Now therefore the case of this Theobald stood verie hard: for Henrie bishop of Winchester the kings brother through enuie had so wrought, that if the archbishop passed ouer without licence, he should be confined of the king.
This sudden alteration and new kind of rough dealing purchased him great enuie amongst all men in the end.
At this answer the duke hoong the groine, as concerning that our side should enuie his glorie, or not to be so forward in aduancing his honour as he would haue it.
Goe, goe, poore soule, I enuie not thy glory, To feed my humor, wish thy selfe no harme Anne.
For what cause should moue me to shunne the enuie and hate of some men, being ioyned with an endeuour to benefite and gratifie my countrey?
Let Pompey proud, and Pompeys Complices Die on our swords, that did enuie our liues, Let pale Tysiphone be cloyd with bloud: And snaky furies quench their longing thirst, And Caesar liue to glory in their end.
For shame weake Anthony throw thy weapons downe Sonne sheath thy sword, not now for to be drawne, 2060 Brutus must feele the heauy stroke thereof: But if that needes you will into the field, And that warrs enuie pricks your forward hate.
And this was for the enuie which they bare to Iohn |737| of Gant the duke of Lancaster, who in right of his wife Constance, that was daughter to king Peter of Castile, did name himselfe king of Castile.
But as enuie hath no affinitie with iustice and equitie, so it forceth not what language the malicious doo giue out, against such as are exalted for their wisdomes.
His vertues passed his fame: nothing he did that enuie could with iust cause reprooue.
O why should such immortall enuie dwell, In the enclosures of eternall mould?
But let me tell the World, If he out-liue the enuie of this day, England did neuer owe so sweet a hope, So much misconstrued in his Wantonnesse, Hot.
Some of vs loue you well: and euen those some Enuie your great deseruings, and good name, Because you are not of our qualitie, But stand against vs like an Enemie Blunt.
And yet thou needst not feare him; Draw thou the Shepherds still and Bonny lasses, And enuie him not stocks, stones, Oxen, Asses.
The king this yeare fearing the enuie of the lords against Peers de Gaueston, placed him for his more safetie in Bambourgh castell, bearing the prelats and lords in hand, that he had committed him there to prison for their pleasures.
Sidenote: The enuie of the lords towards the Spensers.
The Frenchmen also had much enuie thereat, [Sidenote: Englishmen and Frenchmen fought.
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