GRAND INQUISITOR.
I never thought it would be so again!
KING.
I now renew the scenes of early youth,
When Philip sought his sage instructor's counsel.
GRAND INQUISITOR.
Your glorious sire, my pupil, Charles the Fifth,
Nor sought or needed counsel at my hands.
KING.
So much happier he! I, cardinal,
Am guilty of a murder, and no rest——
GRAND INQUISITOR.
What was the reason for this murder?
KING.
'Twas
A fraud unparalleled——
GRAND INQUISITOR.
I know it all.
KING.
What do you know? Through whom, and since what time?