1 The Troublesome Reign of King John · chunk 6 of 29
Anonymous · published 1611 · first performed or written 1591 (Annals) history · Queen Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea · 522 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
Now Gentlemen, we will away to France, To check the pride of Arthur and his mates: Essex, thou shalt be Ruler of my Realm, And toward the main charges of my wars, I'll cease the lasic Abbey lubbers lands Into my hands to pay my men of war. The Pope and Popelings shall not grease themselves With gold and groats, that are the soldiers due. Thus forward Lords, let our command be done, And march we forward mightily to France. Madame, I beseech you deign me so much leisure as the hearing of a matter that I long to impart to you. What's the matter Philip? I think your suit in secret, tends to some money matter, which you suppose burns in the bottom of my chest. No Madam, it is no such suit as to beg or borrow, But such a suit, as might some other grant, I would not now have troubled you withal. A God's name let us hear it. Then Madam thus, your Ladyship sees well, How that my scandal grows by means of you, In that report hath rumoured up and down, I am a bastard, and no Fauconbridge. This gross attaint so tilteth in my thoughts, Maintaining combat to abridge mine ease, That field and town, and company alone, What so I do, or wheresoe'er I am, I cannot chase the slander from my thoughts. If it be true, resolve me of my fire, For pardon Madam, if I think amiss. Be Philip Philip, and no Fauconbridge, His father doubtless was as brave a man. To you on knees, as sometime Phaeton, Mistrusting sielly Merop for his sire, Straining a little bashful modesty, I beg some instance whence I am extraught. Yet more ado to haste me to my grave, And wilt thou too become a mother's cross? Must I accuse myself to close with you? Slander myself, to quiet your affects? Thou movest me Philip with this idle talk, Which I remit, in hope this mood will die. Nay Lady mother, hear me further yet, For strong conceit drives duty hence awhile: Your husband Fauconbridge was father to that son, That carries marks of Nature like the fire, The son that blotteth you with wedlocks breach, And holds my right, as lineal in descent From him whose form was figured in his face▪ Can Nature so dissemble in her frame, To make the one so like as like may be, And in the other print no character To challenge any mark of true descent? My brother's mind is base, and too too dull, To mount where Philip lodgeth his affects, And his external graces that you view, (Though I report it) counterpoise not mine: His constitution plain debility, Requires the chair, and mine the seat of steel. Nay, what is he, or what am I to him? When any one that knoweth how to carp, Will scarcely judge us both one country borne. This Madam, this, hath drove me from myself: And here by heavens eternal lamps I swear, As cursed Nero with his mother did, So I with you, if you resolve me not.
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Now Gentlemen, we will away to France, To checke the pride of Arthur and his mates: Eſſex, thou ſhalt be Ruler of my Realme, And toward the maine charges of my warres, Ile ceaze the laſic Abbey lubbers lands Into my hands to pay my men of warre. The Pope and Popelings ſhall not greaſe themſelues With gold and groates, that are the ſouldiers due. Thus forward Lords, let our commaund be done, And march we forward mightily to France. Madame, I beſeech you deigne me ſo much leaſure as the hearing of a matter that I lōg to impart to you. What's the matter Philip? I thinke your ſuit in ſecret, tends to ſome money matter, which you ſuppoſe burnes in the bottome of my cheſt. No Madam, it is no ſuch ſuit as to beg or borrow, But ſuch a ſuit, as might ſome other grant, I would not now haue troubled you withall. A Gods name let vs heare it. Then Madam thus, your Ladiſhip ſees well, How that my ſcandall growes by meanes of you, In that report hath rumord vp and downe, I am a baſtard, and no Fauconbridge. This groſſe attaint ſo tilteth in my thoughts, Maintaining combat to abridge mine eaſe, That field and towne, and company alone, What ſo I doe, or whereſoere I am, I cannot chaſe the ſlaunder from my thoughts. If it be true, reſolue me of my fire, For pardon Madam, if I thinke amiſſe. Be Philip Philip, and no Fauconbridge, His father doubtleſſe was as braue a man. To you on knees, as ſometime Phaeton, Miſtruſting ſielly Merop for his ſire, Straining a little baſhfull modeſtie, I beg ſome inſtance whence I am extraught. Yet more adoe to haſte me to my graue, And wilt thou too become a mothers croſſe? Muſt I accuſe my ſelfe to cloſe with you? Slaunder my ſelfe, to quiet your affects? Thou moou'ſt me Philip with this idle talke, Which I remit, in hope this mood will die. Nay Lady mother, heare me further yet, For ſtrong conceit driues dutie hence awhile: Your husband Fauconbridge was father to that ſonne, That carries markes of Nature like the fire, The ſonne that blotteth you with wedlockes breach, And holds my right, as lineall in deſcent From him whoſe forme was figured in his face▪ Can Nature ſo diſſemble in her frame, To make the one ſo like as like may be, And in the other print no character To challenge any marke of true deſcent? My brothers mind is baſe, and too too dull, To mount where Philip lodgeth his affects, And his externall graces that you viewe, (Though I report it) counterpoiſe not mine: His conſtitution plaine debilitie, Requires the chaire, and mine the ſeat of ſteele. Nay, what is he, or what am I to him? When any one that knoweth how to carpe, Will ſcarcely iudge vs both one countrey borne. This Madam, this, hath droue me from my ſelfe: And here by heauens eternall lampes I ſweare, As curſed Nero with his mother did, So I with you, if you reſolue me not.