Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 [1603-1604] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 545 words
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MY Lords, Know that we far from any natural pride Or touch of temporal sway, have seen our face In our grave counsels foreheads: where doth stand Our truest glass, made by Times wrinkled hand. We know we're old, my days proclaim me so: forty-five years, I've gently ruled this Dukedom, Pray heaven it be no fault, For there's as much disease, though not to th' eye, In too much pity, as in Tyranny. Your grace hath spoke it right. I know that life Has not long course in me, 'twill not be long Before I show that Kings have mortal bodies As well as Subjects, therefore to my comfort, And your successful hopes I have a Son Whom I dare boast of;— Whom we all do boast off, A Prince elder in virtues then in years, His judgement is a Father to his youth, ay, ay, would he were from Court, Our largest hopes grow in him, And 'tis the greatest pity Noble Lord, He is untraveled, 'tis indeed my Lord. Had he but travail to his time and Virtue— oh he should near return again. It shall be so, what is in hope begun, Experience quickens, travail confirms the man, Who's else lives doubtful, and his days oft sorry, " Who's rich in Knowledge, has the stock of glory. Most true my royal Lord. Some one attend our Son. See, here he comes my Lord. Oh you come well. 'tis always my desire my worthy Father. Your Serious studies, & those fruitful hours That grow up into judgement, well become Your birth, and all our loves: I weep that you are my son, But Virtuously I weep, the more my gladness: We have thought good and meet by the consent Of these our Nobles, to move you toward Travail, The better to approve you to yourself And give your apter power, foundation: To see affections actually presented, e'en by those men that owe them, yield more profit, I more content, then singly to read of them, " Since love or fear, make Writers partial, The good and free example which you find, In other Countries, match it with your own, The ill to shame the ill, which will in time, Fully instruct you how to set in frame, A kingdom all in pieces. Honoured Father, With care and duty I have listened to you, What you desire, in me it is obedience, I do obey in all, knowing for right, " Experience is a kingdoms better sight. Oh 'tis the very lustre of a Prince, Travail! 'tis sweet and generous, He that knows how to obey, knows how to reign And that true knowledge have we found in you, Make choice of your Attendants. Their soon chose, only this man my Lord, a loving servant of mine. What none but he? I do entreat no more, For that's the benefit a private Gentleman Enjoys beyond our state, when he notes all, Himself unnoted, For should I bear the fashion of a prince, I should then win more flattery, than profit, And I should give 'em time & warning then To hide their Actions from me, if I appear a Sun, they'll run into the shade with their ill deeds, And so prevent me.
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MY Lordes, Know that we far from any naturall pride Or touch of temporall ſway, haue ſeene our face In our graue counſels foreheads: where doth ſtand Our trueſt glaſſe, made by Times wrinckled hand. We know wee're old, my daies proclayme me ſo: Fortie-fiue yeres, I'ue gently ruld this Dukedome, Pray heauen it be no fault, For there's as much diſeaſe, though not to th' eye, In too much pittie, as in Tyrannie. Your grace hath ſpoke it right. I know that life Has not long courſe in me, twill not be long Before I ſhow that Kinges haue mortall bodies As well as Subjects, therefore to my comfort, And your ſucceſfull hopes I haue a Sonne Whome I dare boaſt of;— Whome we all do boaſt off, A Prince elder in vertues then in yeares, His iudgement is a Father to his youth, I, I, would he were from Court, Our largeſt hopes grow in him, And tis the greateſt pittie Noble Lord, He is vntraueld, Tis indeede my Lord. Had he but trauaile to his time and Vertue—oh hee ſhould neere returne agen. It ſhall be ſo, what is in hope begun, Experience quickens, trauaile confirmes the man, Who's elſe liues doubtfull, and his daies oft ſorye, "Who's rich in Knowledge, ha's the ſtocke of glorye. Moſt true my royall Lord. Some one attend our Sonne. See, heere hee comes my Lord. Oh you come well. Tis alwaies my deſire my worthy Father. Your Serious ſtudyes, & thoſe fruitfull howres That grow vp into iudgement, well become Your birth, and all our loues: I weepe that you are my ſonne, But Vertuouſly I weepe, the more my gladnes: We haue thought good and meete by the conſent Of theſe our Nobles, to moue you toward Trauaile, The better to approue you to your ſelfe And giue your apter power, foundation: To ſee affections actually praeſented, Ee'n by thoſe men that owe them, yeeld more profit, I more content, then ſingly to reade of them, "Since loue or feare, make Writers partiall, The good and free example which you finde, In other Countries, match it with your owne, The ill to ſhame the ill, which will in time, Fully inſtruct you how to ſet in frame, A kingdome all in peeces. Honoured Father, With care and duetie I haue liſtned to you, What you deſire, in me it is obedience, I doe obey in all, knowing for right, "Experience is a Kingdomes better ſight. Oh tis the verie luſtre of a Prince, Trauaile! tis ſweete and generous, He that knowes how to obey, knowes how to reigne And that true knowledge haue we found in you, Make choice of your Attendants. Theyr ſoone choſe, only this man my Lord, a louing ſeruant of mine. What none but he? I doe intreate no more, For that's the benefit a priuate Gentleman Enioyes beyond our ſtate, when he notes all, Himſelfe vnnoted, For ſhould I beare the faſhion of a prince, I ſhould then win more flatterie, then profit, And I ſhould giue e'm time & warning then To hide their Actions from me, if I appeare a Sunne, Theile run into the ſhade with their ill deedes, And ſo preuent me.