Ye have angels' faces, but Heaven knows your

hearts.

What will become of me now, wretched lady?
I am the most unhappy woman living.—
[To her Women.] Alas! poor wenches, where are
now your fortunes ?

Shipwrecked upon a kingdom where no pity,
No friends, no hope, no kindred weep for me,
Almost no grave allowed me.-Like the lily,

That once was mistress of the field and flourished,
I'll hang my head, and perish.

If your grace

Wol. Could but be brought to know our ends are honest. You'd feel more comfort. Why should we, good

lady,

Upon what cause, wrong you? alas, our places,
The way of our profession is against it :

We are to cure such sorrows, not to sow them.
For goodness' sake, consider what you do;

How you may hurt yourself, ay, utterly

Grow from the King's acquaintance by this car riage.

The hearts of princes kiss obedience,

So much they love it; but to stubborn spirits
They swell and grow as terrible as storms.
I know you have a gentle, noble temper,

A soul as even as a calm: pray, think us

Those we profess, peace-makers, friends, and ser

vants.

Cam. Madam, you'll find it so.

your virtues

You wrong

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 Apart

ment.

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 Cardinal Cannot stand under them: if you omit

The offer of this time, I cannot promise

But that you shall sustain more new disgraces,
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 uncontemned gone by him, or at least
Strangely neglected? when did he regard
The stamp of nobleness in any person,
Out of himself?

Cham. My lords, you speak your pleasures. 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. If you cannot

Bar his access to the King, never attempt
Anything 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 judgment 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?

Suf

Sur.

Believe it.

Will this work?

Cham. The King in this perceives him, how he

coasts,

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, my lord ; For, I profess, you have 't.

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 her
Will fall some blessing to this land, which shall
In it be memorized.

Sur.

But, will the King