| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| But to be commanded | But to be commanded | H8 II.ii.117.2 |
| For euer by your Grace, whose hand ha's rais'd me. | For ever by your grace, whose hand has raised me. | H8 II.ii.118 |
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| It's one a clocke Boy, is't not. | It's one o'clock, boy, is't not? | H8 V.i.1.1 |
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| These should be houres for necessities, | These should be hours for necessities, | H8 V.i.2 |
| Not for delights: Times to repayre our Nature | Not for delights, times to repair our nature | H8 V.i.3 |
| With comforting repose, and not for vs | With comforting repose, and not for us | H8 V.i.4 |
| To waste these times. Good houre of night Sir Thomas: | To waste these times. Good hour of night, Sir Thomas! | H8 V.i.5 |
| Whether so late? | Whither so late? | H8 V.i.6.1 |
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| I did Sir Thomas, and left him at Primero | I did, Sir Thomas, and left him at primero | H8 V.i.7 |
| With the Duke of Suffolke. | With the Duke of Suffolk. | H8 V.i.8.1 |
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| Not yet Sir Thomas Louell: what's the matter? | Not yet, Sir Thomas Lovell. What's the matter? | H8 V.i.10 |
| It seemes you are in hast: and if there be | It seems you are in haste. An if there be | H8 V.i.11 |
| No great offence belongs too't, giue your Friend | No great offence belongs to't, give your friend | H8 V.i.12 |
| Some touch of your late businesse: Affaires that walke | Some touch of your late business. Affairs that walk, | H8 V.i.13 |
| (As they say Spirits do) at midnight, haue | As they say spirits do, at midnight, have | H8 V.i.14 |
| In them a wilder Nature, then the businesse | In them a wilder nature than the business | H8 V.i.15 |
| That seekes dispatch by day. | That seeks dispatch by day. | H8 V.i.16.1 |
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| The fruite she goes with | The fruit she goes with | H8 V.i.20.2 |
| I pray for heartily, that it may finde | I pray for heartily, that it may find | H8 V.i.21 |
| Good time, and liue: but for the Stocke Sir Thomas, | Good time, and live; but for the stock, Sir Thomas, | H8 V.i.22 |
| I wish it grubb'd vp now. | I wish it grubbed up now. | H8 V.i.23.1 |
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| But Sir, Sir, | But, sir, sir, | H8 V.i.26.2 |
| Heare me Sir Thomas, y'are a Gentleman | Hear me, Sir Thomas. You're a gentleman | H8 V.i.27 |
| Of mine owne way. I know you Wise, Religious, | Of mine own way; I know you wise, religious; | H8 V.i.28 |
| And let me tell you, it will ne're be well, | And let me tell you, it will ne'er be well – | H8 V.i.29 |
| 'Twill not Sir Thomas Louell, tak't of me, | 'Twill not, Sir Thomas Lovell, take't of me – | H8 V.i.30 |
| Till Cranmer, Cromwel, her two hands, and shee | Till Cranmer, Cromwell – her two hands – and she | H8 V.i.31 |
| Sleepe in their Graues. | Sleep in their graves. | H8 V.i.32.1 |
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| Yes, yes, Sir Thomas, | Yes, yes, Sir Thomas, | H8 V.i.39.2 |
| There are that Dare, and I my selfe haue ventur'd | There are that dare, and I myself have ventured | H8 V.i.40 |
| To speake my minde of him: and indeed this day, | To speak my mind of him; and indeed this day, | H8 V.i.41 |
| Sir (I may tell it you) I thinke I haue | Sir – I may tell it you – I think I have | H8 V.i.42 |
| Incenst the Lords o'th'Councell, that he is | Incensed the lords o'th' Council that he is – | H8 V.i.43 |
| (For so I know he is, they know he is) | For so I know he is, they know he is – | H8 V.i.44 |
| A most Arch-Heretique, a Pestilence | A most arch heretic, a pestilence | H8 V.i.45 |
| That does infect the Land: with which, they moued | That does infect the land; with which they, moved, | H8 V.i.46 |
| Haue broken with the King, who hath so farre | Have broken with the King, who hath so far | H8 V.i.47 |
| Giuen eare to our Complaint, of his great Grace, | Given ear to our complaint, of his great grace | H8 V.i.48 |
| And Princely Care, fore-seeing those fell Mischiefes, | And princely care, foreseeing those fell mischiefs | H8 V.i.49 |
| Our Reasons layd before him, hath commanded | Our reasons laid before him, hath commanded | H8 V.i.50 |
| To morrow Morning to the Councell Boord | Tomorrow morning to the Council board | H8 V.i.51 |
| He be conuented. He's a ranke weed Sir Thomas, | He be convented. He's a rank weed, Sir Thomas, | H8 V.i.52 |
| And we must root him out. From your Affaires | And we must root him out. From your affairs | H8 V.i.53 |
| I hinder you too long: Good night, Sir Thomas. | I hinder you too long. Good night, Sir Thomas. | H8 V.i.54 |
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| Ha's he had knowledge of it? | Has he had knowledge of it? | H8 V.iii.4.1 |
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| Yes. | Yes. | H8 V.iii.5.2 |
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| Which Reformation must be sodaine too | Which reformation must be sudden too, | H8 V.iii.20 |
| My Noble Lords; for those that tame wild Horses, | My noble lords; for those that tame wild horses | H8 V.iii.21 |
| Pace 'em not in their hands to make 'em gentle; | Pace 'em not in their hands to make 'em gentle, | H8 V.iii.22 |
| But stop their mouthes with stubborn Bits & spurre'em, | But stop their mouths with stubborn bits and spur 'em | H8 V.iii.23 |
| Till they obey the mannage. If we suffer | Till they obey the manage. If we suffer, | H8 V.iii.24 |
| Out of our easinesse and childish pitty | Out of our easiness and childish pity | H8 V.iii.25 |
| To one mans Honour, this contagious sicknesse; | To one man's honour, this contagious sickness, | H8 V.iii.26 |
| Farewell all Physicke: and what followes then? | Farewell all physic – and what follows then? | H8 V.iii.27 |
| Commotions, vprores, with a generall Taint | Commotions, uproars, with a general taint | H8 V.iii.28 |
| Of the whole State; as of late dayes our neighbours, | Of the whole state, as of late days our neighbours, | H8 V.iii.29 |
| The vpper Germany can deerely witnesse: | The upper Germany, can dearly witness, | H8 V.iii.30 |
| Yet freshly pittied in our memories. | Yet freshly pitied in our memories. | H8 V.iii.31 |
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| My Lord, because we haue busines of more moment, | My lord, because we have business of more moment, | H8 V.iii.51 |
| We will be short with you. 'Tis his Highnesse pleasure | We will be short with you. 'Tis his highness' pleasure | H8 V.iii.52 |
| And our consent, for better tryall of you, | And our consent, for better trial of you, | H8 V.iii.53 |
| From hence you be committed to the Tower, | From hence you be committed to the Tower; | H8 V.iii.54 |
| Where being but a priuate man againe, | Where, being but a private man again, | H8 V.iii.55 |
| You shall know many dare accuse you boldly, | You shall know many dare accuse you boldly, | H8 V.iii.56 |
| More then (I feare) you are prouided for. | More than, I fear, you are provided for. | H8 V.iii.57 |
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| My Lord, my Lord, you are a Sectary, | My lord, my lord, you are a sectary, | H8 V.iii.70 |
| That's the plaine truth; your painted glosse discouers | That's the plain truth. Your painted gloss discovers, | H8 V.iii.71 |
| To men that vnderstand you, words and weaknesse. | To men that understand you, words and weakness. | H8 V.iii.72 |
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| Good M. Secretary, | Good master secretary, | H8 V.iii.77.2 |
| I cry your Honour mercie; you may worst | I cry your honour mercy; you may worst | H8 V.iii.78 |
| Of all this Table say so. | Of all this table say so. | H8 V.iii.79.1 |
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| Doe not I know you for a Fauourer | Do not I know you for a favourer | H8 V.iii.80 |
| Of this new Sect? ye are not sound. | Of this new sect? Ye are not sound. | H8 V.iii.81.1 |
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| Not sound I say. | Not sound, I say. | H8 V.iii.82.1 |
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| I shall remember this bold Language. | I shall remember this bold language. | H8 V.iii.84.1 |
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| I haue done. | I have done. | H8 V.iii.86.2 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| We are. | We are. | H8 V.iii.92.1 |
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| What other, | What other | H8 V.iii.93.2 |
| Would you expect? You are strangely troublesome: | Would you expect? You are strangely troublesome. | H8 V.iii.94 |
| Let some o'th'Guard be ready there. | Let some o'th' guard be ready there. | H8 V.iii.95.1 |
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| Receiue him, | Receive him, | H8 V.iii.96.2 |
| And see him safe i'th'Tower. | And see him safe i'th' Tower. | H8 V.iii.97.1 |
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| Dread Soueraigne, / How much are we bound to Heauen, | Dread sovereign, how much are we bound to heaven | H8 V.iii.114 |
| In dayly thankes; that gaue vs such a Prince; | In daily thanks, that gave us such a prince, | H8 V.iii.115 |
| Not onely good and wise, but most religious: | Not only good and wise, but most religious; | H8 V.iii.116 |
| One that in all obedience, makes the Church | One that in all obedience makes the church | H8 V.iii.117 |
| The cheefe ayme of his Honour, and to strengthen | The chief aim of his honour, and, to strengthen | H8 V.iii.118 |
| That holy duty out of deare respect, | That holy duty, out of dear respect, | H8 V.iii.119 |
| His Royall selfe in Iudgement comes to heare | His royal self in judgement comes to hear | H8 V.iii.120 |
| The cause betwixt her, and this great offender. | The cause betwixt her and this great offender. | H8 V.iii.121 |
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| With a true heart, | With a true heart | H8 V.iii.171.2 |
| And Brother; loue I doe it. | And brother-love I do it. | H8 V.iii.172.1 |