Description - Mirror for Magistrates Volume 1, Pts. 1-2; In Five Parts by William Baldwin
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815 Excerpt: ...his noble brother slewe. 31. "O rather now, my sonnes, leaue of to iar, Lay weapons both aside take truce a while, If you doe loue to spend your time in war, Destroy not here at home your natiue He, The present cause and quareU is to vile Joyne friendly both your armies fayth, and firme the same To take some conquest great in hand of euerjlasting fame. 32. "Therein y6u may with greater honour deale, By this defame you shall'0 your selfes for aye: Thereby you may enlarge your publique weale, By this your selues and it shall quite decay: Thereby you shall mine age with honour stay, Thereby you shal in warres most like your noble father bee, Which ere he wan' the crowne did conquere Kings and king-doms three. 33. "Once for my sake then ioyne yet handes agayne, Let mee enioy once both before I die, I would to see you frends my sonnes bee faine, And hope I haue you will not this denie, I aske a thing shall neuer hurte perdy, For if you now surcease embrace, and loue as brethren well, Then all the world of this your peace and concord aye shall tell." 34. And tumeing then to mee, thus wise shee sayd: "Thou knowst, my son ne, how twice thou hast bene foylde, Thou twice to scape with life wast well apayde, And since full farre to countryes straunge hast toyld: If now thou shouldst of life and all bee spoilde, (When hue thou maiste in Princely sort with peerelesse ioy) Whattong can tell thy mother's griefe and great anoy. 35. "1 heare thou hast in Fraunce a Dukedoome good, Of subiects good thou hast an armie here, Thou hast a wife that came of noble blood, Thou need'st at home no foes at all to feare: What mean'st thou then such mortall hate tobearc Against my sonne, thy brother here, which gaue to thee His kingdome halfe, the noble land...
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