Will make this sting the sooner. Cardinal Campeius Is stol'n away to Rome; hath ta'en no leave ; To second all his plot. I do assure you, Cham. Now, God incense him, When returns Cranmer ? Suf. He is return'd in his opinions; which Almost in Christendom: shortly, I believe, Shall be call'd, queen; but princess dowager, Nor. This same Cranmer's A worthy fellow, and hath ta'en much pain Suf. He has; and we shall see him Nor. So I hear. Suf. 'Tis so. The cardinal Enter WOLSEY and CROMWELL. Nor. Observe, observe, he's moody. Wol. The packet, Cromwell, Gave it you the king? Crom. To his own hand, in his bedchamber. He did unseal them: and the first he view'd, Attend him here this morning. Wol. Is he ready To come abroad? Crom. I think, by this he is. Wol. Leave me a while. It shall be to the duchess of Alençon, [Exit CROMWELL.. The French king's sister: he shall marry her.- No, we'll no Bullens.-Speedily I wish To hear from Rome.-The marchioness of Pembroke ! Nor. He's discontented. Suf. May be, he hears the king Does whet his anger to him. Lord, for thy justice ! Wol. The late queen's gentlewoman; a knight's daughter, To be her mistress' mistress! the queen's queen !— This candle burns not clear: 'tis I must snuff it; Then, out it goes.-What though I know her virtuous, And well-deserving? yet I know her for A spleeny Lutheran; and not wholesome to Our cause, that she should lie i' the bosom of Our hard-rul'd king. Again, there is sprung up Hath crawl'd into the favour of the king, And is his oracle. Nor. He is vex'd at something. Suf.I would,'twere something that would fret the string, The master-cord of his heart! Enter the King, reading a schedule ;5 and LovEL. Suf. The king, the king. K.Hen. What piles of wealth hath he accumulated. To his own portion! and what expence by the hour Seems to flow from him! How, i'the name of thrift, Does he rake this together!-Now, my lords; Saw you the cardinal? Nor. My lord, we have Stood here observing him: Some strange commotion K.Hen. It may well be ; 6 [5] That the cardinal gave the king an inventory of his own private wealth, by mistake, and thereby ruined himself, is a known variation from the truth of history. Shakspeare, however, has not injudiciously represented the fall of that great man as owing to an incident which he had once improved to the destruction of another. STEEV. [6] Sallust, describing the disturbed state of Catiline's mind, takes notice of the same circumstance: citus modo, modo tardus incessius. STE. There is a mutiny in his mind. This morning As I requir'd; And, wot you, what I found Nor. It's heaven's will; Some spirit put this paper in the packet, K.Hen. If we did think His contemplation were above the earth, [He takes his seat, and whispers LOVEL, who goes to WOLSEY. Wol. Heaven forgive me! Ever God bless your highness ! K.Hen. Good my lord, You are full of heavenly stuff, and bear the inventory Of your best graces in your mind; the which You were now running o'er; you have scarce time To keep your earthly audit: Sure, in that I deem you an ill husband; and am glad For holy offices I have a time; a time K.Hen. You have said well. Wol. And ever may your highness yoke together, As I will lend you cause, my doing well With my well saying! K.Hen. 'Tis well said again; And 'tis a kind of good deed, to say well; And yet words are no deeds. My father lov'd you : He said, he did; and with his deed did crown His word upon you. Since I had my office, 6 VOL. VI. I have kept you next my heart; have not alone My bounties upon you. Wol. What should this mean? Sur. The Lord increase this business ! The prime man of the state? I pray you, tell me, What say you ? [Aside. Wol. My sovereign, 1 confess, your royal graces, Can nothing render but allegiant thanks; K.Hen. Fairly answer'd ; A loyal and obedient subject is Does pay the act of it; as, i'the contrary, The foulness is the punishment. I presume, My heart dropp'd love, my power rain'd honour, more Wol. I do profess, That for your highness' good I ever labour'd .8 More than mine own; that am, have, and will be. [7] My endeavours though less than my desires, have fil'd, that is, have gone an equal pace with my abilities. JOHNS. [8] Besides the general bond of duty, by which you are obliged to be a loyal and obedient jubject, you owe a particular devotion of yourself to me, as your particular benefactor. JOHNS. And throw it from their soul; though perils did K.Hen. 'Tis nobly spoken: Take notice, lords, he has a loyal breast, For you have seen him open't.-Read o'er this; [Giving him Papers. And, after, this and then to breakfast, with What appetite you have. [Exit King, frowning upon Cardinal WOLSEY: the Nobles throng after him, smiling and whispering. Wol. What should this mean? What sudden anger's this? how have I reap'd it? Leap'd from his eyes: So looks the chafed lion Will bring me off again. What's this-To the Pope ? I writ to his holiness. Nay then, farewell! I have touch'd the highest point of all my greatness; I haste now to my setting: I shall fall Re-enter the Dukes of NORFOLK and SUFFOLK, the Nor. Hear the king's pleasure, cardinal: who commands you To render up the great seal presently |