Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry.
In this excerpt, Queen Elizabeth says "for the weal, good
and safety whereof, I will never shun to spend my life" in
For assure you (what credit
my assurance may have
order to
with you, cannot tell, but what credit it shall deserve it O
have, the sequel shall declare) I will never in that matter
convince her audience that she is unbiased,
conclude any thing that shall be prejudicial to the realm.
Intelligent, and rarely makes mistakes.
For the weal, good and safety whereof, I will never shun
® inform her audience that she will work hard to win
to spend my life; and whomsoever it shall it be my chance
back the broken trust of her followers.
to light upon, I trust he shall be such, as shall be as
persuade her audience that she will never make
careful for the realm as you; I will not say as myself,
personal decisions that will harm England.
because cannot so certainly determine of any other, but
remind her audience that she is the ruler and in
by my desire he shall be such as shall be as careful or
charge of enacting laws that protect England.
the preservation of the realm and you, as myself.