| ACT V SCENE II | Before the council-chamber. Pursuivants, Pages, &c. attending. |
| [Enter CRANMER] |
| CRANMER | I hope I am not too late; and yet the gentleman, |
| That was sent to me from the council, pray'd me |
| To make great haste. All fast? what means this? Ho! |
| Who waits there? Sure, you know me? |
| [Enter Keeper] |
| Keeper | Yes, my lord; | 5 |
| But yet I cannot help you. |
| CRANMER | Why? |
| [Enter DOCTOR BUTTS] |
| Keeper | Your grace must wait till you be call'd for. |
| CRANMER | So. |
| DOCTOR BUTTS | [Aside] This is a piece of malice. I am glad
| 10 |
| I came this way so happily: the king |
| Shall understand it presently. |
| [Exit] |
| CRANMER | [Aside] 'Tis Butts,
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| The king's physician: as he pass'd along, |
| How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me! | 15 |
| Pray heaven, he sound not my disgrace! For certain, |
| This is of purpose laid by some that hate me-- |
| God turn their hearts! I never sought their malice-- |
| To quench mine honour: they would shame to make me |
| Wait else at door, a fellow-counsellor, | 20 |
| 'Mong boys, grooms, and lackeys. But their pleasures |
| Must be fulfill'd, and I attend with patience. |
| [Enter the KING HENRY VIII and DOCTOR BUTTS at a window above] |
| DOCTOR BUTTS | I'll show your grace the strangest sight-- |
| KING HENRY VIII | What's that, Butts? |
| DOCTOR BUTTS | I think your highness saw this many a day. | 25 |
| KING HENRY VIII | Body o' me, where is it? |
| DOCTOR BUTTS | There, my lord: |
| The high promotion of his grace of Canterbury; |
| Who holds his state at door, 'mongst pursuivants, |
| Pages, and footboys. | 30 |
| KING HENRY VIII | Ha! 'tis he, indeed: |
| Is this the honour they do one another? |
| 'Tis well there's one above 'em yet. I had thought |
| They had parted so much honesty among 'em |
| At least, good manners, as not thus to suffer | 35 |
| A man of his place, and so near our favour, |
| To dance attendance on their lordships' pleasures, |
| And at the door too, like a post with packets. |
| By holy Mary, Butts, there's knavery: |
| Let 'em alone, and draw the curtain close: | 40 |
| We shall hear more anon. |
| [Exeunt] |
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