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A12548	The Hector of Germany. Or The Palsgraue, prime Elector A new play, an honourable history. As it hath beene publickly acted at the Red-Bull, and at the Curtayne, by a company of young-men of this citie. Made by W. Smith: with new additions.	Smith, Wentworth, fl. 1601-1623.	1615 (1615)	STC 22871; ESTC S117634	34,994	68

THE HECTOR OF GERMANY OR The Palsgraue Prime Elector A New Play an Honourable History As it hath beene publickly Acted at the Red-Bull and as the Curtayne by a Company of Youngmen of this Citie ¶ Made by W. SMITH with new Additions Historia vita temporis Printed at London by Thomas Creede for Iosias Harrison and are to be solde in Pater-Noster-Row at the Signe of the Golden Anker 1615 TO THE RIGHT WORshipfull the great Fauourer of the Muses Syr Iohn Swinnerton Knight sometimes Lord Mayor of this honourable Cittie of London SYR Poesie is a diuine gifte borne with many without which donation no man can be a Poet though he be Princeps doctorum and haue all the Languages ad vnguem Ouid found this inclination in himselfe and that was the reason hee saide Quicquid conabor dicere versus erit where Nature speakes so forceablie in any there is no suppressing it For Naturam expellas furca licet vsque recurrit your Wor: is so farre from offering such violence that you are known to be a great cherisher of the Muses And I hauing receiued some fauours from you for priuate things thought it might be acceptable to giue you some Honor in Print So that this Play intuled The Palsgraue beeing made for Citizens who acted it well I deemde it fitte to bee Patronizde by a Citizen And not knowing any so worthy thereof as your selfe I made choyce of your Wor: to be my Mecoenas The kinde acceptance whereof will make me proceede farther in your praise And as I haue begun in a former Play called the Freemans Honour acted by the Now-seruants of the Kings Maiestie to degnifie the worthy Companie of the Marchātaylors wherof you are a principall Ornament I shall ere long make choyce of some subiect to equall it In the meane time I leaue the Palsgraue in your hand as a pledge of my good meaning will rest Your Wor: most dutious W. Smith The Prologue OUr Authour for himselfe this bad me say Although the Palsgraue be the name of th' Play T is not that Prince which in this Kingdome late Marryed the Mayden-glory of our state What Pen dares be so bold in this strict age To bring him while he liues vpon the Stage And though he would Authorities sterne brow Such a presumptuous deede will not allow And he must not offend Authoritie T is of a Palsgraue generous and high Of an vndaunted heart an Hectors spirit For his great valour worthy royall merite Whose fayre achieuements and victorious glory Is the mayne subiect of our warlike Story Mars gouerns here his influence rules the day And should by right be Prologue to the Play But that besides the subiect Mercury Sent me to excuse our insufficiencie If you should aske vs being men of Trade Wherefore the Players facultie we inuade Our answere is No ambition to compare With any in that qualitie held are Nor with a thought for any grace you giue To our weake action by their course to liue But as in Camps and Nurseries of Art Learning and valour haue assum'd a part In a Cathurnall Sceane their wits to try Such is our purpose in this History Emperours haue playd and their Associates to Souldiers and Schollers t is to speake and do If Citizens come short of their high fame Let Citizens beare with vs for the name And Gentlemen we hope what is well ment Will grace the weake deede for the good intent Our best we promise with a dauntlesse cheeke And so we gayne your loue t is all we seeke Exit Palsgraue A Bed thrust out the Palsgraue lying sicke in it the King of Bohemia the Duke of Sauoy the Marquesse Brandenburgh entring with him A Letter Palsgraue Sicke at this instant now to be infirme When the English King hath his kinde Letter sent For mee to place this honourable prince The Duke of Sauoy in the Empires rule That Nation my great Grandfather did loue And since I came to vnderstand their valour I held them the Prime Souldiers of the world And thinke no Martiall Tutor fittes a prince But hee that is a true borne Englishman Ill comes this Letter and your Grace at once A worser time then this you could not choose Though I am chiefe Elector of the seuen And a meere Caesar now the Chayre is voyde Sicknesse hath weakened all my powers so much I shal be slighted as a worthlesse thing Sauoy Why should the Palsgraue so mistrust his Friends Palgr: Sauoy because I know them factious And though Bohemia loue me as his life And Vmpeare-like should pacifie our iars What is his voyce when Saxon drawes his sword Mentz of a Cleargie-man is stout and prowde Trier his like in nature and in vice And the bold Bastard late expulst from Spayne Has a blood-thirsty hart a vengefull spleene Misfortune cannot daunt him though he fled Out of his owne Realme and has lost his Crowne His impudencie yet aymes at Caesars Throne I de freely part with mine inheritance If it could purchase health to tame his pride But in you onely I repose my trust Reserue your voyces for this Noble Duke Who were I well should bee an Emperour Sicknesse will be obeyde I must decline For my speech failes mee to vrge more discourse Pray for mee all if that they chaunce to win And I recouer I le helpe all by Warre The Bedde drawne in Exit Palsgraue Bohem. The strength of Germanie is sicke in him And should hee die now in his prime of life Like Troy wee loose the Hector of our Age For hee alone when he was strong and well Curb'd all their pride and kept the worst in awe Marqu: We must expect warre prepare our selues With expedition to resist their force For a more dangerous Foe for Treachery Then is the Bastard liues not in these parts Sauoy I am sorie that presuming on the health Of the most valiant Palsgraue now falne sicke I came so ill prouided for the Warres Bohem. We are strong enough to meet them in the field Enter the Byshop of Cullen Cullen Prepare for Warre the Bastard is in armes With him the fiery Saxon Mentz and Trier And they 'le besiege this Castle to constraine The Palsgraue to elect him Emperour Marq: Shame to vs all if we giue ayme to that Sauoy Begyrt this Castle and disturbe the health Of our deare friends it is insufferable Bohem. Let vs conuey him lower downe the riuer Vnto a stronger Castle of his owne And with such Forces as we haue prepar'd Giue battell to the Bastard and his crue Sauoy You haue a Caesar of your owne Election To leade the Vangard doe but follow mee I le guide you where the greatest danger dwells And like an Emperour fright it from the field The Bastards but a Coward and a Spanyard Coward and Spanyard oft-times goe together Their greatest valour does consist in Braues And once repulst they l run away like Slaues Enter Prince Henry the Bastard the Duke of