The Royal King and the Loyal Subject · chunk 12 of 39
Heywood, Thomas · published 1637 · first performed or written 1602 [1602-1618] (Annals) romance · Unknown unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T53: crown, king, state, life, lord, lords, live, queen, tullia, prince.
With pardon, can your Highness that remember, And so forget me? Thou dost prompt me well, You are our martial. I have used that place. Your Staff? support it, and resolve me thus: Which of yond Lords there seated at the board, Hast thou been most in opposition with? Or whom dost thou least favour? I love all: But should you ask me who hath wronged me most, Then should I point out Chester. Chester then, Bear him that Staff, give't up into his hand, Say, I commend me to him by the name Of our High martial; take your place below, And let him wait on us: what do you pause? Or shall we twice command? I'll do't my Lord: Chester, the King commends his love to you, And by my mouth he styles you by the name Of his High martial, which this Staff of Office Makes good to you; my place I thus resign, And give't up freely as it first was mine. You must attend the King, it is a place Of honour Chester, and of great command, Use it with no less modesty than he That late enjoyed it, and resigns it thee. I need not your instruction; the king's bounty Bestows it freely, and I take my place. And I mine here, th'allegiance that I owe him Bids me accept it, were it yet more low. Attend us Chester, wait upon our Cup, It is an honour due to you this day. I shall my Lord. Oh my Lord you are welcome, we have not had your company amongst us long. You ever had my heart, though the king's service Commanded still my person: I am eased Of a great burden so the King rest pleased. I have not seen a man hath borne his disgrace with more patience; especially to be forced with his own hand to deliver up his honours to his enemy. It would have troubled me, I should not brook it. Command you fellow give his golden Key To the Lord Clinton; henceforth we debar him Access unto our Chamber, see it done. The King commands you to give up your Key Unto that Lord that nears you: henceforth Sir, You to his person are denied access, But when the King commands. Say to my Liege, The proudest foe he hath, were he an Emperor, Should not have forced the least of these from me: But I acknowledge these, and all I have, To be sole his; my life too, which as willingly To please him I will send: I thank his Highness That sees so into my debility, That he hath care to ease me of these loads That have oppressed me long; so Sir 'tis done: Come Lords, now let's be merry, and drink round, After great tempests we a calm have found. This Lord is of an unwonted constancy, He entertains his disgraces as merrily as a man dies that is tickled to death.
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With pardon, can your Highnesse that remember, And so forget me? Thou doest prompt me well, You are our Martiall. I have us'd that place. Your Staffe? support it, and resolve me thus: Which of yon Lords there seated at the bord, Hast thou beene most in opposition with? Or whom dost thou least favour? I love all: But should you aske me who hath wrong'd me most, Then should I point out Chester. Chester then, Beare him that Staffe, giv't up into his hand, Say, I commend me to him by the name Of our High Martiall; take your place below, And let him waite on us: what doe you pause? Or shall we twice command? I'le doo't my Lord: Chester, the King commends his love to you, And by my mouth he styles you by the name Of his High Martiall, which this Staffe of Office Makes good to you; my place I thus resigne, And giv't up freely as it first was mine. You must attend the King, it is a place Of honour Chester, and of great command, Vse it with no lesse modesty than he That late injoy'd it, and resignes it thee. I need not your instruction; the Kings bounty Bestows it freely, and I take my place. And I mine here, th'allegeance that I owe him Bids me accept it, were it yet more low. Attend us Chester, wait upon our Cup, It is an honour due to you this day. I shall my Lord. Oh my Lord you are welcome, wee have not had your company amongst us long. You ever had my heart, though the Kings service Commanded still my person: I am eas'd Of a great burden so the King rest pleas'd. I have not seene a man hath borne his disgrace with more patience; especially to be forc't with his owne hand to deliver up his honours to his enemy. It would have troubl'd me, I should not brooke it. Command you fellow give his golden Key To the Lord Clinton; henceforth we debarre him Accesse unto our Chamber, see it done. The King commands you to give up your Key Vnto that Lord that neares you: henceforth Sir, You to his person are deny'd accesse, But when the King commands. Say to my Liege, The proudest foe he hath, were he an Emperor, Should not have forc't the least of these from me: But I acknowledge these, and all I have, To be sole his; my life too, which as willingly To please him I will send: I thanke his Highnesse That sees so into my debility, That he hath care to ease me of these loads That have opprest me long; so Sir 'tis done: Come Lords, now let's be merry, and drinke round, After great tempests we a calme have found. This Lord is of an unwonted constancy, He entertaines his disgraces as merrily as a man dyes that is tickled to death.