Anonymous · published 1606 · first performed or written 1605 [1603-1606] (Annals) history; satire · Queen Anne's Men T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an typicality 0.77 · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T53: crown, king, state, life, lord, lords, live, queen, tullia, prince.
Here comes the Lords of this pretended league, How goes our hope, speak valiant English Peers, Are we in way of Sovereignty, or still stand we Subjects unto the awe of Elidure. Long live the valiant brothers of the King, With mutual love to wear the British Crown, Two thousand Soldiers have I brought from Wales, to wait upon the princely Peridure. As many of my bold confederates Have I drawn from the South to swear allegiance, to young Vigenius. Do but call me king, the charming Spheres so sweetly cannot sing. To king Vigenius. Oh but where's our Crown, that make knees humble, when their sovereigns frown. King Elidure's shall his state resign. Say Morgan so, and Britain's rule is mine. king Peridure shall reign. And sit in state. And thousand subjects on his glory wait. Then they that lifts us to the imperial seat, Our powers and will shall study to make great. And thou that raisest us, as our best friend, Shall as we mount the like degrees ascend. When will you give the attempt. Now royal sister. Before the king have notice of our plot, Before the Lords that love his government, Prepare their opposition. Well determined, And like a king in Esse, now this night, Let's make a hostile uproar in the Court, Surprise the king, make seizure of the Crown, Lay hands upon the Counsel, lest they scape to levy forces, those Lords that serve the king, and with austere reproofs, punish the hateful vices of the Land, Must not awe us, they shall not reign, we will, those that applaud us, raise, despise us, kill, I see a kind of state appear already In thy majestic brow, call in the soldiers, Man the Court gates, barricade all the streets, Defend the ways, the lands and passages, And girt the palace with a treble wall Of armed soldiers, and in dead of night, When all the peers lie drowned in golden sleep, Sound out a sudden and a shrill Alarum, to maze them in the midst of horrid dreams. The king and Crown is ours. The Queen I claim. It shall go hard, but I the shrew will tame, trumpets and drums, your dreadful clamours sound. Proclaim me captive, or a king new crowned, Treason, treason. thou art mine whate'er thou be. Prince Peridure. I Cornwell and thy king. He discords taught, that taught thee so to sing. Who stops this passage. Martianus we. Vigenius. unto whom thou owest thy knee. My knee to none but Elidure shall bend. Our reign beginning hath when his lines end. What traitorous hand dares interdict our way? Why that dare ours, 'tis we command thee stale. Are we not Queen? Is't you, then happily met, I have owed you long, and now I'll pay that dept. Vild traitoress, darest, thou lay a violent hand on us thy Queen? We dare command thee stand, Thou wast a Queen, but now thou art a slave. Before such bondage, grant me heaven a grave.
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Heere comes the Lords of this pretended league, How goes our hope, speake valiant English Peeres, Are we in way of Soueraignty, or still stand we Subiects vnto the aw of Elidure. Long liue the valiant brothers of the King, With mutuall loue to weare the Brittish Crowne, Two thousand Souldiors haue I brought from Wales, to wait vpon the princely Perydure. As many of my bold confederates Haue I drawne from the South to sweare allegiance, to young Vigenius. Do but call me king, the charming Spheres so sweetly cannot sing. To king Vigenius. Oh but wheres our Crowne, that make knees humble, when their soueraignes frowne. King Eliduras shall his state resigne. Say Morgan so, and Britains rule is mine. king Peridure shall raigne. And sit in stae. And thousand subiects on his glory waite. Then they that lifts vs to the imperiall seate, Our powers and will shall study to make great. And thou that raisest vs, as our best friend, Shall as we mount the like degrees ascend. When will you giue the attempt. Now royall sister. Before the king haue notice of our plot, Before the Lords that loue his gouernment, Prepare their opposition. Well determined, And like a king in Esse, now this night, Lets make a hostile vprore in the Court, Surprize the king, make ceazure of the Crowne, Lay hands vpon the Counsell, least they scape to leuy forces, those Lords that serue the king, and with austere reproofes, punish the hatefull vices of the Land, Must not awe vs, they shall not raigne, we wil, those that applaud vs, raise, despise vs, kill, I see a kind of state appeare already In thy maiestick brow, cal in the souldiors, Man the Court gates, barricade al the streets, Defend the waies, the lands and passages, And git the pallace with a treble wall Of armed souldiors, and in dead of night, When all the peeresly drownd in golden sleepe, Sound out a sodaine and a shrill Alarum, to maze them in the midst of horrid dreames. The king and Crowne is ours. The Queen I claime. It shal go hard, but I the shrew will tame, trumpets and drums, your dreadfull clamors sound. Proclaime me captiue, or a king new crownd, Treason, treason. thou art mine what ere thou be. Prince Peridure. I Cornwell and thy king. He discords taught, that taught thee so to sing. Who stops this passage. Martianus we. Vigenius. Vno whom thou owest thy knee. My knee to none▪ but Elidure shall bend. Our raign beginning hath when his lines end. What traitrous hand dares interdict our way? Why that dare ours, tis we command thee stale. Are we not Queene? Ist you, then happily met, I haue owed you long, and now Ile pay that dept. Vild traitresse, darest, thou lay a violent hand on vs thy Queene? We dare commaund thee stand, Thou wast a Queene, but now thou art a slaue. Before such bondage, graunt me heauen a graue.