Field, Nathan / Massinger, Philip · published 1632 · first performed or written 1619 [1617-1619] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta · 483 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
ship's seated. May this meeting proue vs, and to the generall good of Burgundy. Speake to the point. is, With honour to dispute the place and power Or premier precedent, which this reverent man Grave Rochfort, (whom for honour's sake I name) Is purposed to resign a place, my Lords, In which he hath with such integrity, Performed the first and best parts of a judge, That as his life transcends all fair examples Of such as were before him in Dijon, So it remains to those that shall succeed him, A precedent they may imitate, but not equal. I may not sit to hear this. Let the love And thankfulness we are bound to pay to goodness, In this o'ercome your modesty. My thanks For this great favour shall prevent your trouble. The honourable trust that was imposed Upon my weakness, since you witness for me, It was not ill discharged, I will not mention, Nor now, if age had not deprived me of The little strength I had to govern well, The Province that I under took, forsake it. That we could lend you of our years. Or strength. O as you are, perswade you to continue The noble exercise of your knowing judgement. That may not be, nor can your Lordship's goodness, Since your employments have conferred upon me Sufficient wealth, deny the use of it, And though old age, when one foot's in the grave. In many, when all humours else are spent Feeds no affection in them, but desire To add height to the mountain of their riches: In me it is not so, I rest content With the honours, and estate I now possess, And that I may have liberty to use, What Heaven still blessing my poor industry, Hath made me Master of: I pray the Court To ease me of my burden, that I may Employ the small remainder of my life, In living well, and learning how to die so, See sir, our Advocate. The Court entreats, Your Lordship will be pleased to name the man, Which you would have your successor, and in me, All promise to confirm it. I embrace it, As an assurance of their favour to me, And name my Lord Novall. The Court allows it. But there are suitors wait here, and their causes May be of more necessity to be heard, And therefore wish that mine may be deferred, And theirs have hearing. If your Lordship please To take the place, we will proceed. The cause We come to offer to your Lordship's censure, Is in itself so noble, that it needs not Or Rhetoric in me that plead, or favour From your grave Lordships, to determine of it. Since to the praise of your impartial justice (Which guilty, nay condemned men, dare not scandal) t will erect a trophy of your mercy With married to that justice.
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ship's seated. May this meeting proue vs, and to the generall good of Burgundy. to the poyn. is, honur to dispse the place and power Or primier President, which this reuerent ma Graue Rochsort, (whom for honours sake I name) Is purpos'd to resigne a place, my Lords, In which he hath with such integrity, Perform'd the first and best parts of a Iudge, That as his life transcends all faire examples Of such as were before him in Dijon, So it remaines to thos that shall succeed him, A President they may imitate, but not equall. I may not sit to heare this. Let the loue And hankfulnes we are bound to pay to goodnesse, In this o'recome your modestie. My thankes For this great fauour shall preuent your trouble. The honourable trust that was impos'd Vpon my weakenesse, since you witnesse for me, It was not ill discharg'd, I will not mention, Nr now, if age had not depriu'd me of The little strength I had to gouere well, The Prouince that I vnder tooke, forsake it. Tht we could lend you of our yeeres. Or strength. O as you are, perswade you to continue The nobl exercise of your knowing iudgement. That may not be, nor can your Lordships goodnes, Since your imployments haue conse'd vpon me Suicient wealth, deny the vse of it, And though old age, when one oot's in the graue. In many, when all humos else are spent Feeds no affection in them, but desire To adde height to the mountine of their riches: In me it is not so, I rest content With the honours, and estate I now possesse, And that I may haue liberty to vse, What Heauen still blssing my poore industry, Hath made me Master of: I pray the Court To ease me of my burthen, that I may Employ the small remainder of my life, In liuing well, and learning how to dye so, See sir, our Aduocate. The Court intreats, Your Lordship will be pleasd to name the man, Which you would haue your successor, and in me, All promise to confirme it. I embrace it, As an assurance of their fauour to me, And name my Lord Nouall. The Court allows it. But there are suters waite heere, and their uses May be of more necessity to be heard, And therefore wish that mine may be defer'd, And theirs haue hearing. If your Lordship please To take the place, we will proceed. The cause We come to offer to your Lordships censure, Is in it ele so noble, that it needs not Or Rhetorque in me that plead, or fauour Fom your graue Lordshps, to determine of it Since to he prayse of your impartiall iustice (Which guilty, nay condemn'd men, dare not scandall) t will erect a trophy of your mercy VVith married to that Iustice.