Kath. Yes, good Griffith;

I were malicious else.

Grif. This cardinal,

Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly,

Was fashioned to much honor from his cradle.

He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one;

Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading;

Lofty, and sour, to them that loved him not;

But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer.

King Henry VIII.