Chapman, George / Shirley, James · published 1639 · first performed or written 1612 [1611-1613; revised by Shirley and licensed for stage, Apr 29, 1635] (Annals) tragedy · Unknown · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta · 461 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
You have acquainted yourself but very lately With this intelligence, for as I remember Your tongue was guilty of no such character, When he sat judge upon the Admiral, A pious incorrupt man, a faithful and fortunate Servant to his King, and one of the greatest Honours that ever the Admiral received, was That he had so noble and just a judge, this must Imply a strange volubility in your tongue, or Conscience, I speak not to discountenance any Evidence for the King, but to put you in mind, Mr. Advocate that you had then a better opinion Of my Lord Chancellor. Your Lordship hath most aptly interposed, and with a word I shall easily satisfy all your judgements; He was then a Judge, and in Cathedra, in which he could not err; it may be your Lordship's cases, out of the chair and seat of justice, he hath his frailties, is loos'ed and exposed to the conditions of other humane natures; so every judge, your Lordships are not ignorant hath a kind of privilege while he is in his state, office and being, and although he may quoad se, internally and privately be guilty of bribery of justice, yet quoad nos, and in public he is an upright and innocent judge, we are to take no notice, nay, we deserved to suffer, if we should detect or stain him; for in that we disparage the Office, which is the Kings, and may be our own, but once removed from his place by just dishonour of the King, he is no more a judge but a common person, whom the law takes hold on, and we are then to forget what he hath been, and without partiality to strip and lay him open to the world, a counterfeit and corrupt judge, as for example, he may and aught to flourish in his greatness, and break any man's neck, with as much facility as a jest, but the case being altered, and he down, every subject shall be heard, a Wolf may be appareled in a Lambskin; and if every man should be afraid to speak truth, nay and more than truth, if the good of the subject which are clients sometime require it, there would be no remove of Officers, if no remove no motions▪ if no motion in Court no heat, and by consequence but cold Terms; take away this moving, this removing of judges, the Law may bury itself in Buckram, and the kingdom suffer for want of a due execution; and now I hope your Lordships are satisfied. Most learnedly concluded to acquity ourself. Mr. Advocate, please you to urge for satisfaction Of the world, and clearing the King's honour, how In justly he proceeded against the Admiral.
seed 43: T62 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
You have acquainted your ſelfe but very lately With this intelligence, for as I remember Your tongue was guilty of no ſuch character, When hee ſat Iudge upon the Admirall, A pious incorrupt man, a faithfull and fortunate Servant to his King, and one of the greateſt Honours that ever the Admirall received, was That he had ſo noble and juſt a Iudge, this muſt Imply a ſtrange volubilitie in your tongue, or Conſcience, I ſpeake not to diſcountenance any Evidence for the King, but to put you in minde, Mr. Advocate that you had then a better opinion Of my Lord Chancellor. Your Lordſhip hath moſt aptly interpos'd, and with a word I ſhall eaſily ſatisfie all your judgements; He was then a Judge, and in Cathedra, in which he could not erre; it may be your Lordſhips caſes, out of the chaire and ſeate of Iuſtice, he hath his frailties, is loos'ed and expos'd to the conditions of other humane natures; ſo every Iudge, your Lordſhips are not ignorant hath a kinde of priviledge while he is in his ſtate, office and being, and although hee may quoad ſe, internally and privately be guilty of bribery of Iuſtice, yet quoad nos, and in publike he is an upright and innocent Iudge, we are to take no notice, nay, we deſerved to ſuffer, if wee ſhould detect or ſtaine him; for in that we diſparage the Office, which is the Kings, and may be our owne, but once remov'd from his place by juſt diſhonour of the King, he is no more a Iudge but a common perſon, whom the law takes hold on, and wee are then to forget what hee hath beene, and without partialitie to ſtrip and lay him open to the world, a counterfeit and corrupt Iudge, as for example, hee may and ought to flouriſh in his greatneſſe, and breake any mans necke, with as much facilitie as a jeaſt, but the caſe being altered, and hee downe, every ſubject ſhall be heard, a Wolfe may be appareld in a Lambskinne; and if every man ſhould be afraid to ſpeake truth, nay and more than truth, if the good of the ſubject which are clients ſometime require it, there would be no remove of Officers, if no remove no motions▪ if no motion in Court no heate, and by conſequence but cold Termes; take away this moving, this removing of Iudges, the Law may bury it ſelfe in Buckram, and the kingdome ſuffer for want of a due execution; and now I hope your Lordſhips are ſatisfied. Moſt learnedly concluded to acquity our ſelfe. Mr. Advocate, pleaſe you to urge for ſatisfaction Of the world, and clearing the Kings honour, how In juſtly he proceeded againſt the Admirall.