England, My England (1995)
John Fortune: Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Quotes
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Charles II : How much?
Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon : 11 pounds, 2 shillings, and ten pence, the total in the exchequer, your majesty. And the national debt, in excess of... 3 million, your majesty.
Charles II : [thinking of his musicians] I cannot pay them. Why they do it, I cannot think. Why they play on, sing on, they do. I cannot pay my sailors. I cannot pay my guard, but they are rogues, they pay themselves. But the players, the singers, the dancers. We must find a way Edward to pay them. Chapel Royale...
Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon : Bankers were a tribe grew up in Cromwell's time. Never were heard of before.
Charles II : They've come to stay, I fear.