Norton, Thomas / Sackville, Thomas · published 1570 · first performed or written 1562 [Jan 18] (Annals) tragedy · before the Court unassigned nearest T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi · 501 words · other edition — not in the analysis
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My purpose is to leave unto them twain The realm divided into two sundry parts: The one Ferrex mine elder son shall have, The other shall the younger Porrex rule. That both my purpose may more firmly stand, And eke that they may better rule their charge, I mean forthwith to place them in the same: That in my life they may both learn to rule, And I may joy to see their ruling well. This is in sum, what I would have ye weigh: First whether ye allow my whole device, And think it good for me, for them, for you, And for our country, mother of us all: And if ye like it, and allow it well, Then for their guiding and their governance, Show forth such means of circumstance, As ye think meet to be both known and kept. Lo, this is all, now tell me your advise. And this is much, and asketh great advise, But for my part, my sovereign lord and king, This do I think. Your majesty doth know, How under you in justice and in peace, Great wealth and honour, long we have enjoyed. So as we can not seem with greedy minds To wish for change of Prince or governance: But if we like your purpose and device, Our liking must be deemed to proceed Of rightful reason, and of heedful care, Not for ourselves, but for the common state, sith our own state doth need no better change: I think in all as erst your Grace hath said. first when you shall unload your aged mind Of heavy care and troubles manifold, And lay the same upon my Lords your sons, Whose growing years may bear the burden long, And long I pray the Gods to grant it so, And in your life while you shall so behold Their rule, their virtues, and their noble deeds, Such as their kind behighteth to us all, Great be the profits that shall grow thereof, Your age in quiet shall the longer last. Your lasting age shallbe their longer stay, For cares of kings, that rule as you have ruled, For public wealth and not for private joy, Do waste man's life, and hasten crooked age, With furrowed face and with enfcebled limbs, To draw on creeping death a swifter pace. They two yet young shall bear the parted reign With greater ease, than one, now old, alone, Can weld the whole, for whom much harder is With lessened strength the double weight to bear. Your eye, your counsel, and the grave regard Of Father, yea of such a father's name, Now at beginning of their sundered reign, When is the hazard of their whole success, Shall bridle so their force of youthful heats, And so restrain the rage of insolence, Which most assails the young and noble minds, And so shall guide and train in tempered stay Their yet green bending wits with reverent awe, As now enured with virtues at the first,
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My purpose is to leaue vnto them twaine The realme diuided into two sondry partes: The one Ferrex myne elder sonne shall haue, The other shall the yonger Porrex rule. That both my purpose may more firmely stande, And eke that they may better rule their charge, I meane forthwith to place them in the same: That in my life they may both learne to rule, And I may ioy to see their ruling well. This is in summe, what I woulde haue ye wey: First whether ye allowe my whole deuise, And thinke it good for me, for them, for you, And for our countrey, mother of vs all: And if ye lyke it, and allowe it well, Then for their guydinge and their gouernaunce, Shew forth such meanes of circumstance, As ye thinke meete to be both knowne and kept. Loe, this is all, now tell me your aduise. And this is much, and asketh great aduise, But for my part, my soueraigne lord and kyng, This do I thinke. Your maiestie doth know, How vnder you in iustice and in peace, Great wealth and honour, long we haue enioyed. So as we can not seeme with gredie mindes To wisshe for change of Prince or gouernaunce: But if we lyke your purpose and deuise, Our lyking must be deemed to proceede Of rightfull reason, and of heedefull care, Not for our selues, but for the common state, Sithe our owne state doth neede no better change: I thinke in all as erst your Grace hath saide. Firste when you shall vnlode your aged mynde Of heuye care and troubles manifolde, And laye the same vpon my Lordes your sonnes, Whose growing yeres may beare the burden long, And long I pray the Goddes to graunt it so, And in your life while you shall so beholde Their rule, their vertues, and their noble deedes, Suche as their kinde behighteth to vs all, Great be the profites that shall growe therof, Your age in quiet shall the longer last. Your lasting age shalbe their longer stay, For cares of kynges, that rule as you haue ruled, For publique wealth and not for priuate ioye, Do wast mannes lyfe, and hasten crooked age, With furrowed face and with enfcebled lymines, To draw on creepyng death a swifter pace. They two yet yong shall beare the parted reigne With greater ease, than one, nowe olde, alone, Can welde the whole, for whom muche harder is With lessened strength the double weight to beare. Your eye, your counsell, and the graue regarde Of Father, yea of such a fathers name, Nowe at beginning of their sondred reigne, When is the hazarde of their whole successe, Shall bridle so their force of youthfull heates, And so restreine the rage of insolence, Whiche most assailes the yonge and noble minds, And so shall guide and traine in tempred stay Their yet greene bending wittes with reuerent awe, As now inured with vertues at the first,