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endeavours;   Have   ever   come   too   short   of   my   desires; Yet   fil'd   with   my 

abilities; mine own ends Have been mine so that evermore they pointed To 

th' good of your most sacred person and The profit of the state。 For your 

great graces Heap'd upon me; poor undeserver; I Can nothing render but 

allegiant thanks; My pray'rs to heaven for you; my loyalty; Which ever has 

and   ever   shall   be   growing;   Till   death;   that   winter;   kill   it。   KING。   Fairly 

answer'd! A loyal and obedient subject is Therein illustrated; the honour of 

it Does pay the act of it; as; i' th' contrary; The foulness is the punishment。 

I presume That; as my hand has open'd bounty to you; My heart dropp'd 

love;  my  pow'r   rain'd   honour;   more   On   you   than   any;   so   your   hand   and 

heart;     Your     brain;   and     every    function     of    your    power;     Should; 

notwithstanding that your bond of duty; As 'twere in love's particular; be 

more To me; your friend; than any。 WOLSEY。 I do profess That for your 

Highness' good I ever labour'd More than mine own; that am; have; and 

will be Though all the world should crack their duty to you; And throw it 



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from their soul; though perils did Abound as thick as thought could make 

'em; and Appear in forms more horridyet my duty; As doth a rock against 

the chiding flood; Should the approach of this wild river break; And stand 

unshaken   yours。   KING。   'Tis   nobly   spoken。   Take   notice;   lords;   he   has   a 

loyal breast; For you have seen him open 't。 Read o'er this; 'Giving him 

papers' And after; this; and then to breakfast with What appetite you have。 

Exit the KING; frowning upon the CARDINAL; the NOBLES throng after 

him;   smiling   and   whispering   WOLSEY。   What   should   this   mean?   What 

sudden anger's this? How have I reap'd it? He parted frowning from me; as 

if   ruin   Leap'd   from   his   eyes;   so   looks   the   chafed   lion   Upon   the   daring 

huntsman that has gall'd him Then makes him nothing。 I must read this 

paper; I fear; the story of his anger。 'Tis so; This paper has undone me。 'Tis 

th'   account   Of   all   that   world   of   wealth   I   have   drawn   together   For   mine 

own ends; indeed to gain the popedom; And fee my friends in Rome。 O 

negligence; Fit for a fool to fall by! What cross devil Made me put this 

main secret in the packet I sent the King? Is there no way to cure this? No 

new device to beat this from his brains? I know 'twill stir him strongly; yet 

I know A way; if it take right; in spite of fortune; Will bring me off again。 

What's this? 'To th' Pope。' The letter; as I live; with all the business I writ 

to's Holiness。 Nay then; farewell! I have touch'd the highest point of all my 

greatness;  And   from   that   full   meridian   of   my   glory   I   haste   now   to   my 

setting。 I shall fall Like a bright exhalation in the evening; And no man see 

me more。 

       Re…enter to WOLSEY the DUKES OF NORFOLK and SUFFOLK; 

the EARL OF SURREY; and the LORD CHAMBERLAIN 

       NORFOLK。 Hear the King's pleasure; Cardinal; who commands you 

To    render   up   the  great  seal   presently   Into   our  hands;    and   to  confine 

yourself To Asher House; my Lord of Winchester's; Till you hear further 

from   his   Highness。   WOLSEY。   Stay:   Where's   your   commission;   lords? 

Words   cannot   carry Authority   so   weighty。   SUFFOLK。   Who   dares   cross 

'em; Bearing the King's will from his mouth expressly? WOLSEY。 Till I 

find    more    than  will   or  words    to  do   it  I  mean   your   maliceknow; 

officious lords; I dare and must deny it。 Now I feel Of what coarse metal 

ye are mouldedenvy; How eagerly ye follow my disgraces; As if it fed ye; 



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and how sleek and wanton Ye appear in every thing may bring my ruin! 

Follow your envious courses; men of malice; You have Christian warrant 

for 'em; and no doubt In time will find their fit rewards。 That seal You ask 

with such a violence; the King Mine and your masterwith his own hand 

gave me; Bade me enjoy it; with the place and honours; During my life; 

and; to confirm his goodness; Tied it by letters…patents。 Now; who'll take it? 

SURREY。   The   King;   that   gave   it。   WOLSEY。   It   must   be   himself   then。 

SURREY。 Thou art a proud traitor; priest。 WOLSEY。 Proud lord; thou liest。 

Within these forty hours Surrey durst better Have burnt that tongue than 

said so。  SURREY。 Thy  ambition; Thou scarlet sin; robb'd this   bewailing 

land Of noble Buckingham; my father…in…law。 The heads of all thy brother 

cardinals; With thee and all thy best parts bound together; Weigh'd not a 

hair   of   his。   Plague   of   your   policy! You   sent   me   deputy   for   Ireland;   Far 

from his succour; from the King; from all That might have mercy on the 

fault    thou   gav'st   him;   Whilst    your   great   goodness;     out   of  holy   pity; 

Absolv'd him with an axe。 WOLSEY。 This; and all else This talking lord 

can lay upon my credit; I answer is most false。 The Duke by law Found his 

deserts; how innocent I was From any private malice in his end; His noble 

jury and foul cause can witness。 If I lov'd many words; lord; I should tell 

you You have as little honesty as honour; That in the way of loyalty and 

truth Toward the King;   my ever royal   master;   Dare mate a sounder   man 

than   Surrey  can   be And   all   that   love   his   follies。   SURREY。   By   my   soul; 

Your   long   coat;   priest;   protects   you;   thou   shouldst   feel   My   sword   i'   the 

life…blood   of   thee   else。   My   lords   Can   ye   endure   to   hear   this   arrogance? 

And from this fellow? If we live thus tamely; To be thus jaded by a piece 

of scarlet; Farewell nobility! Let his Grace go forward And dare us with 

his   cap   like   larks。   WOLSEY。   All   goodness   Is   poison   to   thy   stomach。 

SURREY。 Yes; that   goodness Of  gleaning all the land's   wealth into one; 

Into    your   own    hands;    Cardinal;    by   extortion;    The   goodness     of   your 

intercepted packets You writ to th' Pope against the King; your goodness; 

Since you provoke me; shall be most notorious。 My Lord of Norfolk; as 

you   are   truly   noble; As   you   respect   the   common   good;  the   state   Of   our 

despis'd nobility; our issues; Whom; if he live; will scarce be gentlemen 

Produce the grand sum of his sins; the articles Collected from his life。 I'll 



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startle you Worse than the sacring bell; when the brown wench Lay kissing 

in   your   arms;   Lord   Cardinal。   WOLSEY。   How   much;   methinks;   I   could 

despise this man; But that I am bound in charity against it! NORFOLK。 

Those articles; my lord; are in the King's hand; But; thus much; they are 

foul ones。 WOLSEY。   So   much   fairer And   spotless   shall   mine   innocence 

arise; When the King knows my truth。 SURREY。 This cannot save you。 I 

thank   my   memory   I   yet   remember   Some   of   these   articles;   and   out   they 

shall。 Now; if you can blush and cry guilty; Cardinal; You'll show a little 

honesty。 WOLSEY。 Speak on; sir; I dare your worst objections。 If I blush; 

It is to see a nobleman want manners。 SURREY。 I had rather want those 

than    my    head。   Have    at  you!   First;  that  without    the  King's    assent   or 

knowledge You wrought to be a legate; by which power You maim'd the 

jurisdiction of all bishops。 NORFOLK。 Then; that in all you writ to Rome; 

or else To foreign princes; 'Ego et Rex meus' Was still inscrib'd; in which 

you brought the King To

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