The Noble Spanish Soldier (The Noble Soldier, or A Contract Broken Justly Revenged)

Dekker, Thomas, published 1634 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional

27chunks

13,587words

5topics

56 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	The Noble Spanish Soldier (The Noble Soldier, or A Contract Broken Justly Revenged)
Author	Dekker, Thomas
Publication year (edition)	1634
Genre (British Drama)	tragedy
Genre group (comparison)	tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: history;pseudo-history;foreign history
Play type	Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 490 · edition 1016 · TCP A11145 · DEEP 832
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1622
First performance (BritDrama)	1622 [1621-1631]
Company (BritDrama)	Unknown
Company (Annals)	Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men (?)
Printer	Beale, John
Publisher	Vavasour, Nicholas
Format	Quarto
STC	21416
Greg	490a
Genre (Annals)	Foreign Pseudo-History
Genre (BritDrama)	Tragedy
BritDrama no.	2028
Title page	THE NOBLE SOVLDIER. OR, A CONTRACT BROKEN, JUSTLY REVENG'D. A TRAGEDY.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1717 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

55.6 %

T59 Spanish courts: war, honour and courtshi

22.3 %

T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea

7.5 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

7.2 %

T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour

3.8 %

T15 Friars and holy orders in plot

3.6 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–72	536	unassigned		GIve us what no man here is master of, (Breath) leave us pray, my father Cardinal Can by the Physic of Philoso…
2	73–136	518	unassigned		Sorrow becomes me best. A suit of laugh and lie down would wear better. What should I do to be merry, Cornego?…
3	137–210	529	unassigned		' Has turned his joys into his leprous bosom, And like a King vows execution On all his traitorous passions. G…
4	211–274	518	T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour	0.81	This way for her, the Contract which thou hast By best advice of all our Cardinals, Today shall be enlarged, t…
5	275–343	513	T59 Spanish courts: war, honour and courtshi	0.70	The King, the Contract! There's cud enough for you to chew upon. What's this? a riddle! how? the King, the Con…
6	344–380	507	T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea	0.66	My Baltazar! Let us make haste to meet thee: how art thou altered? Do you not know him? Yes, Sir, the brave So…
7	381–429	510	unassigned		Will you, Sir, promise to give me freedom of speech? Yes I will, take it, speak any thing, 'tis pardoned. You …
8	430–504	506	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.74	For honour's sake, For love you bear to conscience.— Reach the flames: Grandoes and Lords of Spain be witness …
9	505–543	502	unassigned		Do you not know me? I scarce know myself. I ha' been at Tennis, Madam, with the King: I gave him 15 and all hi…
10	544–612	482	unassigned		Art thou not counterfeit? Now by my scars I am not. I'll call thee honest Soldier then, and woo thee To be an …
11	613–678	503	T59 Spanish courts: war, honour and courtshi	0.78	The joy thereof, Together with these earthquakes, which will shake All Spaine, if they their Prince do disinhe…
12	679–754	502	unassigned		Do it then for me. And every line must be A whip to draw blood. Better. And to dare The stab from him it touch…
13	755–826	498	unassigned		What shall I do, Cornego? for this Poet Has filled me with a fury: I could write Strange Satyrs now against Ad…
14	827–896	505	T59 Spanish courts: war, honour and courtshi	0.86	My child, yet newly quickened in my womb, Is blasted with the fires of Bastardy. Who! who dares once but think…
15	897–964	501	unassigned		Instruct me how. You (as your fortunes tie you) are inclined To have the blow given. Where's the Instrument? '…
16	965–1034	508	T59 Spanish courts: war, honour and courtshi	0.83	That Spain be free from frights, the King from fears, And I, now held his Infamy, be called Queen, The Treasur…
17	1035–1108	506	T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea	0.77	Basely to stab a woman, your wronged Niece, And her most innocent son Sebastian. The Boar now foams with whett…
18	1109–1172	504	unassigned		Your Lordship hits A poisoned nail i'th' head: this waxen fellow (By the king's hand so bribing him with gold)…
19	1173–1214	507	unassigned		Oh but your stick wants resin to make the strings sound clearly: no, this double Virginal, being cunningly tou…
20	1215–1262	485	unassigned		Nay, Sir, I have searched the records of the Low-Countries, and find that by your pardon I need not care a pin…
21	1263–1321	502	T59 Spanish courts: war, honour and courtshi	0.80	This linstock gives you fire: shall then that strumpet And bastard breathe quick vengeance in my face; Making …
22	1322–1397	497	unassigned		There's the strong Anchor To stay all in this tempest. Holy Sir, With these work you the King, and so prevail,…
23	1398–1462	495	unassigned		As Frenchmen lose their hair: here was too hot staying for him. Get thou too from my sight, the Queen would se…
24	1463–1517	497	T59 Spanish courts: war, honour and courtshi	0.79	Kill not, but surprise him. That's my voice still. Thine, Soldier. Oh this Colic of a kingdom, when the wind o…
25	1518–1580	493	unassigned		Lowd may it speak. The herbs and flowers to strew the wedding way, Be Cypress, Yew, cold Colliquintida. Henban…
26	1581–1657	477	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.83	No. 'Twere a lamentable piece of stuff to see great Statesmen have vile Exits; but I hope there are nothing bu…
27	1658–1716	486	T15 Friars and holy orders in plot	0.85	Onaelia! oh she's drowned in tears! Onaelia, Let me not die unpardoned at thy hands. Here comes a better Surge…

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