The Entertainment at Norwich (Royal Entry of Queen Elizabeth) · chunk 15 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 T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 412 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T53: crown, king, state, life, lord, lords, live, queen, tullia, prince.
Ought not then a singular love and good will to be linked with that law, and necessity of obedience? For what should I make rehearsal of full twenty years, wherein we have lived in such peace and tranquillity, as not only this our age hath never seen the like, but as in old records and ancient Chronicles of all ages and people, is nowhere mentioned? What should I call to memory hurly-burlies foreseen afar off, as from an espial: exceeding great dangers, not only perceived by wisdom, but also prevented by counsel: secret snares, and privy practises disappointed, not to much by violence, as by policy: finally, all Treacherous attempts, and Rebellious enterprises, with great gladness and rejoicing extinguished, without any tumult at all, or very little (doubtless) ensuing among the people? These things might make us (although your Grace were otherwise than you are) perform all duty of faith and love, with most willing minds to your Majesty. Now, for so much as we have your highness, our merciful and bountiful Sovereign, who possessing principality and royal regiment, dost not swerve an hears breadth from justice and equity, what is he for a man so savage and obstinate, whom these so singular and rare virtues may not allure to all love and allegiance? Wherefore, if the surest safety of Princes is the faith of their subjects (as we have heard very wise men hold opinion) what can be more safe, what can be more sure, than your excellency, which the studies and endeavours of your people, being so great, have fenced and fortified? I have made mine Oration the longer (most noble Queen) to the intent we might the longer enjoy your comfortable presence, from the which, to our great grief and sorrow, we shall depart. But because luck must be borne, which can not be avoided, lest I might seem more than is meet to delay your grace's progress, whiles I am in hand to please mine own humour, I will make an end. Concerning your Majesty, whose presence this day will shut from our sight, we will notwithstanding in your absence behold and reverence, we will love your Highness with all our hearts, minds, and endeavours: we will most dutifully obey your grace's Laws and Commandments. Finally, your majesties good estate (whereupon likewise our safety dependeth) we will commend to Almighty God in our daily Prayers, that the same a long time may be continued, and also preserved. Amen.
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Ought not then a singulare loue and good will to be lincked with that lawe, and necessitie of obediēce? For what should I make rehearsall of full twenty yeares, wherein we haue liued in such peace and tranquilitie, as not only this our age hath neuer seene the like, but as in olde recordes and aunciente Chronicles of all ages and people, is no where mentioned? What shoulde I call to memorie hurlyburlies foreseene a farre off, as from an espyall: exceeding great daungers, not only perceyued by wisedome, but also preuented by counsell: secrete snares, and priuie practises disappoynted, not to muche by violence, as by policie: finally, all Treacherous attemptes, and Rebellious enterprises, with great gladnesse and reioicing extinguished, without any tumult at all, or very little (doúbtlesse) insuing among the people? These things might make vs (although your Grace were otherwise than you are) performe all dutie of fayth and loue, with most willing mindes to your Maiestie. Nowe, for so muche as we haue your highnesse, our mercifull and bountifull Soueraigne, who possessing principalitie and royall regimente, doest not swarue an heares breadth from iustice and equitie, what is he for a man so sauage and obstinate, whome these so singulare and rare vertues may not allure to all loue and allegiance? Wherefore, if the surest safetie of Princes is the faith of their subiectes (as we haue heard very wise men holde opinion) what can be more safe, what can be more sure, than your excellencie, which the studies and endeauoures of your people, being so great, haue fenced and fortifyed? I haue made mine Oration the longer (most noble Queene) to the intent we might the longer enioy your comfortable presence, from the whiche, to oure great griefe and sorow, we shall depart. But bycause lucke must be borne, which can not be auoyded, least I might seeme more than is meete to delay youre Graces progresse, whiles I am in hand to please mine owne humour, I will make an ende. Concerning your Maiestie, whose presence this day will shutte from our sight, we will notwithstanding in your absence behold and reuerence, we will loue youre Highnesse with all oure heartes, mindes, and endeauoures: we will most dutyfully obey youre Graces Lawes and Commaundementes. Finally, your Maiesties good estate (wherevpon likewise our safetie dependeth) we will commende to Almightie God in oure dayly Prayers, that the same a long tyme may bee continued, and also preserued. Amen.