Chapter 41 first act

First London.An antechamber in the palace The Duke of Norfolk entered by one door, and the Duke of Buckingham and Lord Abergeny by the other. Good morning, Buckingham.It's been a long time, since we met in France, how is your situation? Norfolk, thank you Duke, I am in good health.Since my return, I have always been in awe of what I have seen in France. Buckingham Unfortunately, I was suffering from cold and fever, and I was trapped in the room like a prisoner, so I couldn't attend the grand event of the alliance between the two kings in the Vale of Anderon. It was really two red suns, two bright lights in the world! . ①

Norfolk Yes, the meeting was held between Jean and Alder, I was there, and I saw them on horseback saluting each other, and seeing them dismounted and hugging each other tightly, as if growing together, If they were really one, I see no match for the four crowned princes. Buckingham I've been shut up like a prisoner in my room all the time. You have not been able to see the glory of Norfolk.Before this, "Luxury" was just a bachelor; but at this meeting, "Luxury" was married to "Luxury", which was more noble than it.Every day learns from the previous day, and the last day is the culmination of the miracles of the previous days.Today the French are covered in gold, shining like pagan gods in the East, and the English are pale by comparison.Tomorrow England is rich India again, and everyone dresses like a gold mine.The little pageboys, like angels, were shining with gold; and the noble women, who were not used to heavy labor, were almost sweating under the weight of their expensive clothes, and their faces seemed to be wiped from exhaustion. Rouge is average.The song and dance drama on the first day was praised by everyone as unparalleled in the world, but on the second night, it seemed low-level and shabby.The two kings looked equally brilliant, but the people at the meeting said one was better and the other was better, and they praised whichever appeared, and the two appeared at the same time. I dare not judge which king is more glorious.When the two red suns--so they were called--ordered the herald to call the knights to joust, their performance was unimaginable, as if the legends of the past had come true, and since then it was believed that Bev Si ② is indeed true.

Buckingham You speak too much. I have my identity in Norfolk, and honor requires me to love the truth. Everything that happened that day, even if it is reported by the most eloquent people, will be distorted. Only the actions of that day are true.Everything was regal, nothing was out of order, everything was in order and looked conspicuous, and the officials performed their tasks brilliantly and adequately. Who dispatched Buckingham?Who, in your opinion, was so well-proportioned for this great gathering? Norfolk hadn't been known for such things. Buckingham My lord, who is this man?

Norfolk All this has been arranged by the wise Lord Cardinal of York. Buckingham may the devil bless him!Ambitious, he wants to meddle in everyone's affairs.What does this highly secular thing have to do with him?I think this volume of fat oil can take up all the rays of the benevolent sun by virtue of its size, leaving the earth with no blessing at all. Lord Duke of Norfolk, this man is indeed material for such a thing; this man has no family support, no honorable ancestors to guide his future, nor called to do anything for the emperor. As a relative, a prominent minister is like a spider who spins a web by himself. Well, he wants us to pay attention, he has made a way by his own ability, and it is a talent bestowed on him by heaven. This bought a status second only to the king.

Abergeny I don't know what heaven has gifted him, let the sharp eye delve into the matter; it seems to me that there is a kind of arrogance coming out of him all over him.Where did this come from?If not from hell, then the devil is a miser, or else the devil has given away all his pride, and he has created a new hell for himself. Heck, Buckingham, why didn't he tell the emperor who should accompany him on this expedition to France?He kept a list of nobles who accompanied him, and for most of them his purpose was not to honor them, but to cost them a fortune.He usurped the powers of the Privy Council and sent letters, forcing those on his list to attend.

I know at least three of my relatives in Abergeny whose estates have been irreparably damaged, and will never again be as wealthy as they once were. Buckingham, how many a man's backs are broken with the money of the sale of the estate for this grand tour.What's the use of this empty pomp?Just providing the most meaningless conversation material. Norfolk I grieve to think, Our peace with the French is not worth our wasted expenses. After the Buckingham League, a terrible storm suddenly blew up. Everyone seemed to be inspired by God, and they all predicted in unison, saying that the storm violently hit the clothes of peace, and it was a sign that peace would be broken.

It has been revealed from Norfolk that the French have broken the treaty by confiscating our merchants' goods at Port Doud. Is it because of this that they don't let our ambassador speak out? Norfolk Yes. Abergeny What kind of peace is this called, and the price is too high. Buckingham These things are handled by our Lord Cardinal. Norfolk Your Excellency, with all due respect, the nation is aware of a personal feud between you and the cardinal.I beseech you--I wish you honor and infinite peace from the bottom of my heart--to consider the cardinal's malice alongside his power; What he wanted to do, he didn't have to worry about no one following his command to do it for him.You know that his nature is vengeful, and I also know that his blade is very sharp, the handle is very long, and it can be said to reach far, and he will throw the knife wherever the knife cannot reach.Please take my advice to heart, it will be beneficial.Behold, here comes the rock from which I advised you to hide.

Enter Cardinal Woolsey.One person holds the seal bag in his hand and leads the way.Several guards and two secretaries hold official documents.The cardinal fixed his eyes on Buckingham as he passed, and Buckingham stared at him, expressing mutual mutual contempt. Wolsey You mean the steward of the Duke of Buckingham, eh?What about his statement? First Secretary is here, my lord. Was Wolsey himself at all times? First Secretary Yes, my lord. Good Woolsey, then we shall be able to find out more, and see if Buckingham is still so defiant. (Exeunt Wolsey and attendants.) Buckingham, the butcher's dog, has poison in his mouth, and I have no strength to muzzle him, so it would be best not to wake him from his sleep.A beggar's knowledge is worth more than a noble's blood.

What about Norfolk, are you angry?Ask God to give you a little self-control, for only self-control can heal you. Buckingham I see in his look that he disapproves of me, and despises me as a vile thing.Now he's playing tricks on me.He went to see the emperor, and I followed to see who can stare at whom. Duke of Norfolk, wait a moment, please calm your anger for a while, and let your reason ask what your purpose is.To climb a steep mountain, start slow.Anger is like a fierce horse, if left alone it will wear itself out.There is no one in England who can advise me like you, so treat yourself as you treat your friends.

Buckingham I'll go to the Emperor, and I'll cry out with my honorable mouth, Overwhelm the pride of this Ipswich bastard, or I'll ask: What is the difference between man and man? ? Norfolk, don't be rash, don't overheat the furnace for the enemy, and scorch yourself.When we are chasing something, we should not run too hard or too fast. If we run too far, we will not get it.Don't you know that when the soup is boiled fiercely, the soup gushes out of the pot, it seems that there is too much soup, but it is actually wasted?I repeat, do not be rash, there is no man in England who is stronger of character, and more able to direct yourself; quench or lessen the flames of feeling with the sap of reason.

I thank you, my lord Buckingham, and I will act on your advice.But from my intelligence and evidence as clear as a spring in July--so that I am not stirred by resentment, but by sound evidence--I do know that this proud fellow is corrupt, treacherous kingdom. Don't say "treason" in Norfolk. Buckingham Even in the presence of the Emperor, I will speak, and give testimony as hard as a rock.Please pay attention.He was a fox, a jackal, or both—for he was cunning and greedy; full of cunning and daring—his ideas and his position contradicted each other badly, in a monk's garb. Influences, not only in France but at home, always show their pomp; it is he who encouraged our lord to spend so much lately on treaties, how much wealth this alliance eats up, but like a Just like a glass it broke while washing it. Norfolk was good, then broke. Buckingham, please hear me on.The cunning cardinal drew up the terms of the covenant according to his own intention; he said "so be it," and they were ratified; what use were they?Isn't it giving crutches to the dead?But our cardinal at court made a covenant, well done!The venerable Wolsey is infallible, and he has done it.But what now?Emperor Charles made an excuse to visit his aunt, our queen.As far as I can see, there must be a conspiracy in this visit, and bad bitches can't raise good puppies.He is only in the pretense of visiting relatives, but secretly he has come to have an affair with Wolsey; he is afraid of the harm and threat that the alliance between England and France will bring to him; therefore he has private dealings with our cardinal. , I believe this to be the case, and I dare say that Emperor Charles gave him money and made a wish, so that his request was actually granted before the words were spoken; the road was opened and paved with gold, and Emperor Charles asked him Take the trouble to change our emperor's policy and tear up the aforementioned peace treaty.The emperor must know. ——I must go and tell him. —This is how the cardinal trades the Emperor's honor at will and for his own personal gain. Norfolk I am sorry to hear what has been said about him, and I hope there has been some misunderstanding. Buckingham No, what I say is true.What I declare is His true image. Enter Brandon, one of the king's guards leads, followed by two or three guards. Guard Brandon, carry out your mission. Lord of Buckingham, Guard, Earl of Hereford, Stafford, and Northampton, guilty of high treason, I arrest you in the name of our most honorable king. Behold, my lord Buckingham, the net is cast upon me, and I shall perish in the plot. Brandon, I am saddened to see you deprived of your liberty.But it is His Majesty's will, and he orders you to be shut up in the Tower of London. BUCKINGHAM My plea of ​​innocence is useless, I'm dyed, and the whitest part is black.Let this matter and all things be arranged according to the will of heaven, and I will obey.Farewell, Lord Abergeny. Brandon Otherwise, he must go with you. (to Abergeny) The king's decree also shuts you up in the Tower of London, to wait. His Excellency the Duke of Abegheny said well, arrange it according to the will of heaven.I obey the king's orders. Brandon also has a king's arrest warrant for Lord Montagut, the duke's confessor Nahan de la Carre, the duke's advisor Gilbert Parker, and other criminals— Buckingham, so it is, that the conspiracy involves brother and limb.I hope there are no other people. Brandon and the Monks of Chartres-- Is Buckingham Nicholas Hopkins? Brandon Yes. Buckingham My steward has betrayed me; the cardinal, who was too big, must have bribed him with gold; my life is at an end.Already I am the shadow of the poor Duke of Buckingham, and at that very moment the clouds hid my glorious sun, and my image is clouded.Farewell, my lord. (same below.) Second London.Privy Council Room trumpet sound.King Henry supported Cardinal Wolsey on the shoulders, followed by the nobles of the Privy Council, Sir Thomas Lovell, officials and attendants.The cardinal takes his place on the right at the feet of the king. King Henry's gang of treacherous plotters took aim at me like a loaded cannon, and shot at me, thank you for your prudence, put them down, and saved my life and the essence of it.Order to go down, and bring up that steward of Buckingham, and I'll hear him himself to corroborate his confession, and let him recount his master's treason after act. Backstage calls "Make way for the queen".Enter Queen Catherine, followed by the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk.The queen knelt down to the king.King Henry got up from the throne, lifted the queen, kissed the queen, and let the queen sit by his side. Queen Catherine I should continue to kneel on the ground, I have come to ask. King Henry, arise, and sit by me.Just tell me half of your request. You and I share the power equally, and the other half, if you don't tell me, you have already agreed.Please state your request again, and I will grant it. Queen Catherine Thank you Your Majesty, the point of my request is to cherish yourself, and while cherishing, do not abandon your honor and solemn duty. KING HENRY My lady, go on. Queen Catherine has many people, and they are all honest and honest people, come to tell me, they say that your subjects have shown great dissatisfaction, and that the successive edicts of taxation have made a crack in their loyal hearts. .It is true, my lord cardinal, that it is you they most censure, that these extortions were planned by you; but our lord, your majesty the king—God bless his honor—even he The ridicule of the words, which were heard by those who were loyal to the king, was so excruciating that it seemed like an open rebellion. Norfolk isn't "like" but "is".Because of these exorbitant taxes, all the weavers were unable to maintain their large number of workers, and had to dismiss the spinners, carders, pressers, and weavers who knew no other way of life, and were hungry and cold, and had no other way of life. The way, had no choice but to be desperate, take risks, gather crowds to make noise, and everyone is ready to die. King Henry's miscellaneous taxes?What to donate?What exorbitant taxes?Cardinal, you and I have been blamed, do you know about this tax collection? Your Majesty Wolsey said, In the affairs of state, I know only my own part; I am but like the first in a train of soldiers. Queen Catherine is right, you know no better than others.But the measures you have planned are known to everyone, and they are disadvantageous for those who do not want to accept them, but must accept them.Regarding these blackmails, our Lord should have told us long ago.Hearing these names is already like suffering from the plague, but to bear these blackmails, the spine will definitely be crushed.They all say you came up with it, and if it wasn't, the reproach would be too severe. King Henry is always talking about blackmail, please tell me what kind and what kind of blackmail this is. Queen Catherine, I was so presumptuous that I made His Majesty angry, but His Majesty had said something first, so I dared to speak out without any blame.The reason why the subjects complained was because there was an edict forcing everyone to hand over one-sixth of all property, and it was urgent to collect it immediately, under the pretext of planning funds for His Majesty to go to France to fight.As a result, people utter wild words and cast aside the duties of their subjects, their hearts have turned cold, their loyalty has been frozen to ice, and those who should bless you are now cursing, so that people lose what their subjects should have. Docile and obedient, indulge the wrath of the will.I hope Your Majesty will consider it quickly, as there is nothing more important than this at present. KING On my life, this thing is against my will. Woolsey As for me, I have not gone beyond the unanimous resolution, and I dare not approve it if it is not for the approval of the judges who are familiar with the Code.Permit me to say that when ignorant people, neither acquainted with my character, nor acquainted with me, claim to have recorded my actions, and scorned me, it is a case where a man of position must be punished. The fate of life, the thorny road that a moral person must go through.We cannot stop our necessary actions for fear of malicious reproach; such people are like vicious sharks, following a newly fitted ship to sea, but they gain nothing but delusions.The good things we do are often interpreted by credulity-turned-jealous people as not our doing, or disagreeing with us; the bad things we do are often loudly praised by them because they just suit the taste of the inferior , Said it was a good thing we did.If we stand still for fear that people will laugh at our actions and find fault with us, then we must sit here, take root here, or sit like a statue of stone. King Henry's business, so long as it is done well and carefully, will not cause us to fear; but if it is done An unprecedented thing, the result must be carefully considered.Is there any precedent for this edict you issued?I don't think so.We cannot deprive our subjects of the protection of our laws, and do with them as we please.Everyone pays a sixth?This kind of donation sounds daunting. Doesn't it mean that every tree has its branches cut off, its bark stripped off, and a part of its trunk sawn off?Although the roots remained, the tree was cut down in such a way that the sap in the tree would soon be dried by the wind.All the counties that expressed dissatisfaction with this matter should quickly send people to send my proclamation, and those who do not recognize the previous edict will be forgiven unconditionally.I charge you to do this. WOLSEY (to the secretary) A word to you.Send someone to write a proclamation and send it to all the counties in the country, explaining the king's grace and forgiveness.The people complained a lot, and they were very dissatisfied with me, so they could send someone to declare: this time the emperor withdrew his order and forgave everyone, it was all thanks to the mediation of the cardinal.What to do next, I will tell you later. (Exit the secretary.) On the steward. Unfortunately for Queen Catherine, the Duke of Buckingham has offended His Majesty. KING HENRY Many felt that this was a misfortune.The duke was learned, eloquent, and gifted above all others; his education, without having to resort to others, was sufficient to make him a teacher and an example to a generation of masters.But behold, when these noble gifts are misused, and the mind corrupts, it must become evil, and its visage is ten times uglier than its original beauty.Such a perfect being, a man considered a miracle--whose talk often fascinated me, and the hour passed like a minute--it was he, Queen, who gave what was once his Virtue puts on the raiment of a monstrosity, and is covered in blackness, as if smeared with the filth of hell.Sit by my side, and hear what this steward he trusts has to say, to the sorrow of a man of honor. (to Wolsey) Please tell him to repeat what Buckingham did, it won't be too much, but it won't be less emotional. Step up, Wolsey, and take courage to state the evidence that you, a subject in the Lord's interest, have received from the Duke of Buckingham. King Henry You can talk without fear. SECRETARY First of all, he is always like this: Every day he says something vicious, that if the king dies without an heir, he will try to take the throne for himself.All this I heard him say to his son-in-law, Lord Abergeny, and he swore in his presence, threatening revenge on his lord cardinal. Wolsey bids your Majesty notice how sinister his intentions are on this point.His intentions towards His Majesty's life are very vicious, although his wishes are isolated and helpless.Besides, he was not satisfied with endangering His Majesty, but also wanted to endanger His Majesty's friends. Queen Catherine My learned cardinal, in every word you say, be kind. King Henry went on.If I have no heir, on what basis does he say he has a right to my crown?Have you ever heard him say anything about this? Anyway, he believed it on the basis of Nicholas Hopkins' bullshit prophecies. KING HENRY What does this Hopkins do? Your Majesty, he is a monk of Chartres Abbey, Confessor to the Duke of Buckingham, and he never fails to indoctrinate the Duke with words of kingship. King Henry how do you know? Steward Shortly before your majesty went to France, the duke was staying at the house of the Rose, in St. Lawrence Pulteney Place.He once asked me what the people of London were saying about the Emperor's visit to France.I replied that everyone was afraid that the French would break their promises and endanger the safety of the emperor.Then the duke said that the concerns of the townspeople were justified; and that the words of a holy monk, he said, were about to be fulfilled; Karl went to hear him speak of a rather important matter at the right time; and when Karl went, he solemnly swore Karl, took his seal, and ordered Karl not to say anything to him except me. Confidence to anyone; and having obtained a solemn assurance, he stammered, 'Tell the duke that neither the king nor his heir shall prosper; let him strive to win the favor of the people; the duke must will rule England.'” Queen Catherine If I mistook you, you are steward of the duke, and have lost your office to tenants' displeasure; be careful not to accuse a man of noble birth in spite of your own, and hurt your own. , a soul more precious than birth; I say take note, yes, I beseech you with all my heart. King Henry told him to go on.go on. Sir, on my soul, I'm telling the truth.I told my master, the Duke, that the monk might have been tricked by the devil. I said that if the Duke kept thinking about it for too long, he might concoct some conspiracy. Realized, it is likely to take action.He replied, "Nonsense, it can do me no harm;" besides, he said that the last time the emperor fell ill, if he had ascended to heaven, the heads of the cardinal and Sir Thomas Lovell would have been cut off. . King Henry huh?What, such a bad conscience?Aha, this man is indeed trying to plot something wrong.Can you tell me anything else? But I can, Your Majesty. King Henry went on. After the steward reprimanded the duke at Greenwich for Sir William Bullmer's matter-- KING HENRY I remember it.Boolean is a servant who is sworn to be loyal to me, but the Duke wants to keep it for himself.Okay, let's go on, what happened next? The Lord Steward said, "If I should be convicted of a crime, such as being imprisoned in the Tower of London, then I must follow my father's example. My father asked for an audience with the kleptocrat Richard III at Salisbury. If Richard If you agree, he intends to stab Richard to death when he pretends to kneel down to pay his respects to Richard." KING HENRY This is a heinous treason. Your Majesty Queen Wolsey, if this man is not put in prison, can the Emperor live free? Queen Catherine may God correct all. King Henry, you seem to have something to say, what else to say? After he finished talking about what his father did with the knife, he straightened his body, held the dagger in one hand, and pressed the other hand open to his chest, looked up at the sky, and made a creepy oath. But if he is abused, he must go one step further than his father. His father is scheming, but he has to act. King Henry plunged his knife into my breast, and that's what he did.He is now under arrest and is on trial immediately.If he can ask for forgiveness before the court, he will have it; if not, don't come to me for forgiveness.Witness day and night, he is a traitor through and through. (same below.) A Room in the Palace in Scene 3 Enter the House Secretary and Lord Sands. Is it possible that the French magic of the chamberlain has made people so ecstatic? No matter how ludicrous a new fashion Shanz may be, even if it is not the least manly fashion, as long as it is new, someone will imitate it. The House Secretary In my humble opinion, all that we English have to gain from this crossing to France is the acquisition of a few tricks of winking.But they are well learned, and when they wrinkle their faces, you can swear without hesitation that they must have been ministers of Pepin and Crocelus, their noses included.You can be proud. Sands and the others adopted the new saluting posture, and walked with such a limp, that a man who had never seen them walk would have thought they had endometriosis or foot spasms. Not only that, but the ministers of the court also wear heretic styles, which a decent Christian would not wear, damn it, my lord. Enter Sir Thomas Lovell. What's the matter with the House Secretary, what's the news, Sir Thomas Lovell? Lovell To tell the truth, my lord, I have heard no news; I have only heard of new notices pasted at the palace gate. What did the House Secretary say? Lovell wanted to transform the fashionable characters who returned from travel.The palace only saw their duels, their high-spirited talk, and a gang of tailors they brought. Minister of the Palace, I am very happy that such a notice has been posted at the gate of the palace.These French lords may now be persuaded that our English courtiers are wise, though they have never seen the Louvre in Paris. The regulations in Lovell's notice said: They must throw away all traces of the jester's dress they have learned from France, and do away with the feathers in the hats, and everything that their ignorant minds think is honorable, such as duels, fireworks; Just use this foreign "wisdom" to bully people who are more noble than themselves; they must completely abandon their belief in tennis balls, stockings, and fat shorts, which are the marks of foreign travel; reason.Otherwise, go back and find their old friends who eat, drink and play.I think that in this way, their shameless behavior and their "patent privileges" will be thrown away like a piece of rag amidst their "hey, hey" ⑤ and people's ridicule. Lost. It was time for Shanz to give them medicine, their disease was too contagious. What a loss to our lady that the minister of the palace has canceled these fine decorations! Lovell is not, perhaps so sad, my lords.These crafty whores have a quick knack for turning women upside down.Singing a French song and playing the violin is the most effective way. Sands what a fiddle, to hell with them.I am very happy that these things have been cancelled. It is certainly impossible to change the character of these people.An honest country aristocrat like me, who has been defeated in the court for a long time, can come up with my simple songs this time, and others are willing to listen to them for a while, by the Holy Mother, People will also admit that my music is real money. The House Secretary is right, Lord Sands.You look like a colt that hasn't changed its teeth, how old and young. Sands is right, my lord, as long as I have gums, I will not be old. Sir Thomas House Secretary, where were you going? Lovell is going to the cardinal's mansion; your lordship is an invited guest. Minister of the Palace Oh, yes.Tonight he is inviting guests to dinner, and there will be a large feast, with many nobles and ladies; I can assure you, you will see many beauties in our country there. Lovell, a monk, is indeed as big-hearted and generous as the earth that feeds us; his rain and dew are all-encompassing. No doubt he was noble, Lord Chamberlain; he used to have a vicious mouth, so his reputation was not as good as it is today. Shanz is likely, my lord; he can afford to be a good man today.For a man like him, disobedience is bad, but miserliness is a greater sin; men in his position ought to be very generous, for they are here to set an example for others. The Minister of the Palace is right, they set an example, but it is a pity that there are not many such great examples.My lord is waiting outside, my lord; good Sir Thomas, come, or we shall be late.I don't like to be late, Sir Henry Guilford and I are invited to be masters of ceremonies tonight. Please, my lord Sands. (same below.) Scene 4 York House Hall Play woodwind.There is a small table under the canopy for Cardinal Wolsey, and a long table for guests.Ann Boleyn, and all manner of nobles, ladies, ladies, and other guests, entered by one door; Sir Henry Guilford entered by the other. Guildford lords, His Excellency the Cardinal salutes and welcomes you all.He wants to dedicate this evening to you, to make everyone happy and satisfied.He hoped that none of the florid lords here brought the slightest anxiety; he hoped that, firstly, the good company present, and secondly, the good wine and the kind welcome of the host, would make all of you good people happy. Enter the House Secretary, Lord Sands, and Sir Thomas Lovell. Lord Guildford, you are late.When I think of this large group of beauties, it's like having wings. Sir Harry Guildford, Secretary of State, you are young. Sir Sands Thomas Lovell, if the Cardinal had half my mortal thoughts in his head, he should have a horse racing feast.I swear on my life, these beauties are sweet. Lovell I wish your lordship had heard the confession of one or two of them. Sands, sadly not.My way of making them repent is very comfortable. How is Lovell feeling better? Shanz was as comfortable as a velvet couch. Dear nobles, ministers of the palace, would you like to be seated?Sit there, Sir Harry, and I'll take care of this; the Bishop will be here shortly.Please don't be afraid of the cold, two women sitting together is like winter.My lord Sands, you are a man who can make them lively; sit between these two gentlemen. Shanz must, thank you my lord; I am sorry, dear gentlemen.Forgive me if I speak a little rough, it is my father's heritage. Is he mad too, my lord? Shanz coughs, crazy, crazy, and madly in love.But he doesn't bite; he's the same as I am now, and will kiss you twenty times in one breath. The Minister of the Palace is right.Well, everyone's seat is very happy.Gentlemen, if these beauties leave with a frown, you will be punished. This little thing that Sands entrusted to me, leave it to me. Play woodwind.Enter Cardinal Wolsey, seated in the master's box under the canopy. Wolsey, my wonderful guests, welcome.Any noble beauty or lord who doesn't have a good time is not my friend.Come, have a toast, to prove my welcome to you all, and to wish you all good health. (drinking.) My lord Bishop Sands is very virtuous, come, get me such a large cup, so as to contain my thanks, and save me from talking too much. Wolsey, my Lord Sands, I thank you.You have to amuse the guests around you.My lords, why don't you be merry to your heart's content; my lords, whose fault is it? Lord Sands, let the wine rise to the cheeks of these beauties before we can let them talk, and we'll be quiet at last. You are a merry man, and you can juggle, my Lord Sands. Sands Yes, if I win the game.To respect the honored person, please think of a congratulatory message, and wish one thing—— Ann you can't show me something. Sands Didn't I tell the grown-ups that they'd talk right away? The sound of drums and trumpets.Fire the cannon. What's the matter, Wolsey? The minister of the palace came and went out to have a look. (Exit servant.) What does Wolsey mean by the sound of guns and drums?No need to panic, gentlemen, you have the privilege of safety whatever the laws of war. Re-enter the servant. How is the Minister of the Palace, what's going on? The servants are a distinguished company of strangers who do not look like natives.They have disembarked from the boat, landed, and marched here, looking like noble envoys of foreign monarchs. 伍尔习宫内大臣，请您去向他们表示欢迎；您会说法国话。按贵族的身分接待他们，引他们来见我，让他们看看这些光辉夺目的、天仙般的美人吧。来人，陪宫内大臣一齐前去。 宫内大臣引仆人下。大家起立，撤去餐桌。 伍尔习现在可以说是残席了，不过让我来补救。愿大家消化好，让我再次向你们表示热烈欢迎，欢迎大家。 奏木管乐。国王及其他人等上，各戴假面具，牧羊人装束，宫内大臣前导。他们直奔红衣主教，优雅地向他行礼。 伍尔习这些都是很高贵的客人啊。他们来此有何贵干？ 宫内大臣因为他们不会说英国话，他们请我转告大人：他们听人传说今晚这里有个尊贵的集会，美女如云，由于他们对美人十分尊敬，因此义不容辞，离开了羊群，请求您允许他们见见这些贵人淑女，和她们共同欢乐一小时。 伍尔习宫内大臣，请告诉他们，他们贲临敝舍，顿使蓬荜生辉，我表示万分感谢，请他们尽情欢乐吧。 来者各选女伴，亨利王选安?波琳。 亨利王这是我接触过的最美好的手；美丽女神啊，直到今天我才见到你。 奏乐，起舞。 伍尔习大人。 宫内大臣主教？ 伍尔习请替我告诉他们说，他们之中有一位按照他的地位应当更有资格来坐这个座位，如果我能认出他来，我一定双手奉献，以表示我的爱忱和敬意。 宫内大臣大人，我遵命。（向假面人低声询问。） 伍尔习他们说什么？ 宫内大臣他们都承认确有这样一位，但他们希望大人自己去找，他一定接受座位。 伍尔习让我来看看，各位，请原谅。这就是我选中的国王。 亨利王（摘下面具）红衣主教，您算找着他了。您这些客人可真美好啊；大人，您过得挺不错。您是出家人，否则的话，红衣主教，我告诉您，今天我就会对您下个不妙的判断呢。 伍尔习我很高兴看到陛下今天兴致这样好。 亨利王宫内大臣，请过来，那位美妇人是谁？ 宫内大臣启禀陛下，她是托马斯?波琳爵士、罗赤福德子爵的女儿，王后陛下的一位侍女。 亨利王老天在上，她可真是娇滴滴的一块……亲爱的心上人，我来请你跳舞而不吻你一下，那可太不礼貌了。各位，祝你们健康，把酒杯传一巡。 伍尔习托马斯?洛弗尔爵士，内室里的筵席准备好了没有？ 洛弗尔准备好了，大人。 伍尔习陛下，我看您跳舞跳得有些热了吧。 亨利王我看太热了。 伍尔习陛下，隔壁房间空气新鲜些。 亨利王每个人带着自己女伴进来吧。亲爱的舞伴，我还不能马上放弃您呢。我的好红衣主教，让我们快活一番吧。我还要和这些美女干上六七杯，再和她们跳一回舞，然后我们大家做个美梦，看看谁最受宠爱。奏起乐来唱。（号角声中下。）