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Quotation from The St Crispin's Day Speech by William Shakespeare
“That he which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart. His passport shall be made, And crowns for convoy put into his purse. We would not die in that man’s company That fears his fellowship to die with us.”
The St Crispin's Day Speech, Act 4, Scene 3 (the offer of safe conduct) (First Folio 1623 (Project Gutenberg text))
Henry makes the battle a free choice, offering passage home to anyone unwilling to fight.
Citation: "That he which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart. His passport shall be made, And crowns for convoy put into his purse. We would not die in that man’s company That fears his fellowship to die with us." — William Shakespeare, The St Crispin's Day Speech, Act 4, Scene 3 (the offer of safe conduct) (First Folio 1623 (Project Gutenberg text)). (id st-crispins-day-speech-q3)
Portrait: Battle of Agincourt, St. Alban's Chronicle by Thomas Walsingham, Unknown illuminator (St Albans Chronicle), Public domain.
