Norton, Thomas / Sackville, Thomas · published 1565 · first performed or written 1562 [Jan 18] (Annals) tragedy · before the Court unassigned nearest T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
Mother content you, you shall see the end. The end? thy end I fear, Ioue end me first. MY Lords whose grave advise & faithful aid Have long upheld my Honour & my Realm And brought me from this age from tender years. Guiding so great estate with great renown: Now more importeth me the erst to use Your faith and wisdom whereby yet I reign, That when by death my lief and rule shall cease, The kingdom yet may with unbroken course, Have certain Prince, by whose undoubted right, Your wealth and peace, may stand in quiet stay, And eke that they whom Nature hath prepared, In time to take my place in Princely Seat, While in their Father's time their pliant youth Yields to the frame of skilful governance May so be taught and trained in noble Arts, As what their fathers which have reigned before Have with great fame derived down to them With honour they may leave unto their seed: And not be taught for their unworthy life, And for their lawless swerving out of kind, Worthy to lose what Law and kind them gave But that they may preserve the common peace, The cause that first began and still maintains The Lineal course of kings inheritance, For me, for mine, for you, and for the state Whereof both I and you have charge and care. Thus do I mean to use your wonted faith To me and mine, and to your native Land, My Lords be plain without all wry respect Or poisonous craft to speak in pleasing wise, Lest as the blame of ill succeeding things Shall light on you, so light the harms also. Your good acceptance so (most noble king) Of such your faithfulness as heretofore We have employed in duties to your Grace, And to this Realm whose worthy head you are, Well proves that neither you mistrust at all, Nor we shall need no boasting wise to show, Our truth to you, nor yet our wakeful care For you, for yours, and for our native Land, Wherefore (O king) I speak for one as all, sith all as one do bear you equal faith: Doubt not to use their Counsels and their aids Whose honours, goods & lives are whole avowed To serve, to aid, and to defend your Grace. My Lords I thank you all. This is the case Ye know, the Gods, who have the sovereign care For kings, for kingdoms, and for comen weals, Gave me two sons in my more lusty Age, Who now in my deceiving years are grown Well towards riper state of mind and strength, To take in hand some greater Princely charge, As yet they live and spend their hopeful days, With me and with their Mother here in Courts Their age now asketh other place and trade, And mine also doth ask another change, Theirs to more travail, mine to greater ease: When fatal death shall end my mortal life,
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Mother content you, you ſhall ſee the ende. The ende? thie ende I feare, Ioue ende me firſt. MY Lordes whoſe graue aduiſe & faithfull aide Haue long vpheld my Honour & my Realme And brought me from this age from tender yeres. Guidynge ſo great eſtate with great renowme: Nowe more importeth mee the erſt to vſe Your faith and wiſdome wherby yet I reigne, That when by death my liefe and rule ſhall ceaſe, The kingdome yet maye with vnbroken courſe, Haue certayne Prince, by whoſe vndoubted right, Your wealth and peace, may ſtand in quiet ſtaie, And eke that thei whome Nature hath preparde, In time to take my place in Princelie Seate, While in their Fathers tyme their pliant youth Yeldes to the frame of ſkilfull gouernaunce Maye ſo be taught and trayned in noble Artes, As what their fathers whiche haue reigned before Haue with great fame deriued downe to them With honour they maye leaue vnto their ſeede: And not be taught for their vnworthie life, And for their Laweles ſwaruynge out of kinde, Worthie to loſe what Lawe aud kind them gaue But that they may preſerue the cōmon peace, The cauſe that firſt began and ſtill mainteines The Lyneall courſe of kinges inheritaunce, For me, for myne, for you, and for the ſtate Wherof both I and you haue charge and care. Thus do I meane to vſe your wonted fayth To me and myne, and to your natyue Lande, My Lordes be playne without all wrie reſpect Or poyſonous crafte to ſpeake in pleaſyng wiſe, Leſt as the blame of yll ſuccedynge thinges Shall light on you, ſo light the harmes alſo. Your good acceptaunce ſo (moſt noble kinge) Of ſuche your faithfulnes as heretofore We haue employed in dueties to your Grace, And to this Realme whoſe worthie head you are, Well proues that neyther you miſtruſte at all, Nor we ſhall nede no boaſting wiſe to ſhewe, Our trueth to you, nor yet our wakefull care For you, for yours, and for our natiue Lande, Wherfore (O kynge) I ſpeake for one as all, Sithe all as one do beare you egall faith: Doubt not to vſe their Counſelles and their aides Whoſe honours, goods & lyues are whole auowed To ſerue, to ayde, and to defende your Grace. My Lordes I thanke you all. This is the caſe Ye know, the Gods, who haue the ſoueraigne care For kings, for kingdomes, and for cōmen weales, Gaue me two ſonnes in my more luſtie Age, Who nowe in my deceyuynge yeres are growen Well towardes ryper ſtate of minde and ſtrength, To take in hande ſome greater Princely charge, As yet they lyue and ſpende their hopefull daies, With me and with their Mother here in Courts Their age nowe aſketh other place and trade, And myne alſo doth aſke an other chaunge, Theirs to more trauaile, myne to greater eaſe: Whan fatall death ſhall ende my mortall lyfe,