The Conspiracy of Charles Duke of Byron · chunk 26 of 33
Chapman, George · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) history · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea · 517 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
In this speech following, which I thus remember. If I hold any merit worth his presence, Or any part of that, your Courtship gives me, My subjects have bestowed it; some in counsel, In action some, and in obedience all; For none knows, with such proof as you my Lord, How much a subject may renown his Prince, And how much Princes of their subjects hold; In all the services that ever subject Did for his Sovereign; he that best deserved Must (in comparison) except, Byron; And to win this prize clear; without the maims Commonly given men by ambition, When all their parts lie open to his view, Shows continence, past their other excellence, But for a subject to affect a kingdom, Is like the Camel, that of Ioue begged horns, And such mad-hungry men, as well may eat, Hot coals of fire, to feed their natural heat; For, to aspire to competence with your king What subject is so gross, and Giantly? He having now a dauphin borne to him, Whose birth, ten days before, was dreadfully ushered with Earthquakes, in most parts of Europe, And that gives all men, cause enough to fear All thought of competition with him. Commend us good my Lord, and tell our Brother How much we joy, in that his royal issue, And in what prayers, we raise our heart to heaven, That in more terror to his foes, and wonder He may drink Earthquakes, and devour the thunder, So we admire your valour, and your virtues, And ever will contend, to win their honour. Then spoke she to Crequie, and Prince D' Auvergne, And gave all gracious farewells; when Byron Was thus encountered by a Councillor Of great and eminent name, and matchless merit: I think (my Lord) your princely dauphin bears Arion in his Cradle, through your kingdom, In the sweet Music joy strikes from his birth. He answered; and good right; the cause commands it. But (said the other) had we a fift Henry, To claim his old right: and one man to friend, Whom you well know my Lord, that for his friendship Were promised the Vice-royalty of France, We would not doubt of conquest, in despite Of all those windy Earthquakes. He replied; Treason was never guide to English conquests, And therefore that doubt shall not fright our dauphin; Nor would I be the friend to such a foe, For all the royalties in Christendom. Fix there your foot (said he) I only give False fire, and would be loath to shoot you of: He that wins Empire with the loss of faith, outbuys it; and will bankrupt; you have laid A brave foundation, by the hand of victory: Put not the roof to fortune, foolish statuaries, That under little Saints suppose, great bases Make less, to sense, the Saints; and so where fortune, Advanceth vile minds, to states great and noble, She much more exposeth them to shame, Not able to make good, and fill their bases, With a conformed structure; I have found, (Thanks to the blesser of my search) that counsels,
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In this speech following, which I thus remember. If I hold any merit worth his presence, Or any part of that, your Courtship giues me, My subiects haue bestowd it; some in counsaile, In action some, and in obedience all; For none knowes, with such proofe as you my Lord, How much a subiect may renowne his Prince, And how much Princes of their subiects hold; In all the seruices that euer subiect Did for his Soueraigne; he that best deseru'd Must (in comparison) except, Byron; And to winne this prise cleere; without the maimes Commonly giuen men by ambition, When all their parts lye open to his view, Showes continence, past their other excellence, But for a subiect to affect a kingdome, Is like the Cammell, that of Ioue begd hornes, And such mad-hungrie men, as well may eate, Hote coles of fire, to feede their naturall heate; For, to aspire to competence with your king What subiect is so grose, and Gyantly? He hauing now a Daulphine borne to him, Whose birth, ten dayes before, was dreadfully Vsherd with Earth-quakes, in most parts of Europe, And that giues all men, cause enough to feare All thought of competition with him. Commend vs good my Lord, and tell our Brother How much we ioy, in that his royall issue, And in what prayers, we raise our heart to heauen, That in more terror to his foes, and wonder He may drinke Earthquakes, and deuoure the thunder, So we admire your valure, and your vertues, And euer will contend, to winne their honor. Then spake she to Crequie, and Prince D' Auergne, And gaue all gracious farewels; when Byron Was thus encountred by a Councellor▪ Of great and eminent name, and matchlesse merit: I thinke (my Lord) your princely Daulphin beares Arion in his Cradle, through your kingdome, In the sweete Musique ioy strikes from his birth. He answerd; and good right; the cause commands it. But (said the other) had we a fift Henry, To claime his ould right: and one man to friend, Whom you well know my Lord, that for his friendship Were promist the Vice-royaltie of France, We would not doubt of conquest, in despight Of all those windy Earth-quakes. He replyed; Treason was neuer guide to English conquests, And therefore that doubt shall not fright our Daulphine; Nor would I be the friend to such a foe, For all the royalties in Christendome. Fix there your foote (sayd he) I onely giue False fire, and would be lothe to shoote you of: He that winnes Empire with the losse of faith, Out-buies it; and will banck-route; you haue layde A braue foundation, by the hand of victorie: Put not the roofe to fortune, foolish statuaries, That vnder little Saints suppose, great bases Make lesse, to sence, the Saints; and so where fortune, Aduanceth vile mindes, to states great and noble, She much more exposeth them to shame, Not able to make good, and fill their bases, With a conformed structure; I haue found, (Thankes to the blesser of my searche) that counsailes,