1036I feare he will indeede; well, let him haue them; hee

1037will haue all I thinke.

1040Norf. Well met my Lord Chamberlaine.

1041Cham. Good day to both your Graces.

1042Suff. How is the King imployd?

1043Cham. I left him priuate,

1044Full of sad thoughts and troubles.

1045Norf. What's the cause?

1046Cham. It seemes the Marriage with his Brothers Wife

1047Ha's crept too neere his Conscience.

1048Suff. No, his Conscience

1049Ha's crept too neere another Ladie.

1050Norf. Tis so;

1051This is the Cardinals doing: The King-Cardinall,

1052That blinde Priest, like the eldest Sonne of Fortune,

1053Turnes what he list. The King will know him one day.

1054Suff. Pray God he doe,

1055Hee'l neuer know himselfe else.

1056Norf. How holily he workes in all his businesse,

1057And with what zeale? For now he has crackt the League

1058Between vs & the Emperor (the Queens great Nephew)

1059He diues into the Kings Soule, and there scatters

1060Dangers, doubts, wringing of the Conscience,

1061Feares, and despaires, and all these for his Marriage.

1062And out of all these, to restore the King,

1063He counsels a Diuorce, a losse of her

1064That like a Iewell, ha's hung twenty yeares

1065About his necke, yet neuer lost her lustre;

1066Of her that loues him with that excellence,

1067That Angels loue good men with: Euen of her,

1068That when the greatest stroake of Fortune falls

1069Will blesse the King: and is not this course pious?

1070Cham. Heauen keep me from such councel: tis most true

1071These newes are euery where, euery tongue speaks 'em,

1072And euery true heart weepes for't. All that dare

1073Looke into these affaires, see this maine end,

1074The French Kings Sister. Heauen will one day open

1075The Kings eyes, that so long haue slept vpon

1076This bold bad man.

1077Suff. And free vs from his slauery.

1078Norf. We had need pray,

1079And heartily, for our deliuerance;

1080Or this imperious man will worke vs all

1081From Princes into Pages: all mens honours

1082Lie like one lumpe before him, to be fashion'd

1083Into what pitch he please.

1084Suff. For me, my Lords,

1085I loue him not, nor feare him, there's my Creede:

1086As I am made without him, so Ile stand,

1087If the King please: his Curses and his blessings

1088Touch me alike: th'are breath I not beleeue in.

1089I knew him, and I know him: so I leaue him

1090To him that made him proud; the Pope.

1091Norf. Let's in;

1092And with some other busines, put the King

1093From these sad thoughts, that work too much vpon him:

1094My Lord, youle beare vs company?

1095Cham. Excuse me,

1096The King ha's sent me otherwhere: Besides

1097You'l finde a most vnfit time to disturbe him:

1098Health to your Lordships.

1099Norfolke. Thankes my good Lord Chamberlaine.

1102Suff. How sad he lookes; sure he is much afflicted.

1103Kin. Who's there? Ha?

1104Norff. Pray God he be not angry.

1106Into my priuate Meditations?

1107Who am I? Ha?

1108Norff. A gracious King, that pardons all offences

1109Malice ne're meant: Our breach of Duty this way,

1110Is businesse of Estate; in which, we come

1111To know your Royall pleasure.

1112Kin. Ye are too bold:

1113Go too; Ile make ye know your times of businesse:

1114Is this an howre for temporall affaires? Ha?

1116Who's there? my good Lord Cardinall? O my Wolsey,

1117The quiet of my wounded Conscience;

1118Thou art a cure fit for a King; you'r welcome

1119Most learned Reuerend Sir, into our Kingdome,

1120Vse vs, and it: My good Lord, haue great care,

1121I be not found a Talker.

1122Wol. Sir, you cannot;

1123I would your Grace would giue vs but an houre

1124Of priuate conference.

1125Kin. We are busie; goe.

1126Norff. This Priest ha's no pride in him?

1127Suff. Not to speake of:

1128I would not be so sicke though for his place:

1129But this cannot continue.

1130Norff. If it doe, Ile venture one; haue at him.

1131Suff. I another.

1133Wol. Your Grace ha's giuen a President of wisedome

1134Aboue all Princes, in committing freely

1135Your scruple to the voyce of Christendome:

1136Who can be angry now? What Enuy reach you?

1137The Spaniard tide by blood and fauour to her,

1138Must now confesse, if they haue any goodnesse,

1139The Tryall, iust and Noble. All the Clerkes,

1140(I meane the learned ones in Christian Kingdomes)

1141Haue their free voyces. Rome (the Nurse of Iudgement)

1142Inuited by your Noble selfe, hath sent

1143One generall Tongue vnto vs. This good man,

1144This iust and learned Priest, Cardnall Campeius,

1145Whom once more, I present vnto your Highnesse.

1146Kin. And once more in mine armes I bid him welcome,

1147And thanke the holy Conclaue for their loues,

1148They haue sent me such a Man, I would haue wish'd for.

1149Cam. Your Grace must needs deserue all strangers loues,

1150You are so Noble: To your Highnesse hand

1151I tender my Commission; by whose vertue,

1152The Court of Rome commanding. You my Lord

1153Cardinall of Yorke, are ioyn'd with me their Seruant,

1154In the vnpartiall iudging of this Businesse.

1155Kin. Two equall men: The Queene shall be acquain-

1156Forthwith for what you come. Where's Gardiner? (ted

1157Wol. I know your Maiesty, ha's alwayes lou'd her

1158So deare in heart, not to deny her that

1159A Woman of lesse Place might aske by Law;

1160Schollers allow'd freely to argue for her.

1161Kin. I, and the best she shall haue; and my fauour

1162To him that does best, God forbid els: Cardinall,

1163Prethee call Gardiner to me, my new Secretary.

1164I find him a fit fellow.

1166Wol. Giue me your hand: much ioy & fauour to you;

1167You are the Kings now.

1168Gard. But to be commanded

1169For euer by your Grace, whose hand ha's rais'd me.

1170Kin. Come hither Gardiner.

1172Camp. My Lord of Yorke, was not one Doctor Pace

1173In this mans place before him?

1174Wol. Yes, he was.

1175Camp. Was he not held a learned man?

1176Wol. Yes surely.

1177Camp. Beleeue me, there's an ill opinion spread then,

1178Euen of your selfe Lord Cardinall.

1179Wol. How? of me?

1180Camp They will not sticke to say, you enuide him;

1181And fearing he would rise (he was so vertuous)

1182Kept him a forraigne man still, which so greeu'd him,

1183That he ran mad, and dide.

1184Wol. Heau'ns peace be with him:

1185That's Christian care enough: for liuing Murmurers,

1186There's places of rebuke. He was a Foole;

1187For he would needs be vertuous. That good Fellow,

1188If I command him followes my appointment,

1189I will haue none so neere els. Learne this Brother,

1190We liue not to be grip'd by meaner persons.

1191Kin. Deliuer this with modesty to th'Queene.

1193The most conuenient place, that I can thinke of

1194For such receipt of Learning, is Black-Fryers:

1195There ye shall meete about this waighty busines.

1196My Wolsey, see it furnish'd, O my Lord,

1197Would it not grieue an able man to leaue

1198So sweet a Bedfellow? But Conscience, Conscience;