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Some better Angel be auspicious Unto my naked answer; (mighty King) Your deep discretion may with ease collect; (Though I were dumb and did through silence purge This weighty accusation) that perforce To public censure all authority Is often subject: so irregular Be sudden apprehensions; as upright And politic proceedings are condemned; The Prudent famed for ignominious Mad Authors, of sick innovation; (Though not resolved how this language means:) I do in ample, and with open terms Confess the crime supposed, not culpable, Though burdened with ambition) I confess A duteous love unto the Commonweal, Hath bred my damage; Overdiligence May summon active zeal to a defence, Which doth appear in my ill-tuned event, As you perceive, or call me insolent. The famous Art of Mathematic Rules, (Wherein my ignorance will never boast A singularity of knowledge, or conceit) Did by infallible demonstrations Foresignify this famine: o resolve Whether then by the law of Nations I be accountable unto the Gods For this pretended accusation; Seeing to the safety of our Commonweal, A providence conjectural hath urged, My whole endeavour? If unto the Gods I am excused; what impudence will dare With falsehood to accuse my innocence? For those designs which Gods allow, ne'er can Be in themselves offensive unto man. Know therefore (upon hopeful prescience) I did engage a new dexterity, To countervail the famishment foreknown, I did engross provision, did expend Twelvemonths revenue to accomplish corn: Ill be my pains acquitted, worse my love; Which, labours in the common cause may prove. Thus imputations are too usual, And bad constructions are authentical. Some Kings, (to manifest predominance) Accumulate on subjects, heavy wealth, Honour above demerit, offices, Popular Cities, and enfranchised Towns; Nay whole dominions, Dukedoms they'll bestow, And raise a simple Mushroom to the height Of any monarch's due magnificence; Till by excess of labour, sweat of brains, He hath enriched his beggarly estate; Then (like a full-ripe Orange; or indeed, Like a deceitful sponge, whose empty pores The owner doth replenish) he must look To feel a sudden crush, a nip will squeeze Him; who pretends he may be rich and please: If then my Title (o judicious King) My now desertless wealth, or eminence, Which (by especial favour I enjoy, Which freely were bestowed long since), if these Shall be accounted error and offence, Or be imputed to my sauciness, I do submit, and will my crime confess; If your unreprehended sapience Think it a policy expedient, I'll run to exile, die in banishment, Live like a screech-owl in some secret cave, Turn errant caitiff, and so die a slave: If you suppose it be available Or to diminish, or annihilate To disannul, or to abbreviate My large allowance; if you do account The base degrading of a loyal peer Will give advantage and security To your successive regiment; (may which Continue to the world's eternity:) If thus you do imagine (dreaded Liege) Lo, I will prostrate fall, and ask a boon, Beg that the headman's Axe may overtake, May with a bloody sentence, me salute, With willing voice, and a more willing arm, Would I the messenger of death regreet; Till then, most lowly kiss your grace's feet:
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Some better Angell be auspicious Vnto my naked answere; (mighty King) Your deepe discretion may with ease collect; (Though I were dumb and did through silence purge This weighty accusation) that per-force To publicke censure all authority Is often subiect: so ir-regular Be sudden apprehensions; as vpright And politicke proceedings are condemn'd; The Prudent am'd for ignominious Md Authors, of sicke innovation; (Though not resolued how this language meanes:) I do in ample, and with open tearmes Confesse the crime suppos'd, not culpable, Though burthen'd with ambition) I confesse A dutious loue vnto the Common-weale, Hath bred my damage; Oer-diligence May summon actiue zeale to a defence, Which doth appeare in my ill-tun'd event, As you perceiue, or call me insolent. The famous Art of Mathe-maticke Rules, (Wherein my ignorance will never boast A singularity of knowledge, or conceit) Did by infallible demonstrations Fore-signifie this famine: ô resolue Wheher then by the law of Nations I be accompable vnto the Gods For this pretended accusation; Seeing to the safety of our Common-weale, A prouidence coniecturall hath vrg'd, My whole indevour? If vnto the Gods I am excus'd; what impudence will dare With false-hood to accuse my innocence? For those designes which Gods allow, ne're can Be in themselues offensiue vnto man. Know therefore (vpon hopefull prae-science) I did ingage a new dexterity▪ To counteruaile the famishment fore-knowne, I did ingrosse provision, did expend Twelue-months revenew to accomplish corne: Ill be my paines acquited, worse my loue; Which, labours in the common cause may proue. Thus imputations are too vsuall, And bad constructions are authenticall. Some Kings, (to manifest praedominance) Accumulate on subiects, heavy wealth, Honour aboue de-merit, offices, Popular Cities, and in-franchif'd Townes; Nay whole dominions, Dukedomes they'le bestow, And raise a simple Mushrom to the height Of any monarch's due magnificence; Till by excesse of labour, sweate of braines, Hee hath enrich'd his beggerly estate; Then (like a full-ripe Orenge; or indeed, Like a deceitfull spunge, whose empty pores The owner doth replenish) hee must looke To eele a sudden crush, a nip will squease Him; who pretends hee may be rich and please: If then my Title (ô iuditious King) My now desertlesse wealth, or eminence, Which (by especiall fauour I enioy, Which freely were bestow'd long since), if these Shall be accounted error and offence, Or be imputed to my sawcinesse, I doe submit, and will my crime conesse; If your vn-reprehended sapience Thinke it a pollicy expedient, Il'e runne to exile, dye in banishment, Liue like a scritch-owle in some secret caue, Turne errant caitife, and so dye a slaue: If you suppose it bee availe-able Or to diminish, or annihilate To dis-anull, or to abbreviate My large allowance; if you doe account The base degrading of a loyall peere Will giue aduantage and security To your successiue regiment; (may which Continue to the worlds aeternity:) If thus you doe imagine (dreaded Liege) Loe, I will prostrate fall, and aske a boone, Begge that the heads-mans Axe may ouer-take, May with a bloody sentence, mee salute, With willing voyce, and a more willing arme, Would I the messenger of death re-greet; Till then, most lowly kisse your graces feet: