[Exeunt omnes.]
ACT V. SCENE III. Lambeth.
[Enter Winchester, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedford,
Sargeant at arms, the Herald, and halberts.]
GARDINER.
Halberts, stand close unto the waterside;
Sargeant at arms, be bold in your office;
Herald, deliver your proclamation.
HERALD. This is to give notice to all the king's subjects: The late Lord Cromwell, Lord Chancellor of England, Vicar general over the realm, him to hold and esteem as a traitor against the Crown and dignity of England: So God save the king.
GARDINER.
Amen.
BEDFORD.
Amen,—and root thee from the land,
For whilst thou livest truth cannot stand.
NORFOLK.
Make a lane there, the traitor's at hand.
Keep back Cromwell's men;
Drown them if they come on.—Sargeant, your office.
[Enter Cromwell, they make a lane with their halberts.]
CROMWELL.
What means my Lord of Norfolk by these words?
Sirs, come along.