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 · 500 words
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To throw the other Subject under feet Of him, whose Peer he is by course of kind, And nature that did make this equalness, Oft so repineth at so great a wrong, That oft she raiseth up a grudging grief, In younger Brethren at the elders state: Whereby both towns & kingdoms have be rased And famous stocks of Royal blood destroyed: The Brother that should be the Brother's aid And have a wakeful care for his defence, Gapes for his death, & blames the lingering years That brings not forth his end with faster course And oft impatient of so longe delays, With hateful slaughter he presents the fates And keeps a just reward for Brother's blood, With endless vengeance on his stock for aye: Such mischiefs here are wisely met withal: If equal state may nourish equal love, Where none hath cause to grudge at others good, But now the head to stoop beneath them both, Ne kind, ne reason, ne good order bears, And oft it hath been seen, that where Nature Hath been perverted in disordered wise, When Fathers cease to know that they should rule And Children cease to know they should obey, And often our unkindly tenderness, As Mother of unkindly Stubborns: I speak not this in envy or reproach, As if I grudged the glory of your sons, Whose honour I beseech the Gods to increase: Nor yet as if I thought there did remain, So filthy Cankers in their noble breasts, Whom I esteem (which is their greatest praise, Undoubted children of so good a king. Only I mean to show my certain Rules, Which kind hath graft within the mind of man That Nature hath her order and her course, Which (being broken) doth corrupt the state Of minds and things even in the best of all My Lords your sons may learn to rule of you Your own example in your noble Court Is fittest Guider of their youthful years, If you desire to seek some present joy By sight of their well ruling in your life, See them obey, so shall you see them rule, Who so obeyeth not with humbleness Will rule without rage and with insolence Long may they rule I do beseech the Gods, But long may they learn ere they begin to rule If kind and fates would suffer I would wish Them aged Princes and immortal kings: Wherefore most noble king I well assent, Between your sons that you divide your Realm. And as in kind, so match them in degree But while the God's prolong your Royal life Prolong your reign, for thereto live you here, And therefore have the Gods so long forborn To join you to themselves, that still you might Be Prince and father of our common weal: They when they see your children ripe to rule Will make them room, & will remove you hence, That yours in right ensuing of your life May rightly honour your mortal name.
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To throwe the other Subiect vnder feete Of him, whoſe Peere he is by courſe of kinde, And nature that did make this egalnes, Ofte ſo repineth at ſo great a wronge, That ofte ſhe rayſeth vp a grudgynge griefe, In yonger Brethren at the elders ſtate: Wherby both townes & kingdomes haue be raſed And famous ſtockes of Royall blood diſtroied: The Brother that ſhould be the Brothers aide And haue a wakefull care for his defence, Gapes for his death, & blames the lyngering yeres That brings not forth his ende with faſter courſe And oft impacient of ſo longe delayes, With hatefull ſlaughter he preſentes the fates And keepes a iuſt rewarde for Brothers bloode, With endles vengeaunce on his ſtocke for aye: Suche miſchiefes here are wiſely mette withall: If egall ſtate maye nouriſhe egall loue, Where none hath cauſe to grudge at others good, But nowe the head to ſtoupe beneth them bothe, Ne kinde, ne reaſon, ne good ordre beares, And oft it hath ben ſeene, that where Nature Hath ben preuerted in diſordered wiſe, When Fathers ceaſe to know that thei ſhuld rule And Children ceaſe to knowe they ſhould obey, And often our vnkindly tendrenes, As Mother of vnkindly Stubbornes: I ſpeake not this in enuie or reproche, As if I grudged the glorie of your ſonnes, Whoſe honour I beſeche the Goddes to encreaſe: Nor yet as if I thought there did remaine, So filthie Cankers in their noble breſtes, Whome I eſteme (whiche is their greateſt praiſe, Vndoubted children of ſo good a kynge. Onelie I meane to ſhewe my certeine Rules, Whiche kinde hath graft within the mind of man That Nature hath her ordre and her courſe, Whiche (being broken) doth corrupt the ſtate Of myndes and thinges euen in the beſt of all My Lordes your ſonnes may learne to rule of you Your owne example in your noble Courte Is fitteſt Guyder of their youthfull yeares, If you deſire to ſeeke ſome preſent Ioye By ſight of their well rulynge in your lyfe, See them obey, ſo ſhall you ſee them rule, Who ſo obeyeth not with humblenes Will rule without rage and with inſolence Longe maye they rule I do beſeche the Goddes, But longe may they learne ere they begyn to rule If kinde and fates woulde ſuffre I would wiſſhe Them aged Princes and immortall kinges: Wherfore moſt noble kynge I well aſſent, Betwene your ſonnes y• you deuide your Realme. And as in kinde, ſo matche them in degree But while the Goddes prolongue your Royal life Prolongue your reigne, for therto lyue you here, And therfore haue the Goddes ſo longe forborne To ioyne you to them ſelues, that ſtill you might Be Prince and father of our cōmon weale: They when they ſe your children ripe to rule Will make them roume, & will remoue you hence, That yours in right enſuynge of your life Maye rightlie honour your mortall name.