Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1601 [1600-1601] (Annals) tragedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 524 words
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Being thus benetted round with Villains, Ere I could make a Prologue to my brains, They had begun the Play. I sat me down, Devised a new Commission, wrote it fair, I once did hold it as our Statists do, A baseness to write fair; and laboured much How to forget that learning: but Sir now, It did me Yeoman's service: wilt thou know The effects of what I wrote? I, good my Lord. An earnest Conjuration from the King, As England was his faithful Tributary, As love between them, as the Palm should flourish, As Peace should still her wheaten Garland wear, And stand a Comma between their amities, And many such like Assis of great charge, That on the view and know of these Contents, Without debatement further, more or less, He should the bearers put to sudden death, Not shriving time allowed. How was this sealed? Why, even in that was Heaven ordinate; I had my father's Signet in my Purse, Which was the Model of that Danish Seal: Folded the Writ up in form of the other, Subscribed it, gav't th' impression, placed it safely, The changeling never known: Now, the next day Was our Sea Fight, and what to this was cement, Thou knowst already. So Guildensterne and Rosincrance, go too't. Why man, they did make love to this employment They are not near my Conscience; their debate Doth by their own insinuation grow: 'Tis dangerous, when the base nature comes Between the pass, and fell incensed points Of mighty opposites. Why, what a King is this? Does it not, thinkest thee, stand me now upon He that hath killed my King, and whored my Mother, Popped in between th' election and my hopes, Thrown out his Angle for my proper life, And with such cozenage; is't not perfect conscience, To quit him with this arm? And is't not to be damned To let this Canker of our nature come In further evil. It must be shortly known to him from England What is the issue of the business there. It will be short, The interim's mine, and a man's life's no more Then to say one: but I am very sorry good Horatio, That to Laertes I forgot myself; For by the image of my Cause, I see The Portraiture of his; I'll count his favours: But sure the bravery of his grief did put me Into a Towering passion. Peace, who comes here? Your Lordship is right welcome back to Denmark. I humbly thank you Sir, dost know this waterflie? No my good Lord. Thy state is the more gracious; for 'tis a vice to know him: he hath much Land, and fertile; let a Beast be Lord of Beasts, and his Crib shall stand at the King's Mess; 'tis a Chowgh; but as I saw spacious in the possession of dirt. Sweet Lord, if your friendship were at leisure, I should impart a thing to you from his Majesty. I will receive it with all diligence of spirit; put your Bonnet to his right use, 'tis for the head. I thank your Lordship, 'tis very hot.
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Being thus benetted round with Villaines, Ere I could make a Prologue to my braines, They had begun the Play. I ſate me downe, Deuis'd a new Commiſſion, wrote it faire, I once did hold it as our Statiſts doe, A baſeneſſe to write faire; and laboured much How to forget that learning: but Sir now, It did me Yeomans ſeruice: wilt thou know The effects of what I wrote? I, good my Lord. An earneſt Coniuration from the King, As England was his faithfull Tributary, As loue betweene them, as the Palme ſhould flouriſh, As Peace ſhould ſtill her wheaten Garland weare, And ſtand a Comma 'tweene their amities, And many ſuch like Aſſis of great charge, That on the view and know of theſe Contents, Without debatement further, more or leſſe, He ſhould the bearers put to ſodaine death, Not ſhriuing time allowed. How was this ſeal'd? Why, euen in that was Heauen ordinate; I had my fathers Signet in my Purſe, Which was the Modell of that Daniſh Seale: Folded the Writ vp in forme of the other, Subſcrib'd it, gau't th' impreſſion, plac't it ſafely, The changeling neuer knowne: Now, the next day Was our Sea Fight, and what to this was ſement, Thou know'ſt already. So Guildenſterne and Roſincrance, go too't. Why man, they did make loue to this imployment They are not neere my Conſcience; their debate Doth by their owne inſinuation grow: 'Tis dangerous, when the baſer nature comes Betweene the paſſe, and fell incenſed points Of mighty oppoſites. Why, what a King is this? Does it not, thinkſt thee, ſtand me now vpon He that hath kil'd my King, and whor'd my Mother, Popt in betweene th' election and my hopes, Throwne out his Angle for my proper life, And with ſuch coozenage; is't not perfect conſcience, To quit him with this arme? And is't not to be damn'd To let this Canker of our nature come In further euill. It muſt be ſhortly knowne to him from England What is the iſſue of the buſineſſe there. It will be ſhort, The interim's mine, and a mans life's no more Then to ſay one: but I am very ſorry good Horatio, That to Laertes I forgot my ſelfe; For by the image of my Cauſe, I ſee The Portraiture of his; Ile count his fauours: But ſure the brauery of his griefe did put me Into a Towring paſſion. Peace, who comes heere? Your Lordſhip is right welcome back to Denmarke. I humbly thank you Sir, doſt know this waterflie? No my good Lord. Thy ſtate is the more gracious; for 'tis a vice to know him: he hath much Land, and fertile; let a Beaſt be Lord of Beaſts, and his Crib ſhall ſtand at the Kings Meſſe; 'tis a Chowgh; but as I ſaw ſpacious in the poſſeſſion of dirt. Sweet Lord, if your friendſhip were at leyſure, I ſhould impart a thing to you from his Maieſty. I will receiue it with all diligence of ſpirit; put your Bonet to his right vſe, 'tis for the head. I thanke your Lordſhip, 'tis very hot.