Page 1655 - Shakespeare - Vol. 4

Enter the Lord Chamberlain, reading this letter

[CHAMBERLAIN]
My lord, the horses your lordship sent for, with all the care I had I saw well
chosen, ridden, and furnished. They were young and handsome, and of the
best breed in the North. When they were ready to set out for London, a man
of my lord Cardinal’s, by commission and [5] main power, took ’em from me,

with this reason: his master would be served before a subject, if not before
the King; which stopped our mouths, sir.
I fear he will indeed; well, let him have them:

He will have all, I think. [10]

Enter to the Lord Chamberlain the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk

NORFOLK
Well met, my Lord Chamberlain.

CHAMBERLAIN
Good day to both your graces.

SUFFOLK
How is the King employed?

CHAMBERLAIN
I left him private,
Full of sad thoughts and troubles.

NORFOLK

What’s the cause?

CHAMBERLAIN

It seems the marriage with his brother’s wife [15]
Has crept too near his conscience.

SUFFOLK
[aside]
No, his conscience