Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1597 [c.1597-1598] (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
You all look strangely on me, and you most▪ You are I think assured I love you not. I am assured, if I be measured rightly, Your majesty hath no just cause to hate me. No? how might a prince of my great hopes forget, So great indignities you laid upon me? What, rate, rebuke, and roughly send to prison, Th'▪ immediate heir of England? was this easy? May this be washed in lethy and forgotten? I than did use the person of your father, The image of his power lay then in me, And in th'administration of his law, Whiles I was busy for the common wealth, Your Highness pleased to forget my place, The majesty and power of law and justice, The image of the King whom I presented, And struck me in my very seat of judgement, Whereon, as an offendor to your father,) I gave bold way to my authority, And did commit you: if the deed were ill, Be you contented, wearing now the garland, To have a son set your decrees at nought? To pluck down justice from your awful bench? To trip the course of law and blunt the sword, That guards the peace and safeve of your person? Nay more, to spurn at your most royal image, And mock your workings in a second body? Question your royal thoughts, make the case yours, Be now the father, and propose a son, Hear your own dignity so much profaned, See your most dreadful laws so loosely slighted, Behold yourself so by a son disdained: And then imagine me taking your part, And in your power soft silencing your son, After this cold considerance sentence me, And as you are a King, speak in your state, What I have done that misbecame my place, My person, or my liege's sovereignty. You are right justice, and you weigh this well, Therefore still bear the Balance and the Sword, And I do wish your honours may increase, Till you do live to see a son of mine Offend you, and obey you as I did: So shall I live to speak my father's words, Happy am I that have a man so bold, That dares do justice on my proper son: And not less happy, having such a son, That would deliver up his greatness so, Into the hands of justice you did commit me: For which I do commit into your hand, Th'unstained sword that you have used to bear, With this remembrance, that you use the same With the like bold, just, and impartial spirit, As you have done 'gainst me: there is my hand, You shall be as a father to my youth, My voice shall sound as you do prompt mine ear▪ And I will stoop and humble my intents, To your well practizde wise directions. And princes all, believe me I beseech you, My father is gone wild into his grave: For in his tomb lie my affections,
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You al looke strangely on me, and you most▪ You are I thinke assurde I loue you not. I am assurde, if I be measurde rightly, Your maiesty hath no iust cause to hate me. No? how might a prince of my great hopes forget, So great indignities you laid vpon me? What, rate, rebuke, and roughly send to prison, Th▪immediate heire of England? was this easie? May this be washt in lethy and forgotten? I then did vse the person of your father, The image of his power lay then in me, And in th'administration of his law, Whiles I was busie for the common wealth, Your Highnesse pleased to forget my place, The maiestie and power of law and iustice, The image of the King whom I presented, And strooke me in my very seate of iudgement, Whereon, as an offendor to your father,) I gaue bold way to my authority, And did commit you: if the deed were ill, Be you contented, wearing now the garland, To haue a sonne set your decrees at naught? To plucke downe Iustice from your awful bench? To trip the course of law and blunt the sword, That guards the peace and safeue of your person? Nay more, to spurne at your most royall image, And mocke your workings in a second body? Question your royall thoughts, make the case yours, Be now the father, and propose a sonne, Heare your owne dignity so much prophan'd, See your most dreadfull lawes so loosely slighted, Behold your selfe so by a sonne disdained: And then imagine me taking your part, And in your power soft silencing your sonne, After this cold considerance sentence me, And as you are a King, speake in your state, What I haue done that misbecame my place, My person, or my lieges soueraigntie. You are right Iustice, and you weigh this well, Therefore still beare the Ballance and the Sword, And I do wish your honors may encrease, Til you do liue to see a sonne of mine Offend you, and obey you as I did: So shall I liue to speake my fathers words, Happie am I that haue a man so bold, That dares do iustice on my proper sonne: And not lesse happie, hauing such a sonne, That would deliuer vp his greatnesse so, Into the hands of Iustice you did commit me: For which I do commit into your hand, Th'vnstained sword that you haue vsde to beare, With this remembrance, that you vse the same With the like bold, iust, and impartial spirit, As you haue done gainst me: there is my hand, You shall be as a father to my youth, My voice shall sound as you do prompt mine eare▪ And I wil stoope and humble my intents, To your well practizde wise directions. And princes all, beleeue me I beseech you, My father is gone wild into his graue: For in his toomb lie my affections,