1 The Troublesome Reign of King John · chunk 13 of 29
Anonymous · published 1611 · first performed or written 1591 (Annals) history · Queen Elizabeth's Men T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea typicality 0.75 · 448 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
Kings, Princes, Lords, & Knights assembled here, The Citizens of Angiers all by me Entreat your Majesty to hear them speak: And as you like the motion they shall make, So to account and follow their advice. Speak on, we give thee leave. Then thus: whereas the young and lusty knight▪ Incites you on to knit your kingly strengths: The motion cannot choose but please the good, And such as love the quiet of the State. But how my Lords, how should your strengths be knit? Not to oppress your subjects and your friends, And fill the world with brawls and mutinies: But unto peace your forces should be knit To live in Princely league and amity: Do this, the gates of Angiers shall give way, And stand wide open to your hearts content. To make this peace a lasting bond of love, Remains one only honourable means, Which by your pardon I shall here display. Lewis the Dolphin and the heir of France, A man of noted valour through the world, Is yet unmarried: let him take to wife The beauteous daughter of the king of Spain, Niece to K. Iohn, the lovely Lady Blanch, Begotten on his sister Elinor. With her in marriage will her uncle give Castles and towers, as fitteth such a match. The Kings thus joined in league of perfect love, They may so deal with Arthur Duke of Britain, Who is but young, and yet unmeet to reign, As he shall stand contented every way. Thus have I boldly (for the common good) Delivered what the City gave in charge. And as upon conditions you agree, So shall we stand content to yield the Town. A proper peace, if such a motion hold; These Kings bear arms for me, and for my right, And they shall share my lands to make them friends. Son Iohn, follow this motion, as thou lovest thy mother. Make league with Philip, yield to any thing: Lewis shall have my niece, and then be sure Arthur shall have small succour out of France. Brother of France, you hear the Citizens: Then tell me, how you mean to deal herein. Why Iohn, what canst thou give unto thy Niece, That hast no foot of land, but Arthur's right? by'r lady Citizens, I like your choice, A lovely damsel is the Lady Blanch, Worthy the heir of Europe for her fere. What kings, why stand you gazing in a trance? Why how now Lords? accursed Citizens To fill and tickle their ambitious ears, With hope of gain, that springs from Arthur's loss. Some dismal Planet at thy birthday reigned, For now I see the fall of all thy hopes.
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Position
nodes 656–711 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 13 of 29 in this edition
Length
448 words · 574 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T10 — England and France: war, embassy and peacecross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.748 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
seed 43: T8 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Kings, Princes, Lords, & Knights aſſembled here, The Cittizens of Angiers all by me Entreate your Maieſtie to heare them ſpeake: And as you like the motion they ſhall make, So to account and follow their aduice. Speake on, we giue thee leaue. Then thus: whereas the young and luſty knight▪ Incites you on to knit your kingly ſtrengths: The motion cannot chuſe but pleaſe the good, And ſuch as loue the quiet of the State. But how my Lords, how ſhold your ſtrengths be knit? Not to oppreſſe your ſubiects and your friends, And fill the world with brawles and mutinies: But vnto peace your forces ſhould be knit To liue in Princely league and amitie: Doe this, the gates of Angiers ſhall giue way, And ſtand wide open to your hearts content. To make this peace a laſting bond of loue, Remaines one onely honourable meanes, Which by your pardon I ſhall here diſplay. Lewis the Dolphin and the heire of France, A man of noted valour through the world, Is yet vnmarried: let him take to wife The beauteous daughter of the king of Spaine, Neece to K. Iohn, the louely Lady Blanch, Begotten on his ſiſter Elianor. With her in marriage will her vnkle giue Caſtles and towers, as fitteth ſuch a match. The Kings thus ioynd in league of perfect loue, They may ſo deale with Arthur Duke of Britaine, Who is but young, and yet vnmeet to raigne, As he ſhall ſtand contented euery way. Thus haue I boldly (for the common good) Deliuered what the Citie gaue in charge. And as vpon conditions you agree, So ſhall we ſtand content to yeeld the Towne. A proper peace, if ſuch a motion hold; Theſe Kings beare armes for me, and for my right, And they ſhall ſhare my lands to make them friends. Sonne Iohn, follow this motion, as thou loueſt thy mother. Make league with Philip, yeeld to any thing: Lewis ſhall haue my neece, and then be ſure Arthur ſhall haue ſmall ſuccour out of France. Brother of France, you heare the Citizens: Then tell me, how you meane to deale herein. Why Iohn, what canſt thou giue vnto thy Neece, That haſt no foote of land, but Arthurs right? Bir lady Citizens, I like your choyce, A louely damſell is the Lady Blanch, Worthy the heire of Europe for her pheere. What kings, why ſtand you gazing in a trance? Why how now Lords? accurſed Cittizens To fill and tickle their ambitious eares, With hope of gaine, that ſprings from Arthurs loſſe. Some diſmall Planet at thy birth-day raign'd, For now I ſee the fall of all thy hopes.