King Henry Viii Author:William Shakespeare General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1901 Original Publisher: T.C. and E.C. Jack Subjects: Drama / General Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Drama / Shakespeare Literary Criticism / Shakespeare Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typo... more »s or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Wol. There 's fresher air, my lord, In the next chamber. K. Hen. Lead in your ladies, every one. -- Sweet partner, I must not yet forsake you. -- Let 's be merry, Good my Lord Cardinal: I have half a dozen healths To drink to these fair ladies, and a measure To lead 'em once again ; and then let's dream Who 's best in favour. -- -Let the music knock it. [Exeunt, with trumpets. ACT II. Scene I. -- A Street. Enter two Gentlemen, meeting. 1 Gent. Whither away so fast 1 2 Gent. O, -- God save you. E'en to the hall, to hear what shall become Of the great Duke of Buckingham. l Gent. I 'll save you That labour, sir. All's now done, but the ceremony Of bringing back the prisoner. 2 Gent. Were you there I 1 Gent. Yes, indeed, was I. 2 Gent. Pray, speak what has happened. 1 Gent. You may guess quickly what. 2 Gent. Is he found guilty ? 1 Gent. Yes, truly is he, and condemned upon 't. 2 Gent. I am sorry for 't. 1 Gent. , So are a number more. 2 Gent. But, pray, how passed it? 1 Gent. I 'll tell you in a little. The great duke Came to the bar ; where to his accusations Ho pleaded still not guilty, and alleged Many sharp reasons to defeat the law. The king's attorney, on the contrary, Urged on the examinations, proofs, confessions Of divers witnesses, which the duke desired To have brought, vivd voce, to his face : At which appeared against him, his surveyor; Sir Gilbert Peck his chancellor; and John Car, Confessor to him ;...« less