Norton, Thomas / Sackville, Thomas · published 1565 · first performed or written 1562 [Jan 18] (Annals) tragedy · before the Court unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 510 words
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That playing in the streets & fields are found By violent hand shall close their latter day. Whom shall the fierce and bloody Soldier Reserve to lief, whom shall he space from death Even thou (O wretched mother) half alive Thou shalt behold thy dear and only child Slain with the sword while he yet sucks thy breast: Lo, guiltless blood shall thus each where be shed: Thus shall the wasted soil yield forth no fruit But dearth and famine shall possess the Land. The Towns shall be consumed & brent with fire, The peopled Cities shall war desolate, And thou (O Britain Land) whilom in renown Whilom in wealth and fame shalt thus be torn, Dismembered thus, and thus be rent in twain, Thus wasted and defaced, spoiled and destroyed: These be the fruits your civil wars will bring. Hereto it comes when kings will not consent, To grave advise, but follow wilful will: This is the end, when in young princes' hearts Flattery prevails, and sage read hath no place: These are the plagues, when murder is the mean To make new Heirs unto the Royal Crown. Thus wreak the Gods, when the the mother's wrath Nought but the blood of her own child may suage. These mischiefs springs when Rebels will arise, To work revenge and judge their PRINCE's fact: This, this ensues when noble men do fail In loyal truth, and subjects will be kings. And this doth grow when lo unto the Prince, Whom death or sudden hap of lief bereaves, No certain Heir remains, such certainty As not all only is the rightful Heir, But to the Realm is so made unknown to be And troth thereby vested in subjects hearts, To owe faith there, where right is known to rest Alas, in Parliament what hope can be, When is of Parliament no hope at all, Which though it be assembled by consent, Yet is it not likely with consent to end: While each one for himself, or for his friend Against his foe, shall travail what he may, While now the state left open to the man, That shall with greatest force invade the same, Shall fill ambitious minds with gaping hope: When will they ones with yielding hearts agree? Or in the while, how shall the Realm he used? No, no: then Parliament should have been holden And certain Heirs appointed to the Crown To stay their title of established right: And plant the people in obedience While yet the Prince did live, whose name and power By lawful summons and authority Might make a Parliament to be of force, And might have set the state in quiet stay: But now (O happy man) whom speedy death Deprives of life, ne is enforced to see These hugy mischiefs and these miseries, These civil wars, these murders & these wrongs Of justice, yet must Ioue in fine restore This noble Crown unto the lawful Heir: For right will always live, and rise at length, But wrong can never take deep root to last.
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That playinge in the ſtreaes & fieldes are founde By violent hande ſhall cloſe their latter daye. Whome ſhall the ferce and bloudie Souldiour Reſerue to liefe, whome ſhall he ſpace from death Euen thou (O wretched mother) half alyue Thou ſhalt beholde thy deare and onely childe Slaine wt the ſworde while he yet ſuckes thy breſt: Loe, giltles bloode ſhall thus eche where be ſhed: Thus ſhall the waſted ſoile yelde forth no fruite But derth and famyne ſhal poſſeſſe the Lande. The Townes ſhal be conſumed & brent with fire, The peopled Cities ſhall ware deſolate, And thou (O Brittaine Land) whilom in renowme Whilome in wealth and fame ſhalt thus be torne, Diſmembred thus, and thus be rent in twayne, Thus waſted and defaced, ſpoiled and deſtroied: Theſe be the fruits your ciuill warres wil bring. Heretoſt cōmes when kinges will not conſent, To graue aduiſe, but folow wilfull wyll: This is the ende, when in yonge Princes hartes Flattery preuayles, and ſage rede hath no place: Theſe are the plages, when murder is the meane To make newe Heires vnto the Royall Crowne. Thus wreke the Gods, whē ye the mothers wrath Nought but y• blood of her owne child may ſwage. Theſe miſchiefes ſprings whē Rebelles wil ariſe, To worke reuenge and iudge their Princes facte: This, this enſues when noble men do faile In loyall trouthe, and ſubiectes will be kinges. And this doth growe when loe vnto the Prince, Whome death or ſodene happe of liefe bereaues, No certayne Heire remaines, ſuche certentie As not all onely is the rightfull Heire, But to the Realme is ſo made vnknowen to be And trouth therby veſted in Subiectes hartes, To owe faith there, where right is knowen to reſt Alas, in Parliament what hope can bee, When is of Parliament no hope at all, Whiche thoughe it be aſſembled by conſent, Yet is it not likely with conſent to ende: While eche one for him ſelfe, or for his frende Againſt his foe, ſhall trauaile what he maye, While nowe the ſtate left open to the man, That ſhall with greateſt force inuade the ſame, Shall fill ambicious minds with gapynge hope: When will they ones with yelding harts agree? Or in the while, howe ſhall the Realme he vſed? No, no: then Parliament ſhould haue ben holden And certaine Heires appoynted to the Crowne To ſtaie their title of eſtabliſſhed righte: And plant the people in obedience While yet the Prince did liue, whoſe name and power By lawfull Sōmons and auctorytie Might make a Parliament to be of force, And might haue ſet the ſtate in quiet ſtaye: But nowe (O happie man) whome ſpedie death Depriues of lyfe, ne is enforced to ſee Theſe hugie miſchiefes and theſe miſeries, Theſe ciuyll wars, theſe murders & theſe wrongs Of Iuſtice, yet muſt Ioue in fyne reſtore This noble Crowne vnto the lawfull Heire: For right will alwayes liue, and riſe at lengthe, But wronge can neuer take deepe roote to laſt.