Whetstone, George · published 1578 · first performed or written 1578 [1576-1579] (Annals) comedy · Unacted unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 446 words
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YOu Officers which now in Iulio stay, Know you our leadge, the King of Hungary: Scent me Promos, to join with you in sway: That still we may to justice have an eye. And now to show, my rule & power at large, attentively, his Letters Patents hear: Phallax, read out my Soueraines charge. As you command, I will: give heedful ear. Lo, here you see what is our Sovereign's will, Lo, bear his wish, that right, not might, bear sway: Lo, hear his care, to weed from good the ill, To scoorge the wights, good Laws that disobey. Such zeal he bears, unto the Common weal, (How so he bids, the ignorant to save) As he commands, the lewd do rigour feel. Such is his wish, such is my will to have: And such a judge, here Promos vows to be. Not wilful wrong, sharp punishment shall miss, The simple thrall, shallbe judged with mercy, Each shall be doombde, even as his merit is: Love shall not stay, nor hate revenge procure, Ne yet shall Coin, corrupt or fester wrong: I do protest, whilst that my charge endure, For friend nor foe, to sing a partial song. Thus have you heard, how my Commission goes, He absent, I present our Sovereign still: It answers then, each one his duty shows, To me, as him, what I command and will. Worthy Deputy, at thy charge we joy, We do submit ourselves, to work thy hest: receive the sword of justice to destroy, The wicked imps, and to defend the rest. Our City keys, take wished Liftenaunt hear, We do commit our safety to thy head: Thy wise foresight, will keep us void of fear, Yet will we be assistant still at need. Both Sword and Keys, unto my Prince's use, I do receive and gladly take my charge. It resteth now, for to reform abuse, We point a time, of Council more at large, To treat of which, a while we will departed. To work your will, we yield a willing heart. ALL a flaunt now vaunt it, brave wench cast away care, With Lays of Love chant it, for no cost see thou spare: Sigh Nature hath made thee, with beauty most brave, Sigh Fortune doth lad thee, with what thou wouldst have. Ere Pleasure doth vade thee, thyself set to sale: All wantoness will trade thee, and stoop to thy stale. All a flaunt, ut Supra. Young Ruflers maintains thee, defends thee and thine, Old Dotterels retains thee, thy Beauties so shine: Though many disdains thee, yet none may thee touch: Thus Envy refrains thee, thy countenance is such. All a flaunt, ut Supra:
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YOu Officers which now in Iulio ſtaye, Know you our leadge, the King of Hungarie: Sent me Promos, to ioyne with you in ſway: That ſtyll we may to Iuſtice haue an eye. And now to ſhow, my rule & power at lardge, Attentiuelie, his Letters Pattents heare: Phallax, reade out my Soueraines chardge. As you commaunde, I wyll: giue héedefull eare. Loe, here you ſée what is our Soueraignes wyl, Loe, beare his wiſh, that right, not might, beare ſwaye: Loe, heare his care, to weede from good the yll, To ſcoorge the wights, good Lawes that diſobay. Such zeale he beares, vnto the Common weale, (How ſo he byds, the ignoraunt to ſaue) As he commaundes, the lewde doo rigor féele. Such is his wiſh, ſuch is my wyll to haue: And ſuch a Iudge, here Promos vowes to be. No wylfull wrong, ſharpe puniſhment ſhall myſſe, The ſimple thrall, ſhalbe iudgde with mercie, Each ſhall be doombde, euen as his merite is: Loue ſhall not ſtaye, nor hate reuenge procure, Ne yet ſhall Coyne, corrupt or feſter wrong: I doo proteſt, whylſte that my charge indure, For friende nor foe, to ſinge a partiall ſong. Thus haue you heard, howe my Commiſſion goes, He abſent, I preſent our Soueraigne ſtyll: It aunſweres then, each one his dutie ſhowes, To mee, as him, what I commaunde and wyll. Worthy Deputie, at thy chardge we ioye, We doe ſubmitte our ſelues, to worke thy heaſt: Receyue the ſword of Iuſtice to deſtroy, The wicked impes, and to defend the reſt. Our Citty keyes, take wiſht Liftenaunt heare, We doe committe our ſafetie to thy head: Thy wyſe foreſight, will kéepe vs voyde of feare, Yet wyll we be aſſiſtant ſtill at néede. Both Swoorde and Keies, vnto my Princes vſe, I doo receyue and gladlie take my chardge. It reſteth nowe, for to reforme abuſe, We poynt a tyme, of Councell more at lardge, To treate of which, a whyle we wyll depart. To worke your wyll, we yéelde a wylling hart. AL a flaunt now vaunt it, braue wenche caſt away care, With Layes of Loue chaunt it, for no coſt ſee thou ſpare: ❧ Sith Nature hath made thee, with bewty moſt braue, Sith Fortune doth lade thee, with what thou wouldſt haue. Ere Pleaſure doth vade thee, thy ſelfe ſet to ſale: All wantons wyll trade thee, and ſtowpe to thy ſtale. All a flaunt, Ʋt Supra. ❧ Yong Ruflers maintaines thee, defends thee and thine, Olde Dottrels retaines thee, thy Beuties ſo ſhine: Though many diſdaynes thee, yet none maye thee tuch: Thus Enuie refraynes thee, thy countenaunce is ſuch. All a flaunt, Ʋt Supra: