Norton, Thomas / Sackville, Thomas · published 1565 · first performed or written 1562 [Jan 18] (Annals) tragedy · before the Court unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
Both in your persons and your realms defence If planting now your sons in further parts, You send them further from your present reach Less shall you know how they themselves demand Traitorous corrupters of their pliant youth, Shall have unspied a much more free access, And of ambition and inflamed disdain Shall arm the one, the other, or them both To rival war, or to usurping pride. Late shall you rue, that you ne recked before: Good is I grant of all to hope the best, But not to live still dreadless of the worst, So trust the one, that the other be foreseen, Arm not unskilfulness with princely power But you that long have wisely ruled the reigns Of royalty within your noble Realm So hold them, while the Gods for our avails Shall stretch the thread of your prolonged dales To soon he claimed, into the flaming Cart Whose want of skill did set the earth on fire, Time and example of your noble Grace, Shall teach your sons both to obey and rule: When time hath taught them, time shall make them pace The place that now is full: and so I pray Long it remain, to comfort of us all. I take your faithful hearts in thankful part But sith I see no cause to draw my mind, To fear the nature of my loving sons, Or to misdeem that Envy or disdain, Can there work hate, where nature planteth love In one self purpose do I still abide, My love extendeth equally to both, My Land sufficeth for them both also: Humber shall part the Marches of their Realms: The Southern part the elder shall possess, The Northern shall Porrex the younger rule, In quiet I will pass mine aged days, Free from the travail and the painful cares That hasten age upon the worthiest kings. But lest the fraud that ye do seem to fear Of flattering tongues, corrupt their tender youth And wrieth them to the ways of youthful lust, To climbing pride, or to revenging hate Or to neglecting of their careful charge Lewdly to live in wanton recklessness, Or to oppressing of the rightful cause Or not to wreak the wrongs done to the poor To tread down truth, or favour false deceit I mean to join to either of my sons Some one of those whose long approved faith And wisdom tried may well assure my heart: That mining fraud shall find no way to creep Into their fenced ears with grave advise: This is the end, and so I pray you all To bear my sons the love and loyalty That I have found within your faithful breasts. You, nor your sons, our sovereign Lord shall want Our faith & service while our lives do last. When settled stay doth hold the royal throne, In steadfast place by known and doubtless right: And chiefly when dissent on one alone Make single and unparted reign to light. Each change of course unjoints the whole estate And yields it thrall to rain by debate.
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Both in your perſons and your Realmes defence If planting nowe your ſonnes in furder partes, You ſende them furder from your preſent reache Leſſe ſhal you know how they thē ſelues demaund Traiterous corrupters of their pliant youthe, Shall haue vnſpied a muche more free acceſſe, And of ambition and inflamed diſdaine Shall arme the one, the other, or them bothe To ryuill warre, or to vſurpinge pride. Late ſhall you rue, that you ne recked before: Good is I graunt of all to hope the beſt, But not to liue ſtill dreadles of the worſt, So truſte the one, that the other be forſene, Arme not vnſkilfulnes with princely power But you that longe haue wiſely ruled the reignes Of royaltie within your noble Realme So holde them, while the Gods for our auayles Shall ſtretche the threde of your prolonged dales To ſoone he clāme, into the flamyng Carte Whoſe want of ſkyll did ſet the earth on fire, Time and example of your noble Grace, Shall teache your ſonnes both to obey and rule▪ Whan time hath taught thē, time ſhall make thē pace The place that nowe is full: and ſo I praie Longe it remaine, to comforte of vs all. I take your faithfull hartes in thankfull parte But ſithe I ſee no cauſe to drawe my minde, To feare the nature of my louyng ſonnes, Or to miſdeme that Enuie or diſdaine, Can there worke hate, where nature planteth loue In one ſelfe purpoſe do I ſtill abide, My loue extendeth egally to bothe, My Lande ſuffiſeth for them bothe alſo: Humber ſhall parte the Marches of their Realmes: The Sotherne parte the elder ſhall poſſeſſe, The Northerne ſhall Porrex the yonger rule, In quiet I will paſſe mine aged daies, Free from the trauaile and the painefull cares That haſten age vpon the worthieſt kinges. But leſt the fraude that ye do ſeeme to feare Of flatteryng tongues, corrupt their tender youth And wrieth them to the waies of youthfull luſt, To climyng pride, or to reuengyng hate Or to neglecting of their carefull charge Lewdely to lyue in wanton reckleneſſe, Or to oppreſſinge of the rightfull cauſe Or not to wreke the wronges done to the poore To treade downe trueth, or fauour falſe deceite I meane to ioyne to eyther of my ſonnes Some one of thoſe whoſe longe approued faith And wiſdome tryed may well aſſure my harte: That mynyng fraude ſhall finde no way to crepee Into their fenſed eares with graue aduiſe: This is the ende, and ſo I praye you all To beare my ſonnes the loue and loyaltie That I haue founde within your faithful breaſts. You, nor your ſonnes, our ſoueraigne Lord ſhall want Our faith & ſeruice while our liues do laſt. When ſettled ſtaie doth holde the royall throne, In ſtedfaſt place by knowen and doubtles right: And chiefely whan diſcent on one alone Make ſingle and vnparted reigne to light. Eche chaunge of courſe vnioynts the whole eſtate And yeldes it thrall to ryne by debate.