Those we profess, peace-makers, friends and servants.

Cam. Madam, you'll find it so. You

wrong your virtues

With these weak women's fears: a noble spirit,

As

yours was put into you, ever casts

Such doubts, as false coin, from it. The king loves you;

Beware you lose it not for us, if you please
To trust us in your business, we are ready
To use our utmost studies in your service.
Q. Kath. Do what ye will, my lords: and
pray forgive me,

If I have used myself unmannerly;
You know I am a woman, lacking wit
To make a seemly answer to such persons.
Pray do my service to his majesty :

He has my heart yet, and shall have my prayers

While I shall have my life. Come, reverend fathers,

Bestow your counsels on me: she now begs, That little thought, when she set footing here, She should have bought her dignities so dear.

[exeunt.

SCENE II.

Ante-chamber to the King's

apartment.

Enter the DUKE of NORFOLK, the DUKE of SUFFOLK, the EARL of SURREY, and the LORD CHAMBERLAIN.

Nor. If you will now unite in your complaints

And force them with a constancy, the cardi

nal

Cannot stand under them: if you omit
The offer of this time, I cannot promise
But that you shall sustain moe new dis-
graces,

With these you bear already.

Sur.

I am joyful

To meet the least occasion that may give me Remembrance of my father-in-law, the duke, To be revenged on him.

Suf.

Which of the peers

Have uncontemn'd gone by him, or at least Strangely neglected? when did he regard The stamp of nobleness in any person

Out of himself?

Cham.

pleasures:

My lords, you speak your

What he deserves of you and me I know; What we can do to him, though now the

time

Gives way to us, I much fear.

cannot

If you

Bar his access to the king, never attempt Any thing on him; for he hath a witchcraft Over the king in's tongue.

Nor. O, fear him not; His spell in that is out: the king hath found Matter against him that for ever mars The honey of his language. No, he 's settled, Not to come off, in his displeasure.

Sur.

Sir,

I should be glad to hear such news as this Once every hour.

Nor.

Believe it, this is true: In the divorce his contrary proceedings Are all unfolded; wherein he appears As I would wish mine enemy.

And came to the eye o' the king: wherein was read

How that the cardinal did entreat his holiness To stay the judgement o' the divorce; for if It did take place, 'I do' quoth he perceive My king is tangled in affection to

A creature of the queen's, Lady Anne Bullen.'

Sur. Has the king this?

And hedges his own way. But in this point All his tricks founder, and he brings his physic

After his patient's death: the king already Hath married the fair lady.

Sur.

Would he had!

Suf. May you be happy in your wish,

Suf. There's order given for her coronation :

Marry, this is yet but young, and may be

left

To some ears unrecounted.

But, my lords,

She is a gallant creature and complete

In mind and feature: I persuade me, from

There be moe wasps that buzz about his nose Will make this sting the sooner.

Campeius

Cardinal

Is stol'n away to Rome; hath ta'en no leave;
Has left the cause o' the king unhandled, and
Is posted as the agent of our cardinal,
To second all his plot. I do assure you
The king cried 'Ha!' at this.

Cham.

Now God incense him,

And let him cry Ha!' louder!