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I Am with wonder strucken, not with fear, At thy relation of this barbarous plot, Contrived against my life, after faith given, Of firm atonement: but the Leopard's spots Or stains of virgin honour may as soon Be wiped away, as hatred that hath seized A cankered breast; this machination Is so inhuman, that to lend it credit Is a degree to inhumanity. To give slow faith to such a horrid plot Becomes a heart so full of piety; But in this black design many presumptions Unite themselves to fortify belief; Nor is it to be thought, the wretch durst feign it Giving so short a time to be disproved; The heavens forbid your virtuous diffidence Should lead you to the hazard: I must count This blessed discovery a large recompense, Of former ills fortune hath thrown on me: For I am bold to hope, it will by you Be graciously accepted, though I find Some late unhappy errors have enforced Your patience to inflict just punishment On him that is your slave, and might expect The restless misery of the painful oar, With all the wants that ever were sustained In a remorseless Galley; but your goodness (In spite of fate that meant all this) is pleased To give me shelter under your own roof, And to the emulation of my fellows To grant the favour of your household service; A bondage which I truly may prefer Above the common people's liberty: These are the benefits, that invite my soul To meditate your preservation, Which ere I cease to do, Tiber and Poe Shall quite abandon fruitful Italy, And wash th'Arabian sands; though I am rude, I must abhor churlish ingratitude. Fortune and thy integrity have found A weighty occasion to confirm and fix thee With roots of adamant, in my good opinion: Nor doth it happen often to a servant T'enjoy the happy means t'account himself The Saviour of his master: Kings are borne More frequently, than such examples found: But if to this unvalued benefit Thy pregnant industry can add a second, The mischief to divert upon himself Thou having saved me now, shall crown me then. Great sir, you owe the thanks of what's yet done To chance alone; I am ambitious Of something that might merit, if at least The diligence and industry of one Of my condition, may deserve that title. It may, it may; great merit is in story Ascribed sometimes to bondmen; all our souls Are free and equal, thence our merits flow: Why should the person vilify the work, And not the work rather ennoble him? It is the benefit we look upon, And not the giver's mean condition. I have a ripe design that shall both give Assurance of the truth of what I brought And pour the vengeance on your enemy; Nor can it ever be discovered To hurt your fame; it shall amaze the actor And shall be speedy too; things of long time Are ever doubtful, lost in expectation, Propounded usually for private ends, Gained by degrees; an acceptable deed Hath double welcome when 'tis done with speed.
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I Am with wonder ſtrucken, not with feare, At thy relation of this barbarous plot, Contriv'd againſt my life, after faith given, Of firme attonement: but the Leopards ſpots Or ſtaines of virgin honor may as ſoone Be wip't away, as hatred that hath ſeizd A cankred breſt; this machination Is ſo inhumane, that to lend it credit Is a degree to inhumanity. To give ſlow faith to ſuch a horrid plot Becomes a heart ſo full of piety; But in this black deſigne many preſumptions Vnite themſelves to fortifie beliefe; Nor is it to be thought, the wretch durſt feine it Giving ſo ſhort a time to be diſproov'd; The heavens forbid your virtuous diffidence Should lead you to the hazard: I muſt count This bleſt diſcovery a large recompence, Of former ills fortune hath throwne on me: For I am bold to hope, it will by you Be gratiouſly accepted, though I finde Some late unhappy errors have infore't Your patience to inflict juſt puniſhment On him that is your ſlave, and might expect The reſtles miſery of the painfull are, With all the wants that ever were ſuſteyin'd In a remorſles Galley; but your goodnes (In ſpite of fate that meant all this) is pleas'd To give me ſhelter under your owne roofe, And to the emulation of my fellowes To grant the favour of your houſhold ſervice; A bondage which I truely may prefer Above the common peoples liberty: Theſe are the benifites, that invite my ſoule To meditate your preſervation, Which ere I ceaſe to doe, Tyber and Poe Shall quite abandon fruitefull Italy, And waſh th'Arabian ſands; though I am rude, I muſt abhor churliſh ingratitude. Fortune and thy integrity have found A weighty occaſion to confirme and fixe thee With rootes of adamant, in my good opinion: Nor doth it happen often to a ſervant T'injoy the happy meanes t'account himſelfe The Saviour of his maſter: Kings are borne More frequently, then ſuch examples found: But if to this unavlu'd benifit Thy pregnant induſtry can adde a ſecond, The miſchiefe to divert upon himſelfe Thou having ſav'd me now, ſhall crowne me then. Great ſir, you owe the thanks of what's yet don To chance alone; I am ambitious Of ſomthing that might merit, if at leaſt The diligence and induſtrie of one Of my condition, may deſerue that title. It may, it may; great merit is in ſtory Aſcrib'd ſomtimes to bondmen; all our ſoules Are free and equall, thence our merits flow: Why ſhould the perſon vilifie the worke, And not the worke rather ennoble him? It is the benefit we looke upon, And not the givers meane condition. I have a ripe deſigne that ſhall both give Aſſurance of the truth of what I brought And powre the vengeance on your enemy; Nor can it ever be diſcovered To hurt your fame; it ſhall amaze the actor And ſhall be ſpeedy too; things of long time Are ever doubtfull, loſt in expectation, Propounded uſuallie for private ends, Gain'd by degrees; an acceptable deede Hath double welcome when t'is don with ſpeede.