2125As if it fed ye, and how sleeke and wanton

2126Ye appeare in euery thing may bring my ruine?

2127Follow your enuious courses, men of Malice;

2128You haue Christian warrant for 'em, and no doubt

2129In time will finde their fit Rewards. That Seale

2130You aske with such a Violence, the King

2131(Mine, and your Master) with his owne hand, gaue me:

2132Bad me enioy it, with the Place, and Honors

2133During my life; and to confirme his Goodnesse,

2134Ti'de it by Letters Patents. Now, who'll take it?

2135Sur. The King that gaue it.

2136Car. It must be himselfe then.

2137Sur. Thou art a proud Traitor, Priest.

2138Car. Proud Lord, thou lyest:

2139Within these fortie houres, Surrey durst better

2140Haue burnt that Tongue, then saide so.

2141Sur. Thy Ambition

2142(Thou Scarlet sinne) robb'd this bewailing Land

2143Of Noble Buckingham, my Father-in-Law,

2144The heads of all thy Brother-Cardinals,

2145(With thee, and all thy best parts bound together)

2146Weigh'd not a haire of his. Plague of your policie,

2147You sent me Deputie for Ireland,

2148Farre from his succour; from the King, from all

2149That might haue mercie on the fault, thou gau'st him:

2150Whil'st your great Goodnesse, out of holy pitty,

2151Absolu'd him with an Axe.

2152Wol. This, and all else

2153This talking Lord can lay vpon my credit,

2154I answer, is most false. The Duke by Law

2155Found his deserts. How innocent I was

2156From any priuate malice in his end,

2157His Noble Iurie, and foule Cause can witnesse.

2158If I lou'd many words, Lord, I should tell you,

2159You haue as little Honestie, as Honor,

2160That in the way of Loyaltie, and Truth,

2161Toward the King, my euer Roiall Master,

2162Dare mate a sounder man then Surrie can be,

2163And all that loue his follies.

2164Sur. By my Soule,

2165Your long Coat (Priest) protects you,

2166Thou should'st feele

2167My Sword i'th'life blood of thee else. My Lords,

2168Can ye endure to heare this Arrogance?

2169And from this Fellow? If we liue thus tamely,

2170To be thus Iaded by a peece of Scarlet,

2171Farewell Nobilitie: let his Grace go forward,

2172And dare vs with his Cap, like Larkes.

2173Card. All Goodnesse

2174Is poyson to thy Stomacke.

2175Sur. Yes, that goodnesse

2176Of gleaning all the Lands wealth into one,

2177Into your owne hands (Card'nall) by Extortion:

2178The goodnesse of your intercepted Packets

2179You writ to'th Pope, against the King: your goodnesse

2180Since you prouoke me, shall be most notorious.

2181My Lord of Norfolke, as you are truly Noble,

2182As you respect the common good, the State

2183Of our despis'd Nobilitie, our Issues,

2184(Whom if he liue, will scarse be Gentlemen)

2185Produce the grand summe of his sinnes, the Articles

2186Collected from his life. Ile startle you

2187Worse then the Sacring Bell, when the browne Wench

2188Lay kissing in your Armes, Lord Cardinall.

2189Car. How much me thinkes, I could despise this man,

2190But that I am bound in Charitie against it.

2191Nor. Those Articles, my Lord, are in the Kings hand:

2192But thus much, they are foule ones.

2193Wol. So much fairer

2194And spotlesse, shall mine Innocence arise,

2195When the King knowes my Truth.

2196Sur. This cannot saue you:

2197I thanke my Memorie, I yet remember

2198Some of these Articles, and out they shall.

2199Now, if you can blush, and crie guiltie Cardinall,

2200You'l shew a little Honestie.

2201Wol. Speake on Sir,

2202I dare your worst Obiections: If I blush,

2203It is to see a Nobleman want manners.

2204Sur. I had rather want those, then my head;

2205Haue at you.

2206First, that without the Kings assent or knowledge,

2207You wrought to be a Legate, by which power

2208You maim'd the Iurisdiction of all Bishops.

2209Nor. Then, That in all you writ to Rome, or else

2210To Forraigne Princes, Ego & Rex meus

2211Was still inscrib'd: in which you brought the King

2212To be your Seruant.

2213Suf. Then, that without the knowledge

2214Either of King or Councell, when you went

2215Ambassador to the Emperor, you made bold

2216To carry into Flanders, the Great Seale.

2217Sur. Item, You sent a large Commission

2218To Gregory de Cassado, to conclude

2219Without the Kings will, or the States allowance,

2220A League betweene his Highnesse, and Ferrara.

2221Suf. That out of meere Ambition, you haue caus'd

2222Your holy-Hat to be stampt on the Kings Coine.

2223Sur. Then, That you haue sent inumerable substance,

2224(By what meanes got, I leaue to your owne conscience)

2225To furnish Rome, and to prepare the wayes

2226You haue for Dignities, to the meere vndooing

2227Of all the Kingdome. Many more there are,

2228Which since they are of you, and odious,

2229I will not taint my mouth with.

2230Cham. O my Lord,

2231Presse not a falling man too farre: 'tis Vertue:

2232His faults lye open to the Lawes, let them

2233(Not you) correct him. My heart weepes to see him

2234So little, of his great Selfe.

2235Sur. I forgiue him.

2236Suf. Lord Cardinall, the Kings further pleasure is,

2237Because all those things you haue done of late

2238By your power Legatiue within this Kingdome,

2239Fall into 'th'compasse of a Premunire;

2240That therefore such a Writ be sued against you,

2241To forfeit all your Goods, Lands, Tenements,

2242Castles, and whatsoeuer, and to be

2243Out of the Kings protection. This is my Charge.

2244Nor. And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations

2245How to liue better. For your stubborne answer

2246About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs,

2247The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

2248So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.

2250Wol. So farewell, to the little good you beare me.

2251Farewell? A long farewell to all my Greatnesse.

2252This is the state of Man; to day he puts forth

2253The tender Leaues of hopes, to morrow Blossomes,

2254And beares his blushing Honors thicke vpon him:

2255The third day, comes a Frost; a killing Frost,

2256And when he thinkes, good easie man, full surely