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
_Sur._ But will the king
Digest this letter of the cardinal's?[514]
The Lord forbid![515]
_Nor._ Marry, amen!
_Suf._ No, no;
There be moe wasps that buzz about his nose[516] 55
Will make this sting the sooner. Cardinal Campeius
Is stol'n away to Rome; hath ta'en no leave;[517]
Has left the cause o' the king unhandled, and[518]
Is posted as the agent of our cardinal,
To second all his plot. I do assure you 60
The king cried 'Ha!' at this.
_Cham._ Now God incense him,
And let him cry 'Ha!' louder!
_Nor._ But, my lord,
When returns Cranmer?
_Suf._ He is return'd in his opinions, which[519]
Have satisfied the king for his divorce, 65
Together with all famous colleges[520]
Almost in Christendom: shortly, I believe,
His second marriage shall be publish'd, and
Her coronation. Katharine no more
Shall be call'd queen, but princess dowager 70
And widow to Prince Arthur.[521]
_Nor._ This same Cranmer's
A worthy fellow, and hath ta'en much pain[522]
In the king's business.
_Suf._ He has; and we shall see him
For it an archbishop.
_Nor._ So I hear.
_Suf._ 'Tis so.
The cardinal!
_Enter_ WOLSEY _and_ CROMWELL.
_Nor._ Observe, observe, he's moody.[523] 75
_Wol._ The packet, Cromwell,[524]
Gave 't you the king?[524]
_Crom._ To his own hand, in's bedchamber.[525]
_Wol._ Look'd he o' the inside of the paper?[526]
_Crom._ Presently
He did unseal them, and the first he view'd,
He did it with a serious mind; a heed 80
Was in his countenance. You he bade[527]
Attend him here this morning.[528]
_Wol._ Is he ready[528]
To come abroad?[528]
_Crom._ I think, by this he is.[528]
_Wol._ Leave me awhile. [_Exit Cromwell._
[_Aside_] It shall be to the Duchess of Alençon,[529] 85
The French king's sister: he shall marry her.
Anne Bullen! No; I'll no Anne Bullens for him:
There's more in't than fair visage. Bullen![530]
No, we'll no Bullens. Speedily I wish
To hear from Rome. The Marchioness of Pembroke! 90
_Nor._ He's discontented.
_Suf._ May be, he hears the king
Does whet his anger to him.
_Sur._ Sharp enough.
Lord, for thy justice!
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