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Before Queen Elizabeth enters the Royal Courtroom under the cloth of estate at the upper end, to talk about the matters of John Knox’s treason. Knox rises to his feet to express his disgrace towards women ruling to the others while waiting for Queen Elizabeth to enter. KNOX, JOHN (angry tone) “To promote a woman to bear rule, superiority, dominion, or empire above any realm, nation or city is repugnant to nature, contumely to God, a thing most contrarious to his revealed will and approved ordinance, and finally is it the subversions of good order, of all equity and justice.” FOXE, JOHN “The people of England do not want here such words about our queen. We should first begin with our thanks, most due, to Almighty God, what cause have we all Englishmen so to do, that is, to render most ample thanksgiving to the mercifulness of God...” KNOX, JOHN (interrupts John Foxe) “God, for his great mercy’s sake, illuminate the eyes of men that they may perceive into what miserable bondage they be brought by the monstriferous empire of women.” FOXE, JOHN “Queen Elizabeth is such a chosen instrument of God’s clemency, so humble without pride, so moderate without prodigality, through whom we cannot deny as