Shakespeare, William / Fletcher, John · published 1623 · first performed or written 1613 [Jun] (Annals) history · King's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 462 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Still Exaction: The nature of it, in what kind let's know, Is this Exaction? I am much too venturous In tempting of your patience; but am boldened Under your promised pardon. The Subject's grief Comes through Commissions, which compels from each The sixth part of his Substance, to be levied Without delay; and the pretence for this Is named, your wars in France: this makes bold mouths, Tongues spit their duties out, and cold hearts freeze Allegiance in them; their curses now Live where their prayers did: and it's come to pass, This tractable obedience is a Slave To each incensed Will: I would your Highness Would give it quick consideration; for There is no primer baseness. By my life, This is against our pleasure. And for me, I have no further gone in this, then by A single voice, and that not passed me, but By learned approbation of the judges: If I am Traduced by ignorant Tongues, which neither know My faculties nor person, yet will be The Chronicles of my doing: Let me say, 'Tis but the fate of Place, and the rough Brake That Virtue must go through: we must not stint Our necessary actions, in the fear To cope malicious Censurers, which ever, As ravenous Fishes do a Vessel follow That is new trimmed; but benefit no further Then vainly longing. What we oft do best, By sick Interpreters (once weak ones) is Not ours, or not allowed; what worst, as oft Hitting a grosser quality, is cried up For our best Act: if we shall stand still, In fear our motion will be mocked, or carped at, We should take root here, where we sit; Or sit State-Statues only. Things done well, And with a care, exempt themselves from fear: Things done without example, in their issue Are to be feared. Have you a Precedent Of this Commission? I believe, not any. We must not rend our Subjects from our Laws, And stick them in our Will. sixth part of each? A trembling Contribution; why we take From every Tree, lop, bark, and part o' th' Timber: And though we leave it with a root thus hacked, The Air will drink the Sap. To every County Where this is questioned, send our Letters, with Free pardon to each man that has denied The force of this Commission: pray look too't; I put it to your care. A word with you. Let there be Letters writ to every Shire, Of the King's grace and pardon: the grieved Commons Hardly conceive of me. Let it be noised, That through our Intercession, this Revokement And pardon come: I shall anon advise you Further in the proceeding. I am sorry, that the Duke of Buckingham Is run in your displeasure.
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Still Exaction: The nature of it, in what kinde let's know, Is this Exaction? I am much too venturous In tempting of your patience; but am boldned Vnder your promis'd pardon. The Subiects griefe Comes through Commiſſions, which compels from each The ſixt part of his Subſtance, to be leuied Without delay; and the pretence for this Is nam'd, your warres in France: this makes bold mouths, Tongues ſpit their duties out, and cold hearts freeze Allegeance in them; their curſes now Liue where their prayers did: and it's come to paſſe, This tractable obedience is a Slaue To each incenſed Will: I would your Highneſſe Would giue it quicke conſideration; for There is no primer baſeneſſe. By my life, This is againſt our pleaſure. And for me, I haue no further gone in this, then by A ſingle voice, and that not paſt me, but By learned approbation of the Iudges: If I am Traduc'd by ignorant Tongues, which neither know My faculties nor perſon, yet will be The Chronicles of my doing: Let me ſay, 'Tis but the fate of Place, and the rough Brake That Vertue muſt goe through: we muſt not ſtint Our neceſſary actions, in the feare To cope malicious Cenſurers, which euer, As rau'nous Fiſhes doe a Veſſell follow That is new trim'd; but benefit no further Then vainly longing. What we oft doe beſt, By ſicke Interpreters (once weake ones) is Not ours, or not allow'd; what worſt, as oft Hitting a groſſer quality, is cride vp For our beſt Act: if we ſhall ſtand ſtill, In feare our motion will be mock'd, or carp'd at, We ſhould take roote here, where we ſit; Or ſit State-Statues onely. Things done well, And with a care, exempt themſelues from feare: Things done without example, in their iſſue Are to be fear'd. Haue you a Preſident Of this Commiſſion? I beleeue, not any. We muſt not rend our Subiects from our Lawes, And ſticke them in our Will. Sixt part of each? A trembling Contribution; why we take From euery Tree, lop, barke, and part o' th' Timber: And though we leaue it with a roote thus hackt, The Ayre will drinke the Sap. To euery County Where this is queſtion'd, ſend our Letters, with Free pardon to each man that has deny'de The force of this Commiſſion: pray looke too't; I put it to your care. A word with you. Let there be Letters writ to euery Shire, Of the Kings grace and pardon: the greeued Commons Hardly conceiue of me. Let it be nois'd, That through our Interceſſion, this Reuokement And pardon come: I ſhall anon aduiſe you Further in the proceeding. I am ſorry, that the Duke of Buckingham Is run in your diſpleaſure.