Noble (English Coin) - Shakespeare

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The noble is present in Shakespeare's theatre:

  • Henry IV, Part 1
Hostess: Marry, my lord, there is a nobleman of the court at door would speak with you: he says he comes from your father.
Prince Henry: Give him as much as will make him a royal man, and send him back again to my mother.
The royal refers to an English gold coin worth 10 shillings.
  • Henry VI, Part 1:
Shepard:'Tis true, I gave a noble to the priest
The morn that I was wedded to her mother.
  • Henry V:
Nym: I shall have my eight shillings I won of you at betting?
Pistol: A noble shalt thou have, and present pay;
  • Richard III:
Gloucester: ...
That scarce, some two days since, were worth a noble.
  • Much Ado About Nothing:
Benedick: ...noble, or not I for an angel;...

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