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Of golds kingdome, and this vnhelping age Described in sundry poems intermixedly placed after certaine other poems of more speciall respect: and before the same is an oration or speech intended to haue bene deliuered by the author hereof vnto the Kings Maiesty.
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Hake, Edward, fl. 1560-1604.
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STC 12607; ESTC S106139
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purest molde Might be traduced and besides his Grace Would be surchargd with plaints in euery place Then what to write or speake in such a case Few men can tell but fewer will I feare Th' inferiour once offended will deface Superiours and such as office beare Againe the mighty they are full of friends And as friends be so oft the matter endes Put case the King vpon complaint preferd Against the mighty by the lower sort Of his great grace should cause to be referd The in-sight of such plaints to men of Port Say that the mighty with the mighty hold So that to aide the poore none durst be bold What should then here be done can any tell Th' inferiour he goes downe But is that all No no hee 's blamde because he durst to mell With such as on the earth men Gods do call O case of cases to be seene into Which doth concerne the Prince what he should do And sith a wiser Prince this land nere had Nor better bent to heare the poore mans cry What needes my pen thus moue a case so sad His Highnesse knowes where all the helpe doth lye For least the matter should so go awry His grace himselfe must helpe or else perhaps The poore Complainant shall feele after claps Iames the fift of that name King of Scotland Graund-father to our most gracious King was called the Poore mans King The infortunate Courtier TWo Courtiers liuing long at Court The one of good desert The other meanely meriting Yet vt fortuna fert The meaner had the better lucke By th'emprour well aduanst Which to the other brought great griefe But marke ye how it chanst The noble Sâ—gismundus he So was the Emperour nam'd Enformed of this matter and How he was onely blam'd As not to beare an equall hand In giuing of reward Aduis'd himselfe thereof and with A Princely due regard For answering of the matter did Resolue vpon this course Two châ—sts he fild the one with gold The other stones or worse And calling for the Courtier which Had found himselfe so grieu'd Declared vnto him that now His case might be relieu'd If Fortune were not in the fault Choose here sayd he of two A chist of gold or one of stones And thinke well what to do For I 'le be hence forth quite of blame The fault thou sayst is mine And if thou choose the stones then say The fault is rather thine Or if not thine yet Fortunes fault And who can that redresse The Courtier chose and chose the stones Alas vnluckinesse But shall I say my mind herein Good Kings will haue respect Whom they aduance whom they reward And whom they do reiect For why All 's one to raise the ill And not to helpe the honest still Three things very grieuous to good mindes THree things there are that breed much griefe And discontent of mind The worlds mishaps vntrust of friends The third that Gold doth bind Nay binde and loose though not with all yet greatly with the most And for the first of these three things what man on earth can boast That he hath past his dayes in peace not crost with worlds missehap Not one I thinke though best men most doe taste of sorrowes sap The King hath cares to crosse his ioyes home strises to crosse his peace And traytrous harts conspire his hurts while Subiects loues increase If pleasures for his health he take what interruptions are Vnto his pleasures and disportes by suites that breede his care In causes of his Subiects states perhaps their liues and lands The strong doth still oppresse the weake the help 's in Princes hands Yea day by day occasions rise of common wealthes redresse And day by day abuses grow which Princes should suppresse And yet if Princes should not haue their pleasures and delight Alas alas what were their case of all men worst in sight Onely the King that feareth God and seekes to spread his prayse Shall haue his seat and State securde his soule shall see good daies Then if the King in this worlds course where all men him obay Findes worlds vnrest of lower States how firme can be the stay Next for the faith and trust of friends where is the friend whose faith As well in hard as happy state in friendship firmly stayth Swallowes men are whose Sommers glee retaines in friendships band And Winters woes driue cleane away So doth mens friendship stand Examples here of infinite the world doth dayly show And how mens loues are wrongly plac'd and from wrong causes grow For were true vertue their loues cause then what could it remoue No no t is gaine or vaine respect that most where causeth loue The rich holds friendship with the rich the lecher with his like And pot companions with their mates great league of friendship strike Blind Zeale also to maintaine Sects and to impugne the truth Doth lincke it selfe in friendships bands but what thereof ensuâ—th Disturbance of the Churches peace contempt of King and law And all that with such friends is found is onely to withdrawe From vniforme consent of faith and from true seruing God O out alas what loue iâ— this Such league from loue is od The third and last is sway of Gold which so still hinders all That to the well deseruing man should for his Guerdon fall As that no gifts of learning nor of skill which in him are Can do him good because perhaps his state is something bare Fayre speach and sugred words are riâ—e but if thy state be poore While others prease and come in place looke thou to stand at doore Iâ—t office that thou seekest friend why offices are bought An Office is a Nemo scit and should it come for nought But be it small or great that thou doest labour to obtaine Assure thy selfe that iâ— there be therein a sent of gaine Though nere so small and yet perhaps the matter full of toyle Vnlesse with gifts thou get thee friends be sure to catch the foyle For if thou stand vpon desert thou maist put vp thy pipes There is a fellow calde Giffe Gaffe that in such cases gripes And so we see that Gold and gifts In suites must doe the deede And how that no man for desert of any thing can speede Audacious proud and flattering mates I graunt you may doe much And many things of good respect are oft bestowd on such Againe we see that some there are who willingly are led By men of slender gifts And why because by them are fed The humors whereunto they be enclined and most what For that they please them with delights and seruile are to that And sooner will they giue to those Then vnto men of price If such one aske he straight way speedes and hath it with a trice But if I should runne ouer all that might be said in this How Gold hath Soueraigne power in sutes and chiefe effecter is Of mens desires and that desert as of it selfe shall fayle I