When You See Me You Know Me (Henry the Eighth) · chunk 26 of 48
Rowley, Samuel · published 1605 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) history · Prince Henry's Men T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown typicality 0.78 · 503 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T31: cardinal, pope, king, lord, majesty, holy, rome, france, church, lords.
read them Semer. The humble petition of the Lady Seaton, for her distressed son, that in his own defence, unhappily hath slain a man. The Lady Seaton, God's holy mother, Her son has had our pardon twice already, For two stout subjects that his hand hath slain. And any had said so but thou Harry, I'd have told him a lied, he near killed but one, thou killed'st the tother: for and thou hadst hanged him for the first, the two last had been alive still. The fool tells true, they wrong our Majesty That seek our pardon for such cruelty: A way with it. Give me it again, It shall near be seen more I assure ye: and I had known 'thas come for that purpose, It should near have been brought for well I warrant ye. This other comes from two poor prisoners eth counter. We know the inside then, come give them me, Lord Cardinal, here's one is dedicated to you. How! read it: whose's there? Compton inquire for Rookesbie a Groom of the wardrobe, and bring him hither. I will. Cardinal, what find ye written there? Mine own discredit, and the undoing of an honest citizen, by a false servant. 'tis not your fool my Lord I warrant ye. No will? I thought so, I knew 'twas one of your knaves, for your fools are harmless. well said Will thou lovest thy masters credit I know. I Kate, as well as any Courtier he keeps: I had rather he should have the poors' prayers, than the Popes. Faith I am of thy mind Will, I think so too. Take heed what ye say Kate, what a Lutheran? 'tis Heresy fair Queen, to think such thoughts. And much uncharity to wrong the poor? Well, and when the Pope is at best, he is but Saint Peter's deputy, but the poor, present Christ, and therefore should be something better regarded. Go to fool. sirrah, you'll be whipped for this. Would the King wood whip thee and all the pope's whelps out of England once, for between ye, ye have racked and pulled it so, we shall be all poor shortly, you have had four hundred threescore pound within this three year for smokepence, you have smoked it i'faith: dost hear Harry, next time they gather them, let them take the chimneys, and leave the coin behind them, we have clay enough to make brick, though we want silver mines to make money. Well William your tongue is privileged. But my good Liege, I fear there's shrewder heads Although kept close, has set this fool a work, Thus to extirp against his holiness. Do not you think so my Lord, nor stomach nobody about it: ye know what the old Proverb says, therefore be patient great quarrelers small credit wins: When fools set stools, and wise men break their shins: therefore think not on it, for I'll sit down by thee Kate and say nothing, for here comes one to be examined.
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Reade them Semer. The humble petition of the Lady Seaton, or her distressed son, that in his owne defence, vnhappily hath slaine a man. The Lady Seaton, Gods holy mother, Her sonne has had our pardon wise alreadie, For two stout subjects that his hand hath slaine. And y had said so but thou Harry, Ide haue tolde him a lyde, hee nere kild but one, thou kildst the tothe: for and thou hadst hang'd him for the first, the two last had bin aliue still. The foole tels true, they wrong our Maiestie That seeke our pardon for such crueltie: A way with it. Giue me i againe, It shall nere be seene more I assure ye and I had knowne tad come for that purpose, It should nere haue bin brought for VVl I warrant yee. This other comes from two poore prisoners eth counter. We know the inside then, come giue them me, Lord Cardinall, heres one is dedicated to you. How! read it: whose there? Compto enquire for Rookesbie a Groome of the wardrope, and bring him hither. I will. Cardinall, what find yee written there? Mine own discredit, and the vndoing of an honest citizen, by a false seruant. Tis not your foole my Lord I warrant ye. No will? I thought so, I knewe twas one of your kaues, for your fooles are harmelesse. Welsed Wil thou louest thy maisters credit I know. I Kate, as well as any Coutier he keepes: I had rather hee should haue the poore prayers, then the Popes. Faith I am of thy mind Will, I thinke so too. Take heed what yee say Kate, what a Lutheran? Tis Heresie saire Queene, to thinke such thoughts. And much vncharity to wrong the poore? VVell, and when the Pope is at best, hee is but Saint Peters debutie, but the poore, present Christ, and therefore should be something better regarded. Goe too foole. Syrrha, youle be whipt for this. Would the King wood whip thee and all the Popes whelpes out of England once, for betweene yee, yee haue rackt and puld it so, we shal be all poore shortly, you haue had foure hundred threescore pound within this three yeare for smoakepence, you haue smoakte it yfaith: dost heare Harry, next time they gather them, let them take the chimnies, and leaue the coyne behind them, wee haue clay enough to make bricke, though we want siluer mines to make mony. VVell William your tongue is priuiledgde. But my good Liege, I feare theres shroder heads Although kept close, has set this oole a worke, Thus to exstirpe against his holinesse. Doe not you thinke so my Lord, nor stomake no bodie about it: yee know what the old Proerbe sais, therefore be patient great quarrellers small credit winnes: VVhen fooles set stooles, and wise men breake their shinnes: therefore thinke not on it, for Ile sit downe by thee Kate and say nothing, for here comes one to be examined.