The Tragedy of Charles Duke of Byron · chunk 25 of 37
Chapman, George · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) tragedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea · 485 words
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The prisoner comes. My Lord Laffin forbear your sight a while, It may incense the prisoner: who will know, By your attendance near us, that your hand, Was chief in his discovery; which as yet, I think he doth not doubt, I will forbear, Till your good pleasures call me, When he knows And sees Laffin, accuse him to his face, The Court I think will shake with his distemper. You see my Lord, 'tis in the golden chamber. The golden chamber? where the greatest Kings Have thought them honoured to receive a place: And I have had it; am I come to stand In rank and habit here of men arraigned, Where I have sat assistant, and been honoured, With glorious title of the chiefest virtuous, Where the Kings chief Solicitor hath said, There was in France, no man that ever lived, Whose parts were worth my imitation; That, but mine own worth; I could imitate none: And that I made myself inimitable, To all that could come after; whom this Court Hath seen to sit upon the Flower de Lice In recompense of my renowned service. Must I be sat on now, by petty judges? These Scarlet robes, that come to sit and fight Against my life; dismay my valour more, Than all the bloody Cassocks Spain hath brought To field against it. To the bar my Lord. Read the indictment. Stay, I will invert (For shortness sake) the form of our proceedings, And out of all the points, the process holds, Collect five principal, with which we charge you. First you conferred with one, called Picote, At Orleans borne, and into Flanders fled, To hold intelligence by him with the Archduke, And for two voyages to that effect, Bestowed on him, five hundred, fifty crowns. Next you held treaty with the Duke of Savoy, Without the king's permission; offering him All service and assistance 'gainst all men, In hope to have in marriage, his third daughter. Thirdly you held intelligence with the Duke, At taking in of Bourge, and other Forts; Advising him, with all your prejudice, 'gainst the king's army, and his royal person. The fourth is; that you would have brought the King, Before Saint Katherine's Fort, to be there slain: And to that end writ to the Governor, In which you gave him notes to know his highness. Fiftly, you sent Laffin to treat with Savoy, And with the Count Fuentes, of more plots, Touching the ruin of the King and realm. All this (my Lord) I answer, and deny: And first for Picoté; he was my prisoner, And therefore I might well confer with him: But that our conference tended to the Archduke, Is nothing so; I only did employ him To Captain La Fortune, for the reduction Of Seurre, to the service of the King. Who used such speedy diligence therein, That shortly 'twas assured his Majesty,
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The prisoner comes. My Lord Laffin forbeare your sight a while, It may incense the prisoner: who will know, By your attendance nere vs, that your hand, Was chiefe in his discouery; which as yet, I thinke he doth not doubt, I will forbeare, Till your good pleasures call me, When he knowes And sees Laffin, accuse him to his face, The Court I thinke will shake with his distemper. You see my Lord, 'tis in the golden chamber. The golden chamber? where the greatest Kings Haue thought them honor'd to receiue a place: And I haue had it; am I come to stand In ranke and habite here of men arraignd, Where I haue sat assistant, and beene honord, With glorious title of the chiefest vertuous, Where the Kings chiefe Solicitor hath said, There was in France, no man that euer liu'd, Whose parts were worth my imitation; That, but mine owne worth; I could imitate none: And that I made my selfe inimitable, To all that could come after; whom this Court Hath seene to sit vpon the Flower de Lice In recompence of my renowned seruice. Must I be sat on now, by petty Iudges? These Scarlet robes, that come to sit and fight Against my life; dsmay my valure more, Then all the bloudy Cassocks Spaine hath brought To field against it. To the barre my Lord. Read the inditement. Stay, I will inuert (For shortnesse sake) the forme of our proceedings, And out of all the points, the processe holds, Collect fiue principall, with which we charge you. First you conferd with one, cald Picote, At Orleance borne, and into Flanders fled, To hold intelligence by him with the Archduke, And for two voyages to that effect, Bestowd on him, fiue hundred, fiftie crownes. Next you held treaty with the Duke of Sauoy, Without the Kings permission; offering him All seruice and assistance gainst all men, In hope to haue in marriage, his third daughter. Thirdly you held intelligence with the Duke, At taking in of Bourge, and other Forts; Aduising him, with all your preiudice, Gainst the Kings armie, and his royall person. The fourth is; that you would haue brought the King, Before Saint Katherines Fort, to be there slaine: And to that end writ to the Gouernor, In which you gaue him notes to know his highnesse. Fiftly, you sent Laffin to treate with Sauoy, And with the Count Fuentes, of more plots, Touching the ruine of the King and realme. All this (my Lord) I answer, and deny: And first for Picoté; he was my prisoner, And therefore I might well conferre with him: But that our conference tended to the Arch-duke, Is nothing so; I onely did employ him To Captaine La Fortune, for the reduction Of Seurre, to the seruice of the King. Who vsd such speedy dilligence therein, That shortly 'twas assut'd his Maiestie,