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| Pursuivants, pages, and others, attending before the | pursuivant (n.) royal messenger, state messenger [with power to execute warrants] | H8 V.ii.1.1 | |
| | attend (v.)serve at court, wait on royalty | | |
| Council Chamber | | H8 V.ii.1.2 | |
| Enter Cranmer, Archbyshop of Canterbury. | Enter Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury | | H8 V.ii.1.3 | |
| Cran. | CRANMER | | | |
| I hope I am not too late, and yet the Gentleman | I hope I am not too late, and yet the gentleman | | H8 V.ii.1 | |
| That was sent to me from the Councell, pray'd me | That was sent to me from the Council prayed me | | H8 V.ii.2 | |
| To make great hast. All fast? What meanes this? Hoa? | To make great haste. All fast? What means this? Ho! | fast (adj.)locked up, firmly bolted | H8 V.ii.3 | |
| Who waites there? | Who waits there? | | H8 V.ii.4.1 | |
| Enter Keeper. | Enter Keeper | | H8 V.ii.4 | |
| Sure you know me? | Sure, you know me? | | H8 V.ii.4.2 | |
| Keep. | KEEPER | | | |
| Yes, my Lord: | Yes, my lord, | | H8 V.ii.4.3 | |
| But yet I cannot helpe you. | But yet I cannot help you. | | H8 V.ii.5.1 | |
| Cran. | CRANMER | | | |
| Why? | Why? | | H8 V.ii.5.2 | |
| Enter Doctor Buts. | Enter Doctor Butts | | H8 V.ii.5 | |
| Keep. | KEEPER | | | |
| Your Grace | Your grace | | H8 V.ii.5.3 | |
| must waight till you be call'd for. | Must wait till you be called for. | | H8 V.ii.6.1 | |
| Cran. | CRANMER | | | |
| So. | So! | | H8 V.ii.6.2 | |
| Buts. | BUTTS | | | |
| (aside) | | H8 V.ii.7 | |
| This is a Peere of Malice: I am glad | This is a piece of malice. I am glad | | H8 V.ii.7 | |
| I came this way so happily. The King | I came this way so happily; the King | happily (adv.)opportunely, propitiously, with good fortune | H8 V.ii.8 | |
| Shall vnderstand it presently. | Shall understand it presently. | presently (adv.)immediately, instantly, at once | H8 V.ii.9.1 | |
| | understand (v.)be informed about, learn about | | |
| | understand (v.)be informed about, learn about | | |
| Exit Buts | Exit | | H8 V.ii.9 | |
| Cran. | CRANMER | | | |
| (aside) | | H8 V.ii.9 | |
| 'Tis Buts. | 'Tis Butts, | | H8 V.ii.9.2 | |
| The Kings Physitian, as he past along | The King's physician. As he passed along, | | H8 V.ii.10 | |
| How earnestly he cast his eyes vpon me: | How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me! | | H8 V.ii.11 | |
| Pray heauen he sound not my disgrace: for certaine | Pray heaven he sound not my disgrace! For certain | sound (v.)cry out, declare, proclaim | H8 V.ii.12 | |
| This is of purpose laid by some that hate me, | This is of purpose laid by some that hate me – | purpose (n.)intention, aim, plan | H8 V.ii.13 | |
| (God turne their hearts, I neuer sought their malice) | God turn their hearts! I never sought their malice – | | H8 V.ii.14 | |
| To quench mine Honor; they would shame to make me | To quench mine honour. They would shame to make me | | H8 V.ii.15 | |
| Wait else at doore: a fellow Councellor | Wait else at door, a fellow Councillor, | | H8 V.ii.16 | |
| 'Mong Boyes, Groomes, and Lackeyes. / But their pleasures | 'Mong boys, grooms, and lackeys. But their pleasures | lackey (n.)footman, minion, flunky | H8 V.ii.17 | |
| Must be fulfill'd, and I attend with patience. | Must be fulfilled, and I attend with patience. | attend (v.)await, wait for, expect | H8 V.ii.18 | |
| Enter the King, and Buts, at a Windowe aboue. | Enter the King and Butts, at a window above | | H8 V.ii.19 | |
| Buts. | BUTTS | | | |
| Ile shew your Grace the strangest sight. | I'll show your grace the strangest sight – | | H8 V.ii.19.1 | |
| King. | KING HENRY | | | |
| What's that Buts? | What's that, Butts? | | H8 V.ii.19.2 | |
| Butts. | BUTTS | | | |
| I thinke your Highnesse saw this many a day. | I think your highness saw this many a day. | | H8 V.ii.20 | |
| Kin. | KING HENRY | | | |
| Body a me: where is it? | Body o'me, where is it? | body o' memy body, my life | H8 V.ii.21.1 | |
| Butts. | BUTTS | | | |
| There my Lord: | There, my lord – | | H8 V.ii.21.2 | |
| The high promotion of his Grace of Canterbury, | The high promotion of his grace of Canterbury, | | H8 V.ii.22 | |
| Who holds his State at dore 'mongst Purseuants, | Who holds his state at door, 'mongst pursuivants, | pursuivant (n.)royal messenger, state messenger [with power to execute warrants] | H8 V.ii.23 | |
| Pages, and Foot-boyes. | Pages, and footboys. | footboy (n.)boy attendant, page-boy, servant on foot [accompanying a rider] | H8 V.ii.24.1 | |
| Kin. | KING HENRY | | | |
| Ha? 'Tis he indeed. | Ha! 'Tis he indeed. | | H8 V.ii.24.2 | |
| Is this the Honour they doe one another? | Is this the honour they do one another? | | H8 V.ii.25 | |
| 'Tis well there's one aboue 'em yet; I had thought | 'Tis well there's one above 'em yet. I had thought | | H8 V.ii.26 | |
| They had parted so much honesty among 'em, | They had parted so much honesty among 'em – | part (v.)divide, share, split up | H8 V.ii.27 | |
| At least good manners; as not thus to suffer | At least good manners – as not thus to suffer | | H8 V.ii.28 | |
| A man of his Place, and so neere our fauour | A man of his place, and so near our favour, | | H8 V.ii.29 | |
| To dance attendance on their Lordships pleasures, | To dance attendance on their lordships' pleasures, | | H8 V.ii.30 | |
| And at the dore too, like a Post with Packets: | And at the door too, like a post with packets. | post (n.)express messenger, courier | H8 V.ii.31 | |
| By holy Mary (Butts) there's knauery; | By holy Mary, Butts, there's knavery! | knavery (n.)treachery, trap, trickery | H8 V.ii.32 | |
| Let 'em alone, and draw the Curtaine close: | Let 'em alone, and draw the curtain close; | | H8 V.ii.33 | |
| We shall heare more anon. | We shall hear more anon. | anon (adv.)soon, shortly, presently | H8 V.ii.34 | |
| They partly close the curtain, but remain watching; | | H8 V.ii.34 | |
| Cranmer withdraws to wait without | | H8 V.ii.34 | |