The Tragedy of Charles Duke of Byron · chunk 35 of 37
Chapman, George · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) tragedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 487 words
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It must be read my Lord, no remedy. read, if it must be, then, and I must talk. The process being extraordinarily made and examined by the Court, and chambers assembled— Condemned for depositions of a witch? The common deposition, and her whore To all whorish perjuries and treacheries. Sure he called up the devil in my spirits, And made him to usurp my faculties: Shall I be cast away now he's cast out? What justice is in this? dear countrymen, Take this true evidence, betwixt heaven and you. And quit me in your hearts. Go on. Against Charles Gentalt of Byron: knight of both the orders; Duke of Byron, peer and marshal of France; Governor of Burgundy, accused of treason in a sentence was given the 22. of this month, condemning the said Duke of Byron of heigh treason, for his direct conspiracies against the king's person; enterprises against his state.— That is most false; let me for ever be, Deprived of heaven, as I shall be of earth, If it be true: know worthy countrymen. These two and twenty months I have been clear, Of all attempts against the king and state. Treaties and treacheries with his Enemies, being marshal of the king's army, for reparation of which crimes they deprived him of all his estates, honours and dignities, and condemned him to lose his head upon a Scaffold at the Greave The Greave? had that place stood for my dispatch I had not yielded; all your forces should not, Stir me one foot; wild horses should have drawn, My body piece-meal, ere you all had brought me. Declaring all his goods movable and immoveable whatsoever to be confiscate to the King: the Signory of Byron to lose the title of Duchy and Peer for ever. Now is your form contented, I my Lord And I must now entreat you to deliver, Your order up, the king demands it of you. And I restore it, with my vow of safety, In that world, where both he and I are one, I never broke the oath I took to take it, We'll now my Lord we'll take our latest leaves, Beseeching heaven to take as clear from you, All sense of torment in your willing death: All love and thought of what you must leave here, As when you shall aspire heavens highest sphere, Thanks to your Lordship and let me pray to, That you will hold good censure of my life, By the clear witness of my soul in death, That I have never passed act 'gainst the King, Which if my faith had let me undertake, They had been three years since, amongst the dead; Your soul shall find his safety in her own, Call the executioner; Good sir I pray, Go after and beseech the Chancellor That he will let my body be interred, Amongst my predecessors at Byron: I go my Lord:
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It must be read my Lord, no remedie. Reade, if it must be, then, and I must talke. The processe being extraordinarily made and examin'd by the Court, and chambers assembled— Condemn'd for depositions of a witch? The common deposition, and her whoore To all whorish periuries and treacheries. Sure he cal'd vp the diuill in my spirits, And made him to vsurpe my faculties: Shall I be cast away now he's cast out? What Iustice is in this? deare countrey-men, Take this true euidence, betwixt heauen and you▪ And quit me in your hearts. Go on. Against Charles Gntalt of Byron: knight of both the orders; Duke of Byron, peere and marshall of France; Gouernor o Burgondy, accus'd of treason in a sentence was giuen the 22. of this month, condemning the said Duke of Byron of heigh treason, for his direct conspiracies against the kings person; enterprises against his state.— That is most false; let me for euer be, Depriued of heauen, as I shall be of earth, If it be true: knowe worthy country-men. These two and twenty moneths I haue bene clere, Of all atempts against the king and state. Treaties and trecheries with his Enemies, being marshall of the Kings army, for reparation of which crimes they depriued him of all his estates, honors and dignities, and condemned him to lose his head vpon a Scaffold at the Greaue The Greaue? had that place stood for my dispatch I had not yeelded; all your forces should not, Stire me one foote; wild horses should haue drawne, My body peece-meale, eare you all had brought me. Declaring all his goods moueable and inmoueable whatsoeuer to be confiscate to the King: the Signeury of Byron to loose the title of Duchy and Peere for euer. Now is your forme contented, I my Lord And I must now entreat you to deliuer, Your order vp, the king demands it of you. And I restore it, with my vow of safty, In that world, where both he and I are one, I neuer brake the oth I tooke to take it, We'l now my Lord wee'l take our latest leaues, Beseeching heauen to take as clere from you, All sence of torment in your willing death: All loue and thought of what you must leaue here, As when you shall aspie-heauens highest sphere, Thankes to your Lordship and let me pray to, That you will hold good censure of my life, By the cleere witnesse of my soule in death, That I haue neuer past act gainst the King, Which if my faith had let me vndertake, They had bene three yeares since, amongst the dead; Your soule shall finde his safety in her owne, Call the executioner▪ Good sir I pray, Go after and beseech the Chancellor That he will let my body be interrd, Amongst my predecessors at Byron: I go my Lord: