Wol. What warlike voice? Cham, How now? what is't?' Serv. A noble troop of strangers; For so they seem; they have left their barge, and And hither make, as great ambassadors Wol. Good lord chamberlain, Go, give'em welcome, you can speak the French tongue; 15 Cham. I will, my lord, [Cham. goes to the company, and returns. Wol. What say they? Cham. Such a one, they all confess, By all your good leaves, gentlemen;-Here l'Il King. You have found him, cardinal: You hold a fair assembly; you do well, lord: 20 You are a churchman, or, I'll tell you, cardinal, I should judge now unhappily, 25 And, pray, receive 'em nobly, and conduct 'em To tell your grace;-That, having heard by fame 35 Wol, I am glad, Your grace is grown so pleasant. King. My lord chamberlain, Pr'ythee, come hither; What fair lady's that? Cham. An't please your grace, Sir Thomas Bullen's daughter, Theviscount Rochford, oneof herhighness'women, King. By heaven, she is a dainty one.-Sweet heart, I were unmannerly, to take you out, [To Anne Bullen, And not to kiss you'.-A health, gentlemen, Let it go round. Wol. Sir Thomas Lovel, is the banquet ready I' the privy chamber? Lov. Yes, my lord. Wol. Your grace, I fear, with dancing is a little heated. 40 In the next chamber, [partner, King. Lead in your ladies, every one.-Sweet 1 i, e. if I make my party, 2 A chamber is a gun (used only on occasions of rejoicing) which stands erect on its breech, and so contrived as to carry great charges, and thereby to make a noise more than proportioned to its bulk. They are called chambers, because they are mere chambers to lodge powder; a chamber being the technical term for that cavity in a piece of ordnance which contains the combustibles. Chambers are still fired in the Park, and at the places opposite to the Parliament-house, when the king goes thither. 3i. e. take the chief place. i. e. unluckily, mischievously. kiss was anciently the established fee of a lady's partner. A ACT 2 Gent. O,-God save you! Even to the hall, to hear what shall become Of the great duke of Buckingham. 1 Gent. I'll save you Then deputy of Ireland; who remov'd, 2 Gent. That trick of state 5 Was a deep envious one. 1 Gent. At his return, No doubt, he will requite it. This is noted, That labour,sir. All's now done, but the ceremony 10 And far enough from court too. Of bringing back the prisoner. 2 Gent. Were you there? 1 Gent. Yes, indeed, was I. 2 Gent. Pray, speak, what has happen'd? 1 Gent. You may guess quickly what. 2 Gent. Is he found guilty? 1 Gent. Yes,truly, is he, and condemn'd upon it. 2 Gent. I am sorry for❜t. 1 Gent. So are a number more. 2 Gent. But, pray, how pass'd it? 1 Gent. I'll tell you in a little. The great duke 2 Gent. All the commons Hate him perniciously, and, o' my conscience, Wish him ten fathom deep: this duke as much They love and doat on; call him, bounteous Buck15 The mirrour of all courtesy ;- [ingham, 20 1 Gent. Stay there, sir, And see the noble ruin'd man you speak of. Enter Buckingham from his arraignment, (Tipstaves before him, the axe with the edge toward him; halberds on each side,) accompanied with Sir Thomas Lovel, Sir Nicholas Vaux, Sir William Sands, and common people, &c. 2 Gent. Let's stand close, and behold him. 25 You that thus far have come to pity me, Sir Gilbert Peck his chancellor; and John Court, 30 And, if I have a conscience, let it sink me, Hopkins, that made this mischief. Even as the axe falls, if I be not faithful! Be what they will, I heartily forgive 'em: lov'd me, And dare be bold to weep for Buckingham, Go with me, like good angels, to my end; name. Lov. I do beseech your grace, for charity, Were hid against me, now to forgive me frankly. ! This circumstance is taken from Holinshed. Xx 4 'Gains Yet I am richer than my base accusers, 10 1 Gent. O, this is full of pity!-Sir, it calls, 2 Gent. If the duke be guiltless, 1 Gent. Good angels keep it from us! 1 Gent. Let me have it; I do not talk much. 2 Gent. I am confident; 15 You shall, sir: Did you not of late days hear A buzzing, of a separation My noble father, Henry of Buckingham, Between the king and Katharine? 1 Gent. Yes, but it held not: For when the king once heard it, out of anger 20 He sent command to the lord mayor, straight Tos o stop the rumour, and allay those tongues That durst disperse it. 25 2 Gent. But that slander, sir, Is found a truth now; for it grows again 1 Gent. 'Tis the cardinal; And merely to revenge him on the emperor, For not bestowing on him, at his asking, 35 The archbishoprick of Toledo, this is purpos'd. 2 Gent. I think, you have hit the mark: But is't not cruel, That she should feel the smart of this? The car- 40 Will have his will, and she must fall. 45 A most unnatural and faithless service! And give your hearts to, when they once perceive But where they mean to sink ye. All good people, Pray for me! I must now forsake you; the last hour Of my long weary life is come upon me, And when ye would say something that is sad, Seak how I fell.-I have done; and God forgive me! [Exeunt Buckingham, and Train. 55 60 We are too open here to argue this; Let's think in private more. SCENE II. [Exeunt. An Antichamber in the Palace, Enter the Lord Chamberlain, reading a letter. My lord, the horses your lordship sent for, with all the care I had, I saw well chosen, ridden, and furnished. They were young, and handsome; and of the best breed in the north. When they were ready o set out for London, a man of my lord cardinal's, by commission, and main power, took'em from me; with this reason, His masterwould besero'd before a subject, if not before the king: which stopp'd our mouths, sir. I fear, he will, indeed: Well, let him have them; Enter the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, Meaning, that envy should not procure or advance his death. 2 i. e. great fidelity. Suf Cham. It seems, the marriage with his brother's 5 Has crept too near another lady. This is the cardinal's doing, the king-cardinal: one day. [else. Suf. Pray God, he do! he'll never know himself Nor. How holly he works in all his business! And with what zeal! For, now he has crack'd the league Between us and the emperor, the queen's great nephew, 10 15 Nor. Thanks, my good lord chamberlain. [Exit Lord Chamberlain. A door opens, and discovers the King sitting and reading pensively. Suf. How sad he looks! sure, he is much afflicted. King. Who's there? ha? Nor. Pray God, he be not angry! King. Who's there, I say? How dare you thrust Into my private meditations? Nor. A gracious king, that pardons all offences, King. You are too bold: Go to; I'll make ye know your times of business: The quiet of my wounded conscience, He dives into the king's soul; and there scatters 20 30 ['em, Suf. And free us from his slavery. And heartily, for our deliverance; Suf. For me, my lords, I love him not, nor fear him; there's my creed: And, with some other business, put the king My lord, you'll bear us company? The king hath sent me other-where; besides, The duchess of Alençon, Pitch here implies height. Wol. Sir, you cannot. I would, your grace would give us but an hour King. We are busy; go. [To Norf. and Suf. Nor. This priest has no pride in him? I would not be so sick though, for his But this cannot continue. Nor. If it do, I'll venture one heave at him. Aside 40 Suf. I another. [Exeunt Norf. and Suf.! Above all princes, in committing freely 45 Who can be angry now? what envy reach you! I mean, the learned ones, in christian kingdoms, 50 Have their free voices: Rome, the nurse of judge ment, Invited by your noble self, hath sent One general tongue unto us, this good man, This just and learned priest, cardinal Campeius; 55 Whom, once more, I present unto your highness. King. And, once more, in mine arms I bid him welcome, And thank the holy conclave for their loves; They have sent me such a man I would have 60 wish'd for. [gers' loves, Cam. Your grace must needs deserve all stran Meaning, that the cardinal can, as he pleases, make high or low. i. e. so sick as he is proud. 5 You are so noble: To your highness' hand To him that does best, God forbid else. Cardinal, 15 Cardinal goes out, and re-enters with Gardiner. [to you; 20 King.Comehither, Gardiner. [Walksandwhispers. Cam. My lord of York, was not one doctor Pace 25 In this man's place before him? Wol. Yes, he was. Cam. Believe me, there's an ill opinion spread 30 Even of yourself, lord cardinal. Wol. How! of me? [him; Cam. They will not stick to say, you envy'd And, fearing he would rise, he was so virtuous, Kept him a foreign man still: which so griev'd 35 That he ran mad, and dy'd. [him, 45 Wol. Heaven's peace be with him! An Antichamber of the Queen's Apartments. that pinches : His highness having liv'd so long with her; and she Still growing in a majesty and pomp,-the which 2 Old L. Hearts of most hard temper Anne. O, God's will! much better, Anne. So much the more Must pity drop upon her. Verily, I Old L. Our content, Is our best having'. Anne. By my troth, and maidenhead, would not be a queen. Old L. Beshrew me, I would, And venture maidenhead for't; and so would you, You, that have so fair parts of woman on you, [be a queen? Old L. Yes, troth and troth,-You would not Anne. No, not for all the riches under heaven. Old L. 'Tis strange; a three-pence bow'd would hire me, Old as I am, to queen it: but, I pray you, Anne. No, in truth. [a little'; Old L. Then you are weakly made; pluck off Anne. How you do talk! Old L. In faith, for little England 2 i. e. to send 1i. e. kept him out of the king's presence, by employing him in foreign embassies, her away contemptuously. Dr. Warburton says, "she calls fortune a quarrel or arrow, from her striking so deep and suddenly. Quarrel was a large arrow so called."-Dr. Johnson, however, thinks the poet may be easily supposed to use quarrel for quarreller, as murder for murderer, the act for the agent. 1. e. she is again an alien; not only no longer queen, but no longer an Englishwoman. i. e. our best possession. Cheveril, kid-skin, soft leather, i, e. let us descend still lower, and more upon a level with your own quality, 4 You'd |