But to our purpose.—I am bidden, sir,

I and my noble comrades, here, of Calais,

Thus lowly, at your feet, to tender to you

Our city's keys;—[Kneels and lays the Keys at the Foot of the Throne.]—and they do guard a treasure

Well worth a king's acceptance; for they yield

A golden opportunity to mightiness

Of comforting the wretched. Take but these,

And turn our ponderous portals on the hinge,

And you will find, in every street, a document,