Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Look About You · chunk 6 of 50

Anonymous · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 [c.1597-1599] (Annals)
comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
T29 Disguise and pursuit in Look About You typicality 0.88 · 497 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T29: gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother.

Besides thou suest to have some maintenance, We have bethought us how we will reward thee, Thou shalt have Rowden Lordship. Shall he so? will you reward your murderers with my lands Your lands? it is our gift and he shall have it. I'll give him seizure first with this and this. Lay hold on Gloster. Hold that murderous Skinke. villains hands off, I am a Prince, a Peer, And I have borne disgrace while I can bear. Knaves leave your rudeness, how now brother Gloster? nay be appeased, be patiented brother. Shift for thyself good Skinke, there's gold, away: Hear will be parts. 'Swounds I'll make one and stay. I prithee be gone since thus it faileth out, Take water, hence, away, thy life I doubt. Well, farewell, get I once out of door, Skinke never will put trust in warrants more. Will Gloster not be bridled? Yes my Liege and saddled too, and rid, and spurred, & rained, Such misery (in your Reign) falls your friends, Let go my arms, you dunghyls let me speak. where's that knave Skinke? I charge you see him stayed. The swift heeled knave is fled, body a me here's rule, here's work indeed. Fellow that Skinke, let privy search be made, Let not one pass except he be well known, Let posts be every way sent speedily, For ten mile's compass round about the City. Take Gloster to you Lieutenant of the Tower, Keep him aside till we confer a while, Father you must subscribe to his committing. Why must he Henry? Mary for this cause, he hath broke peace and violated laws. So have you all done, rebels as you be. Good words good brother, hear me gracious Lords, I prithee Faukenbridge be patiented, Gloster must of force answer this contempt. I will not yield he shall unto the Tower, Warden of th'fleet take you the charge of Gloster. Why be it so, yet stay with him a while, Till we take order for the company That shall attend him, and resort to him. Warden of the Fleet I see I am your charge, Be friend me thus, least by their command, I be prevented of what I intent. Command me any service in my power. I pray you call some nimble footed fellow, To do a message for me to my sister. Call in Redcap, he waiteth with a Tipstaffe, He stammers, but he's swift and trusly Sir. No matter for his stammering, is this he? I jam am Re Redcap s s sir. Run Redcap to Stepney. I'll be at Stepney p p presently. Nay stay, go to the Lady Faukenbridge my sister. The La La Lady Fau Fau Faukenbreech, I r r run sir. But take thy errand, tell her I am prisoner, Committed to the Fleet. I am g g glad of th' th' that, my fa fa father the p p porter sha' shall ge ge get a f f fee by you.
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayLook About You
AuthorAnonymous
Publication year (edition)1600
First performance / composition (Annals)1599 [c.1597-1599]
First performance (BritDrama)1599 [1598-1600]
Company (BritDrama)Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 397 · TCP A06333 · DEEP 306
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 325–385 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 6 of 50 in this edition
Length497 words · 682 tokens
Topic (seed 42)T29 — Disguise and pursuit in Look About You context only — excluded from the genre comparison · typicality 0.883 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seedsseed 43: T34 · seed 44: T31 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Beſides thou ſueſt to haue ſome maintenaunce, We haue bethought vs how wee will reward thee, Thou ſhalt haue Rowden Lordſhip. Shal he ſo? will you reward your murtherers with my lands Your lands? it is our gift and he ſhall haue it. Ile giue him ſeaſure firſt with this and this. Lay holde on Gloſter. Holde that murtherous Skinke. Villaines hands off, I am a Prince, a Peere, And I haue borne diſgrace while I can beare. Knaues leaue your rudenes, how now brother Gloſter? nay be appeaſ'd, be patient brother. Shift for thy ſelfe good Skinke, ther's golde, away: Heere will be parts. Swonds Ile make one and ſtay. I prethee be gone ſince thus it faileth out, Take water, hence, away, thy life I doubt. Well, farewell, get I once out of doore, Skinke neuer will put truſt in warrants more. Will Gloſter not be bridled? Yes my Liege and ſadled too, and ryd, and ſpur'd, & rayn'd, Such miſery (in your Raigne) falles your friends, Let goe my armes, you dunghyls let me ſpeake. Wher's that knaue Skinke? I charge you ſee him ſtayd. The ſwift heel'd knaue is fled, body a me heer's rule, Heer's worke indeed. Follow that Skinke, let priuy ſearch be made, Let not one paſſe except he be well knowne, Let poaſtes be euery way ſent ſpeedily, For ten miles compaſſe round about the Citty. Take Gloſter to you Liefetenant of the Tower, Keep him aſide till we conferre a while, Father you muſt ſubſcribe to his committing. Why muſt he Henry? Mary for this cauſe, he hath broke peace and violated lawes. So haue you all done, rebels as you be. Good words good brother, heare me gratious Lords, I prethee Faukenbridge be patient, Gloſter muſt of force anſwere this contempt. I will not yeeld he ſhall vnto the Tower, Warden of th'Fleete take you the charge of Gloſter. Why be it ſo, yet ſtay with him a while, Till we take order for the company That ſhall attend him, and reſort to him. Warden of the Fleete I ſee I am your charge, Be friend me thus, leaſt by theyr commaund, I be preuented of what I intend. Commaund me any ſeruice in my power. I pray you call ſome nimble footed fellow, To doe a meſſage for me to my ſiſter. Call in Redcap, he waiteth with a Tipſtaffe, He ſtammers, but he's ſwift and truſly Sir. No matter for his ſtammering, is this he? I Iam am Re Redcap ſ ſ ſir. Run Redcap to Stepney. Ile be at Stepney p p preſently. Nay ſtay, goe to the Lady Faukenbridge my ſiſter. The La La Lady Fau Fau Faukenbreech, I r r run ſir. But take thy errand, tell her I am priſoner, Committed to the Fleete. I am g g glad of th th that, my fa fa father the p p porter ſha ſhall ge ge get a f f fee by you.