Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
AGathon he whose counsel wise, to princes weal extended: by good advice unto a Prince iij. things he hath commended First, is that he hath government and ruleth over men: Secondly, to rule with laws, eke justice (saith he) then. Thirdly, that he must well conceive, he may not always reign: Lo, thus the rule unto a Prince, Agathon squared plain. Tully the wise whose sapience, in volumes great doth tell: Who in wisdom, in that time did many men excel. A Prince (saith he) is of himself, a plain and speaking law: The law, a School master divine, this by his rule I draw. The sage and witty Seneca, his words thereto did frame: The honest exercise of Kings, men will ensue the same. But contrary wise if that a King, abuse his kingly seat: His ignomy and bitter shame, in fine shallbe more great. In Percia there reigned a king, who Cirus height by name: Who did deserve as I do read, the lasting blast of Fame. But he, when sisters three had wrought, to shear his vital thread: As heir due to take the crown, Cambices did proceed. He in his youth was trained up, by trace of virtues lore: Yet (being king) did clean forget, his perfect race before. Then cleaving more unto his will such vice did imitate: As one of Icarus his kind, for warning then did hate. Thinking that none could him dismay, ne none his fact? could see Yet at the last a fall he took, like Icarus to be. Else as the fish which often had take, the pleasant bait from hook: In safe did spring & pierce the streams when fisher fast did look. To hoist up from the watery waves, unto the dried land: Then scaept, at last by subtle bait, come to the fisher's hand. Even so this king Cambices here, when he had wrought his will: Taking delight the Innocent, his guiltless blood to spill. Then mighty Ioue would not permit, to procé offence: But what measure the king did meat, the same did Ioue commence. To bring to end with shame his race, two years he did not reign: His cruelty we will dilate, and make the matter plain. Craving that this may suffice now, your patience to win: I take my way, behold I see, the players coming in. MY Counsel grave & sapient with lords of legal train: Attentive ears towards bend & mark what shallbe said. So you likewise my valiant knight whose manly acts doth fly By brute of fame the sounding trump doth pierce the azure sky. My sapient words I say perpend and so your skill delate: You know that Mors vanquished hath Cirus that king of state And I by due inheritance possess that Princely crown: Ruling by sword of mighty force in place of great renown. You know and often have heard tell my father's worthy facts. A manly Marsis heart he bore appearing by his acts.
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AGathon he whoſe counſail wiſe, to princes wele extēded: by good aduice vnto a Prince iij. things he hath cōmended Firſt, is that he hath gouernment and ruleth ouer men: Secondly, to rule with lawes, eke Iuſtice (ſaith he) then. Thirdly, that he muſt wel conceiue, he may not alwaies reign: Lo, thus the rule vnto a Prince, Agathon ſquared plaine. Tully the wiſe whoſe ſapience, in volumes great dooth tel: Who in wiſdome, in that time did many men excel. A Prince (ſaith he) is of him ſelf, a plain and ſpeaking law: The law, a Schoole maiſter deuine, this by his rule I draw. The ſage and witty Seneca, his woords therto did frame: The honeſt exerciſe of Kings, men wil inſue the ſame. But contrary wiſe if that a King, abuſe his kingly ſeat: His ignomy and bitter ſhame, in fine ſhalbe more great. ¶ In Percia there reignd a king, who Cirus hight by name: Who did deſerue as I doo read, the laſting blaſt of Fame. But he, when ſiſters three had wrought, to ſhere his vitall thred: As heire due to take the crown, Cambices did procéed. He in his youth was trained vp, by trace of vertues lore: Yet (béeing king) did clene forget, his perfect race before. Then cleuing more vnto his wil ſuch vice did immitate: As one of Icarus his kinde, for warning then did hate. Thinking that none could him diſmay, ne none his fact? could ſée Yet at the laſt a fall he took, like Icarus to bée. Els as the fiſh which oft had take, the pleaſant bait from hook: In ſafe did ſpring & pearce the ſtremes whē fiſher faſt did looke. To hoiſt vp from the watry waues, vnto the dryed land: Then ſcaept, at laſt by ſuttle baight, come to the fiſhers hand. Ene ſo this king Cambices héer, when he had wrought his wil: Taking delight the Innocent, his giltleſſe blood to ſpil. Then mightie Ioue would not permit, to procé offence: But what meaſure ye king did meat, ye ſame did Ioue cōmence. To bring to end wt ſhame his race, two yéeres he did not reign: His crueltie we wil dilate, and make the matter plain. Crauing that this may ſuffiſe now, your patience to win: I take my way, beholde I ſee, the players comming in. MY Counſaile graue & ſapient with lords of legal train: Attentiue eares towards bend & mark what ſhalbe ſain. So you likewiſe my valiāt knight whoſe māly acts doth fly By brute of fame ye ſounding trump dooth perſe ye azure ſky. My ſapient woords I ſay perpend and ſo your ſkil delate: You knowe that Mors vanquiſhed hath Cirus that king of ſtate And I by due inheritance poſſeſſe that Princely crown: Ruling by ſwoord of mightie force in place of great renown. You knowe and often haue heard tel my fathers worthy facts. A manly Marſis hart he bare appéering by his acts.