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The Life of King Henry the Eight.
Norfolke.
Thankes my good Lord Chamberlaine.
Thankes my good Lord Chamberlaine.
Exit Lord Chamberlaine, and the King drawes the Curtaine
and sits reading pensiuely.
and sits reading pensiuely.
Suff.
How sad he lookes; sure he is much afflicted.
How sad he lookes; sure he is much afflicted.
Kin.
Who's there? Ha?
Who's there? Ha?
Norff.
Pray God he be not angry.
Pray God he be not angry.
Kin.
Who's there I say? How dare you thrust your selues
Into my priuate Meditations?
Who am I? Ha?
Who's there I say? How dare you thrust your selues
Into my priuate Meditations?
Who am I? Ha?
Norff.
A gracious King, that pardons all offences
Malice ne're meant: Our breach of Duty this way,
Is businesse of Estate; in which, we come
To know your Royall pleasure.
A gracious King, that pardons all offences
Malice ne're meant: Our breach of Duty this way,
Is businesse of Estate; in which, we come
To know your Royall pleasure.
Kin.
Ye are too bold:
Go too; Ile make ye know your times of businesse:
Is this an howre for temporall affaires? Ha?
Enter Wolsey and Campeius with a Commission.
Who's there? my good Lord Cardinall? O my Wolsey,
The quiet of my wounded Conscience;
Thou art a cure fit for a King; you'r welcome
Most learned Reuerend Sir, into our Kingdome,
Vse vs, and it: My good Lord, haue great care,
I be not found a Talker.
Ye are too bold:
Go too; Ile make ye know your times of businesse:
Is this an howre for temporall affaires? Ha?
Enter Wolsey and Campeius with a Commission.
Who's there? my good Lord Cardinall? O my Wolsey,
The quiet of my wounded Conscience;
Thou art a cure fit for a King; you'r welcome
Most learned Reuerend Sir, into our Kingdome,
Vse vs, and it: My good Lord, haue great care,
I be not found a Talker.
Wol.
Sir, you cannot;
I would your Grace would giue vs but an houre
Of priuate conference.
Sir, you cannot;
I would your Grace would giue vs but an houre
Of priuate conference.
Kin.
We are busie; goe.
We are busie; goe.
Norff.
This Priest ha's no pride in him?
This Priest ha's no pride in him?
Suff.
Not to speake of:
I would not be so sicke though for his place:
But this cannot continue.
Not to speake of:
I would not be so sicke though for his place:
But this cannot continue.
Norff.
If it doe, Ile venture one; haue at him.
If it doe, Ile venture one; haue at him.
Suff.
I another.
Exeunt Norfolke and Suffolke.
I another.
Exeunt Norfolke and Suffolke.
Wol.
Your Grace ha's giuen a President of wisedome
Aboue all Princes, in committing freely
Your scruple to the voyce of Christendome:
Who can be angry now? What Enuy reach you?
The Spaniard tide by blood and fauour to her,
Must now confesse, if they haue any goodnesse,
The Tryall, iust and Noble. All the Clerkes,
(I meane the learned ones in Christian Kingdomes)
Haue their free voyces. Rome (the Nurse of Iudgement)
Inuited by your Noble selfe, hath sent
One generall Tongue vnto vs. This good man,
This iust and learned Priest, Cardnall Campeius,
Whom once more, I present vnto your Highnesse.
Your Grace ha's giuen a President of wisedome
Aboue all Princes, in committing freely
Your scruple to the voyce of Christendome:
Who can be angry now? What Enuy reach you?
The Spaniard tide by blood and fauour to her,
Must now confesse, if they haue any goodnesse,
The Tryall, iust and Noble. All the Clerkes,
(I meane the learned ones in Christian Kingdomes)
Haue their free voyces. Rome (the Nurse of Iudgement)
Inuited by your Noble selfe, hath sent
One generall Tongue vnto vs. This good man,
This iust and learned Priest, Cardnall Campeius,
Whom once more, I present vnto your Highnesse.
Kin.
And once more in mine armes I bid him welcome,
And thanke the holy Conclaue for their loues,
They haue sent me such a Man, I would haue wish'd for.
And once more in mine armes I bid him welcome,
And thanke the holy Conclaue for their loues,
They haue sent me such a Man, I would haue wish'd for.
Cam.
Your Grace must needs deserue all strangers loues,
You are so Noble: To your Highnesse hand
I tender my Commission; by whose vertue,
The Court of Rome commanding. You my Lord
Cardinall of Yorke, are ioyned with me their Seruant,
In the vnpartiall iudging of this Businesse.
Your Grace must needs deserue all strangers loues,
You are so Noble: To your Highnesse hand
I tender my Commission; by whose vertue,
The Court of Rome commanding. You my Lord
Cardinall of Yorke, are ioyned with me their Seruant,
In the vnpartiall iudging of this Businesse.
Kin.
Two equall men: The Queene shall be acquainted
Forthwith for what you come. Where's Gardiner?
Two equall men: The Queene shall be acquainted
Forthwith for what you come. Where's Gardiner?
Wol.
I know your Maiesty, ha's alwayes lou'd her
So deare in heart, not to deny her that
A Woman of lesse Place might aske by Law;
Schollers allow'd freely to argue for her.
I know your Maiesty, ha's alwayes lou'd her
So deare in heart, not to deny her that
A Woman of lesse Place might aske by Law;
Schollers allow'd freely to argue for her.
Kin.
I, and the best she shall haue; and my fauour
To him that does best, God forbid els: Cardinall,
Prethee call Gardiner to me, my new Secretary.
I find him a fit fellow.
I, and the best she shall haue; and my fauour
To him that does best, God forbid els: Cardinall,
Prethee call Gardiner to me, my new Secretary.
I find him a fit fellow.
Enter Gardiner.
Wol.
Giue me your hand: much ioy & fauour to you;
You are the Kings now.
Giue me your hand: much ioy & fauour to you;
You are the Kings now.
Card.
But to be commanded
For euer by your Grace, whose hand ha's rais'd me.
But to be commanded
For euer by your Grace, whose hand ha's rais'd me.
Kin.
Come hither Gardiner.
Come hither Gardiner.
Walkes and whispers.
Camp.
My Lord of Yorke, was not one Doctor Pace
In this mans place before him?
My Lord of Yorke, was not one Doctor Pace
In this mans place before him?
Wol.
Yes, he was.
Yes, he was.
Camp.
Was he not held a learned man?
Was he not held a learned man?
Wol.
Yes surely.
Yes surely.
Camp.
Beleeue me, there's an ill opinion spread then,
Euen of your selfe Lord Cardinall.
Beleeue me, there's an ill opinion spread then,
Euen of your selfe Lord Cardinall.
Wol.
How? of me?
How? of me?
Camp
They will not sticke to say, you enuide him;
And fearing he would rise (he was so vertuous)
Kept him a forraigne man still, which so greeu'd him,
That he ran mad, and dide.
They will not sticke to say, you enuide him;
And fearing he would rise (he was so vertuous)
Kept him a forraigne man still, which so greeu'd him,
That he ran mad, and dide.
Wol.
Heau'ns peace be with him:
That's Christian care enough: for liuing Murmurers,
There's places of rebuke. He was a Foole;
For he would needs be vertuous. That good Fellow,
If I command him followes my appointment,
I will haue none so neere els. Learne this Brother,
We liue not to be griped by meaner persons.
Heau'ns peace be with him:
That's Christian care enough: for liuing Murmurers,
There's places of rebuke. He was a Foole;
For he would needs be vertuous. That good Fellow,
If I command him followes my appointment,
I will haue none so neere els. Learne this Brother,
We liue not to be griped by meaner persons.
Kin.
Deliuer this with modesty to th'Queene.
Exit Gardiner.
The most conuenient place, that I can thinke of
For such receipt of Learning, is Black-Fryers:
There ye shall meete about this waighty busines.
My Wolsey, see it furnish'd, O my Lord,
Would it not grieue an able man to leaue
So sweet a Bedfellow? But Conscience, Conscience;
Exeunt.O 'tis a tender place, and I must leaue her.
Deliuer this with modesty to th'Queene.
Exit Gardiner.
The most conuenient place, that I can thinke of
For such receipt of Learning, is Black-Fryers:
There ye shall meete about this waighty busines.
My Wolsey, see it furnish'd, O my Lord,
Would it not grieue an able man to leaue
So sweet a Bedfellow? But Conscience, Conscience;
Exeunt.O 'tis a tender place, and I must leaue her.
Scena Tertia.
Enter Anne Bullen, and an old Lady.
An.
Not for that neither; here's the pang that pinches.
His Highnesse, hauing liued so long with her, and she
So good a Lady, that no Tongue should euer
Pronounce dishonour of her; by my life,
She neuer knew harme-doing: Oh, now after
So many courses of the Sun enthroaned,
Still growing in a Maiesty and pompe, the which
To leaue, a thousand fold more bitter, then
'Tis sweet at first t'acquire. After this Processe.
To giue her the auaunt, it is a pitty
Would moue a Monster.
Not for that neither; here's the pang that pinches.
His Highnesse, hauing liued so long with her, and she
So good a Lady, that no Tongue should euer
Pronounce dishonour of her; by my life,
She neuer knew harme-doing: Oh, now after
So many courses of the Sun enthroaned,
Still growing in a Maiesty and pompe, the which
To leaue, a thousand fold more bitter, then
'Tis sweet at first t'acquire. After this Processe.
To giue her the auaunt, it is a pitty
Would moue a Monster.
Old La.
Hearts of most hard temper
Melt and lament for her.
Hearts of most hard temper
Melt and lament for her.
An.
Oh Gods will, much better
She ne're had knowne pompe; though't be temporall,
Yet if that quarrell. Fortune, do diuorce
It from the bearer, 'tis a sufferance, panging
As soule and bodies seuering.
Oh Gods will, much better
She ne're had knowne pompe; though't be temporall,
Yet if that quarrell. Fortune, do diuorce
It from the bearer, 'tis a sufferance, panging
As soule and bodies seuering.
Old L.
Alas poore Lady,
Shee's a stranger now againe.
Alas poore Lady,
Shee's a stranger now againe.
An.
So much the moreMust pitty drop vpon her; verily
I sweare, tis better to be lowly borne,
So much the moreMust pitty drop vpon her; verily
I sweare, tis better to be lowly borne,
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