Queen

Raleigh

Lords

Attendants

Qu. Eliz. Without consulting me! presumptuous man!

Who governs here?—What! am not I your queen?

You dared not, were he present, take this step.

Ral. Dread sovereign, your ever faithful commons

Have, in their gratitude and love for you,

Preferred this salutary bill against him.

Enter Burleigh.

Burleigh

Qu. Eliz. You, my Lord Burleigh, must have known of this.

The commons here impeach the Earl of Essex

Of practising against the state and me.

Methinks I might be trusted with the secret.

Speak, for I know it well, 'twas thy contrivance.

Ha! was it not? You dare not say it was not.

Bur. I own my judgment did concur with theirs.

His crimes, I fear, will justify the charge,

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