3. Chorifters finging. [Mufick. 4 Mayor of London, bearing the mace. Then Garter, in his coat of arms, and on his head a gilt copper crown. 5. Marquis Dorfet, bearing a Scepter of gold, on his head demi-coronal of gold. With him, the Earl of Surrey, bearing the rod of filver with the dove, crown'd with an earl's coronet. Gollars of SS. 6. a Duke of Suffolk, in his robe of eftate, his coronet on his bead, bearing a long white wand, as high fteward. With him, the Duke of Norfolk, with the rod of marshalship, a coronet on his head. Collars of SS. 7. A canopy borne by four of the cinque-ports; under it, the Queen in her robe; in ber hair richly adorned with pearl, crowned. On each fide of her, the bishops of London and Winchefter. 8. The old Dutchess of Norfolk, in a coronal of gold, wrought with flowers, bearing the Queen's train. 9. Certain Ladies or Counteffes, with plain circlets of geld without flowers. 2. Gen. A royal train, believe me.-These I know ;Who's that, that bears the fcepter? 1. Gen. Marquis Dorset: And that the earl of Surrey, with the rod. 2. Gen. A bold brave gentleman. That should be The duke of Suffolk. 1. Gen. 'Tis the fame; high-fteward. 2. Gen. And that my lord of Norfolk ? 1. Gen. Yes. 2. Gen. Heaven bless thee! [Looking on the queen Thou haft the sweetest face I ever look'd on. Sir, as I have a foul, fhe is an angel; Our king has all the Indies in his arms, And more, and richer, when he strains that lady : I cannot blame his confcience. 1. Gen. They, that bear The cloth of honour over her, are four barons Of the Cinque-ports. 2. Gen. Those men are happy; and fo are all, are near her. I take it, the that carries up the train, VOL. VII. H I Is that old noble lady, dutchess of Norfolk. 1. Gen. It is; and all the reft are counteffes. 2. Gen. Their coronets fay fo. These are stars, indeed; And, fometimes, falling ones. 1. Gen. No more of that. [Exit Proceffion, with a great flourish of trumpets. God fave you, fir! Where have you been broiling? 2. Gen. You faw the ceremony? 3. Gen. That I did. 1. Gen. How was it? 3. Gen. Well worth the feeing. 2. Gen. Good fir, fpeak it to us. 3. Gen. As well as I am able. The rich ftream 6 As loud, and to as many tunes: hats, cloaks, "-ingentem foribus domus alta fuperbis "Mane falutantum totis vomit ædibus undam.” VIRG. GEOR. II. 461. MALONE. -like rams-] That is, like battering rams. JOHNSON. So ftrangely in one piece. 2. Gen. But, what follow'd? 3. Gen. At length her grace rofe, and with modeft paces The rod, and bird of peace, and all fuch emblems I. Gen. Sir, You must no more call it York place, that's paft: 3. Gen. I know it; But 'tis fo lately alter'd, that the old name 2. Gen. What two reverend bishops Were thofe that went on each fide of the queen? 3. Gen. Stokefly, and Gardiner; the one, of Winchester, (Newly preferr'd from the king's fecretary,) The other, London. 2. Gen. He of Winchester Is held no great good lover of the archbishop's, 3. Gen. All the land knows that: However, yet there's no great breach; when it comes, Cranmer will find a friend will not shrink from him. 2. Gen. Who may that be, I pray you? 3. Gen. Thomas Cromwell; a man in much esteem With the king, and truly a worthy friend. The king has made him master o' the jewel-house, 2. Gen. He will deferve more. H 2 Come, Come, gentlemen, ye fhall go my way, which Both. You may command us, fir. SCENE II. Kimbolton. [Exeunts Enter CATHARINE, Dowager, fick; led between GRIF FITH and Patience. Grif. How does your grace? Cath. O, Griffith, fick to death: My legs, like loaden branches, bow to the earth, Didft thou not tell me, Griffith, as thou led'ft me, Grif. Yes, madam; but, I think, your grace, Cath. Pry'thee, good Griffith, tell me how he dy'd: If well, he stepp'd before me, happily, For my example. Grif. Well, the voice goes, madam : 7 SCENE II.] This scene is above any other part of Shakspeare's tragedies, and perhaps above any fcene of any other poet, tender and pathetick, without gods, or furies, or poifons, or precipices, without the help of romantick circumstances, without improbable fallies of poetical lamentation, and without any throes of tumultuous mifery. JOHNSON. 8 I think-] Old Copy-I thank. Corrected in the fecond folio. MALONE. be fepp'd before me, happily, For my example.] Happily feems to mean on this occafion-peradventure, baply. I have been more than once of this opinion, when I have met with the fame word thus fpelt in other paffages. STEEVENS. Mr. Mafon is of opinion that bappily here means fortunately. Mr. Steevens's interpretation is, I think, right. So, in K. Henry VI. P. П. "Thy fortune, York, hadft thou been regent there, Might beppily have prov'd far worse than his." MALONE. For For after the ftout earl Northumberland' Arrested him at York, and brought him forward. (As a man forely tainted) to his answer, He fell fick fuddenly, and grew fo ill, He could not fit his mule 2. Cath. Alas, poor man! Grif. At last, with easy roads 3, he came to Leicester, weary bones among ye; He gave his honours to the world again, 'His bleffed part to heaven, and flept in peace. Cath. So may he reft; his faults lie gently on him! Of an unbounded ftomach, ever ranking the flout earl Northumberland-] So, in Chevy Chace: "A vow to God did make-. STEEVENS. His 2 He could not fit bis mule.] In Cavendish's Life of Wolfey, 1641, it is faid that Wolfey poisoned himself; but the words at which time it was apparent that he had poisoned himself," which appear in p. 108 of that work, were an interpolation, inferted by the publisher for fome finifter purpose; not being found in the two manufcripts now preferved in the Museum. See a former note, p. 93. MALONE. 3 with eafy roads,] i. e. by fhort ftages. STEEVENS. 4 Of an unbounded ftomach,] i. c. of unbounded pride, or baughtinefs. So, Holinfhed, fpeaking of king Richard III: "Such a great audacitie and fuch a ftomach reigned in his bodie." STEEVENS, 5 -one, that by fuggeftion Ty'd all the kingdom:] The word fuggeftion, fays the critick, [Dr. H 3 Warburton,] |