Shakespeare, William / Fletcher, John · published 1623 · first performed or written 1613 [Jun] (Annals) history · King's Men unassigned nearest T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T31: cardinal, pope, king, lord, majesty, holy, rome, france, church, lords.
Call her again. Katherine. Q of England, come into the Court. Ʋsh. Madam, you are cald backe. What need you note it? pray you keep your way, When you are called return. Now the Lord help, They vex me past my patience, pray you pass on; I will not tarry: no, nor ever more Upon this business my appearance make, In any of their Courts. Go thy ways Kate, That man i' th' world, who shall report he has A better Wife, let him in naught be trusted, For speaking false in that; thou art alone (If thy rare qualities, sweet gentleness, Thy meekness Saintlike, Wifelike Government, Obeying in commanding, and thy parts Sovereign and Piousels, could speak thee out) The Queen of earthly Queens: she's Noble borne; And like her true Nobility, she has Carried herself towards me. Most gracious Sir, In humblest manner I require your Highness, That it shall please you to declare in hearing Of all these ears (for where I am robbed and bound, There must I be unloosed, although not there At once, and fully satisfied) whether ever I Did broach this business to your Highness, or Laid any scruple in your way which might Induce you to the question on't: or ever Have to you, but with thankes to God for such A Royal Lady, spoke one, the least word that might Be to the prejudice of her present State, Or touch of her good Person? My Lord Cardinal, I do excuse you; yea, upon mine Honour, I free you from't: You are not to be taught That you have many enemies, that know not Why they are so; but like to Village Curs, Bark when their fellows do. By some of these The Queen is put in anger; ye are excused: But will you be more iustifi'de? You ever Have wished the sleeping of this business, never desired It to be stirred; but oft have hindered, oft The passages made toward it; on my Honour, I speak my good Lord Cardinal, to this point; And thus far clear him. Now, what moved me too't, I will be bold with time and your attention: Then mark th' inducement. Thus it came; give heed too't: My Conscience first received a tenderness, Scruple, and prick, on certain Speeches uttered By th' Bishop of Bayon, than French Ambassador, Who had been hither sent on the debating And Marriage 'twixt the Duke of Orleans, and Our Daughter Mary: I' th' Progress of this business, Ere a determinate resolution, he (I mean the Bishop) did require a respite, Wherein he might the King his Lord advertise, Whether our Daughter were legitimate, Respecting this our Marriage with the Dowager, Sometimes our Brother's Wife. This respite shook The bosom of my Conscience, entered me; Yea, with a spitting power, and made to tremble
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Call her againe. Katherine▪ Q of England, come into the Court. Ʋſh. Madam, you are cald backe. What need you note it? pray you keep your way, When you are cald returne. Now the Lord helpe, They vexe me paſt my patience, pray you paſſe on; I will not tarry: no, nor euer more Vpon this buſineſſe my appearance make, In any of their Courts. Goe thy wayes Kate, That man i' th' world, who ſhall report he ha's A better Wife, let him in naught be truſted, For ſpeaking falſe in that; thou art alone (If thy rare qualities, ſweet gentleneſſe, Thy meekneſſe Saint-like, Wife-like Gouernment, Obeying in commanding, and thy parts Soueraigne and Piousels, could ſpeake thee out) The Queene of earthly Queenes: Shee's Noble borne; And like her true Nobility, ſhe ha's Carried her ſelfe towards me. Moſt gracious Sir, In humbleſt manner I require your Highnes, That it ſhall pleaſe you to declare in hearing Of all theſe eares (for where I am rob'd and bound, There muſt I be vnloos'd, although not there At once, and fully ſatisfide) whether euer I Did broach this buſines to your Highnes, or Laid any ſcruple in your way which might Induce you to the queſtion on't: or euer Haue to you, but with thankes to God for ſuch A Royall Lady, ſpake one, the leaſt word that might Be to the preiudice of her preſent State, Or touch of her good Perſon? My Lord Cardinall, I doe excuſe you; yea, vpon mine Honour, I free you from't: You are not to be taught That you haue many enemies, that know not Why they are ſo; but like to Village Curres, Barke when their fellowes doe. By ſome of theſe The Queene is put in anger; y' are excus'd: But will you be more iuſtifi'de? You euer Haue wiſh'd the ſleeping of this buſines, neuer deſir'd It to be ſtir'd; but oft haue hindred, oft The paſſages made toward it; on my Honour, I ſpeake my good Lord Cardnall, to this point; And thus farre cleare him. Now, what mou'd me too't, I will be bold with time and your attention: Then marke th' inducement. Thus it came; giue heede too't: My Conſcience firſt receiu'd a tendernes, Scruple, and pricke, on certaine Speeches vtter'd By th' Biſhop of Bayon, then French Embaſſador, Who had beene hither ſent on the debating And Marriage 'twixt the Duke of Orleance, and Our Daughter Mary: I' th' Progreſſe of this buſines, Ere a determinate reſolution, hee (I meane the Biſhop) did require a reſpite, Wherein he might the King his Lord aduertiſe, Whether our Daughter were legitimate, Reſpecting this our Marriage with the Dowager, Sometimes our Brothers Wife. This reſpite ſhooke The boſome of my Conſcience, enter'd me; Yea, with a ſpitting power, and made to tremble