Hume. This they have promised to shew your A Spirit rais'd from depth of under-ground, Elean. It is enough, I'll think upon the questions: Here, Hume, take this reward; make merry, man, With thy confederates in this weighty cause. [Exit Eleanor. Hume. Hume must make merry with the Dutchefs gold: Dame Eleanor gives gold to bring the witch: And from the great and new-made Duke of Suffolk; They (knowing Dame Eleanor's afpiring humour) [Exit. SCENE Changes to an Apartment in the Palace. Enter three or four Petitioners, Peter the Armourer's man being one. 1Pet. M Y mafters, let's ftand clofe; my lord Protector will come this way by and by, and then we may deliver our fupplications in the quill. 2 Pet. Marry, the Lord protect him, for he's a good man, Jefu blefs him! Enter Suffolk, and Queen. 1 Pet. Here a' comes, methinks, and the Queen with him: I'll be the first, fure. 2 Pet. Come back, fool, this is the Duke of Suffolk, and not my lord Protector. Suf. How now, fellow, would'st any thing with me? 1 Pet. I pray, my lord, pardon me; I took ye for lord Protector. my Q. Mar. To my lord Protector. [reading] Are your fupplications to his lordship? let me fee them; what is thine? 1 Pet. Mine is, an't please your Grace, against Job Goodman, my lord Cardinal's man, for keeping my house and lands, and wife, and all from me. Suf. Thy wife too? that's fome wrong, indeed. What's yours? what's here? [Reads.] Against the Duke of Suffolk, for inclofing the Commons of Long Melford. How now, Sir Knave? 2 Pet. Alas, Sir, I am but a poor petitioner of our whole Township. Suf. [reads.] Against my master, Thomas Horner, for faying, that the Duke of York was rightful heir to the Crown. Q. Mar. Q. Mar. What! did the Duke of York say, he was rightful heir to the Crown? Peter. That my mafter was? no, forfooth; my mafter faid, that he was; and that the King was an ufurper. Suf. Who is there?-Take this fellow in, and fend for his mafter with a pursuivant, prefently; we'll hear more of your matter before the King. [Exit Peter guarded. Q. Mar. And as for you, that love to be protected Under the wings of our Protector's Grace, Begin your fuits anew, and fue to him. [Tears the fupplications. Away, bafe cullions: Suffolk, let them go. All Come, let's be gone. [Exeunt Petitioners. To number Ave Maries on his beads; That That were a ftate fit for his holiness! Suf. Madam, be patient; as I was the cause Q. Mar. Befide the proud Protector, have we Beauford Suf. And he of thefe, that can do most of all, Q. Mar. Not all these lords do vex me half fo much, Yet muft we join with him and with the lords, So, one by one, we'll weed them all at laft; SCENE SCENE VI. To them enter King Henry, Duke Humphry, Cardinal, Buckingham, York, Salisbury, Warwick, and the Dutchess of Gloucester. K. Henry. For my part, noble Lords, I care not which, Or Somerset, or York, all's one to me. York. If York have ill demean'd himself in France, Then let him be deny'd the Regentship. Som. If Somerfet be unworthy of the Place, Let York be Regent, I will yield to him. War. Whether your Grace be worthy, yea or no, Dispute not that; York is the worthier. Car. Ambitious Warwick, let thy Betters speak. War. The Cardinal's not my better in the field. Buck. All in this Prefence are thy betters, Warwick. War. Warwick may live to be the best of all. Sal. Peace, Son; and fhew fome reason, Buckingham, Why Somerset should be preferr'd in this. Q. Mar. Because the King, forfooth, will have it so. Glo. Madam, the King is old enough himself To give his Cenfure: these are no woman's matters. Q. Mar. If he be old enough, what needs your Grace To be Protector of his Excellence? Glo. Madam, I am Protector of the Realm, And, at his Pleasure, will resign my Place. Suf. Refign it then, and leave thine infolence. Since thou wert King, (as who is King, but thou?) The Common-wealth hath daily run to wreck. The Dauphin hath prevail'd beyond the feas, And all the Peers, and Nobles of the Realm, Have been as bond-men to thy fov'reignty. Car. The Commons haft thou rack'd; the Clergy's bags Are |