Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 491 words · other edition — not in the analysis
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Why the Enemy is loud, you hear him all Night. If the Enemy is an Ass and a Fool, and a prating Coxcomb; is it meet, think you, that we should also, look you, be an Ass and a Fool, and a prating Coxcomb, in your own conscience now? I will speak lower. I pray you, and beseech you, that you will. Though it appear a little out of fashion, There is much care and valour in this Welshman. Brother Iohn Bates, is not that the Morning which breaks yonder? I think it be: but we have no great cause to desire the approach of day. We see yonder the beginning of the day, but I think we shall never see the end of it. Who goes there? A Friend. Under what Captain serve you? Under Sir Iohn Erpingham. A good old Commander, and a most kind Gentleman: I pray you, what thinks he of our estate? Even as men wracked upon a Sand, that look to be washed off the next Tide. He hath not told his thought to the King? No: nor it is not meet he should: for though I speak it to you, I think the King is but a man, as I am: the Violet smells to him, as it doth to me; the Element shows to him, as it doth to me; all his Senses have but humane Conditions: his Ceremonies laid by, in his Nakedness he appears but a man; and though his affections are higher mounted than ours, yet when they stoop, they stoop with the like wing: therefore, when he sees reason of fears, as we do; his fears, out of doubt, be of the same relish as ours are: yet in reason, no man should possess him with any appearance of fear; lest he, by showing it, should dishearten his Army. He may show what outward courage he will: but I believe, as cold a Night as 'tis, he could wish himself in Thames up to the Neck; and so I would he were, and I by him, at all adventures, so we were quit here. By my troth, I will speak my conscience of the King: I think he would not wish himself any where, but where he is. Then I would he were here alone; so should he be sure to be ransomed, and a many poor men's lives saved. I dare say, you love him not so ill, to wish him here alone: howsoever you speak this to feel other men's minds, me thinks I could not dye any where so contented, as in the King's company; his Cause being just, and his Quarrel honourable. That's more than we know. I, or more than we should seek after; for we know enough, if we know we are the King's Subjects: if his Cause be wrong, our obedience to the King wipes the Crime of it out of us.
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Why the Enemie is lowd, you heare him all Night. If the Enemie is an Aſſe and a Foole, and a prating Coxcombe; is it meet, thinke you, that wee ſhould alſo, looke you, be an Aſſe and a Foole, and a prating Coxcombe, in your owne conſcience now? I will ſpeake lower. I pray you, and beſeech you, that you will. Though it appeare a little out of faſhion, There is much care and valour in this Welchman. Brother Iohn Bates, is not that the Morning which breakes yonder? I thinke it be: but wee haue no great cauſe to deſire the approach of day. Wee ſee yonder the beginning of the day, but I thinke wee ſhall neuer ſee the end of it. Who goes there? A Friend. Vnder what Captaine ſerue you? Vnder Sir Iohn Erpingham. A good old Commander, and a moſt kinde Gentleman: I pray you▪ what thinkes he of our eſtate? Euen as men wrackt vpon a Sand, that looke to be waſht off the next Tyde. He hath not told his thought to the King? No: nor it is not meet he ſhould: for though I ſpeake it to you, I thinke the King is but a man, as I am: the Violet ſmells to him, as it doth to me; the Element ſhewes to him, as it doth to me; all his Sences haue but humane Conditions: his Ceremonies layd by, in his Nakedneſſe he appeares but a man; and though his affections are higher mounted then ours, yet when they ſtoupe, they ſtoupe with the like wing: therefore, when he ſees reaſon of feares, as we doe; his feares, out of doubt, be of the ſame relliſh as ours are: yet in reaſon, no man ſhould poſſeſſe him with any appearance of feare; leaſt hee, by ſhewing it, ſhould dis-hearten his Army. He may ſhew what outward courage he will: but I beleeue, as cold a Night as 'tis, hee could wiſh himſelfe in Thames vp to the Neck; and ſo I would he were, and I by him, at all aduentures, ſo we were quit here. By my troth, I will ſpeake my conſcience of the King: I thinke hee would not wiſh himſelfe any where, but where hee is. Then I would he were here alone; ſo ſhould he be ſure to be ranſomed, and a many poore mens liues ſaued. I dare ſay, you loue him not ſo ill, to wiſh him here alone: howſoeuer you ſpeake this to feele other mens minds, me thinks I could not dye any where ſo contented, as in the Kings company; his Cauſe being iuſt, and his Quarrell honorable. That's more then we know. I, or more then wee ſhould ſeeke after; for wee know enough, if wee know wee are the Kings Subiects: if his Cauſe be wrong, our obedience to the King wipes the Cryme of it out of vs.