Edwards, Richard · published 1571 · first performed or written 1564 [1564-1568] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 443 words
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O mighty king, first for my life most humble thanks I give, And next, I praise the immortal Gods, that did your heart so move That you would have respect to friendships heavenly lore, For seing well, he need not fear which hath true friends in store For my part, most noble king, as a third friend, welcome to our friendly society But you must forget you are a king, for friendship stands in true equality Unequal though I be in great possessions, Yet full equal shall you find me in my changed conditions: tyranny, flattery, oppression, lo, hear I cast away? justice, truth, love, friendship shall be my joy: True friendship, will I honour unto my lives end, My greatest glory shallbe, to be counted a perfect friend. For this your deed most noble King, the Gods advance your name And since to friendship's lore, you list your Princely heart to frame: With joyful heart, O King, most welcome now to me, With you will I knit the perfect knot of amity: Wherein I shall instruct you so, and Damon here your friend, That you may know of amity the mighty force and eke the joyful end: And how that kings do stand upon a fickle ground, Within whose Realm at time of need, no faithful friends are found Your instruction will I follow, to you myself I do commit, Eubulus, make haste to fet new apparel fit: For my new friends. I go with a joyful heart, O happy day. I am glad to hear this word, though their lives they do not lose, It is no reason the Hangman should loose his fees: These are mine, I am gone with a trise. Put on these Garments now, go in with me the jewels of my Court. We go with joyful hearts. O Damon my dear master, in all this joy remember me. My friend Damon he asketh reason? Dam. Pythias. Stephano, for thy good service, be thou free. O most happy, pleasant, joyful, and triumphant day, Poor Stephano, now shall live in contintinuall joy: VIVE LE ROY with Damon and pithias in perfect amity, VIVE TV STEPHANO, in thy pleasant liberality: Wherein I joy as much as he that hath a conquest won, I am a free man, none so merry as I now under the Son: Farewell my Lords, now the Gods grant you all the some of perfect amity And me long to enjoy my long deanred liberty. Away villain, away you flatringe Parasite, Away the plague of this Court, thy filled tongue that forged lies, No more here shall do hurt, away false sycophant, wilt thou not?
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O mightie king, first for my lyfe most humble thankes I geue, nd net, I prayse the immortall Gods, that did your harte so meu That you would haue respect to friendships heauenly lore, orseing wel, he néed not feare which hath true friēds in store or my part, most noble king, as a third frind, welcom to our friendly societie But you must forget you ar a king, for frindship stands in tru equalitie Unequall though I be in great possessions, et full equall shall you finde me in my changed conditions: irranie, flatterie, oppression, loe, hear I cast away? ustie, truth, loue, frindship shall be my ioy: True friendship▪ wyl I honour vnto my liues end, My greatest glorie shalbe, to be counted a perfect friende. For this your déede most noble King, the Gods aduance your name nd ince to friendships lore, you list your Princely harte to frame: With ioyfull harte, O Kinge, most wellcome now to me, With you wyll I knit the perfect knot of amitie: Wherein I shall enstruct you so, and Damon here your friend, That you may know of amitie the mighty force and eke the ioyful end: nd how that kinges doo stand vppon a fickle ground, Within whose Realme at time of néed, no faithfull friends are founde Your instruction wyll I folow, to you my selfe I doo commite, Eubulus, make haste to fet new apparell fitte: For my new frindes. I go with a ioyfull hart, O happie day. I am glad to heare this word, though their liues they doo not léese, It is no reason the Hangman should lose his fées: These are mine, I am gone with a trise. Put on these Garmentes now, go in with mée the Iewelles of my Court. We go with ioyfull harts. Oh Damon my deare master, in all this ioy remember me. My friend Damon he asketh reason? Dam. Pithias. Stephano, for thy good seruice, be thou frée. O most happie, pleasant, ioyfull, and triumphant day, Poore Stephano, now shall liue in contintinuall ioy: VIVE LE ROY with Damon and pithias in perfect amitie, VIVE TV STEPHANO, in thy pleasant liberalitie: Wherein I ioy as much as he that hath a conquest wonne, I am a free man, none so mery as I now vnder the Sonne: Farewell my Lords, now ye Gods graunt you al ye som of perfect amitie And me longe to enioy my longe deāred libertie. Away villaine, away you flatringe Parasite, Away the plague of this Courte, thy filed tongue that forged lies, No more here shall doo hurt, away false Sicophant, wilt thou not?