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 steal from spiritual leisure a brief span, To keep your earthly audit: Sure, in that 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: 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! 3 [Aside. K. Hen. Have I not made you The prime man of the state? I pray you, tell me, If you are bound to us, or no. What say you? Wol. My sovereign, I confess, your royal graces, Can nothing render but allegiant thanks; K. Hen. Fairly answer'd; A loyal and obedient subject is Therein illustrated: The honour of it My heart dropp'd love, my power rain'd honour, more On you, than any; so your hand and heart, Your brain, and every function of your power, Should, notwithstanding that your bond of duty, To me, your friend, than any. Wol. I do profess, VOL. IX. That for your highness' good I ever labour'd 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 Of all that world of wealth, I have drawn together I know 'twill stir him strongly; Yet I know Will bring me off again. What's this-To the Pope? The letter, as I live, with all the business 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 Earl of SURREY, and the Lord Chamberlain. Nor. Hear the king's pleasure, cardinal: who commands you To render up the great seal presently Into our hands; and to confine yourself Where's your commission, lords? words cannot carry Suf. Who dare cross them? Bearing the king's will from his mouth expressly? Wol. Till I find more than will, or words, to do it, (I mean, your malice) know, officious lords, I dare, and must deny it. Now I feel Of what coarse metal ye are moulded,―envy. As if it fed ye? and how sleek and wanton You have christian warrant for them, and, no doubt, In time will find their fit rewards. That seal, You ask with such a violence, the king, (Mine, and your master,) with his own hand gave me : Bade me enjoy it, with the place and honours, Tied it by letters patent: Now, who'll take it? Wol. It must be himself then. Sur. Thou art a proud traitor, priest. Within these forty hours Surrey durst better Sur. Thy ambition, Thou scarlet sin, robb'd this bewailing land (With thee, and all thy best parts bound together,) Weigh'd not a hair of his. Plague of your policy! You sent me deputy for Ireland; Far from his succour, from the king, from all, That might have mercy on the fault thou gav'st him; Whilst your great goodness, out of holy pity, Absolv'd him with an axe. Wol. This, and all else This talking lord can lay upon my credit, |