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Henry VIII

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

KING HENRY the Eighth (KING HENRY VIII) CARDINAL WOLSEY: CARDINAL CAMPEIUS: CAPUCIUS Ambassador from the Emperor Charles V CRANMER Archbishop of Canterbury. DUKE OF NORFOLK (NORFOLK) DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM (BUCKINGHAM) DUKE OF SUFFOLK (SUFFOLK) EARL OF SURREY (SURREY) Lord Chamberlain (Chamberlain) Lord Chancellor (Chancellor) GARDINER Bishop of Winchester. Bishop of Lincoln (LINCOLN) LORD ABERGAVENNY (ABERGAVENNY) LORD SANDS (SANDS) SIR HENRY GUILDFORD (GUILDFORD) SIR THOMAS LOVELL (LOVELL) SIR ANTHONY DENNY (DENNY) SIR NICHOLAS VAUX (VAUX) Secretaries to Wolsey. (First Secretary) (Second Secretary) CROMWELL Servant to Wolsey. GRIFFITH Gentleman-usher to Queen Katharine. Three Gentlemen. (First Gentleman) (Second Gentleman) (Third Gentleman) DOCTOR BUTTS Physician to the King. Garter King-at-Arms. (Garter) Surveyor to the Duke of Buckingham. (Surveyor) BRANDON A Sergeant-at-Arms. (Sergeant) Door-keeper of the Council-chamber. Porter (Porter) and his Man. (Man) Page to Gardiner. (Boy) A Crier. (Crier) QUEEN KATHARINE (QUEEN KATHARINE) Wife to King Henry, afterwards divorced. (KATHARINE) ANNE BULLEN (ANNE) her Maid of Honour, afterwards Queen. (QUEEN ANNE) An old Lady, friend to Anne Bullen. (Old Lady) PATIENCE woman to Queen Katharine. Several Lords and Ladies in the Dumb Shows; Women attending upon the Queen; Scribes, Officers, Guards, and other Attendants. Spirits. (Scribe) (Keeper) (Servant) (Messenger)



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