Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1592 [Jun 10] (Annals) moral · Derby's (Strange's) Men unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 486 words
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Thanks, gracious King, mirror of courtesy, Whose virtuous thoughts bewray thy princely mind And makes thee famous 'mongst thy enemies: For what is he that hears of Edgar's name, And will not yield him praise as he deserves. Nor hath your Grace ever been praised more, Or termed more just in any action, Than you shall be in conquering your desires, And yielding pardon to Earl Ethenwald. Will you be gone? My gracious Lord, I humbly take my leave. How am I wronged, and yet without redress? Have patience good my Lord, and call to mind How you have lived praised for virtuous government, You have subdued lust unto this day, And been reputed wise in government, And will you blemish all your honours got, In being termed a foul Adulterer. Dunston, forbear for I will have it so, It boots thee not to counsel me in this, For I have sworn the death of Ethenwald. And he shall die, or Edgar will not live. Dunston, it is enough, I am resolved. Nay, if it be so, than Ethenwald shall not die, And since entreaties can not serve the turn: I will make make proof for once what Art will do, What wilt thou? Tell me what means the King? I will not tell thee. I charge thee by the eternal living God, That keeps the Prince of darkness bound in chains, And by that Sun, that thou wouldst gladly see, By heaven and earth, and every living thing, Tell me that which I did demand of thee. Then thus, the king doth mean to murder Ethenwald But where is the king? Seeking for Ethenwald. But I'll prevent him, follow me invisible. I will. I have been this morning with a friend of mine, That would borrow a small sum of money of me, But I have learned the best assurance a man can have, In such a matter is a good pawn of twice the value, Or bonds sufficient for five times the quantity. He is my near kinsman, I confess, and a Clergy man, But fifty shillings is money, & though I think I might trust him simply with it for a twelvemonth, where he craves it but for a month, yet simply I will not be so simple: For I will borrow his gelding to ride to the Term, And keep away a just fortnight: If then he pay me my money, I will deliver him his horse, I would be loath to lose my money, or crave assurance of my kinsman, But this may be done to try me, & I mean likewise to try him. This is plain, though truly (brethren) something subtle. But here comes one would fain take my house of me. Sir, I am a poor man, and I will give you thirty shillings a year, if I may have it you shall be sure of your money.
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Thanks, gratious King, myrrour of curteste, Whose vertuous thoughts bewray thy princely mind And makes thee famous mongst thy enemies: For what is he that heares of Edgars name, And will not yeeld him praise as he deserues. Nor hath your Grace euer bene praised more, Or tearm'd more iust in any action, Than you shall be in conquering your desires, And yeelding pardon to Earle Ethenwald. Will you be gone? My gratious Lord, I humbly take my leaue. Hw am I wronged, and yet without redresse? Haue patience good my Lord, and call to mind How you haue liued praised for vertuous gouernment, You haue subdued lust vnto this day, bene reputed wyse in gouernment, And will you lemish all your honours got, being tearme a foule Adulterer. Dunston, forbeare for I will haue it so, It bootes thee not to counsaile me in this, For I haue sworne the death of Ethenwald. And he shall ie, or Edgar will not liue. Dunston, it is ynough, I am resolued. Nay, if it be so, then Ethenwald shall not die, since reaties can not serue the turne: I ll make make proofe for once what Arte will doe, What wilt thou? Tel me what means the King? I wil not tell thee. I charge thee by the eternall liuing God, That keeps the Prince of darknes bound in chaines, And by that Sun, that thou wouldst gladly see, By heauen and earth, and euery liuing thing, Tel me that which I did demand of thee. Then thus, the king doth mean to murther Ethenwald But where is the king? Seeking for Ethenwald. But Ile preuent him, follow me inuisible. I wil. I haue bene this morning with a friend of mine, That would borrow a small summe of money of me, But I haue learned the best assurance a man can haue, In such a matter is a good pawn of twise the valew, Or bonds sufficient for fiue times the quantitie. He is my neere kinsman, I confesse, and a Clergie man, But fiftie shillings is money, & though I think I might trust him simply with it for a tweluemoneth, where hee craues it but for a moneth, yet simply I will not be so simple: For I will borrow his gelding to ride to the Terme, And keep away a iust fortnight: If then he pay me my money, I will deliuer him his horse, I wold be loth to lose my mony, or craue assurance of my kinsmā, But this may be done to trie me, & I meane lykewise to try him. This is plain, though trulie (brethreu) somthing subtill. But here comes one would faine take my house of me. Sir, I am a poore man, and I wil giue you thirty shillings a yere, if I may haue it you shal be sure of your money.