The Entertainment at Norwich (Royal Entry of Queen Elizabeth) · chunk 2 of 15
Garter, Bernard / Goldingham, William · published 1578 · first performed or written 1578 [Aug] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry · before the Court unassigned nearest T43 York and Lancaster: dynastic claims and · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T43: henry, king, richard, warwick, york, edward, father, duke, crown, son.
Leave of to muse most gracious Prince of English soil, What sudden wight in Martial wise approacheth near: King Gurgunt I am height, King Belin's eldest son, Whose sire Dunwallo first, the British crown did wear. Whom truthless Gutlack forced to pass the surging seas, His falsehood to revenge, and Denmark land to spoil. And finding in return, this place a gallant vent, This Castle fair I built, a fort from foreign soil: To win a Conquest, gets renown and glorious name, To keep and use it well, deserves eternal fame. When brute through cities, towns, the woods and dales did sound ELIZABETH this country peerless Queen drew near: I was found out, myself in person noble Queen Did haste, before thy face in presence to appear. Two thousand years well-nigh in silence lurking still: Hear, why to thee alone this service I do yield. Besides that, at my City's suit, their founder first Should gratulate most this joyful sight in open field. four special points and rare concurring in us both This special service have reserved to thee alone: The glory though of each in thee doth far surmount, Yet great with small compared, will like appear anon. When doubtful wars the British princes long had wrong, My grandsire first uniting all did wear the Crown. Of York and Lancaster, who did conclude the broils? Thy grandsire Henry seventh, a king of great renown. Mine uncle Brennus eke, my father joining hands, Old Rome did raze, and sack, and half consume with fire: Thy puissant father so, new Rome that purple whore Did sack, and spoil her near of all her glittering tire. Lo Cambridge schools by mine assignment founded first, By thee my Cambridge schools are famous through the world, I thirty wandering ships of banished men relieved. The throngs of banished souls that in this City dwell, Do weep for joy, and pray for thee with tears untold. In all these things thou noble Queen dost far excel. But lo to thee I yield as duty doth me bind In open field myself, my City, Castle, Key, Most happy father's Kings in such a daughter Queen, Most happy England were, if thou shouldest never die. Go on most noble Prince, for I must haste away, My City gates do long, their Sovereign to receive: More true thou never couldst, nor loyal subjects find, Whose hearts full fast with perfect love to thee do cleave. Most gracious prince, undoubted sovereign Queen, Our only joy next God, and chief defence: In this small show, our whole estate is seen. The wealth we have, we find proceed from thence, The idle hand hath here no place to feed, The painful wight hath still to serve his need. Again, our seat denies our traffic here, The Sea too near decides us from the rest, So weak we were within this dozen year, As care did quench the courage of the best: But good advise, hath taught these little hands To rend in twain the force of pining bands.
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
LEaue of to muse most gracious Prince of English soile, What sodaine wight in Martiall wise approcheth neare: King Gurgunt I am hight, King Belins eldest sonne, Whose syre Dunwallo first, the Brittish crowne did weare. Whom truthlesse Gutlack forste to passe the surging seas, His falshode to reuenge, and Denmarke land to spoile. And finding in returne, this place a gallant vente, This Castle faire I built, a forte from foraine soile: To winne a Conquest, gets renowne and glorious name, To keepe and vse it well, deserues eternall fame. Whē brute through cities, townes, the woods and dales did soūd ELIZABETH this country peerelesse Queene drew neare: I was found out, my selfe in person noble Queene Did hast, before thy face in presence to appeare. Two thousand yeares welnye in silence lurking still: Heare, why to thee alone this seruice I do yelde. Besides that, at my Cities sute, their founder first Should gratulate most this ioyfull sight in open field. Foure speciall pointes and rare concurring in vs both This speciall seruice haue reseru'd to thee alone: The glory though of eche in thee doth farre surmount, Yet great with small comparde, will like appeare anone. When doubtfull warres the British princes long had wroong, My grandsire first vniting all did weare the Crowne. Of Yorke and Lancaster, who did conclude the broiles? Thy grandsire Henry seuenth, a king of great renowne. Myne vncle Brennus eke, my father ioyning handes, Olde Rome did raze, and sacke, and halfe consume with fire: Thy puissant father so, new Rome that purple whore Did sacke, and spoile hir neare of all hir glittering tire. Lo Cambridge scholes by myne assignment founded first, By thee my Cambridge scholes are famous through the world, I thirtie wandring ships of banisht men relieued. The thronges of banisht soules that in this Citie dwell, Do weepe for ioy, and pray for thee with teares vntold. In all these thinges thou noble Queene doest farre excell. But loe to thee I yeld as duety doth me binde In open field my selfe, my Citie, Castle, Key, Most happy fathers Kinges in such a daughter Queene, Most happy England were, if thou shouldest neuer die. Go on most noble Prince, for I must hast away, My Citie gates do long, their Soueraigne to receyue: More true thou neuer couldst, nor loyall subiects finde, VVhose hartes ful fast with perfect loue to thee do cleaue. Most gracious prince, vndoubted soueraigne Queene, Our only ioy next God, and chiefe defence: In this small shewe, our whole estate is seene. The welth we haue, we finde proceede from thence, The idle hande hath here no place to feede, The painefull wight hath still to serue his neede. Againe, our seate denyes our traffique heere, The Sea too neare decydes vs from the rest, So weake we were within this dozen yeare, As care did quench the courage of the best: But good aduise, hath taught these little handes To rende in twayne the force of pining bandes.