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A Hall in York Place.
[Hautboys. A small table under a state for CARDINAL WOLSEY, a longer table
for the guests. Then enter ANNE and divers other Ladies and Gentlemen as
guests, at one door; at another door, enter GUILDFORD]
GUILDFORD
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Ladies,
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A gene|ral wel|come from | his grace
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Salutes | ye all;| this night | he ded|icates
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To fair | content,| and you:| none here he hopes
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In all | this nob|le be|vy, has / brought with her
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One care abroad:| he would have^|all as
| merry:
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As first,| good comp|any, good | wine, good |
welcome,
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Can make good | people.
[Enter Chamberlain, SANDS, and LOVELL]
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O my | lord, you're | tardy; (tri with
prev)
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The ve|ry thought | of this / fair comp|any
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Clapped wings / to me.
CHAMBERLAIN
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You are | young Sir | Harry | Guildford.
SANDS
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Sir Thom|as Lov|ell, had | the card|inal
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But half | my lay | thoughts in him,| some of |
these
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Should || find a | running | banquet,| ere they
| rested,
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I think | would bet|ter please |'em: by | my
life,
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They are | a sweet | soci|ety of / fair ones.
LOVELL
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O that your | lordship | were but | now
con|fessor,
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To one | or two | of these.
SANDS
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I would | I were,
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They should find | easy | penance.
LOVELL
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Faith^how | easy?
SANDS
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As ea|sy as | a down-|bed would af|ford it.
CHAMBERLAIN
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Sweet* lad|ies will it please | you sit;| Sir
Har|ry
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Place || you that | side, I'll take | the
charge | of this:
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His grace | is ent|ering. Nay,| you must / not
freeze,
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Two^wom|en placed | togeth|er, makes | cold
weather:
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My Lord | Sands, you | are one | will keep | 'em
wak|ing: (hex with prev)
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Pray sit between | these lad|ies.
SANDS
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By | my faith,
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And thank | your lord|ship: by your / leave sweet
| ladies,
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If I chance | to talk | a little | wild, for|give
me:
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I had | it from | my fath|er.
ANNE
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Was he / mad sir?
SANDS
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O, very | mad, ex|ceeding | mad, in love too;
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But he | would bite | none, just as I | do now,
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He would kiss | you twen|ty with a breath.
[Kisses her]
CHAMBERLAIN
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Well said | my lord:
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So now | you're fair|ly seat|ed: gent|lemen,
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The pen|ance lies | on you;| if these fair |
ladies
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Pass a|way frown/ing.
SANDS
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For | my lit|tle cure,
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Let me | alone. \\
[Hautboys. Enter CARDINAL WOLSEY, and takes his state]
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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You're wel|come my fair | guests; that | noble |
lady
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Or gent|leman | that is not | freely | merry
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Is not | my friend.| This to con|firm my |
welcome,
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And to you | all good | health.
SANDS
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Your | grace is | noble.
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Let me | have such | a bowl | may hold | my
thanks,
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And save | me so | much^talk|ing.
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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My / Lord Sands,
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I am be|holding | to you:| cheer your |
neighbors:
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Ladies | you are / not mer|ry; gent|lemen,
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Whose fault is this?
SANDS
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The red wine first | must rise
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In their / fair cheeks | my lord,| then we shall
| have 'em,
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Talk us to | silence.
ANNE
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You are a | merry | gamester
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My Lord | Sands.
SANDS
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Yes,/ if I | make my play:
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Here's to your | lady|ship, and | pledge it |
madam:
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For 'tis | to such | a thing.
ANNE
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You can|not show || me.
SANDS
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I told | your grace,| they would talk | anon.
[Drum and trumpet, chambers discharged]
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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What's that?
CHAMBERLAIN
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Look out there,| some of | ye.
[Exit Servant]
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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What | warlike voice,
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And to what | end is | this? Nay, lad|ies, fear |
not; (hex with prev)
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By all | the laws | of war | you're priv|ileged.
[Enter Servant]
CHAMBERLAIN
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How now,| what is it?
SERVANT
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A nob|le troop | of strang|ers,
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For so | they seem;| they've left | their barge |
and land|ed, (hex with prev)
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And hith|er make,| as great | ambas|sadors
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From for|eign prin|ces.
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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Good | lord cham/berlain,
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Go, give 'em welcome; you can speak the French
tongue ????
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And pray | receive |'em nob|ly, and | conduct
'em
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Into | our pres/ence, where this | heaven of |
beauty
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Shall shine | at full | upon | them. Some at/tend
him. ??
[Exit Chamberlain, attended. All rise, and tables removed]
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You have | now^a brok|en ban|quet, but | we'll
mend it.
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A good | diges/tion to you | all; and | once^more
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I shower | a wel|come on | ye: wel|come all.
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A nob|le comp|any:| what are their | pleasures?
[Hautboys. Enter KING HENRY VIII and others, as masquers, habited like
shepherds, ushered by the Chamberlain. They pass directly before CARDINAL
WOLSEY, and gracefully salute him]
CHAMBERLAIN
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Because | they speak | no Eng|lish, thus | they
prayed
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To tell | your grace:| that hav|ing heard | by
fame
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Of this so | noble | and so | fair as|sembly,
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This night | to meet | here they | could do | no
less,
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(Out of the | great re|spect they | bear to |
beauty)
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But leave | their flocks,| and und|er your fair*
/ conduct ??
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Crave leave to view | these lad|ies, and |
entreat
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An hour | of rev|els with |'em.
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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Say,| lord cham/berlain,
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They have | done my | poor house grace:
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For which | I pay |'em a thous|and thanks,
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And pray |'em take | their pleas|ures.
(tetra with prev two)
[They choose Ladies for the dance. KING HENRY VIII chooses ANNE]
KING HENRY VIII
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The fair|est hand | I ev|er touched:| O beau||ty,
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Till | now I | never | knew thee.|
[Music. Dance]
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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My lord.
CHAMBERLAIN
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Your grace.
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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Pray* tell |'em thus^much | from me:
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There should | be one | amongst |'em by | his
person
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More worth/y this | place than | myself,| to
whom
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(If I | but knew | him) with | my love | and
du||ty
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I | would surrend|er it.
CHAMBERLAIN
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I will | my lord.
[Whispers the Masquers]
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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What say | they?
CHAMBERLAIN
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Such a one,| they all | confess
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There is | indeed,| which they | would have |
your grace
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Find^out,| and he | will take it.
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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Let me | see then,
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By all | your good* / leaves gent|lemen; here |
I'll make
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My roy|al choice.
KING HENRY VIII
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Ye have | found him | cardinal,
[Unmasking]
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You hold | a fair | assem|bly; you do / well
lord.
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You are a | churchman,| or I'll | tell you |
cardinal,
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I should / judge now | unhap|pily.
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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I | am glad
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Your grace | is grown | so pleas|ant.
KING HENRY VIII
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My lord | chamberlain,
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Prithee | come hith|er, what / fair la|dy's that?
CHAMBERLAIN
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And it please | your grace, \\ ??
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Sir Thom|as Bullen's | daughter,| the Vis|count^Roch||ford,
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One | of her high|ness' wom|en. \\
KING HENRY VIII
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By heaven | she is a | dainty | one. Sweetheart,
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I were | unman|nerly,| to take | you out,
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And not | to kiss | you. A / health gent|lemen,
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Let it | go round. \\
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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Sir Thom|as Lov|ell, is | the ban|quet rea||dy
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In the pri|vy chamb|er?
LOVELL
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Yes,| my lord.
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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Your grace
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I fear,| with danc/ing is a | little | heated.
KING HENRY VIII
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I fear | too much.
CARDINAL WOLSEY
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There's fresh|er air | my lord,
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In the / next chamb|er. \\
KING HENRY VIII
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Lead in your | ladies | every | one: sweet*|
partner,
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I must not | yet for|sake you:| let's be | merry,
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Good my lord | cardinal:| I have half | a doz|en
healths,
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To drink | to these fair | ladies,| and a |
measure
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To lead |'em once | again,| and then |
let's^dream
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Who's best | in fav|or. Let | the mus|ic knock
it.
[Exeunt with trumpets]