Hyde Park

Shirley, James, published 1637 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional

32chunks

15,983words

6topics

75 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Hyde Park
Author	Shirley, James
Publication year (edition)	1637
Genre (British Drama)	comedy
Genre group (comparison)	comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play type	Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 517 · edition 1050 · TCP A12140 · DEEP 870
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1632 [licensed for stage, Apr 20]
First performance (BritDrama)	1632 [Apr]
Company (BritDrama)	Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
Company (Annals)	Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
Theater	Phoenix/Cockpit;Indoor Professional
Theater type	Indoor
Title-page company	Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
Printer	Cotes, Thomas
Format	Quarto
STC	22446
Greg	517a
Genre (Annals)	Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Comedy
BritDrama no.	2367
Title page	HIDE PARKE A COMEDIE,
Title-page performance note	As it was presented by her Majesties Servants, at the private house in Drury Lane.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 2374 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

75.0 %

T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim

9.5 %

T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation

3.2 %

T45 Widows, wooing and remarriage

3.1 %

T32 Rings and jewels as tokens

3.1 %

T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo

3.1 %

T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat

3.0 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–79	503	T45 Widows, wooing and remarriage	0.81	And how and how? The cause depends. No Mistress. Yes, but no Wife. For now she is a Widow. But I resolve— What…
2	80–159	501	unassigned		Her flame of love is here, and in exchange She took a chain of Pearl. You'll see it hanged. These to the wise …
3	160–230	496	T32 Rings and jewels as tokens	0.85	'tis done discreetly, Cover the nakedness of your tool I pray. Why look you Sir. If you bestow this Council Ou…
4	231–303	490	unassigned		She has fitted you With a pair of fool's Coats, as handsomely As any tailor, that had taken measure, Give me t…
5	304–375	490	unassigned		And be most happy if by any service You teach me to deserve your fair opinion. It is not civil to eavesdrop hi…
6	376–444	488	unassigned		To laugh, but not to lie down, why! prithee do! Go y'are a foolish creature, and not worth My services. A loud…
7	445–517	505	unassigned		What is in your Condition makes you weary? Y'are sick of plenty and command, you have Too too much liberty, to…
8	518–595	509	unassigned		Good Sir you must excuse me, I am a stranger. Your tongue does walk our language, and your feet Shall do as we…
9	596–675	491	T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim	0.87	You are all goodness With me prithee admit him! Sir, my Lord saw you enter, and desires To speak with you! His…
10	676–750	478	unassigned		I have a servant. You have many, in their number pray write me, I shall be very dutiful. Oh my Lord! And when …
11	751–819	509	unassigned		Why, did you ever think, I could affect Of all men living such a thing as you are. What hope, or what encourag…
12	820–886	481	unassigned		forboon I proceed! But you must swear to perform truely what I shall desire, and that you may not think I come…
13	887–957	511	unassigned		Why then I swear— stay You sha'not ask me before company How old I am, a question most untoothsome, I know not…
14	958–1038	506	T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim	0.81	What? what durst thou venture now, and be plain wo'm There's nothing in the verge of my command That should no…
15	1039–1110	505	unassigned		D'ee not find him coming, a wild gentleman You may in time convert him. You made me acquainted with him to tha…
16	1111–1183	504	unassigned		We are met indeed, Sir thank you for your music. It is not so much worth. I made you merry Master Bridegroom. …
17	1184–1252	493	T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo	0.77	The cry returns. Make way there, a Teag, a Teag, a Teag. Forty, fifty, a hundred pieces to ten. I hold you. We…
18	1253–1326	506	unassigned		Oh woman! How far thy tongue and heart do live asunder, Come; I ha' found you out, off with this veil, It hide…
19	1327–1393	506	unassigned		What mean you? You shall have fifty pounds for forty weeks To do you a pleasure. You'll not use me thus? Fare …
20	1394–1468	510	unassigned		I were too much wicked to suspect your honour And in this place. This place, the place were good enough If you…
21	1469–1551	501	unassigned		They are walked to hear the Nightingale. The Nightingale? I ha' not heard one this year. Listen, and we shall …
22	1552–1629	504	unassigned		Lusty Gorge and gentlemen, hark yet, To winning mackerel fine mouthed Freak, Bay Tarrall that won the cup at N…
23	1630–1715	498	unassigned		The boy would seem witty. I hope Ladies you will pardon me, my Lord Commanded me to wait upon you, and I can d…
24	1716–1788	503	unassigned		Then we ha' lost, but good my Lord the circumstance. Great Iohn at all adventure and grave jockey Mounted thei…
25	1789–1864	506	unassigned		This was a day of peace, The day wherein the holy priest hath tied Our hearts together, Hymen's Tapers yet Are…
26	1865–1940	517	unassigned		My Lord let me obtaine, youle honour m tonight. I was taken by a Turkish Pirate, and detained many years A pri…
27	1941–2017	517	T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim	0.84	Will you not Chide my want of Manners gentlewomen To interrupt your dialogue We ha' done sir. I shall be still…
28	2018–2085	508	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.83	But if to all those honourable names, That marked you for the people's reverence, In such a vicious age, you d…
29	2086–2157	496	unassigned		My Lord i'll follow ye. Brother welcome? Sir we are both obliged to you A Friend of yours desirers some privat…
30	2158–2224	480	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.80	I might indeed. And carried news To the distressed Ghosts, but I am merciful, But do not you mistake me, for I…
31	2225–2297	488	unassigned		I knew not, she was thy Mistress, which encouraged All my discourses. My Lord y'ave richly satisfied me, and N…
32	2298–2373	483	unassigned		Room for the melancholy wight, Some do call him willow Knight, Who this pains hath under taken, To find out lo…

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