Preston, Thomas · published 1570 · first performed or written 1561 [c.1558-1569] (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T38 Death, parting and grief at court · 457 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T38: queen, king, death, dead, heart, life, die, lord, royal, news.
How now noble King? pluck up your heart: What will you die, and from us depart? Speak to me, and you be alive: He cannot speak, but behold how with death he doth strive. Alas good King, alas he is gone, The Devil take me, if for him I make any moan. I did prognosticate of his end by the Masss: Like as I did say so is it come to pass. I will be gone, if I should be found here: That I should kill him it would appear. For fear with his death they do me charge: Farewell my masters I will go take barge. I mean to be packing now is the tide: Farewell my masters I will no longer abide. Behold my Lords it is even so, as he to us did tell: His grace is dead upon the ground, by dent of sword most fel. As he in saddle would have leapt, his sword from sheath did go: Coring him up into the side, his life was ended so. His blood so fast did issue out, that naught could him prolong: Yet before he yielded up the ghost, his heart was very strong. A just reward for his misdeeds, the God above hath wrought: For certainly the life he led, was to be counted naught. Yet a princely burial he shall have, according his estate: And more of him here at this time, we have not to dilate. My Lord let us take him up, to carry him away. Content we are with one accord, to do as you do say. RIght gentle Andience, here have you perused, The tragical History of this wicked king: According to our duty we have not refused, But to our best intent expressed every thing. We trust none is offended for this our doing, Our Author craves likewise if he have squared amiss: By gentle admonition to know where the fault is. His good will shall not be neglected to amend the same, Praying all to bear therefore with his simyte deed: Until the time serve a ●●tter he may frame, Thus yielding you 〈◊〉 to end we decreed. That you so gently 〈◊〉 ●●●red us to proceed, In such patient 〈◊〉 as to hear and see: We can but thank ye therefore, we can do no more As duty binds us for our noble Queen let us pray, And for her honorable Councel the trueth yt they may b To practise justice and defend her grace each day, To maintain God's word they may not refuse. To correct all those, that would her grace & grace's laws abuse, Beseeching God over us, she may reign long: To be guided by truth and defended from wrong.
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How now noble King? pluck vp your hart: What wil you dye, and from vs departe? Speake to me, and you be aliue: He cannot ſpeake, but beholde how with death he dooth ſtriue. Alas good King, alas he is gone, The Deuil take me, if for him I make any mone. I did prognoſticate of his end by the Maſſs: Like as I did ſay ſo is it come to paſſe. I wil be gone, if I ſhould be found héer: That I ſhould kil him it would appéer. For feare with is death they doo me charge: Farewel my maiſters I wil go take barge. I meane to be packing now is the tide: Farewel my maiſters I wil no longer abide. Beholde my Lords it is euen ſo, as he to vs did tel: His grace is dead vpon the ground, by dent of ſwoord moſte fel. As he in ſaddle would haue lept, his ſword from ſheath did go: Coring him vp into the ſide, his life was ended ſo. His blood ſo faſt did iſſue out, that nought could him prolong: Yet before he yéelded vp the ghoſt, his hart was very ſtrong. A iuſt rewarde for his miſdeeds, the God abooue hath wrought: For certainly the life he led, was to be counted nought. Yet a rincely buriall he ſhall haue, according his eſtate: And more of him heer at this time, we haue not to dilate. My Lord let vs take him vp, to cary him away. Content we are with one accord, to doo as you doo ſay. RIght gentle Andience, héere haue you peruſed, The tragicall Hiſtory of this wicked king: According to our duety we haue not refuſed, But to our beſt intent expreſt euery thing. We truſt none is offended for this our dooing, Our Author craues likewiſe if he haue ſquared amiſſe: By gentle admonicion to knowe where the fault is. ¶ His good wil ſhall not be neglected to amend the ſame, Praying all to beare therfore with his ſimyte déed: Vntil the time ſerue a tter he may frame, Thus yéelding you to end we decreed. That you ſo gentlely red vs to proceed, In ſuch patien as to hear and ſée: We can but thank ye therfore, we can doo no more ¶ As duty bindes vs for our noble Quéene let vs pray, And for her honorable Councel the trueth yt they may b To practiſe Iuſtice and defend her grace eche day, To maintain Gods woord they may not refuſe. To correct all thoſe, that would her grace & graces lawes abuſe, Beſeeching God ouer vs, ſhe may reign long: To be guided by trueth and defended from wrong.