Norton, Thomas / Sackville, Thomas · published 1570 · first performed or written 1562 [Jan 18] (Annals) tragedy · before the Court unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 500 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
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 and my realm, And brought me to this age from tender years, Guiding so great estate with great renown: Now more importeth me, than erst, to use Your faith and wisdom, whereby yet I reign: That when by death my life 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 thought for their unworthy life, And for their lawless swerving out of kind, Worthy to loose 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, Where of 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, Jest as the blame of ill succedyng things Shall light on you, so light the harms also. Your good acceptance so (most noble king) Of such our 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 in 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 as one for all, sith all as one do bear you equal faith: Doubt not to use our counsels and our aids, Whose honours, goods and lives are whole avowed To serve, to aid, and to defend your grace. My lords, I thank you all. This is the case. You know, the Gods, who have the sovereign care For kings, for kingdoms, and for common weals, Gave me two sons in my more lusty age. Who now in my decaying years are grown Well towards typer state of mind and strength, To take in hand some greater princely charge. As yet they live and spend hopeful days, With me and with their mother here in court. Their age now asketh other place and trade, And mine also doth ask an other change: There's to more travail, mine to greater case. When fatal death shall end my mortal life,
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Mother, content you, you shall see the end. The end? thy end I feare, Ioue end me first. My lords, whose graue aduise & faithful aide, Haue long vpheld my honour and my realme, And brought me to this age from tender yeres, Guidyng so great estate with great renowme: Nowe more importeth mee, than erst, to vse Your fayth and wisedome, whereby yet I reigne: That when by death my life and rule shall cease, The kingdome yet may with vnbroken course, Haue certayne prince, by whose vndoubted right, Your wealth and peace may stand in quiet stay, And eke that they whome nature hath preparde, In time to take my place in princely seate, While in their fathers tyme their pliant youth Yeldes to the frame of skilfull gouernance, Maye so be taught and trayned in noble artes, As what their fathers which haue reigned before Haue with great fame deriued downe to them, With honour they may leaue vnto their seede: And not be thought for their vnworthy life, And for their lawlesse swaruynge out of kinde, Worthy to lose what lawe and kind them gaue: But that they may preserue the common peace, The cause that first began and still mainteines The lyne all course of kinges inheritance. For me, for myne, for you, and for the state, Where of both I and you haue charge and care, Thus do I meane to vse your wonted fayth To me and myne, and to your natiue lande. My lordes be playne without all wrie respect Or poysonous craft to speake in pleasyng wise, Lest as the blame of yll succedyng thinges Shall light on you, so light the harmes also. Your good acceptance so (most noble king) Of suche our faithfulnesse as heretofore We haue employed in dueties to your grace, And to this realme whose worthy head you are, Well proues that neyther you mistrust at all, Nor we shall neede in boasting wise to shewe, Our trueth to you, nor yet our wakefull care For you, for yours, and for our natiue lande. Wherefore (O kyng) I speake as one for all, Sithe all as one do beare you egall faith: Doubt not to vse our counsells and our aides, Whose honours, goods and 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 common weales, Gaue me two sonnes in my more lusty age. Who nowe in my decayeng yeres are growen Well towardes typer state of minde and strength, To take in hande some greater princely charge. As yet they lyue and spende hopefull daies, With me and with their mother here in courte. Their age nowe asketh other place and trade, And myne also doth aske an other chaunge: Theirs to more trauaile, myne to greater case. Whan fatall death shall ende my mortall life,