The Entertainment at Norwich (Royal Entry of Queen Elizabeth) · chunk 6 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 T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi · 539 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
THE Orators (most gracious Queen) which lived in the age of them that won greatest renown; were highly commended, for that they could transform the judges minds partly, by eloquence, and partly by setting down before their eyes the calamity of the thing and person they spoke of, into what disposition them listed: the first part declareth unto us no common facility of men, in that they were so willing in following, and attentive in hearing, as they would suffer themselves to be led by eloquence: the last, obtained great favour amongst all nations, whose common weal was governed in good order, and far greater amongst the Christians: but greatest of all with thee O most excellent Queen, the nurse of Christ his church, whose mind obedient to God's word, the spirit of Christ, and zeal of Godliness, and not this profane kind of speech hath instructed: the very calamity of Godly men, and tears of the afflicted, the tears, I say, of faithful Christians have thoroughly moved thee to defend and protect the miserable and dispersed members of Christ object to every kind of injury, before beaten in pieces by a thousand deaths with the safety and preservation as well of mind as body: for these thy singular benefits of Godliness towards us, and that we live under so good a tutor being magistrate in this the City of Norwich, which thy majesty hath of clemency granted unto us for a mansion place, which were banished for Christ his religion, & moreover that we find the minds of the people favourable towards us, first we give immortal thanks, not such as we ought, but such as we are able unto God the father, and the Lord our only saviour Iesus Christ, and then unto thee most merciful Queen. Moreover it is our humble and yet our only petition to show unto your majesty the thankfulness of our mind: behold therefore dedicated to your most excellent majesty not any gift but our mind, no princely jewel but a monument of godliness and posterity, the which we hope will be so much the more acceptable to your majesty, for because the goodness of God towards your majesty is lively drawn out of the history of the innocent & most godly Iosephus, whom neither policy, strength nor desire of bearing rule, but constant faith, godliness of a Christian heart, and heavenly virtue by God's singular mercy, delivered from the bloody conspiracy of his brethren & fear of death, and brought unto high dignity and royal kingdom: to whose brethren that proverbial sentence of the Hebrews is very fitly alluded. Envy being the desire of evil things, and covetousness of transitory renown, is often times the occasion of man's destruction: but touching the mind of Iosephus, the same was endued with such temperance and fortitude, that he might be thought no less unjust than wicked, that would accuse him so much as with the least affection of revengement: so wholly did he commit himself and all the government of his life, his life, I say, put in hazard in a strange kingdom unto the providence of God, that he seemed to hang of no other thing than the only will of God.
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THE Oratours (most gratious Queene) which liued in the age of them that won greatest renowme; were highly commended, for that they could transforme the Iudges mindes partly, by eloquence, and partly by setting downe before their eyes the calamitie of the thing and person they spake of, into what disposition them listed: the first part declareth vnto vs no common facilitie of men, in that they were so willing in folowing, and attentiue in hearing, as they would suffer themselues to be lead by eloquence: the last, obteined great fauour amongest all nations, whose common weale was gouerned in good order, and far greater amongest the Christians: but greatest of all with thee O most excellent Queene, the nourse of Christ his church, whose minde obedient to Gods worde, the spirite of Christ, and zeale of Godlinesse, and not this profane kinde of speech hath instructed: the verie calamitie of Godly men, and teares of the afflicted, the teares, I say, of faithfull Christians haue throughly moued thee to defende and protect the miserable and dispersed members of Christ obiecte to euerie kinde of iniurie, before beaten in peeces by a thousand deathes with the safetie and preseruation as well of minde as bodie: for these thy singuler benefits of Godlinesse towards vs, and that wee liue vnder so good a tutor beeing magistrate in this the Citie of Norwich, which thy maiestie hath of elemencie granted vnto vs for a mansion place, which were banished for Christ his religion, & moreouer that we finde the mindes of the people fauourable towards vs, first we geue immortall thanks, not suche as we ought, but such as we are able vnto God the father, and the Lorde our only sauiour Iesus Christ, and then vnto thee most mercifull Queene. Moreouer it is our humble and yet our only petition to shewe vnto your maiestie the thankfulnesse of our minde: behold therfore dedicated to your most excellent maiestie not any gifte but our minde, no princely iewell but a monument of godlinesse and posteritie, the which we hope will be so much the more acceptable to your maiestie, for because the goodnesse of God towardes your maiestie is liuely drawen out of the historie of the innocent & most godly Iosephus, whom neither pollicie, strength nor desire of bearing rule, but constant faith, godlinesse of a Christian heart, and heauenly vertue by Gods singular mercie, deliuered from the bloudie conspiracie of his brethren & feare of death, and brought vnto high dignitie and royal kingdome: to whose brethren that prouerbiall sentence of the Hebrewes is verie fitly alluded. Enuie being the desire of euill things, and couetousnesse of transitorie renowne, is often times the occasion of mans destruction: but touching the minde of Iosephus, the same was endued with suche temperance and fortitude, that he might be thought no lesse vniust then wicked, that would accuse him so much as with the least affection of reuengement: so wholly did he commit him self and all the gouernement of his life, his life, I say, put in hazard in a strange kingdom vnto the prouidence of God, that he seemed to hang of no other thing then the onely will of God.