1:26:01
We must know plainly whether you
recognise the offspring of Queen Anne...
1:26:05
...as heirs to the throne.
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The King in parliament
tells me that they are.
1:26:10
-Of course I recognise them.
-Will you swear to it?
1:26:12
-Yes.
-Then why won't he swear to the act?
1:26:15
Because there is more than that in the act.
1:26:18
Just so. Sir Thomas, it states in the
preamble that the King's former marriage...
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...to the Lady Catherine was unlawful...
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...she being his brother's widow and
the Pope having no authority to sanction it.
1:26:30
Is that what you deny?
1:26:38
Is that what you dispute?
1:26:46
Is that what you are not sure of?
1:26:55
You insult His Majesty and Council
in the person of the Lord Archbishop!
1:26:59
I insult no one.
1:27:01
I will not take the oath.
I will not tell you why I will not.
1:27:04
-Then your reasons must be treasonable!
-Not "must be," may be.
1:27:08
It's a fair assumption!
1:27:10
The law requires more than an assumption,
the law requires a fact.
1:27:13
Of course, I cannot judge
your legal standing in the case...
1:27:17
...but until I know the ground
of your objections...
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...I can only guess
your spiritual standing, too.
1:27:24
If you're willing to guess that, it should be
small matter to guess my objections.
1:27:27
Then you do have objections to the act?
1:27:29
Well, we know that, Cromwell!
1:27:31
No, my lord, you don't.
1:27:33
You may suppose I have objections,
all you know is that I will not swear to it...
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...for which you cannot lawfully
harm me further.
1:27:40
But if you were right in supposing me
to have objections, and right again...
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...in supposing my objections
to be treasonable...
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...the law would let you cut my head off.
1:27:51
Oh, yes.
1:27:54
Well done, Sir Thomas.
1:27:56
I've been trying to make that clear
to His Grace for some time.