Hoffman, or A Revenge for a Father · chunk 18 of 39
Chettle, Henry · published 1631 · first performed or written 1602 [Dec 29, payment] (Annals) tragedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea · 513 words
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Father, set you the army in qeraye, while I invocate: The General Foulkes: Fibs, foreman, and Friends all, Officers ail, help to marshal; Prince Ierom my Lord shall remunerate that, is shall be Full of thanksgiving, while nature is able to Nourish, or sustain; Father you have order to stay the rest, be sententious, and full of circumstance I advise you; and remember this, that more than mortality fights on our side; For we have treason and iniquity to maintain our quarrel. Hah! what sayst my son? treason and iniquity? Reason, and equity I meant Father; there's little controversity in the words: but like a Captain courageous, I pray go forward, remember the place you are, in no more, but this; the days of old, no more, but that; and the glory Father; Knighthood at least, to the utter defacing of you and your posterity, No more but so. Well, go thy ways: thou art able to put fire into a Flint stone; thou hast as rheumatic a tongue to persuade as any is between Pole and Pomer; but thou art even kit after kind, I am thy father, and was infamous for my exprobations, to discourage a dissembly of tall soldiers afore thou wert borne, and I have made them stand to it tooth and nail; how say you, most valiant and reprobate Country men: have ye not heard I have been a stinger, a tickler, a wormer. Yet; noble, ancient Captain Stilt, ye have removed men's hearts I have heard that of my father (God rest his soul,) when ye were but one of the common all soldiers that served old Sarloys in Norway. I then was, and Sarloys was; a gentleman would not have given his head for the washing; but he is cut of, as all valiant cavaleroes shall; and they be no more negligent of themselves; But to the purpose: we are dissembled together, and fall'n into battle bewray in the behalf Prince Ierom a virtuous Prince, a wise Prince, and a most respectless Prince; my son Timothy's master, and the unlawful heir of this land. Now sir the old Duke has put out a declamation, and says our rising is no other than a resurrection, for the Prince inspires not against his father; but the Duke inspires against his son, using him most naturally, charitably, and abominably, to put him from intercession of the crown; wherefore as ye be true men, and obstinate subjects to the State uncover your heads, and cast up your caps and cry a Ierom, a Ierom, Om, A Ierom, a Ierom, a Ierom. Most noble Countrymen I cannot but condole in joy, and smile in tears to see you assembled in my right, but this is the lamentation that I poor Prince must make, who for my father's proclamation am like for to lose my head; except you stand to me, for they are coming on with bows, bills, and guns, against us: but if you be valiant, and stand to me lustily, all th' earth' shall roar but we'll have victory.
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Father, set you the army in qeraye, while I inuocate: The Generall Foulkes: Fibs, forman, and Friends all, Officers ail, helpe to marshall; Prince Ierom my Lord shall remunerate that, is shall be Full of thankesgiuing, while nature is able to Nourish, or sustayne; Father you haue order to stay the rest, be sententious, and full of circumstance I aduise you; and remember this, that more then mortality fights on our side; For we haue treason and iniquity to maintayne our quarrell. Hah! what say'st my sonne? treason and iniquity? Reason, and equity I meant Father; ther's little controuersity in the words: but like a Captaine couragious, I pray goe forward, remember the place you are, in noe more, but this; the dayes of old, no more, but that; and the glory Father; Knighthood at least, to the vtter defacing of you and your posterity, Noe more but soe. Well, goe thy waies: thou art able to put fire into a Flint stone; thou hast as rheumatique a tongue to perswade as any is betweene Pole and Pomer; but thou art euen kitt after kind, I am thy father, and was infamous for my exprobations, to discourage a dissembly of tall souldiers afore thou wrt borne, and I haue made them stand to it tooth and nayle; how say you, most valiant and reprobate Country men: haue ye not heard I haue bin a stinger, a tickler, a wormer. Yet; noble, ancient Captaine Stilt, ye haue remou'd mens hearts I haue heard that of my father (God rest his soule,) when yee were but one of the common all souldiers that seru'd old Sarloys in Norway. I then was, and Sarloys was; a gentleman wou'd not haue giuen his head for the washing; but hee is cut of, as all valiant caualeroes shall; and they be no more negligent of themselues; But to the purpose: wee are dissembled together, and falne into batayle beray in the behalfe Prince Ierom a vertuous Prince, a wise Prince, and a most respectlesse Prince; my son Timothies master, and the vnlawfull heire of this land. Now sir the old Duke has put out a declamation, and saies our rising is noe other then a resurrection, for the Prince inspires not against his father; but the Duke inspires against his son, vsing him most naturally, charitably, and abhominably, to put him from intercession of the crowne; wherefore as yee bee true men, and obstinate subiects to the State vncouer your heads, and cast vp your caps and cry a Ierom, a Ierom, Om, A Ierom, a Ierom, a Ierom. Most noble Countrymen I cannot but cond le in ioy, and smile in teares to see you assembled in my right, but this is the lamentation that I poore Prince must make, who for my fathers proclamation am like for to loose my head; except you stand to mee, for they are comming on with bowes, bills, and guns, against vs: but if you be valiant, and stand to me lustily, allth' earth 'shall roare but wee'l haue victory.