Preston, Thomas · published 1570 · first performed or written 1561 [c.1558-1569] (Annals) tragedy T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.83 · 510 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
My grace doth yield to this your talk, to be thus now it shall: My Knight therefore prepare yourself, Sisamnes for to call. A judge he is of prudent skill, even he shall bear the sway: In absence mine, when from the land I do depart my way. Your Knight before your grace even here, himself hath ready priest: With willing heart for to fulfil as your grace made request. Pleaseth your grace I judge of him to be a man right fit: For he is learned in the Law having the gift of wit. In your grace's presinct, I do not view for it a meeter man: His learning is of good effect. bring proof thereof I can. I do not know what is his life, his conscience hid from me: I doubt not but the fear of God, before his eyes to be. Report declares, he is a man that to himself is nigh: One that favoureth much the world, and to much sets thereby. But this I say of certainty, if he your grace succeed: In your absence but for a while, he will be warned indeed: No injustice for to frequent, no partial Judge to prove: But rule all things with equity, to win your grace's love. Of that he shall a warning have, my hests for to obey: Great punishment for his offence against him will I lay. Behold I see him now agresse and enter into place: O puissant Prince & mighty king, the gods preserve your grace. Your grace's message came to me, your will purporting forth: With grateful mind I it received, according to mine oath. Erecting then myself with speed, before your grace's eyes: The tenor of your Princely will, from you for to agnize. Sisamnes, this the whole effect, the which for you I sent: Our mind it is to elevate, you to great preferment▪ My grace and gracious council eke hath chose you for this cause: In judgement you do office bear, which have the skill in laws, We think that you accordingly, by justice rule will deal: that for offence none shall have cause (of wrong) you to appeal. Abundant thanks unto your grace for this benignity: To you his council in like case, with Lords of clemency. What so your grace to me permits, if I therein offend: Such execrable then commence, and use it to this end. That all other (by that my deed) example so may take: To admonish them to flee the same, by fear it may them make. Then according to your words, if you therein offend: I assure you even from my breast, correction shall extend, From Persra I mean to go into the Egypt land: Them to convince by force of arms, and win the upper hand. While I therefore absent shallbe, I do you full permit: As governor in this my right, in that estate to sit. For to detect and eke correct, those that abuse my grace: This is the total of my will, give answer in this case.
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My grace dooth yéeld to this your talk, tobe thus now it ſhall: My Knight therfore prepare your ſelf, Siſamnes for to call. A Iudge he is of prudent ſkil, euen he ſhall beare the ſway: In abſence mine, when from the land I doo departe my way. Your Knight befor your grace euē héer, him ſelf hath redy preſt: With willing hart for to fulfil as your grace made requeſt. Pleaſeth your grace I iudge of him to be a man right fit: For he is learned in the Law hauing the gift of wit. In your graces preſinct, I doo not view for it a méeter man: His learning is of good effect. bring proof therof I can. I doo not knowe what is his life, his conſcience hid from me: I dout not but the feare of God, before his eyes to be. Reporte declares, he is a man that to him ſelf is nye: One that faureth much the world, and to much ſets therby. But this I ſay of certaintie, if he your grace ſucceed: In your abſence but for a while, he wil be warnd indéed: No iniuſtice for to frequent, no partiall Judge to prooue: But rule all things with equitie, to win your graces looue. Of that he ſhall a warning haue, my heaſts for to obay: Great puniſhment for his offence againſt him wil I lay. Beholde I ſée him now agreſſe and enter into place: Oh puiſant Prince & mightie king, ye gods preſerue your grace. Your graces meſſage came to me, your wil purporting foorth: With grateful minde I it receiued, according to mine othe. Erecting then myſelf with ſpéed, before your graces eyes: The tenor of your Princely wil, from you for to agniſe. Siſamnes, this the whole effect, the which for you I ſent: Our minde it is to eleuate, you to great preferment▪ My grace and gratious coūcel eke hath choſe you for this cauſe: In iudgment you doo office beare, which haue the ſkil in lawes, We think that you accordingly, by Iuſtice rule wil deale: that for offence none ſhall haue cauſe (of wrōg) you to appeale. Abundant thanks vnto your grace for this benignitie: To you his councel in like caſe, with Lords of clemency. What ſo your grace to me permits, if I therin offend: Such erecution then commence, and vſe it to this end. That all other (by that my déed) example ſo may take: To admoniſh them to flée the ſame, by fear it may them make. Then according to your woords, if you therin offend: I aſſure you euen from my breſt, correction ſhall extend, From Perſra I meane to go into the Egipt land: Them to conuince by force of armes, and win the vpper hand. While I therfore abſent ſhalbe, I doo you ful permit: As gouernour in this my right, in that eſtate to ſit. For to detect and eke correct, thoſe that abuſe my grace: This is the totall of my wil, giue anſwere in this caſe.