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Henry VIII

Act V, Scene 2

Before the council-chamber. Pursuivants, Pages, etc. attending. Enter CRANMER.
 
CRANMER
          ,     2    ,           ,         ,         ,      ,
      I hope | I am not | too* late,| and yet | the gent|leman
          2      ,        ,     ,          ,          ,
      That was sent | to me | from the | council,| prayed me  (hex with perv)
           ,      T     T     T      ,            ,           __ ->
      To make | great haste. All | fast? What | means this?|| Ho?
            ,               ,          ,
      Who waits | there*? Sure | you know | me?
 
[Enter Keeper]
 
KEEPER
                                                 ,          ,  ->
                                                Yes,|| my lord:
           ,       ,        ,
      But yet | I can|not help | you.
 
CRANMER
                                       ,
                                      Why?
 
[Enter DOCTOR BUTTS]
 
KEEPER
             ,            ,          ,          ,
      Your grace | must wait | till you | be called | for.
 
CRANMER
                                                            ,
                                                           So.
 
DOCTOR BUTTS
        ,           ,         ,       ,        ,
      This is | a piece | of mal|ice: I | am glad
          ,          ,        ,     ,         ,
      I came | this way | so hap|pily.| The king
             ,      ,         ,       ,
      Shall und|erstand | it pres|ently.
 
[Exit]
 
CRANMER
                                                ,
                                         'Tis Butts,
             ,         ,        ,         ,        ,
      The king's | physi|cian: as | he passed | along
           ,       ,        ,          ,     x
      How earn|estly | he cast | his eyes | upon me:
               x          ,      ,            ,            x
      Pray* heaven | he sound | not my | disgrace:| For certain
        ,    2      ,          ,         ,           ,
      This is of | purpose | laid by | some that | hate me,
             ,             ,         x        ,            ,
      (God^turn | their hearts,| I never | sought their | malice)
            ,           ,        ,            ,          ,       ->
      To quench | mine hon|or; they | would shame | to make || me
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      Wait | else at | door: a | fellow-|counsellor
             ,       ,            ,
      Mong boys,| grooms, and | lackeys.
                                         ,            ,
                                        But their | pleasures
            ,         ,      ,   2     ,          ,
      Must be | fulfilled,| and I at|tend with | patience.
 
[Enter the KING HENRY VIII and DOCTOR BUTTS at a window above]
 
DOCTOR BUTTS
             ,           ,           ,          ,     oo
      I'll show | your grace | the stran|gest sight.|
 
KING HENRY VIII
               ,     ___
      What's that | Butts?  \\   ????
 
DOCTOR BUTTS
          ,            ,        ,          ,   2   ,
      I think | your high|ness saw | this ma|ny a day.
 
KING HENRY VIII
       ,         T    T    T
      Body of | me: where is | it?
 
DOCTOR BUTTS
                                     ,          ,
                                   There | my lord:
            ,        ,     3  3      ,         ,       x
      The high | promo|tion of his grace | of Can|terbury,
            ,         ,        ,      ,     ,     ,
      Who holds his state at door amongst pursuivants,  ????
       ,    2        T   T
      Pages, and | footboys.
 
KING HENRY VIII
                              T         ,       ,
                             Ha?| 'Tis he | indeed.
           ,          x           ,    ,     ,
      Is this | the honor | they do | one a|nother?
             ,             ,       ,        ,     2       ,
      'Tis well | there's one | above |'em yet;| I had thought
          2     ,       ,     ,   ,             x
      They had part|ed so | much hon/esty^|among 'em,
           ,            ,         ,         ,          x
      At least | good* man|ners; as | not^thus | to suffer
         ,      2      ,          ,     ,         ,
      A man | of his place,| and so | near our | favor
           ,        ,         ,           ,           ,        o
      To dance | attend|ance on | their lord|ships' pleas|ures,
       ,    2        T   T     T        ,           ,      o
      And at the | door too, like | a post | with pack|ets:  (hex with prev)
          ,     ,       ,        ,     ,
      By ho|ly Ma|ry (Butts)| there's knav/ery;
       ,           ,          ,         ,         ,
      Let 'em | alone,| and draw | the curt|ain close:
       T   T     T      ,    ___   oo
      We shall hear | more a|non.|
 
[Exeunt]

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