Field, Nathan / Massinger, Philip · published 1632 · first performed or written 1619 [1617-1619] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea · 514 words
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Sir, I am yours. Oh if my tears prove true, Fate hath wronged love, and will destroy me too. Sent you for me, sir? Yes. Your Lordship's pleasure? Keeper, this prisoner I will see forth coming Upon my word— Sit down good Colonel. Why I did wish you hither, noble sir, Is to advise you from this iron carriage, Which, so affected, Romont, you wear, To pity and to counsel ye submit With expedition to the great Novall: Recant your stern contempt, and slight neglect Of the whole Court, and him, and opportunity, Or you will undergo a heavy censure In public very shortly. Hum hum: reuerend sir, I have observed you, and do know you well, And am now more afraid you know not me, By wishing my submission to Novall, Than I can be of all the bellowing mouths That wait upon him to pronounce the censure Could it determine me torments, and shame. Submit, and crave forgiveness of a beast 'tis true, this boil of state wears purple Tissue, Is high fed, proud: so is his Lordship's horse, And bears as rich Caparisons. I know, This Elephant carries on his back not only Towers, Castles, but the ponderous republic, And never stoops for't, with his strong breath trunk snuffs others titles, Lordships, Offices, Wealth, bribes and lives, under his ravenous jaws, What's this unto my freedom? I dare die; And therefore ask this Camel, if these blessings (For so they would be understood by a man) But mollify one rudeness in his nature, Sweeten the eager relish of the law, At whose great helm he sits: helps he the poor In a just business? nay, does he not cross Every deserved soldier and scholar, As if when nature made him, she had made The general Antipathy of all virtue? How savagely, and blasphemously he spoke Touching the General, the grave General dead, I must weep when I think on't. Sir. My Lord, I am not stubborn, I can melt, you see, And prize a virtue better than my life For though I be not learned, I ever loved That holy Mother of all issues, good, Whose white hand (for a Sceptre) holds a File To polish roughest customs, and in you She has her right: see, I am calm as sleep, But when I think of the gross injuries, The godless wrong done, to my General dead, I rave indeed, and could eat this Novall A soulless dromedary. Oh be temperate, Sir, though I would persuade, I'll not constrain Each man's opinion freely is his own, Concerning any thing or anybody, Be it right or wrong, 'tis at the judge's peril. These men, Sir, wait without, my Lord is come too. Pay'em those sums upon the table, take Their full releases: stay, I want a witness: Let me entreat you Colonel, to walk in, And stand but by, to see this money paid, It does concern you and your friends, it was The better cause you were sent for, though said otherwise. The deed shall make this my request more plain.
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Sir, I am yours. Oh if my teares proue true, Fate hath wrong'd loe, and will destroy me too. Sent you for me, sir? Yes. Your Lordships pleasure? Keeper, this prisoner I will see forth comming Vpon my word— Sit downe good Colonell. Why I did wish you hither, noble sir, Is to aduise you from this yron carriage, Which, so affected, Romont, you weare, To pity and to cunell yee submit With expedition to the great Nouall: Recant your sterne contempt, and slight neglect Of the whole Court, and him, and opportunity, Or you will vndergoe a heauy censure In publique very shortly. Hum hum: reuerend sir, I haue obseru'd you, and doe know you well, And am now more affraid you know not me, By wishing my submission to Nouall, Then I can be of all the bellowing mouthes That waite vpon him to pronounce the censure Could it determine me torments, and shame. Submit, and craue forgiuenesse of a beast Tis true, this bile of state weares purple Tissue, Is high fed, proud so is his Lordships horse, And beares as rich Caparisons. I know, This Elephant carries on his backe not onely Towres, Castles, but the ponderous republique, And neuer stoops for't, with hs strong breath trunk Suffes others titles, Lordships, Offices, Wealth, bribes and lyues, vnder his rauenous iawes, Whats this vnto my freedome? I dare dye; And therfore aske this Cammell, if these blessings (For so they would be vnderstood by a man) But mollifie one rudenesse in his nature, Sweetn the eager relish of the law, At whose great helme he sits: helps he the poore In a iust businesse? nay, does he not crosse Euery deserued souldier and scholler, As if when nature made him, she had made The generall Antipathy of all vertue? How sauagely, and blasphemofly hee spake Touching the Generall, the graue Generall dead, I must weepe when I thinke on't. Sir. My Lord, I am not stubborne, I can melt, you see, Ad prize a vertue better then my life For though I be not learnd, I euer lou'd That hoy Mother of all issues, good, VVhose white hand (for a Scepter) holdes a File To pollish roughest customes, and in you She has her right: see, I am calme as sleepe, But when I thinke of the grosse iniuries, The godlesse wrong done, to my Generall dead, I raue indeed, and could eate this Nouall A soule-lesse Dromodary. Oh bee temperate, Sir, though I would perswade, I'le not constraine Each mans opinion freely is his owne, Concerning any thing or any body, Be it right or wrong, tis at the Iudges perill. These men, Sir, waite without, my Lord is come too. Pay'em those summes vpon the table, take Their full releases: stay, I want a witnesse: Let mee intreat you Colonell, to walke in, And stand but by, to see this money pay'd, It does concerne you and your friends, it was The better cause you were sen for, though sayd otherwise. The deed shall make this my request more plaine.