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 T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 497 words
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I shall obey your Lordship— So vast so infinite hath been the impudence of this Chancellor▪ not only toward the subject, but even the sacred person of the King, that I tremble as with a Palsy to remember it. This man, or rather this monster, having power and commission trusted for the examination of the Lord Admiral, a man perfect in all honour and justice; indeed the very ornament and second flower of France, for the Flower de lis, is sacred and above all flowers, and indeed the best flower in our garden. Having used all ways to circumvent his innocence by suborning and promising rewards to his betrayers, by compelling others by the cruelty of tortures, as namely Mounsieur Allegre a most honest and faithful servant to his Lord, tearing and extending his sinews upon the racke to force a confession to his purpose, and finding nothing prevail upon the invincible virtue of the Admiral. How he would flatter him? Yet most maliciously proceeded to arraign him; to be short against all colour of justice condemned him of high treasons; oh think what the life of man is, that can never be recompensed; but the life of a just man, a man that is the vigour and glory of our life and nation to be torn to death, and sacrificed beyond the malice of common persecution. What Tiger of Hercanian breed could have been so cruel? but this is not all? he was not guilty only of murder, guilty I may say In foro consctieniae, though our good Admiral was miraculously preserved, but unto this he added a most prodigious & fearful rape, a rape even upon justice itself, the very soul of our state, for the rest of the judges upon the Bench, venerable images of Austria, he most tyranously compelled to set their hands to his most unjust sentence; did ever story remember the like outrage and injustice; what forfeit, what penalty can be enough to satisfy this transcendent offence? and yet my good Lords, this is but venial to the sacrilege which now follows, and by him committed, not content with this sentence, not satisfied with horrid violence upon the sacred Tribunal, but he proceeds and blasphemes the very name and honour of the King himself, observe that, making him the author and impulsive cause of all these rapines, justifying that he moved only by his special command to the death, nay the murder of his most faithful subject, translating all his own black and damnable guilt upon the King's heirs, a traitor to his Country, first, he conspires the death of one whom the King loves, and whom every subject aught to honour, and then makes it no conscience to proclaim it the King's act, & by consequence declares him a murderer of his own, and of his best subjects. An Advocate, an Advocate, tear him in pieces, Tear the Chancellor in pieces. The people have deep sense of the Chancellor's injustice.
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I ſhall obey your Lordſhip—So vſt ſo infinite hath beene the impudence of this Chancellor▪ not onely toward the ſubject, but even the ſacred perſon of the King, that I tremble as with a Palſie to remember it. This man, or rather this monſter, having power and commiſſion truſted for the examination of the Lord Admirall, a man perfect in all honour and juſtice; indeede the very ornament and ſecond flower of France, for the Flower de lis, is ſacred and above all flowers, and indeede the beſt flower in our garden. Having uſed all wayes to circumvent his innocence by ſuborning and promiſing rewards to his betrayers, by compelling others by the cruelty of tortures, as namely Mounſieur Allegre a moſt honeſt and faithfull ſervant to his Lord, tearing and extending his ſinewes upon the acke to force a confeſſion to his purpoſe, and finding nothing prevaile upon the invincible vertue of the Admirall. How he would flatter him? Yet moſt maliciouſly proceeded to arraigne him; to be ſhort againſt all colour of Iuſtice condemn'd him of high treaſons; oh thinke what the life of man is, that can never be recompenced; but the life of a juſt man, a man that is the vigour and glory of our life and nation to be torne to death, and ſacrifis'd beyond the mallice of common perſecution. What Tiger of Hercanian breede could have beene ſo cruell? but this is not all? he was not guilty onely of murder, guilty I may ſay In foro cōſctieniae, though our good Admirall was miraculouſly preſerv'd, but unto this he added a moſt prodigious & fearefull rape, a rape even upon Iuſtice it ſelf, the very ſoule of our ſtate, for the reſt of the Iudges upon the Bench, venerable images of Auſtria, he moſt tyranouſly compel'd to ſet their hands to his moſt unjuſt ſentence; did ever ſtory remember the like outrge and injuſtice; what forfeit, what penalty can be enough to ſatisfie this tranſcendent offence? and yet my good Lords, this is but veniall to the ſacriledge which now followes, and by him committed, not content with this ſentence, not ſatisfied with horrid violence upon the ſacred Tribunall, but hee proceedes and blaſphemes the very name and honour of the King himſelfe, obſerve that, making him the author and impulſive cauſe of all theſe rapines, juſtifying that he mov'd onely by his ſpeciall command to the death, nay the murder of his moſt faithfull ſubject, tranſlating all his owne blacke and damnable guilt upon the Kings heires, a traytor to his Country, firſt, he conſpires the death of one whom the King loves, and whom every ſubject ought to honour, and then makes it no conſcience to proclaime it the Kings act, & by conſequnce declares him a murderer of his owne, and of his beſt ſubjects. An Advocate, an Advocate, teare him in peeces, Teare the Chancellor in peeces. The people have deepe ſence of the Chancellors injuſtice.