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prince_n	king_n	time_n	wales_n	4,676	5	10.0634	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96909	Worcesters apophthegmes or witty sayings of the Right Honourable Henry (late) Marquess and Earl of Worcester, delivered upon severall occasions, and now published for the benefit of the reader. By T.B. a constant observer, and no lesse admirer of his Lordships wisdom and loyalty.	Worcester, Henry Somerset, Marquis of, 1577-1646.; Bayly, Thomas, d. 1657?	1650 (1650)	Wing W3535; Thomason E1350_2; ESTC R204142	43,802	125

I laid him in his grave in Windsor Castle I never parted from him APOPHTH 2. ABout the same time recovering the top of an high Mountain by the advantage of the ground we could see the Enemy marching another way at which sight the Marquesse dwelt with his eyes a little longer upon that Object The Lord John Somerset his Sonne thought convenient whereupon the Marquesse made his reply O Sonne I love to see mine own danger especially when it is marching off APOPHTH 3. AFter that my endeavours were crowned with successe and my diligence had wrought his security in a place that was as private as he had made himself having parted with all his retinue we began to commune with our selves concerning our own happiness and some there were who told his Lordship that though the place were unworthy of him yet it was better then a prison to which the Marquesse made this answer It may be not It may be my sinnes did not deserve so great a favour for that is alwayes better which God sends To which I had a Sister which was Mrs. of the house who thus replied unto him then sure my Lord this is best for God hath sent you hither But Lady said the Marquesse it had not been best if God had disposed of me otherwise why should we repine at that freedom of the Almighty over us which we daily exercise over other Creatures We imprison harmless Creatures and innocent Birds within Cages onely to sing to us and make us melody and why should I do otherwise then submit unto the will of God if it should be his pleasure to make me a close Prisoner seeing he may delight in hearing how prittily I would complain APOPHTH 4. I Have lived in Ragland Castle 3 years and in all that time I never saw man drunk nor heard an Oath amongst any of all his Servants neither did I ever see a better ordered Family and that which is most wonderfull unto me was the Servants of his house being half Papists and half Protestants were never at variance in point of Religion which was brought about by prohibiting disputations neither was any man the lesse accepted for his Religion if his service were acceptable but when the Castle was fill'd with Officers and Souldiers he us'd to be much grieved to hear and see the Oaths and drunkennesse that was then and there too much practised insomuch that when some of his chief Officers had told him how that they had fortified such and such a place so and so and that here the Enemy could not come and there it was impossible I but said my Lord you have left the main place open and unfortified you have made no fortifications against Heaven for there is such swearing and drunkennesse amongst you that I fear me that from thence will come your greatest enemy and you have made no provision against him APOPHTH 5. WHen the King had made his repaire to Raglan after the Battell of Nasby taking occasion to thank the Marquess for some monies lent his Majesty the Marquesse return'd his Majesty this answer Sir I had your word for my mony but I never thought I should be so soone repaid for now you have given me thanks I have all I look for APOPHTH 6. ANother time the King came unto my Lord and told him that he thought not to have stay'd with his Lordship above three dayes but his occasions requiring his longer abode with him he was willing to ease him of so great a burthen as to be altogether so heavy a charge unto him And considering it was a Garison that his provisions might not be spent by so great a pressure he was willing that his Lordship should have power given him to take what Provisions the Countrey would afford for his present maintenance and recruit to which his Lordship made this reply I humbly thank your Majesty but my Castle will neither stand long if it leanes upon the Countrey I had rather be brought to a morsell of bread then any morsels of bread should be brought me to entertain your Majesty APOPHTH 7. SIr Henry Bard who was Lord Bellamount coming into the Hall at Raglan and seeing so many Tables furnished with food and feeders swore a great Oath that the King had a plot to destroy that Family First in borrowing all the old mans mony and then in coming thus to eat up his victuals which being told unto the Marquesse the Marquesse asked the man who made this Relation unto him of what Garison the Lord Bellamount was Governour it was told his Lordship that he was Governour of Cambden house the Marquesse replyed That when the King had done as he said that then his Majesty might go to his Garison and there he might have Cambdens remaines APOPHTH 8. WHen the King first entred the Castle of Raglan the Marquesse kiss'd the Kings hand and rising up again he saluted his Majesty with this Complement Domine non sum dignus The King replyed unto the Marquesse My Lord I may very well answer you again I have not found so great faith in Israel for no man would trust me with so much money as you have done To which the Marquesse replied I hope your Majesty will prove a defender of the Faith APOPHTH 9. SIr Thomas Somerset brother to the Marquesse had a house which they called Troy within five miles of Raglan Castle this Sir Thomas Somerset being a neate man both within and without his house as he was a compleat Gentleman of himself every way delighted very much in fine Gardens and Orchards and in replenishing and ordering them with all the varieties of choisest fruits that could be got and in defending his new Plantations from the coldnesse of the climate by the benefit of art the earth that was so much made of prov'd so gratefull to him at the same time that the King happened to be at his Brothers house at Raglan that it yielded him wherewithall to send his Brother Worcester such a present as at that time of year and place was able to make the King and all his Lords believe that the Soveraign of the Planets with all his Prince Electors had new chang'd the Poles and that Wales the reffuse and out-cast of the faire Garden of England had fairer and riper fruit growing upon her stone rubbish then Englands levels had on all her beds this presented to the Marquesse the Marquesse would not suffer to be presented to the King by any other hands except his own In comes the Marquesse to the King at the latter end of supper led by the arme having such a goodly presence with him that his being led became him rather like some ceremony of state then show of impotence and his slow pace occasioned by his infirmity express'd a Spanish gravity rather then feebleness thus with a silver dish in each hand fill'd with rarities and a little basket upon his arme as a supply in case his Majesty should be over-bountifull

Marquesse delivered his Majesty the keyes according to the odinary Custome the King restoring of them to the Marq the Marq said I beseech your Maj. to keep them if you please for they are in a good hand but I am afraid that ere it be long I shall be forc'd to deliver them into the hands of those who will spoile the Complement APOPHTH 13. AT the Kings being at Raglan there were some informations given of some Gentlemen of the Country who were supposed and not without cause to have done his Majesty many ill Offices by withdrawing the hearts of the People from his Majesty and obstructing many aydes and assistances which otherwise his Majesty was likely to have had out of these parts these men being thus accused were ordered to be laid hold on and it was executed accordingly and they being brought before his Majesty it was moved by some that they should be forthwith tryed by a Commission of Oyer and Terminer others advised his Majesty that they should be sent to Hereford and there to be kept in safe Custody untill further consultations might be had concerning them they excusing themselves as well as they could One of them protesting his innocence with teares in his eyes the King ordered that he should forthwith be released being alwayes prone to leane to mercy rather then justice and to favourable rather then rigid construction of his very enemies The King coming back from Abergaveny where this was put in execution The King told the Marquesse what he had done and that when he saw them speak so honestly he could not but give some credit to their words so seconded by tears and withall told the Marquesse that he had onely sent them to prison whereupon the Marquesse said what to do to poyson that Garison Sir you should have done well to have heard their accusations and then to have shewed what mercy you pleas'd The King told him that he heard that they were ac●used by some contrary faction as to themselves who out of the distaste they bore to one or other upon old grudges would be apt to charge them more home then the nature of their offences had deserved to whom the Marquess made this return well Sir you may chance to gaine you the Kingdom of Heaven by such doings as these but if ever you get the Kingdom of England by these tricks I 'le be your Bondman APOPHTH 14. THe Marquess had a mind to tell the King as handsomely as he could of some of his as he thought faults and thus he contrives his plot against the time that his Majesty was wont to give his Lordship a visit as commonly he us'd to do after dinner his Lordship had the book of John Gower lying before him on the Table The King casting his eye upon the book told the Marquess that he had never seen it before O said the Marquess it is the book of books which if your Majesty had been well vers'd in it would have made you a King of Kings Why so my Lord said the King why said the Marquess here is set down how Aristotle brought up and instructed Alexander the great in all the rudiments and principles belonging to a Prince and under the persons of Alexander and Aristotle he read the King such a lesson that all the standers by were amazed at the boldness and the King supposing that he had gone further then his Text would have given him leave asked the Marq if he had his lesson by heart or whether he spake out of the book the Marquess replyed Sir if you could read my heart it may be you might find it then Or if your Majesty please to get it by heart I will lend you my book which latter profer the King accep●ed of and did borrow it nay said the Marquess I will lend it you upon these conditions first that you read it secondly that you make use of it but perceiving how that some of the new made Lords fretted and bit their thumbs at certain passages in the Marquesses discourse he thought a little to please his Majesty though he pleas'd them the men who were so much displeased allready protesting unto his Majesty that no man was so much for the absolute power of a King as Aristotle desiring the book out of the Kings hand he told the King that he would shew him one remarkable passage to that purpose turning to that place that had this verse viz. A King can kill a King can save A King can make a Lord a knave And of a knave a Lord also c. Whereupon there were divers new made Lords who slunk out of the roome which the King observing told the Marquess my Lord at this rate you 'l drive away all my Nobility the Marquesse replyed I protest unto your Majesty I am as new a made Lord as any of them all but I was never call'd knave and rogue so much in all my life as I have been since I received this last Honour and why should not they bear their shares APOPHTH 15. AS the Marquess was in his travel from Denbyshire where he had layen conceal'd some while towards Raglan we had determined to lodge in a poor Town called Bala in Merionethshire the Marquess being invited to take some repose at one Mr. Owen Salisbury of Keeg I and one more went before to provide accomodation for his Lordship in that Town where we found that some had plaid the knave with us and had informed the Tovvn that about such a time there would come a party of the enemy through the Town the Townsmen neither being prepared nor able to make any resistance nor willing to harbour any such guests were very much divided and confounded in their cousultations but seeing none but two Horsemen coming towards the Town they admitted us in but not without some suspition and many scores of men women and Children following us at our heeles wheresoever we went we marvelled very much at them and they at us we went into several poor Innes and we were told every where there was no lodging for us I inquired for the Maior of the Town he was not to be spoken with I inquired after the Deputy Governour of the place or any Officer but cold not come to the speech of any of thē the multitude increased so did our wonders at the last I spide a young man who had a ribbin in his hat with vive la Roy in it I applyed my self to him and told him that he by his favour should be one that loved the King and that there was such a Nobleman who had serv'd the King in no small measure who was likely to lie in their streetes for want of a lodging the young man shewed me forthwith great respect telling me that his Lordship should be very welcome to his Mothers house vvho kept a poor Inne withall told us the reason of the peoples shienesse to harbour us as aforesaid vve vvent into the house finding it