The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 6 of 9] — John Shaqi
The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 6 of 9]Shakespeare, William
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 6 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
_Anne._ Good lady, 100
Make yourself mirth with your particular fancy,
And leave me out on't. Would I had no being,
If this salute my blood a jot: it faints me,[365]
To think what follows.
The queen is comfortless, and we forgetful 105
In our long absence: pray, do not deliver
What here you've heard to her.
_Old L._ What do you think me?[366]
[_Exeunt._
SCENE IV. _A hall in Black-Friars._
_Trumpets, sennet and cornets. Enter two_ Vergers, _with short
silver wands; next them, two_ Scribes, _in the habit of
doctors; after them, the_ ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY _alone;
after him, the_ BISHOPS OF LINCOLN, ELY, ROCHESTER, _and_
Saint ASAPH; _next them, with some small distance, follows
a_ Gentleman _bearing the purse, with the great seal, and a
cardinal's hat; then two_ Priests, _bearing each a silver
cross; then a_ Gentleman Usher _bare-headed, accompanied
with a_ Sergeant at arms _bearing a silver mace; then two_
Gentlemen _bearing two great silver pillars; after them,
side by side, the two_ CARDINALS; _two_ Noblemen _with the
sword and mace. The_ KING _takes place under the cloth of
state; the two_ CARDINALS _sit under him as judges. The_
QUEEN _takes place some distance from the_ KING. _The_
BISHOPS _place themselves on each side the court, in manner
of a consistory; below them, the_ Scribes. _The_ LORDS _sit
next the_ BISHOPS. _The rest of the_ Attendants _stand in
convenient order about the stage_.[367]
_Wol._ Whilst our commission from Rome is read,
Let silence be commanded.
_King._ What's the need?
It hath already publicly been read,
And on all sides the authority allow'd;
You may then spare that time.
_Wol._ Be't so. Proceed. 5
_Scribe._ Say, Henry King of England, come into the
court.
_Crier._ Henry King of England, &c.
_King._ Here.
_Scribe._ Say, Katharine Queen of England, come into[368] 10
the court.[368]
_Crier._ Katharine Queen of England, &c.
[_The Queen makes no answer, rises out of her
chair, goes about the court, comes to the
King, and kneels at his feet; then speaks._
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