Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T53: crown, king, state, life, lord, lords, live, queen, tullia, prince.
And if it please your grace (O king) I herd him say: For your death unto the God, day and night he did pray. He would live so virtuously, and get him such a praise: That Fame by trump his due deserts, his honour should up raise. He said your grace deserved had, the cursing of all men: That ye should never after him, get any praise again. Did he speak thus of my grace, in such dispightful wise? Or else dost thou presume to fill my princely ears with lies? I cannot think it in my heart, that he would report so, How sayst thou? speak the truth, was it sore no? I think so if it please your grace, but I cannot tell: Thou playst with both hands, now I perceive well: But for to put all doubts aside, and to make him lose his hope: He shall die by dent of Sword, or else by choking Rope. Shall he succeed when I am gone, to have more praise than I? Were he Father as brother mine, I swear that he shall die. To palace mine I will therefore, his death for to pursue. Are ye gone? straight way I will follow you. How like ye now my masters? doth not this géer cotton? The proverb old is verified, soon ripe and soon rotten. He will not be quiet, till his Brother be killed: His delight is wholly to have his blood spilled. Marry Sir I told him a notable lie: If it were to do again man, I durst do it I Mary when I had done, to it I durst not stand: Thereby you may perceive I use to play with each hand. But how now Cousin Cutpurse with whom play you? Take heed for his hand is groping even now. Cousin take heed, if ye do secretly grope: If ye be taken Cousin, ye must look through a rope. I am wandering alone here and there to walk, The Court is so unquiet, in it I take no joy: Solitary to myself now I may talk, If I could rule I witted what to say. My coequal partner Murder, come away. From me, long thou mayst not stay. Yes from thee I may stay, but not thou from me: Therefore I have a prerogative above thee. But in this case we must together abide: Come, come, Lord Smirdis I have spied. Lay hands on him with all festination: That on him we may work our indignation. How now my friends? what have you to do with me? King Cambyses hath sent us unto thee. Commanding us straightly, with out mercy or favour: Upon thee to bestow our behaviour. With Cruelty to murder you, and make you away. Yet pardon me I heartily you pray: Consider the King is a tyrant tirannious: And all his doings be damnable and parnitious. Favour me therefore, I did him never offend: No favour at all, your life is at an end. Even now I strike his body to wound: Behold now his blood springs out on the ground,
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And if it pleaſe your grace (O king) I herd him ſay: For your death vnto the God, day and night he did pray. He would liue ſo vertuouſly, and get him ſuch a praiſe: That Fame by trump his due deſerts, his honor ſhould vp raiſe. He ſaid your grace deſerued had, the curſing of all men: That ye ſhould neuer after him, get any praiſe agen. Did he ſpeake thus of my grace, in ſuch diſpightful wiſe? Or els dooſt thou preſume to fil my princely eares with lyes? I connot think it in my hart, that he would report ſo, How ſayſt thou? ſpeake the trueth, was it ſoor no? I think ſo if it pleaſe your grace, but I cannot tel: Thou plaiſt with bothe hands, now I perceiue wel: But for to put all doutes aſide, and to make him léeſe his hope: He ſhall dye by dent of Swoord, or els by choking Rope. Shall he ſuccéed when I am gone, to haue more praiſe then I? Were he Father as brother mine, I ſwere that he ſhall dye. To pallaice mine I wil therfore, his death for to purſue. Are ye gone? ſtraight way I wil followe you. How like ye now my maiſters? dooth not this géer cotton? The prouerb olde is verified, ſoon ripe and ſoon rotten. He will not be quiet, til his Brother be kild: His delight is wholly to haue his blood ſpild. Mary Sir I tolde him a notable lye: If it were to doo again man, I durſt doo it I. Mary when I had doon, to it I durſt not ſtand: Therby you may perceiue I vſe to play with eche hand. But how now Coſin Cutpurſſe with whome play you? Take héed for his hand is groping euen now. Coſin take héed, if ye doo ſecretly grope: If ye be taken Coſin, ye muſt looke through a rope. I am wandring alone héer and there to walke, The Court is ſo vnquiet, in it I take no ioy: Solitary to my ſelf now I may talke, If I could rule I wiſt what to ſay. My coequall partner Murder, come away. From me, long thou maiſt not ſtay. Yes from thée I may ſtay, but not thou from me: Therfore I haue a prerogatiue abooue thée. But in this caſe we muſt togither abide: Come, come, Lord Smirdis I haue ſpide. Lay hands on him with all feſtination: That on him we may woork our indignation. How now my freends? what haue you to doo with me? King Cambiſes hath ſent vs vnto thée. Commaunding vs ſtraightly, with out mercy or fauour: Upon thée to beſtow our behauiour. With Crueltie to murder you, and make you away. Yet pardon me I hartely you pray: Conſider the King is a tirant tirannious: And all his dooings be damnable and parnitious. Fauour me therfore, I did him neuer offend: No fauour at all, your life is at an end. Euen now I ſtrike his body to wound: Beholde now his blood ſprings out on the ground,