The Famous History of the Life of Henry the Eighth: ACT V
Introduction THE PROLOGUE ACT I ACT II ACT III ACT IV ACT V SCENE I. London. A gallery in the palace. SCENE II. Before the council-chamber. Pursuivants, Pages, &c. attending. SCENE III. The Council-Chamber. SCENE IV. The palace yard. SCENE V. The palace. EPILOGUE About the Play Feedback			Search: All the plays Hamlet Coriolanus Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Richard II Richard III Titus Andronicus Antony and Cleopatra Timon of Athens Henry IV Part 1 Henry IV Part 2 Henry the Fifth Henry VI Part 1 Henry VI Part 2 Henry VI Part 3 Henry VIII King John Pericles Troilus and Cressida All's Well... As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Cymbeline A Midsummer... Love's Labour's Lost Measure for Measure The Merry Wives... Much Ado about Nothing The Merchant of Venice Twelfth Night The Taming of... The Tempest The Two Gentlemen... The Winter's Tale    for: 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 5     Yes, my lord;       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 10    (Aside) This is a piece of malice. I am glad       I came this way so happily: the king       Shall understand it presently. Exit CRANMER       (Aside) 'Tis Butts,       The king's physician: as he pass'd along, 15    How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me!       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 20    Wait else at door, a fellow-counsellor,       '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 25    I think your highness saw this many a day. 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, 30    Pages, and footboys. 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 35    At least, good manners, as not thus to suffer       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: 40    Let 'em alone, and draw the curtain close:       We shall hear more anon. Exeunt Return to top of page ... or ... Go to next scene