Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1592 [Jun 10] (Annals) moral · Derby's (Strange's) Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 532 words
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Nay, stay my Lord, this did I speak as father to Philarchus But now my (Lord) I must speak as a judge. And now Philarchus, mark what I set down, Because thou hast been disobedient, And wronged thy aged father wilfully, And given a blow to him that nourished thee. And thereby hast incurred thy mother's curses And in that curse to feel the wrath of God, And so be hated on the earth 'mongst men. And for I will be found no partial judge, Because I sit as God's vicegerent now: Here I do banish thee from England's bounds, And never to There stay, now let me speak the rest: Philarchus, thou hast heard thy father's doom, Aud what thy disobedience mooued him to, Yet for thou wast once bedfellow to the king, And that I loved thee as my second self, Thou shalt go live in France, in Flanders, Scotland, or else where, And have annual pension sent to thee, There mayst thou live in good and honest sort, until thou be recalled by the King. Thanks, gracious King, for this great favour shown, And may I never live, if I forget, Your grace's kind and unexpected love, In favouring him, whom all the world forsook: For which my Orisons shall still be spent: Heavens may protect your princely Majesty. And loving Father, here upon my knee, Sorry for my amiss, I take my leave, Both of yourself, my King, and countrymen. England, farewell, more dearer unto me, Than pen can write, or heart can think of thee. Farewell Philarchus, and father come to court, And for Philarchus' sake thou shalt not want. Thanks (virtuous king) I humbly take my leave. Dunston, I promise thee I was like to weep, To hear what piteous moan Philarchus made. Here your Grace hath showed yourself to be Edgar so famed for love and virtuous government. And I pray God your Grace may live to be Long England's king to reign with verity. 'tIs strange to see how men of honesty, Are troubled many times with subtle knavery: For they have so many cloaks to colour their abuses, That Honesty may well suspect them, but dares not detect them For if he should, they have by their knavery Got so many friends, that though never so bad, They will stand in defence with the best. I was at the water side, where I saw such deceit, I dare not say knavery, in paying and receiving Custom for outlandish ware, that I wondered to see, Yet durst not complain of, the reason was, They were countenanced with men of great wealth, Richer than I a great deal, but not honester: Then I went into che markers, where I saw petty knavery: In false measuring corn, and in scales, That wanted no less than two ounces in the pound. But all this was nothing, scant worth the talking of: But when I came to the Exchange, I espied in a corner of an isle, An arch-cozener, a coney-catcher I mean. Which used such gross cozening, as you would wonder to hear: But here he comes fine and brave, Honesty marks him down for a knave.
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Nay, stay my Lord, this did I speak as father to Philarchus But now my (Lord) I must speake as a Iudge. And now Philarchus, marke what I set downe, Because thou hast bene disobedient, And wronged thy aged father wilsullie, And giuen a blow to him that nourisht thee. And thereby hast incurd thy mothers And in that curse to the wrath of God, And so be hated on the earth mongst men. And for I will be found no partiall Iudge, Because I sit as Gods Utzegerent now: Here I doe banish thee from Englands bounds, And neuer to There stay, now let me speake the rest: , thou hast heard thy fathers doome, Aud what thy disobedience mooued him to, Ye for thou wast once bedfellow to the king, And that I loued thee as my second selfe, Thou shalt go liue in France, in Flanders, Scotland, or els where, And haue annual pension sent to thee, There maist thou liue in good and honest sort, Utill thou be rcalled by the King. Thanks, gratious King, for this great fauour showne, And may I neuer liue, if I forget, Your Graces kind and vnexspected loue, In fauouring him, whom all the world forsooke: For which my Orisons sall still he spent: Heauens may protect your princelie Maiestie. And louing Father, here vpon my knee, Sory for my amisse, I take my leaue, Both of your selfe, my King, and countrimen▪ England, farewell, more dearer vnto me, Than pen can write, or hart can think of thee. Farewell Philarchus, and father come to court, for Philarchus sake thou shalt not want. Thanks (vertuous king) I humblie take my leaue. Dunston, I promise thee I was lyke to weepe, To hear what piteous mone Philarchus made. Here your Grace hath shewed your sefe to be Edgar so famed for loue and vertuous gouernment. And I pray God your Grace may liue to be Long Englands king to raigne with veritie. TIs strange to see how men of honestie, Are troubled manie tymes with subtil knauery: For they haue so many clokes to collour their abuses, That Honesty may well susyet them, but dares not detect thē For if he should, they haue by their knauerie Gt so many friends, that though neuer so bad, They will stand in defence with the best. I was at the water side, where I saw such deceit, I dare not say kauerie, in paying and receiuing Custome for outandish ware, that I wondred to see, Yet durst not complaine of, the reason was, They were countenanced with men of great wealth, Richer than I a great deale, but not hnester: Theu I went ito che markers, where I saw petie knauerie: In false measuring corne, and in scales, That wanted no lesse than two ounces in the pound. But all this was nothing, scant worth the talking of: But when I came to the Exchange, I espyed in a corner of an Ile, An Arch-cosoner, a Conicatcher I meane. Which vsed such grose cosoning, as you would wonder to heare: But here he comes fine and braue, Honesty markes him down for a kuaue.