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Wol. Madam, you wander from the good we aim at. Q. Kath. My lord, I dare not make myself so guilty, To give up willingly that noble title

Your master wed me to: nothing but death
Shall e'er divorce my dignities.

Wol.

'Pray, hear me.

grow upon it!

Q. Kath. 'Would I had never trod this English earth,
Or felt the flatteries that
Ye have angels' faces, but heaven knows your hearts.
What will become of me now, wretched lady?
I am the most unhappy woman living.

Alas! poor wenches, where are now your fortunes?
[To her Women.
Shipwreck'd upon a kingdom, where no pity,
No friends, no hope; no kindred weep for me,
Almost, no grave allow'd me: - Like the lily,
That once was mistress of the field, and flourish'd,
I'll hang my head, and perish.

Wol.
If your grace
Could but be brought to know, our ends are honest,
You'd feel more comfort: why should we, good lady,
Upon what cause, wrong you? alas! our places,

The way of our profession is against it;

We are to cure such sorrows, not to sow them.
For goodness' sake, consider what you do;

How you may hurt yourself, ay, utterly

Grow from the king's acquaintance, by this carriage.
The hearts of princes kiss obedience,

So much they love it; but, to stubborn spirits,
They swell, and grow as terrible as storms.
I know, you have a gentle, noble temper,
A soul as even as a calm; Pray, think us

Those we profess, peace-makers, friends, and servants.
Cam. Madam, you'll find it so.
You wrong your

virtues

With these weak women's fears. A noble spirit,

As

yours was put into you, ever casts

Such doubts, as false coin, from it. The king loves you;

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Q.MATH. ALAS: POOR WENCHES. WHERE ARE NOW YOUR FORTUNES
SHIPWRECKD UPON A KINGDOM, WHERE NO PITY.

NO FRIENDS NO HOPE: NO KINDRED WEEP FOR ME.
ALMOST, NO GRAVE. ALLOWD ME

Act 11 Sc.1.

London. Published by FC&J. Rivington, and Partners. Feb? 1823.

Beware, you lose it not: For us, if you please
To trust us in your business, we are ready

To use our utmost studies in your service.

Q. Kath. Do what ye will, my lords: And, pray, forgive me,

If I have us'd myself' unmannerly;

You know, I am a woman, lacking wit
To make a seemly answer to such persons.

Pray, do my service to his majesty :

He has my heart yet; and shall have my prayers,
While I shall have my life. Come, reverend fathers,
Bestow your counsels on me: she now begs,
That little thought, when she set footing here,
She should have bought her dignities so dear.

[Exeunt.

SCENE II.

Ante-chamber to the King's Apartment.

Enter the Duke of NORFOLK, the Duke of SUFFOLK, the
Earl of SURREY, and the Lord Chamberlain.

Nor. If you will now unite in your complaints
And force them with a constancy, the cardinal
Cannot stand under them: If you omit
The offer of this time, I cannot promise,
But that you shall sustain more new disgraces,
With these you bear already.

Sur.
I am joyful
To meet the least occasion, that may give me
Remembrance of my father-in-law, the duke,
To be reveng❜d on him.

Suf.

Which of the peers

• If I have us'd myself —] i. e. behaved myself.
• And force them-] Force is enforce, urge.

Have uncontemn'd gone by him, or at least
Strangely neglected? when did he regard
The stamp of nobleness in any person,
Out of himself?

Cham. My lords, you speak your pleasures: What he deserves of you and me, I know; What we can do to him, (though now the time Gives way to us,) I much fear. If you cannot Bar his access to the king, never attempt Any thing on him; for he hath a witchcraft Over the king in his tongue.

O, fear him not;

Nor.
His spell in that is out: the king hath found
Matter against him, that for ever mars
The honey of his language. No, he's settled,
Not to come off, in his displeasure.

Sur.

Sir,

I should be glad to hear such news as this
Once every hour.

Nor.

Believe it, this is true,

In the divorce, his contrary proceedings⭑

Are all unfolded; wherein he appears,

As I could wish mine enemy.

Sur.

His practices to light?

Suf.

Sur.

How came

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Suf. The cardinal's letter to the pope miscarried,
And came to the eye o'the king: wherein was read,
How that the cardinal did entreat his holiness
To stay the judgment o'the divorce; For if
It did take place, I do, quoth he, perceive,

My king is tangled in affection to

A creature of the queen's, lady Anne Bullen.
Sur. Has the king this?

contrary proceedings,-] Private practices opposite to his publick procedure.

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