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ALL IS TRUE (HENRY VIII) Act 5 Scene 1 (Enter at one door Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester l1l Gardiner ItÆs one oÆclock, boy, is Æt not? Page It hath struck. l2l Gardiner These should be hours for necessities, l3l Not for delights; times to repair our nature l4l With comforting repose, and not for us l5l To waste these times. (Enter at another door Sir Thomas Lovell, meeting them) Good hour of night, Sir Thomas! l6l Whither so late? Lovell Came you from the King, my lord? l7l Gardiner I did, Sir Thomas, and left him at primero l8l With the Duke of Suffolk. Lovell I must to him too, l9l Before he go to bed. IÆll take my leave. l10l Gardiner Not yet, Sir Thomas LovellùwhatÆs the matter? l11l It seems you are in haste. An if there be l12l No great offence belongs to Æt, give your friend l13l Some touch of your late business. Affairs that walk, l14l As they say spirits do, at midnight, have l15l In them a wilder nature than the business l16l That seeks dispatch by day. Lovell My lord, I love you, l17l And durst commend a secret to your ear l18l Much weightier than this work. The QueenÆs in labourù l19l They say in great extremityùand feared l20l SheÆll with the labour end. Gardiner The fruit she goes with l21l I pray for heartily, that it may find l22l Good time, and live. But, for the stock, Sir Thomas, l23l I wish it grubbed up now. Lovell Methinks I could l24l Cry the amen, and yet my conscience says l25l SheÆs a good creature and, sweet lady, does l26l Deserve our better wishes. Gardiner But sir, sir, l27l Hear me, Sir Thomas. YouÆre a gentleman l28l Of mine own way. I know you wise, religious. l29l And let me tell you, it will neÆer be wellù l30l ÆTwill not, Sir Thomas Lovell, take Æt of meù l31l Till Cranmer, Cromwellùher two handsùand she, l32l Sleep in their graves. Lovell Now, sir, you speak of two l33l The most remarked iÆ thÆ kingdom. As for Cromwell, l34l Beside that of the Jewel House is made Master l35l OÆ thÆ Rolls and the KingÆs secretary. Further, sir, l36l Stands in the gap and trade of more preferments l37l With which the time will load him. ThÆ Archbishop l38l Is the KingÆs hand and tongue, and who dare speak l39l One syllable against him? Gardiner Yes, yes, Sir Thomasù l40l There are that dare, and I myself have ventured l41l To speak my mind of him, and, indeed, this day, l42l SirùI may tell it you, I thinkùI have l43l Incensed the lords oÆ thÆ Council that he isù l44l For so I know he is, they know he isù l45l A most arch heretic, a pestilence l46l That does infect the land; with which they, moved, l47l Have broken with the King, who hath so far l48l Given ear to our complaint, of his great grace l49l And princely care, foreseeing those fell mischiefs l50l Our reasons laid before him, hath commanded l51l Tomorrow morning to the Council board l52l He be convented. HeÆs a rank weed, Sir Thomas, l53l And we must root him out. From your affairs l54l I hinder you too long. Good night, Sir Thomas. l55l Lovell Many good nights, my lord; I rest your servant. (Exeunt Gardiner and page at one door) (Enter King Henry and Suffolk at another door) l56l King Henry (to Suffolk) Charles, I will play no more tonight. l57l My mindÆs not on Æt. You are too hard for me. l58l Suffolk Sir, I did never win of you before. l59l King Henry But little, Charles, l60l Nor shall not when my fancyÆs on my play. l61l Now, Lovell, from the Queen what is the news? l62l Lovell I could not personally deliver to her l63l What you commanded me, but by her woman l64l I sent your message, who returned her thanks l65l In the greatÆst humbleness, and desired your highness l66l Most heartily to pray for her. King Henry What sayst thou? Ha? l67l To pray for her? What, is she crying out? l68l Lovell So said her woman, and that her suffrance made l69l Almost each pang a death. King Henry Alas, good lady. l70l Suffolk God safely quit her of her burden, and l71l With gentle travail, to the gladding of l72l Your highness with an heir. King Henry ÆTis midnight, Charles. l73l Prithee to bed, and in thy prayers remember l74l ThÆ estate of my poor queen. Leave me alone, l75l For I must think of that which company l76l Would not be friendly to. Suffolk I wish your highness l77l A quiet night, and my good mistress will l78l Remember in my prayers. King Henry Charles, good night. (Exit Suffolk) (Enter Sir Anthony Denny) l79l Well, sir, what follows? l80l Denny Sir, I have brought my lord the Archbishop, l81l As you commanded me. King Henry Ha, Canterbury? l82l Denny Ay, my good lord. King Henry ÆTis trueùwhere is he, Denny? l83l Denny He attends your highnessÆ pleasure. King Henry Bring him to us. (Exit Denny) l84l Lovell (aside) This is about that which the Bishop spake. l85l I am happily come hither. (Enter Cranmer the Archbishop, ushered by Denny) l86l King Henry (to Lovell and Denny) Avoid the gallery. (Denny begins to depart. Lovell seems to stay) l87l Ha? I have said. Be gone. l88l What? (Exeunt Lovell and Denny) Cranmer (aside) I am fearful. Wherefore frowns he thus? l89l ÆTis his aspect of terror. AllÆs not well. l90l King Henry How now, my lord? You do desire to know l91l Wherefore I sent for you. Cranmer (kneeling) It is my duty l92l TÆ attend your highnessÆ pleasure. King Henry Pray you, arise, l93l My good and gracious Lord of Canterbury. l94l Come, you and I must walk a turn together. l95l I have news to tell you. Come, comeùgive me your hand. (Cranmer rises. They walk) l96l Ah, my good lord, I grieve at what I speak, l97l And am right sorry to repeat what follows. l98l I have, and most unwillingly, of late l99l Heard many grievousùI do say, my lord, l100l Grievousùcomplaints of you, which, being considered, l101l Have moved us and our Council that you shall l102l This morning come before us, where I know l103l You cannot with such freedom purge yourself l104l But that, till further trial in those charges l105l Which will require your answer, you must take l106l Your patience to you, and be well contented l107l To make your house our Tower. You a brother of us, l108l It fits we thus proceed, or else no witness l109l Would come against you. Cranmer (kneeling) I humbly thank your highness, l110l And am right glad to catch this good occasion l111l Most throughly to be winnowed, where my chaff l112l And corn shall fly asunder. For I know l113l ThereÆs none stands under more calumnious tongues l114l Than I myself, poor man. King Henry Stand up, good Canterbury. l115l Thy truth and thy integrity is rooted l116l In us, thy friend. Give me thy hand. Stand up. l117l Prithee, letÆs walk. (Cranmer rises. They walk) Now, by my halidom, l118l What manner of man are you? My lord, I looked l119l You would have given me your petition that l120l I should have taÆen some pains to bring together l121l Yourself and your accusers, and to have heard you l122l Without indurance further. Cranmer Most dread liege, l123l The good I stand on is my truth and honesty. l124l If they shall fail, I with mine enemies l125l Will triumph oÆer my person, which I weigh not, l126l Being of those virtues vacant. I fear nothing l127l What can be said against me. King Henry Know you not l128l How your state stands iÆ thÆ world, with the whole world? l129l Your enemies are many, and not small; their practices l130l Must bear the same proportion, and not ever l131l The justice and the truth oÆ thÆ question carries l132l The dew oÆ thÆ verdict with it. At what ease l133l Might corrupt minds procure knaves as corrupt l134l To swear against you? Such things have been done. l135l You are potently opposed, and with a malice l136l Of as great size. Ween you of better luck, l137l I mean in perjured witness, than your master, l138l Whose minister you are, whiles here he lived l139l Upon this naughty earth? Go to, go to. l140l You take a precipice for no leap of danger, l141l And woo your own destruction. Cranmer God and your majesty l142l Protect mine innocence, or I fall into l143l The trap is laid for me. King Henry Be of good cheer. l144l They shall no more prevail than we give way to. l145l Keep comfort to you, and this morning see l146l You do appear before them. If they shall chance, l147l In charging you with matters, to commit you, l148l The best persuasions to the contrary l149l Fail not to use, and with what vehemency l150l ThÆ occasion shall instruct you. If entreaties l151l Will render you no remedy, (giving his ring) this ring l152l Deliver them, and your appeal to us l153l There make before them. (Cranmer weeps) Look, the good man weeps. l154l HeÆs honest, on mine honour. GodÆs blest mother, l155l I swear he is true-hearted, and a soul l156l None better in my kingdom. Get you gone, l157l And do as I have bid you. (Exit Cranmer) He has strangled l158l His language in his tears. (Enter the Old Lady) [Lovell] (within) Come back! What mean you? (Enter Lovell, following her) l159l Old Lady IÆll not come back. The tidings that I bring l160l Will make my boldness manners. (To the King) Now good angels l161l Fly oÆer thy royal head, and shade thy person l162l Under their blessΦd wings. King Henry Now by thy looks l163l I guess thy message. Is the Queen delivered? l164l Say, ôAy, and of a boy.ö Old Lady Ay, ay, my liege, l165l And of a lovely boy. The God of heaven l166l Both now and ever bless her! ÆTis a girl l167l Promises boys hereafter. Sir, your queen l168l Desires your visitation, and to be l169l Acquainted with this stranger. ÆTis as like you l170l As cherry is to cherry. King Henry Lovellù Lovell Sir? l171l King Henry Give her an hundred marks. IÆll to the Queen. (Exit) l172l Old Lady An hundred marks? By this light, IÆll haÆ more. l173l An ordinary groom is for such payment. l174l I will have more, or scold it out of him. l175l Said I for this the girl was like to him? IÆll l176l Have more, or else unsay Æt; and now, while Ætis hot, l177l IÆll put it to the issue. (Exeunt)