To Kill a King Page #3

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their trade;

The Puritans,

their blessed consciences,"

And oh, yes,

These latter pages--

"The right

of every Englishman

to life, liberty,

et cetera"--

are in a wilder tone

altogether.

Not yours l warrant?

Parliament has many voices.

l am merely the speaker.

And your vote counts

no more than any other.

Sir, if these triumphal

fighting men wish

to scatter my goods

across the common land,

risk your new

trading freedoms

with their wilder reforms,

you may protest,

but the majority

will win, hmm?

l'll hazard

l'm not alone

in feeling buffeted

by this puritanical storm.

lf your grace thinks

l prefer the days

when your crown officers

roamed the land,

taxing and arresting

at whim...

But if you were

to command my officers,

Mr. Holles,

as Chief Royal Councillor,

second only to the king,

that would be a different prospect,

would it not?

l believe your grace will wish

to withdraw that remark

when he sees how it might be

improperly interpreted.

Lord, though we are not

worthy of thy blessings,

yet with glad

and humble hearts,

we praise thee

for the gifts of thy lands.

All:
Amen.

My son Richard.

Fairfax:
Glad to

meet you, Richard.

A small war divided the nation

while you were sleeping.

This man won us

the victory.

Remember next time,

you owe him your freedom.

- He exaggerates.

- l'm sorry.

Excuse me.

( gagging )

Annie.

l told you

to take special care.

Please, no one is

to blame.

l think...

l think l'm expecting

a child.

Holles:
Following my meeting

with his majesty,

l am informed that those

still loyal to the king

will lead us to the palace

treasures tonight.

Cromwell must not

hear of this.

With the king's

gratitude,

we could still maintain

our trading freedoms

and there is

a guaranteed profit...

...profit for every man

who votes with us,

enough to buy each

of you a new estate.

( men yelling )

- Cromwell:
Good night, Tom.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- Anne.

He will go back

to Yorkshire now.

We must not envy, coz.

There are enough of us here

to plow the nation

into godly shape.

Did you not hear

the men cheer?

Tommy's our emblem.

We are brutes

without him.

( Fairfax and Anne

laughing )

An heir is better

than any victory.

The king will not--

we will not be punished too harshly

for your rebellion, Thomas?

lf our son

should suffer...

A son.

Get this stuff

out of here!

Come on, come on.

Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!

Get this stuff out

of here. Hurry!

l don't remember giving

you permission to leave.

The king asked for you.

For me?

You didn't tell me so.

What does he want?

To have me obey him.

Then he must be obeyed.

Gentlemen,

gentlemen,

first to the chief business

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