Wol. And for me, I have no further gone in this, than by If I'm traduc'd by tongues, which neither know To cope malicious cenfurers; which ever, That is new trimm'd; but benefit no further 4 For our best act. If we ftand ftill, in fear King. Things done well, And with a care, exempt themfelves from fear; 'From ev'ry tree, lop, bark, and part o'th' timber; Wol. A word with you. [To the Secretary. Let there be letters writ to ev'ry fhire, commons Hardly conceive of me, let it be nois'd, The griev❜d That, through our interceffion, this revokement S [Exit Secretary. CENE V. Enter Surveyor. Queen. I'm forry, that the Duke of Buckingham Is run in your displeasure. King. It grieves many. The gentleman is learn'd, a most rare speaker, Yet fee, when 7 noble benefits fhall prove s From every tree, lop, bark, and part o' th' timber:] Lop is a fubftantive, and fignifies the branches. WARBURTON. 6 out of himself.] Beyond the treafures of his own mind. ten times more ugly This man fo compleat, Who 7 Noble benefits-not well dif pofed.] Great gifts of nature and education, not joined with good difpofitions. -This man fo compleat, Who was enroll'd'mongst wonders, and when we, Cc 4 Almost Who was enroll'd 'mongst wonders, and when we We cannot feel too little, hear too much. Wel. Stand forth, and with bold fpirit relate, what you, Moft like a careful fubject, have collected. Out of the Duke of Buckingham. King. Speak freely. Surv. First; it was ufual with him, ev'ry day It would infect his fpeech, that if the King Should without iffue die, he'd carry it fo To make the fcepter his. Thefe very words I've heard him utter to his fon-in-law, Lord Aberga'ny, to whom by oath he menaç'd Wol. Pleafe your Highness, note This dangerous conception in this point. Almost with lining ravif'd, could not find! His hour of peech, a minute; be, my lady, &c. ] This fentence is broken and confufed, though, with the allowances always to be made to our authour, it may be underfood. Yet it may be proper to examine the old edition, which gives it thus: and when we, Almoft with ravish'd liftning I know not whether we may not read, this man Almoft were ravish'd_liftening, could not find His hour Speech a minute. To liften a man, for, to hearken to him, is commonly used by our authour, So by "Miltan, 1 life'd them a while... I do not rate my conjecture at mach; but as the common reading is without authority, femething may be tried. Perhaps the paffage is belt as it was originally published. 9 This dang yous conception in this point. Note this parti-s cular part of this dangerous de Who was enroll's with wonder, figu and whom we Not Not friended by his wifh to your high perfon, Queen. My learn'd Lord Cardinal, King. Speak on. How grounded he his title to the crown, Upon our fail? To this point haft thou heard him Surv. He was brought to this, By a vain prophefy of Nicholas Hopkins. Surv. Sir, a Chartreux Friar, His confeffor, who fed him every minute King. How know'st thou this? Surv. Not long before your highnefs fped to France, The Duke being at the Rofe, within the parish In former editions: I T 12 not be any Difficulty to account for the other Name, when we come to confider, that he was a Monk of the Convent, call'd Henton, near Briftal. So both Hall and Holing head acquaint us.. And he might, according to the Cuftom of thofe Times, be called Nicholas of Henton, from the Place; as Hopkins, from his Family. THEOBALD. To To hear from him a matter of fome moment; To me, fhould utter; with demure confidence, Queen. If I know you well, You were the Duke's Surveyor, and loft your office On the complaint o' th' tenants. Take good heed, You charge not in your fpleen a noble perfon, And spoil your nobler foul. I fay, take heed; King. Let him on. -Go forward. Surv. On my foul, I'll fpeak but truth. I told my Lord the Duke, by th' devil's illufions It forg'd him fome defign, which, being believ'd, under the Commiffion's whom our Author took the Sub- He folemnly had worn.] So all the Editions down from the very Beginning But, what Commiion's Seal? That is a Queftion, I dare fay, none of our diligent Editors ever afk'd themfelves. The Text must be refored, as I have corrected it; and honest Holing fhead, from The Duke in Talk told the "Monk, that he had done very "well to bind his Chaplain, "John de la Court, under the "Seal of Confeffion, to keep fe"cret fuch Matter." Vid. Life of Henry VIII. p. 863. THEOBALD. |