In the divorce, his contrary proceedings Sur. How came His practices to light? Suf. Most strangely. Sur. O, how, how? Suf. The cardinal's letter to the pope miscarried, A creature of the queen's, lady Anne Bullen. Suf. Believe it. Sur. Will this work? Cham. The king in this perceives him, how he coasts, And hedges, his own way.3 But in this point All his tricks founder, and he brings his physic After his patient's death; the king already Sur. 'Would he had! Suf. May you be happy in your wish, my lord ! For, I profess, you have it. Sur. Now all my joy Trace the conjunction !4 Nor. All men's. Suf. There's order given for her coronation : In mind and feature: 1 persuade me, from her Sur. But, will the king Digest this letter of the cardinal's ? 'The lord forbid ! Nor. Marry, Amen! Suf. No, no ; There be more wasps that buz about his nose, [2] Private practices opposite to his public proceedure. JOHNS. [3] To hedge, is to creep along by the hedge: not to take the direct and open path, but to steal covertly through cicumvolutions. JOHNS. [4] To trace, is to fellow. JOHN'S, 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, And let him cry ha, louder ! 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 For it, an archbishop. 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, 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. Anne Bullen! No; I'll no Anne Bullens for him :- 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; [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. 16] Sallust, describing the disturbed state of Catiline's mind, takes notice of the same circumstance: citus modo, modo tardus incessius. STEE. 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, His thinkings are below the moon, not worth [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 span, To keep your earthly audit: Sure, in that I deem you an ill husband; and am glad Wol. Sir, 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 ; 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! N [Aside. The prime man of the state? I pray you, tell me, ? What say you 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. |