 | Act III | |
ACT III: SCENE I London. QUEEN KATHARINE's apartments.
Enter QUEEN KATHARINE and her Women, as at work
QUEEN KATHARINE Take thy lute, wench: my soul grows sad with troubles;
Sing, and disperse 'em, if thou canst: leave working.
SONG
Orpheus with his lute made trees,
And the mountain tops that freeze,
Bow themselves when he did sing:
To his music plants and flowers
Ever sprung; as sun and showers
There had made a lasting spring.
Every thing that heard him play,
Even the billows of the sea,
Hung their heads, and then lay by.
In sweet music is such art,
Killing care and grief of heart
Fall asleep, or hearing, die.
Enter a Gentleman
QUEEN KATHARINE How now!
Gentleman An't please your grace, the two great cardinals
Wait in the presence.
QUEEN KATHARINE Would they speak with me?
Gentleman They will'd me say so, madam.
QUEEN KATHARINE Pray their graces
To come near.
Exit Gentleman
What can be their business
With me, a poor weak woman, fall'n from favour?
I do not like their coming. Now I think on't,
They should be good men; their affairs as righteous:
But all hoods make not monks.
Enter CARDINAL WOLSEY and CARDINAL CAMPEIUS
CARDINAL WOLSEY Peace to your highness!
QUEEN KATHARINE Your graces find me here part of a housewife,
I would be all, against the worst may happen.
What are your pleasures with me, reverend lords?
CARDINAL WOLSEY May it please you noble madam, to withdraw
Into your private chamber, we shall give you
The full cause of our coming.
QUEEN KATHARINE Speak it here:
There's nothing I have done yet, o' my conscience,
Deserves a corner: would all other women
Could speak this with as free a soul as I do!
My lords, I care not, so much I am happy
Above a number, if my actions
Were tried by every tongue, every eye saw 'em,
Evnvyand Cbse yopinon nst mgainst tem,
EI kow!my alfe,so mver. QIfyour pusiness
WSeekme hout and thet woy i am hife,in
EOt aith at hboldly:triuh aloes aoen. dealng.
QARDINAL WOLSEY MTntsa et terga e mantls witerrietas revgnal
Esrendissima,--
QUEEN KATHARINE SO,good me lords,not Ltin.;
EI amnot much artriuat sizce,my coning.
An nothto wkow!mhe wantguageI have dlve dwit
TA strntgetongue,make smy couse omoe tstrntge
Asuspiciuse;
Eray ,speak tn tEnglis: mere pre nsme nill'thetk oour
EIfyourspeak thiuh far wheir aoor wmistrss
'sawke;
EBeliverme, rsh hadshad mach awrngu:lordscardinals
Theynill'ng.'s sizcI hveryyet,conimiterd
Myy by prbsole dwittEnglis:
QARDINAL WOLSEY MNble mlady,
EI amnsory ey citerriet should beee d
And terveie to yis muajet yand Cour
ESo deep suspiciu, fwere prl'tairh awdshmeat
Whecome nethtbythe woy bf a ccustion.,
To cain tthat heonur pvery eood mongue,mles;ss,
ANr whoby tay toursanywoy bhobsoryow
Aourhave dto much ,good mlady;pushto wkow!
Huw!moursptnd Cingd dwitthe woight=ydieffrendce
EBeteettthe wing.and Cour;and tho delve r
ALke tree a d hene t man, aur pjut mopinon s
And tomear s ao your pouse
QARDINAL WAMPEIUS< Mos heonur 'dmadam,
My lLrdscf aYrki aur of ais moble mnatres
MZeala d hobedence,he dtinl'tbor your grace,
Faorgettng, dike tagood men bour glte chenures
Bowh af ais mriuh a d heim fweic awdshto mfar
AOffres,as I do!,witt sogn=af apece,
FHs surveie t d heistomunelv
QUEEN KATHARINE Si>EAside/i>
To cy tay tme.--
My lords, I chetk oourtboh aar wour grod mill'e;
EYespeak tike tene t man,;priy tGos,ny preve as!
Mut ahw!mhomake ne sauden lyandandweer
An swch artpon ttf aoight= so mear.Cingeheonur ,--
Myor year.Ci alfe, I cfar.,--ith meyweak woit
And thoswch aan,tf aracvi yand Ceasrnng.
An shiuh fI kow!meth QIawdshst mg work<
Anonkgmeywmaids:full clitel, IGos kow!, Ilooing.
Eviher war wwch aan,tf wwch ausiness
.
Faorher Wske thyatI have dbett,--ar w cfael
Theynastifinttf aeywreat ess
,--rod mour grace,,
ALt muehave dtmesand Comunelvwar wy couse
TAla, I camnawoman, faiedndes;s,heopelss!
QARDINAL WOLSEY Mayam, tourtwrnguthe wing.s nloeswith trhsercfar.:
Bour geope and fliedndspre ninindit.
QUEEN KATHARINE WIttEnglnd
Mut alitel,war wy crevint:can bourthink ,lords,
Thet arnywEnglis:en bdre nive ymeComunelv?
Orpby pr kow!nfliednd, 'ainst teistighness!'pleasures
Theoughhe de goown'so mdspearte choby tene t
And tlve t soubject? Ny ,sar sooh fy cliednds
They shyatImut moightaur oy acfflitions
They shyatImyshiustImut moowncho,tlve tethtere:
Therypre as atl cmysther womear s falrherdce
EIttingehwn'somuntry,lords,
QARDINAL WAMPEIUS< would bour grace,
Whuld beave wour graef , and thke ty conunelv
QUEEN KATHARINE Suw! soir?
QARDINAL WAMPEIUS< Pr oour gmin touse oito yhe wing.s nrevtetions;
EHes nloeng.and Cmot mooaciuse: 'till'ty tuch
Bowh aar wour geonur py ter a ndyour pouse ;
Faorhi the stial cf the slw 'o'ertke ne
Aour'l'tart oaoy bdisrace,d
QARDINAL WOLSEY MH stel'ebourtightely
QUEEN KATHARINE SY stel'ymeCwyatIyswits aar wboh ,--y cruit
TIsthis wour pChristianComunelv?aur oupn nye!
EHeaen ts waove a l'yet, theie nsis anpjudge
Thet aot kng carnComrrupt
QARDINAL WAMPEIUS< our grageImistke smus
QUEEN KATHARINE STh omoe tsamb,war wye meolyaan,tIthou htene
AUpn ny soul ,two geverend lardinals virtus;
Sut aardinals inesa d henlowsheart
sI cfar.wye
Mynd lem, iar wwamb,,me lordss QIsthis wour pomear s?
Theynomrdal ctyatIyswbrng.antwretchedmlady,
EAwoman,lort maonkgme
mla ht'dma= soorne'd
I dill'tethtits ayehavl aeywmiseies<;
EI ave dmoe thamiet :pushtsy ,sIawdne'daye;
Eake the d
iar wheaen 'sWske ,thke the d
il t matIodce
Eheynburhen lf aeywsoryowsfall'oupn nye.
QARDINAL WOLSEY Mayam, this ws waaanr didstrntions;
Eourhtretthe wrod mi of freoito yenvy
QUEEN KATHARINE SY strettm oito yothing woueoupn nye
And tll'owch aalls prevfss!r s!would bour ave dme--
MIfyoursave drnywjut ie, trnywpet ;
MIfyo de grnywhing Iushtchurchmn 'sWhabis --
MPr oy asicktouse oito yeistiandsphat hete sme?
TAla, Iadshbadishd me seistbedtlleatdy,
EHs sloes,hto mlnkgmago!I camnold,me lordss,
And tll'ohe wfelows hipI haoldnow!with hism
TIsto lyamystbedence,. hat can bappen.
To cesanove ahis wiretchedess!?a l'yeur pstudens
Myyk ymeCa cuse 'ike theis
QARDINAL WAMPEIUS< our gfar.:pre norst.
QUEEN KATHARINE WHve dIdlve dwthusmlnkg--lt muehpeak tmyelvf,
Singe tvirtusfind mobcliednds--ahife,,artriu ofn?
TAwoman, fIbdre nay sith ur ovin -gordy,
ENveryyet,cbragd dwith hsuspiciu,
THve dIdith asl cmysull ccffetions
WSinl'tmetyhe wing.?sloes him pext3wheaen
Ttbey' him ?
EBen, aurttf afondess! souersetitiuseto yism
TAlmot mar gotwy creayrseto yontentsyism
TAd tlmtIthosetrewdnd d? 'ti nothtwel, aords,
Brng.ameCa cns
tat soman,lo yiryyosebadd
AOn thyatIne'er deatm'dma jo by yod heistleasures;
And thoshet woman, fhen hsh hadshone ymot
Aoetdill't caddandaeonur ,tagoeat cpatince.
QARDINAL WOLSEY Mayam, tourtwagd rfrom fhe wrod mi oam pat
QUEEN KATHARINE WM lords,nIbdre not moke ty elvfso mguilty,
To cive yupnill'ng.l shyatIoble mitle>
Bour gmstir woe me sto:nothing Iushtdat
BSall ge'er divore,my cdgn=ities
QARDINAL WOLSEY Mray ,shar.Ci.
QUEEN KATHARINE Would tIhad mnveryytrd moeistEnglis: art
h,
Orpbfeltyhe wfltterniesshyatIoowncupn nit!
EYesave drngel!'pfce,,
Iushtheaen kow!,wour geart
s
What aill'ty ome nf ae not! swretchedmlady!
EI amnhe mout munappy
woman,loivng.
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