And her Attainture will be Humphry's Fall: ? Sort how it will, I fhall have gold for all. SCENE VII. Changes to an Apartment in the Palace. [Exit. Enter three or four Petitioners, Peter the Armourer's 1 Pet. man being one. ୪ Y mafters, let's ftand clofe; my Lord Protector will come this way by and by, and then we may deliver our fupplications in quill. 2 Pet. Marry, the Lord protect him, for he's a good man, Jefu bless him! Enter Suffolk, and Queen. 1 Pet. Here a'comes, methinks, and the Queen with him. I'll be the firft, fure. 2 Pet. Come back, fool, this is the Duke of Suffolk, and not my Lord Protector. Suf. How now, fellow, wouldft any thing with me? 1 Pet. I pray, my Lord, pardon me; I took ye for my Lord Protector. Q. Mar. To my Lord Protector. [reading.] Are your fupplications to his lordship? Let me fee them; what is thine? 1 Pet. Mine is, an't please your Grace, against John Goodman, my Lord Cardinal's man, for keeping my house and lands, and wife, and all from me. Suf. Thy wife too? that's fome wrong, indeed. What's yours? what's here? [reads.] Against the Duke of Suffolk, for inclofing the Commons of Long Melford. How now, Sir Knave? 7 Sort how it will.] Let the iffue be what it will. In quill.] This is Sir T Hanmer's reading, the reft have in the quill. 2 Pet. Alas, Sir, I am but a poor petitioner of our whole Township. Suf. [reads.] Against my master, Thomas Horner, for faying, that the Duke of York was rightful heir to the Crown. Q. Mar. What! did the Duke of York fay, he was rightful heir to the Crown? Peter. That my mafter was? no, forfooth; my master said, that he was; and that the King was an ufurper. Suf. Who is there?-Take this fellow in, and fend for his master with a pursuivant, presently; we'll hear more of your matter before the King. [Exit Peter guarded. Q. Mar. And as for you, that love to be protected Under the wings of our Protector's Grace, Begin your fuits anew, and fue to him. [Tears the fupplications. Away, bafe cullions.-Suffolk, let them go. All. Come, let's be gone. [Exeunt Petitioners. His champions are the Prophets and Apostles; Are Are brazen images of canoniz'd faints. Suf. Madam, be patient; as I was the cause Q. Mar. Befide the proud Protector, have we Th'imperious Churchman, Somerset, Buckingham, Suf. And he of thefe, that can do most of all, Q. Mar. Not all thefe Lords do vex me half fo much, As that proud Dame, the Lord Protector's wife; Yet must we join with him and with the Lords, C Till Till we have brought Duke Humphry in difgrace. So, one by one, we'll weed them all at laft, SCENE VI. To them enter King Henry, Duke Humphry, Cardinal, Buckingham, York, Salisbury, Warwick, and the Dutchess of Gloucester. K. Henry. For my part, noble Lords, I care not which. Or Somerfet, or York. All's one to me. York. If York have ill demean'd himself in France, Then let him be deny'd the Regentship. Som. If Somerfet be unworthy of the place, Let York be Regent, I will yield to him. War. Whether your Grace be worthy, yea or no, Difpute not that; York is the worthier. Car. Ambitious Warwick, let thy Betters speak. War. The Cardinal's not my better in the field. Buck. All in this Prefence are thy betters, Warwick. War. Warwick may live to be the best of all. Sal. Peace, Son; and fhew fome reafon, Buckingham, Why Somerfet fhould be preferr'd in this. Q. Mar. Because the King, forfooth, will have it fo. Glo. Madam, the King is old enough himself To give his Cenfure. These are no woman's matters. Q. Mar. If he be old enough, what needs your Grace To be Protector of his Excellence? Gio. Madam, I am Protector of the Realm; And, at his pleasure, will refign my place. That is, the complaint of Peter the armourer's man against his mafter, for faying that York was the rightful King. + His cenfure.] Through all thefe plays cenfure is ufed in an indifferent fenfe, fimply for judg ment or opinion. Suf Suf. Refign it then, and leave thine infolence. Car. The Commons haft thou rack'd; the Clergy's bags Are lank and lean with thy extortions. Som. Thy fumptuous buildings, and thy wife's attire, Have coft a mals of publick treasury. Buck. Thy cruelty in execution Upon Offenders hath exceeded law; Q. Mar. Thy fale of offices and towns in France, [Exit Glo'fter. The Queen drops her fan. Give me my fan; what, minion? can ye not? [Gives the Dutchefs a box on the ear. I cry you mercy, Madam; was it you? Elean. Was't I? yea, I it was, proud French woman: Could I come near your beauty with my nails, K. Henry. Sweet aunt, be quiet; 'twas against her will. Elean. Against her will?-Good King, look to't in time, She'll hamper thee and dandle thee like a baby. Though in this place most Master wears no breeches, She shall not ftrike Dame Eleanor unreveng'd. [Exit Eleanor. Buck. Lord Cardinal, I'll follow Eleanor, And liften after Humphry, how he proceeds. She's tickled now, her fume can need no fpurs; She'll gallop faft enough to her deftruction. C 2 [Exit Buckingham. SCENE |