Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea typicality 0.65 · 466 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
SHall I call in th'ambasssadors my Liege? Not yet my Cousin, till we be resolved Of some serious matters touching us and France. God and his Angels guard your sacred throne, And make you long become it. Sure we thank you. And good my Lord proceed Why the Law Salic which they have in France, Or should or should not, stop us in our claim: And God forbidden my wise and learned Lord, That you should fashion, frame, or wrest the same. For God doth know how many now in health, Shall drop their blood in approbation, Of what your reverence shall incite us too. Therefore take heed how you impawn our person. How you awake the sleeping sword of war: We charge you in the name of God take heed. After this conjuration, speak my Lord: And we will judge, note, and believe in heart, That what you speak, is washed as pure As sin in baptism. Then hear me gracious sovereign, and you peers, Which own your lives, your faith and services To this imperial throne. There is no bar to stay your highness claim to France But one, which they produce from Faramount, No female shall succeed in salicke land, Which salicke land the French unjustly gloze To be the realm of France: And Faramont the founder of this law and female bar: Yet their own writers faithfully affirm That the land salicke lies in Germany, Between the floods of Sabeck and of Elm, Where Charles the fift having subdued the Saxons, There left behind, and settled certain French, Who holding in disdain the German women, For some dishonest manners of their lives, Established there this law. To wit, No female shall succeed in salicke land: Which salicke land as I said before, Is at this time in Germany called Mesene: Thus doth it well appear the salicke law Was not devised for the realm of France, Nor did the French possess the salicke land, Until 400. one and twenty years After the function of king Faramount, Godly supposed the founder of this law: Hugh Capet also that usurped the crown, To fine his title with some show of truth, When in pure truth it was corrupt and nought: Conveyed himself as heir to the Lady Inger, Daughter to Charles, the foresaid Duke of Lorain, So that as clear as is the summers Sun, King Pippins title and Hugh Capet's claim, King Charles his satisfaction all appear, To hold in right and title of the female: So do the Lords of France until this day, Howbeit they would hold up this salick law To bar your highness claiming from the female, And rather choose to hide them in a net, Then amply to embrace their crooked causes, Usurped from you and your progenitors.
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SHall I call in Thambassadors my Liege? Not yet my Cousin, til we be resolude Of some serious matters touching vs and France. God and his Angels guard your sacred throne, And make you long become it. Shure we thank you. And good my Lord proceed Why the Lawe Salicke which they haue in France, Or should or should not, stop vs in our clayme: And God forbid my wise and learned Lord, That you should fashion, frame, or wrest the same. For God doth know how many now in health, Shall drop their blood in approbation, Of what your reuerence shall incite vs too. Therefore take heed how you impawne our person. How you awake the sleeping sword of warre: We charge you in the name of God take heed. After this coniuration, speake my Lord: And we will iudge, note, and beleeue in heart, That what you speake, is washt as pure As sin in baptisme. Then heare me gracious soueraigne, and you peeres, Which owe your liues, your faith and seruices To this imperiall throne. There is no bar to stay your highnesse claime to France But one, which they produce from Faramount, No female shall succeed in salicke land, Which salicke land the French vniustly gloze To be the realme of France: And Faramont the founder of this law and female barre: Yet their owne writers faithfully affirme That the land salicke lyes in Germany, Betweene the flouds of Sabeck and of Elme, Where Charles the fift hauing subdude the Saxons, There left behind, and setled certaine French, Who holding in disdaine the Germaine women, For some dishonest maners of their liues, Establisht there this lawe. To wit, No female shall succeed in salicke land: Which salicke land as I said before, Is at this time in Germany called Mesene: Thus doth it well appeare the salicke lawe Was not deuised for the realme of France, Nor did the French possesse the salicke land, Vntill 400. one and twentie yeares After the function of king Faramount, Godly supposed the founder of this lawe: Hugh Capet also that vsurpt the crowne, To fine his title with some showe of truth, When in pure truth it was corrupt and naught: Conuaid himselfe as heire to the Lady Inger, Daughter to Charles, the foresaid Duke of Lorain, So that as cleare as is the sommers Sun, King Pippins title and Hugh Capets claime, King Charles his satisfaction all appeare, To hold in right and title of the female: So do the Lords of France vntil this day, Howbeit they would hold vp this salick lawe To bar your highnesse claiming from the female, And rather choose to hide them in a net, Then amply to imbrace their crooked causes, Vsurpt from you and your progenitors.