:49:02
I promise.
:49:06
Now we must go...
:49:09
...and talk of Ireland.
:49:17
This deficit has grown
to alarming proportions.
:49:20
It's now so large,
we can no longer ignore it.
:49:22
What do you suggest, milord?
:49:24
Either a drastic increase in our present taxes
or a series of additional taxes.
:49:28
- Kendrick will not endure it.
- Milords...
:49:32
...let us leave this question.
:49:34
Any further business before us?
:49:36
There is one perpetual subject,
Your Majesty...
:49:39
...which we take up time after time
and always leave unsettled:
:49:43
Tyrone's rebellion in Ulster.
:49:45
It's no longer a smoldering coal.
It's a running fire spreading north to south.
:49:50
- Which means?
- Men. Money. Ships.
:49:55
And more than that, a leader.
:49:57
A lord protector, who'll carry fire and sword
from end to end till there are no more rebels.
:50:03
Who is this leader?
:50:04
Unless I am wrong...
:50:06
...a proved and able general, Lord Essex.
:50:09
Yes, indeed. Essex, Essex.
:50:11
Thank you.
:50:14
Essex is master of the ordnance.
:50:16
I need him here.
:50:20
Who else?
:50:22
Sir Walter told me before the meeting
that he'd go if Your Majesty wished.
:50:26
But we both believe Essex
should go with him.
:50:29
In what capacity?
:50:30
Leading an equal command.
:50:32
Two generals, landing north and south,
meeting to crush Tyrone.
:50:36
You'd have two lord protectors
in Ireland?
:50:38
It was our thought
to name Raleigh lord protector.
:50:42
And I under him?
:50:43
Since your Cádiz adventure
ended so lamely...
:50:46
...Raleigh should have first place in this.
:50:48
My Cá...?
:50:50
- That's an insult!
- I speak for the good of the state.
:50:54
You never spoke for any cause
but your own.
:50:57
Stop this instantly!
:50:59
Whoever makes you angry
has won already, Essex.