2 Henry the Sixth (The First Part of the Contention betwixt the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster) · chunk 14 of 49
Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher / Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written c.1590 (Annals) history · Pembroke's Men (?) T43 York and Lancaster: dynastic claims and typicality 0.79 · 484 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T43: henry, king, richard, warwick, york, edward, father, duke, crown, son.
Now my good Lords of Salisbury & Warwick, Our simple Supper ended, give me leave, In this close Walk, to satisfy myself, In craving your opinion of my Title, Which is infallible, to England's Crown. My Lord, I long to hear it at full. Sweet York begin: and if thy claim be good, The Neuills are thy Subjects to command. Then thus: Edward the third, my Lords, had seven Sons: The first, Edward the Black-Prince, Prince of Wales; The second, William of Hatfield; and the third, Lionel, Duke of Clarence; next to whom, Was Iohn of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster; The fift, was Edmond Langley, Duke of York; The sixth, was Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloster; William of Windsor was the seventh, and last. Edward the Black-Prince died before his Father, And left behind him Richard, his only Son, Who after Edward the third's death, reigned as King, Till Henry Bullingbrooke, Duke of Lancaster, The eldest Son and Heir of Iohn of Gaunt, Crowned by the Name of Henry the fourth, Seized on the Realm, deposed the rightful King, Sent his poor Queen to France, from whence she came, And him to Pumfret; where, as all you know, Harmless Richard was murdered traitorously. Father, the Duke hath told the truth; Thus got the House of Lancaster the Crown. Which now they hold by force, and not by right: For Richard, the first Son's Heir, being dead, The Issue of the next Son should have reigned. But William of Hatfield died without an Heir. The third Son Duke of Clarence, From whose Line I claim the Crown, Had Issue Philip, a Daughter, Who married Edmond Mortimer, Earl of March: Edmond had Issue, Roger, Earl of March; Roger had Issue, Edmond, Anne, and Elinor. This Edmond, in the Reign of Bullingbrooke, As I have read, laid claim unto the Crown, And but for Owen Glendour, had been King; Who kept him in Captivity, till he died. But, to the rest. His eldest Sister, Anne, My Mother, being Heir unto the Crown, Married Richard, Earl of Cambridge, Who was to Edmond Langley, Edward the thirds fift Son's Son; By her I claim the Kingdom: She was Heir to Roger, Earl of March, Who was the Son of Edmond Mortimer, Who married Philip, sole Daughter Unto Lionel, Duke of Clarence. So, if the Issue of the elder Son Succeed before the younger, I am King. What plain proceed is more plain than this? Henry doth claim the Crown from Iohn of Gaunt, The fourth Son, York claims it from the third: Till Lionels Issue fails, his should not reign. It fails not yet, but flourishes in thee, And in thy Sons, fair slips of such a Stock. Then Father Salisbury, kneel we together, And in this private Plot be we the first, That shall salute our rightful Sovereign With honour of his Birthright to the Crown.
Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher / Shakespeare, William
Publication year (edition)
1623
First performance / composition (Annals)
c.1590
First performance (BritDrama)
1591 [1587-1592]
Company (BritDrama)
Pembroke's Men (?)
Genre (British Drama)
history
Play type
Adult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEP
edition 224 · TCP A11954 · DEEP 5081.21
Edition role
Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Position
nodes 831–896 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 14 of 49 in this edition
Length
484 words · 673 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T43 — York and Lancaster: dynastic claims and conflictcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.788 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
seed 43: T8 · seed 44: T50 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Now my good Lords of Salisbury & Warwick, Our ſimple Supper ended, giue me leaue, In this cloſe Walke, to ſatisfie my ſelfe, In crauing your opinion of my Title, Which is infallible, to Englands Crowne. My Lord, I long to heare it at full. Sweet Yorke begin: and if thy clayme be good, The Neuills are thy Subiects to command. Then thus: Edward the third, my Lords, had ſeuen Sonnes: The firſt, Edward the Black-Prince, Prince of Wales; The ſecond, William of Hatfield; and the third, Lionel, Duke of Clarence; next to whom, Was Iohn of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaſter; The fift, was Edmond Langley, Duke of Yorke; The ſixt, was Thomas of Woodſtock, Duke of Gloſter; William of Windſor was the ſeuenth, and laſt. Edward the Black-Prince dyed before his Father, And left behinde him Richard, his onely Sonne, Who after Edward the third's death, raign'd as King, Till Henry Bullingbrooke, Duke of Lancaſter, The eldeſt Sonne and Heire of Iohn of Gaunt, Crown'd by the Name of Henry the fourth, Seiz'd on the Realme, depos'd the rightfull King, Sent his poore Queene to France, from whence ſhe came, And him to Pumfret; where, as all you know, Harmeleſſe Richard was murthered traiterouſly. Father, the Duke hath told the truth; Thus got the Houſe of Lancaster the Crowne. Which now they hold by force, and not by right: For Richard, the firſt Sonnes Heire, being dead, The Iſſue of the next Sonne ſhould haue reign'd. But William of Hatfield dyed without an Heire. The third Sonne Duke of Clarence, From whoſe Line I clayme the Crowne, Had Iſſue Phillip, a Daughter, Who marryed Edmond Mortimer, Earle of March: Edmond had Iſſue, Roger, Earle of March; Roger had Iſſue, Edmond, Anne, and Elianor. This Edmond, in the Reigne of Bullingbrooke, As I haue read, layd clayme vnto the Crowne, And but for Owen Glendour, had beene King; Who kept him in Captiuitie, till he dyed. But, to the reſt. His eldeſt Siſter, Anne, My Mother, being Heire vnto the Crowne, Marryed Richard, Earle of Cambridge, Who was to Edmond Langley, Edward the thirds fift Sonnes Sonne; By her I clayme the Kingdome: She was Heire to Roger, Earle of March, Who was the Sonne of Edmond Mortimer, Who marryed Phillip, ſole Daughter Vnto Lionel, Duke of Clarence. So, if the Iſſue of the elder Sonne Succeed before the younger, I am King. What plaine proceedings is more plain then this? Henry doth clayme the Crowne from Iohn of Gaunt, The fourth Sonne, Yorke claymes it from the third: Till Lionels Iſſue fayles, his ſhould not reigne. It fayles not yet, but flouriſhes in thee, And in thy Sonnes, faire ſlippes of ſuch a Stock. Then Father Salisbury, kneele we together, And in this priuate Plot be we the firſt, That ſhall ſalute our rightfull Soueraigne With honor of his Birth-right to the Crowne.