Must bear the same proportion: and not ever I mean, in perjur'd witness, than your master, Cran. God, and your majesty, Protect mine innocence, or I fall into The trap is laid for me! King. Be of good cheer; They shall no more prevail, than we give way to 160 171 You do appear before them: if they shall chance, A Fail not to use, and with what vehemency Deliver them, and your appeal to us There make before them,- -Look, the good man weeps! He's honest, on mine honour. I swear, he is true-hearted; and a soul God's blest mother! 181 And None better in my kingdom.-Get you gone, L [Exit CRANMER. And do as I have bid you.-He has strangled His language in his tears. Enter an old Lady. Gen. [within.] Come back; What mean you? Lady. I'll not come back; the tidings that I bring Will make my boldness manners.-Now, good an gels Fly o'er thy royal head, and shade thy person Under their blessed wings! King. Now, by thy looks I guess thy message. Is the queen deliver'd ? Lady. Ay, ay, my liege; And of a lovely boy: The God of heaven Acquainted with this stranger; 'tis as like you, King. Lovel 190 200 Lov. Sir. Enter LOVEL. King. Give her an hundred marks. I'll to the queen. [Exit King. Lady. An hundred marks! By this light, I'll have more. An ordinary groom is for such payment. Said I for this, the girl was like to him? I will have more, or else unsay't; and now, [Exeunt. SCENE II. Before the Council-Chamber. CRANMER, Servants, Door-Keeper, &c. attending. Cran. I hope, I am not too late; and yet the tleman, gen That was sent to me from the council, pray'd me 209 To make great haste. All fast? what means this ?— Hoa! Who waits there ?-Sure, you know me ? D. Keep. Yes, my lord; But yet I cannot help you. Cran. Why? D. Keep. Your grace must wait, 'till you be call'd Butts. This is a piece of malice. I am glad, I came this way so happily: The king Shall understand it presently. Cran. [Aside.] 'Tis Butts, [Exit BUTTS. The king's physician; As he past along, Lij 221 Pray Pray heaven he sound not my disgrace! For certain, me Wait else at door; a fellow counsellor, Among boys, grooms, and lackeys. But their plea sures Must be fulfill'd, and I attend with patience. Enter the King, and BUTTS, at a Window above. Butts. I'll shew your grace the strangest sight- 230 Butts. I think, your highness saw this many a day. King. Body o' me, where is it? Butts. There, my lord: The high promotion of his grace of Canterbury; King, Ha! 'Tis he, indeed : Is this the honour they do one another? 240 'Tis well, there's one above 'em yet. I had thought, 249 Enter Enter the Lord Chancellor, places himself at the upper End of the Table on the Left-Hand; a Seat being left void above him, as for the Archbishop of CANTERBURY. Duke of SUFFOLK, Duke of NORFOLK, SURREY, Lord Chamberlain, and GARDINER, seat themselves in Order on each Side. CROMWELL at the lower End, as Secretary. Chan. Speak to the business, master secretary: Why are we met in council? Crom. Please your honours, The chief cause concerns his grace of Canterbury. Crom. Yes. Nor. Who waits there? D. Keep. Without, my noble lords? Gard. Yes. D. Keep. My lord archbishop; And has done half an hour, to know your pleasures. Chan. Let him come in. D. Keep. Your grace may enter now. 261 [CRANMER approaches the Councils Table. Chan. My good lord archbishop, I am very sorry To sit here at this present, and behold That chair stand empty: But we all are men, In our own natures frail; and capable Of our flesh, few are angels: out of which frailty, Liij 270 The |