The Reign of King Edward the Third · chunk 1 of 39
Anonymous / Shakespeare, William · published 1596 · first performed or written 1590 [c.1590-1595] (Annals) history · Derby's (Strange's) Men (?) T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea typicality 0.75 · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
RObert of Artoys banished though thou be, From France thy native Country, yet with us, Thou shalt retain as great a Signiory: For we create thee Earl of Richmond here, And now go forwards with our pedigree, Who next succeeded Philip of Bew, Three sons of his, which all successfully, Did sit upon their fathers' regal Throne: Yet died and left no issue of their loins: But was my mother sister unto those: she was my Lord, and only Isabel, Was all the daughters that this Philip had, Whom afterward your father took to wife: And from the fragrant garden of her womb, Your gracious self the flower of Europe's hope: Derived is inheritor to France. But not the rancour of rebellious minds: When thus the lineage of Bew was out; The French obscured your mother's Privilege, And though she were the next of blood, proclaimed Iohn of the house of Valois now their king: The reason was, they say the Realm of France, replete with Princes of great parentage, Ought not admit a governor to rule, Except he be descended of the male, And that's the special ground of their contempt: Where with they study to exclude your grace: But they shall find that forged ground of theirs, To be but dusty heaps, of brittle sand. Perhaps it will be thought a heinous thing, That I a French man should discover this, But heaven I call to record of my vows, It is not hate nor any private wrong, But love unto my country and the right, Provokes my tongue thus lavish in report. You are the lineal watch men of our peace, And Iohn of Valois, in directly climbs, What then should subjects but embrace their King, Ah where in may our duty more be seen, Then striving to rebate a tyrant's pride, And place the true shepherd of our commonwealth, This counsel Artoyes like to fruitful showers, Hath added growth unto my dignity, And by the fiery vigour of thy words, Hot courage is engendered in my breast, Which heretofore was raked in ignorance, But now doth mount with golden wings of fame, And will approve fair Isabel's descent, Able to yoke their stubborn necks with steel, That spurn against my sovereignty in France. A messenger, Lord Awdley know from whence, The Duke of Lorraine, having crossed the seas, In treats he may have conference with your highness. Admit him Lords, that we may hear the news. Say Duke of Lorraine wherefore art thou come. The most renowned prince K. Iohn of France, Doth greet thee Edward, and by me commands, That for so much as by his liberal gift, The Guyen Dukedom is entailed to thee, Thou do him lowly homage for the same. And for that purpose here I summon thee, Repair to France within these forty days, That there according as the custom is. Thou mayst be sworn true liegeman to our King, Or else thy title in that province dies, And he himself will repossess the place.
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RObert of Artoys baniſht though thou be, From Fraunce thy natiue Country, yet with vs, Thou ſhalt retayne as great a Seigniorie: For we create thee Earle of Richmond heere, And now goe forwards with our pedegree, Who next ſucceeded Phillip of Bew, Three ſonnes of his, which all ſucceſſefully, Did ſit vpon their fathers regall Throne: Yet dyed and left no iſſue of their loynes: But was my mother ſiſter vnto thoſe: Shee was my Lord, and onely Iſſabel, Was all the daughters that this Phillip had, Whome afterward your father tooke to wife: And from the fragrant garden of her wombe, Your gratious ſelfe the flower of Europes hope: Deriued is inheritor to Fraunce. But not the rancor of rebellious mindes: When thus the lynage of Bew was out; The French obſcurd your mothers Priuiledge, And though ſhe were the next of blood, proclaymed Iohn of the houſe of Valoys now their king: The reaſon was, they ſay the Realme of Fraunce, Repleat with Princes of great parentage, Ought not admit a gouernor to rule, Except he be diſcended of the male, And thats the ſpeciall ground of their contempt: Where with they ſtudy to exclude your grace: But they ſhall finde that forged ground of theirs, To be but duſty heapes, of brittile ſande. Perhaps it will be thought a heynous thing, That I a French man ſhould diſcouer this, But heauen I call to recorde of my vowes, It is not hate nor any priuat wronge, But loue vnto my country and the right, Prouokes my tongue thus lauiſh in report. You are the lyneal watch men of our peace, And Iohn of Valoys, in directly climbes, What then ſhould ſubiects but imbrace their King, Ah where in may our duety more be ſeene, Then ſtryuing to rebate a tyrants pride, And place the true ſhepheard of our comonwealth, This counſayle Artoyes like to fruictfull ſhewers, Hath added growth vnto my dignitye, And by the fiery vigor of thy words, Hot courage is engendred in my breſt, Which heretofore was rakt in ignorance, But nowe doth mount with golden winges of fame, And will approue faire Iſſabells diſcent, Able to yoak their ſtubburne necks with ſteele, That ſpurne againſt my ſouereignety in France. A meſſenger, Lord Awdley know from whence, The Duke of Lorrayne, hauing croſt the ſeas, In treates he may haue conference with your highnes. Admit him Lords, that we may heare the newes. Say Duke of Lorrayne wherefore art thou come. The moſt renowned prince K. Iohn of France, Doth greete thee Edward, and by me commandes, That for ſo much as by hi liberall gift, The Guyen Dukedome is entayld to thee, Thou do him lowly homage for the ſame. And for that purpoſe here I ſomon thee, Repaire to France within theſe forty daies, That there according as he couſtome is. Thou mayſt be ſworne true liegeman to our King, Or elſe thy title in that prouince dyes, And hee him ſelf will repoſſeſſe the place.