When You See Me You Know Me (Henry the Eighth) · chunk 1 of 48
Rowley, Samuel · published 1605 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) history · Prince Henry's Men T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown typicality 0.76 · 521 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T31: cardinal, pope, king, lord, majesty, holy, rome, france, church, lords.
GEntlemen give leave: you great ambassadors, From Francis the most christian king of France: My Lord of Paris, and Lord Bonevet, Welcome to England: since the king your master entreats our furtherance to advance his peace; Giving us titles of high dignity, As next elect to Rome's Supremacy. Tell him we have so wrought with English Henry (Who, as his right hand loves the Cardinal) That undelayed, you shall have audience: And this day will the king in person sit To hear your message, and to answer it. Your grace hath done us double courtesy: For so much doth the king our master long, To have an answer of this embassage. As minutes are thought months till we return. And that is the cause his highness moves your grace, To quick dispatch betwixt the king and him: And for a quittance of your forwardness, And hopeful kindness to the crown of France, twelve reverent Bishops are sent post to Rome, Both from his highness and the Emperor, To move Campeus and the Cardinals, For your election to the papal throne, That Wolsey's head may year the triple Crown. We thank his highness for remembering us. And so salute my Lord the Emperor, Both which (if Woolsie be made Pope of Rome) Shall be made famous through all Christendom. How now . Sir William Cumpton from his highness comes, To do a message to your excellence, Delay him a while, and tell him we are busy, Mean time my Lords you shall with draw yourselves, Our private conference must not be known, Let all your gentlemen in their best array, Attend you bravely to king Henry's court, Where we in person presently will meet you: And doubt not we'll prevail successfully. But hath your grace yet moved his highness sister, For kind acceptance of our sovereign's love. I have, and by the king's means finished it, And yet it was a task, I tell ye Lords, That might have been imposed to Hercules, To win a Lady of her spirit and years. To see her first love crowned with silver hairs, As old king Lewes is, that bedrid lies, Unfit for love, or worldly vanities. But 'tis is country's peace the king respects, We think no less, & we have fully wrought it, The emperors forces that were levied, To invade the frontiers of lo Burgundy, Are stayed in Brabant by the king's command, The Admiral Hayward that was lately sent, With threescore sail of ships and pinnaces, To Batter down the towns in Normandy, I by our care for him, cald home againe: Then doubt not of a fair successful end; Since Wolsey is esteemed your sovereign's friend. We thank your excellence, and take our leaves, Hast ye to court, lie meet ye presently. God morrow to your grace. God morrow Lords, go call Sir William Cumpton in, We must have narrow eyes, and quick conceit, To look into these dangerous stratagems, I will effect for France, as they for me: If Woolsie to the pope's high state attain, The league is kept, or else herebreakt again, Now good Sir William
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GEntlemen giue leaue: you great embassadors, From Francis the most christian king of Fraunce: My Lord of Paris, and Lord Boneuet, Welcome to England: since the king your maistes Intreates our furtherance to aduance his peace; Giuing vs titles of high dignitie, As next elect to Romes Suprenacie. Tell him we haue so wrought with English Henry (Who, as his right hand loues the Cardinall) That vn-delaid, you shal haue audience: And this day will the king in person sit To heare your message, and to answere it. Your grace hath done vs double curtesie: For so much doth the king our maister long, To haue an answer of this embaage. As minutes are thought months till we returne. And that is the cause his highnesse moues your grace, To quicke dispatch betwixt the king and him: And for a quittance of your forwardnesse, And hopefull kindnesse to the crowne of Fraunce, Twelue reuerent Bishops are sent post to Rome, Both from his highnesse and the Emperour, To moue Campeus and the Cardinals, For your election to the papall throne, That Woolsies head may yeare the tripall Crowne. We thanke his highnesse for remembring vs. And so salute my Lord the Emperour, Both which (if Woolsie be made Pope of Rome) Shall be made famous through all Christendome. How now . Sir William Cumpton from his highnesse comes, To do a message to your excellence, Delay him a while, and tell him we are busie, Meane time my Lords you shall with draw your selues, Our priuate conference must not be knowne, Let all your gentlemen in their best array, Attend you brauely to king Henries coutt, Where we in person presently will meete you: And doubt not wele preuaile succsfully. But hath your grace yet moued his highnes sister, For kind acceptance of our Soueraignes loue. I haue, and by the kings meanes finisht it, And yet it was a taske, I tell yee Lords, That might haue bee imposed to Hercules, To win a Lady of her spirit and yeares. To see her first loue cround with siluer haires, As old king Lewes is, that bedrid lyes, Vnfit for loue, or worldly vanities. But tis is countries peace the king respects, We thinke no lesse, & we haue fully wrought it, The Emperours fores that were leuied, To inuade the frontyres of loe Burgondy, Are staid in Brabant by the kings commaund, The Admirall Hayward that was lately sent, With threescore aile of ships and pinnaces, To Batter downe the townes in Normandy, I by our care for him, cald home againe: Then doubt not of a faire successfull end; Since VVoolsie is esteemd your Soueraines friend. We thanke your excellence, and take our leaues, Hast ye to court, lie meete ye presently. God morrow to your grace. God morrow Lords, go cal Sir VVilliam Cumptn in, We must haue narrow eyes, and quicke conceit, To looke into these dangero is stratagemes, I will effect for Fraunce, as they for me: If Woolsie to the Popes high state attaine, The league is kept, or else hee breakt againe, Now good Sir William