; I tell you, he owes me an endless amount of money.

Original: Good Master Fang, hold him sure; Good Master Snare, let him not scape.
Modern: Good Master Fang, grab him tight; Good Master Snare, don’t let him escape.

Original: ‘A comes continuantly to Pie-corner—saving your manhoods—to buy a saddle; and he is indited to dinner to the Lubber’s Head in Lumbert Street, to Master Smooth’s the silkman.
Modern: He constantly comes to Pie Corner—excuse me, gentlemen—to buy a saddle; and he’s been invited to dinner at the Lubber’s Head tavern on Lombard Street, at Master Smooth the silk merchant’s place.

Original: I pray you, since my exion is ent’red, and my case so openly known to the world, let him be brought in to his answer.
Modern: I beg you, since my lawsuit has been filed and my case is public knowledge, make him come and face the charges.

Original: A hundred mark is a long one for a poor woman to bear; and I have borne, and borne, and borne; and have been fubb’d off, and fubb’d off, and fubb’d off, from this day to that day, that it is a shame to be thought on.
Modern: A hundred marks is a huge debt for a poor woman to carry; and I have endured it and endured it and endured it; and have been put off and put off and put off, day after day, until it’s shameful to even think about.

Original: There is no honesty in such dealing; unless a woman should be made an ass and a beast, to bear every knave’s wrong.
Modern: There’s no honor in treating someone this way; unless a woman is supposed to be made a fool and treated like an animal, putting up with every scoundrel’s bad behavior.

In Act II, Scene 1 of Henry IV, Part 2, two officers of the law, Fang and Snare, wait on a London street to arrest Sir John Falstaff for a debt he owes to Mistress Quickly, the hostess of a tavern. The officers are nervous about confronting Falstaff, fearing his violent reaction. When Mistress Quickly arrives with the Lord Chief Justice and his men, she passionately recounts how Falstaff has borrowed money from her repeatedly—claiming he owes her a hundred marks—and has broken his promise to marry her. She describes how he has eaten and drunk at her establishment while making false promises of repayment and matrimony.

When Falstaff arrives with his page and companion Bardolph, chaos ensues as Fang attempts to arrest him, leading to a scuffle. The Lord Chief Justice intervenes to restore order and questions both parties about the debt. Falstaff initially denies owing Mistress Quickly anything but eventually admits to owing forty pounds. He deflects the Chief Justice’s reproaches about his dissolute lifestyle and his avoidance of military service in the north. The scene concludes with Falstaff persuading Mistress Quickly to drop the arrest by promising once again to repay her and asking her to pawn her plate and tapestries to lend him additional money. He also agrees to make her acquainted with his companion Doll Tearsheet, and Mistress Quickly, mollified by his assurances, forgives him and invites him to supper.

Henry IV, Part Two - Summary of Events

The play opens with Rumour spreading false news that Hotspur has defeated King Henry IV at Shrewsbury. Northumberland soon learns the truth: his son Hotspur is dead, and the rebellion has failed. Despite his grief and calls from his allies to continue the fight, Northumberland eventually flees to Scotland. Meanwhile, the rebel leaders—the Archbishop of York, Lord Mowbray, and Lord Hastings—gather forces for a new uprising against the King.

Prince Hal continues his time in the taverns of Eastcheap with Falstaff, Mistress Quickly, Doll Tearsheet, and his companions. Falstaff, deep in debt and pursued by the Hostess for unpaid bills, manipulates his way out of trouble and is eventually called to join the King’s forces. The King himself is gravely ill and troubled by insomnia, burdened by guilt over how he obtained the crown. He laments that Hal remains irresponsible and fears for England’s future under his son’s rule.

In Gaultree Forest, Prince John of Lancaster meets with the rebels under a flag of truce. He promises to address their grievances, and the rebel leaders dismiss their armies. Once the rebel forces disperse, Prince John arrests the leaders for treason and orders their execution. When the dying King Henry hears of this victory and later finds Hal with the crown at his bedside (believing him dead, Hal had taken it), father and son reconcile. Henry dies, and Hal becomes King Henry V.

As the new king, Henry V publicly rejects Falstaff, who arrives expecting rewards and favor. The King banishes his former companion from his presence, promises him support at a distance, but makes clear their relationship is over. The Lord Chief Justice is retained in his position, and the new king prepares to rule England. The epilogue promises that the story will continue with Henry V’s wars in France and hints that Falstaff will appear again.