1 The Cid (The Valiant Cid)

Rutter, Joseph / Corneille, Pierre, published 1637 · not in BritDrama · Boys Professional;Professional;Translation

27chunks

13,419words

3topics

52 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	1 The Cid (The Valiant Cid)
Author	Rutter, Joseph / Corneille, Pierre
Publication year (edition)	1637
Genre (British Drama)	not in BritDrama
Genre group (comparison)	tragicomedy — British Drama label compound or missing → Annals label used · Annals: tragicomedy
Play type	Boys Professional;Professional;Translation
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 525 · edition 1059 · TCP A19346 · DEEP 878
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1637 [1637-1638]
Company (Annals)	Beeston's Boys
Theater	before the Court;Phoenix/Cockpit;Indoor Professional
Theater type	Indoor
Title-page company	Beeston's Boys
Printer	Haviland, John
Publisher	Walkley, Thomas
Format	Duodecimo
STC	5770
Greg	525a
Genre (Annals)	Tragicomedy
Title page	The Cid, A TRAGICOMEDY, out of French made English:
Title-page performance note	And acted before their Majesties at Court, and on the Cock-pit Stage in Drury-lane, by the servants to both their Majesties.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1713 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

51.7 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

37.3 %

T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea

7.4 %

T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour

3.6 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–69	528	unassigned		'mongst all the youthful lovers which adore Your daughter's beauty, and implore my aid, Don Roderigo and Don S…
2	70–129	480	unassigned		And yet i'th' midst of all their good success One may perceive in you a kind of sorrow; Why should that love w…
3	130–189	492	unassigned		After this, Madam, I have nought to say, Unless it be to grieve for your misfortunes, Before I blamed you, now…
4	190–244	437	unassigned		To instruct him by example, this I'll say In spite of envy, let him read my life, And by that story learn to t…
5	245–303	454	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.79	Rage and despair! must I needs live thus long, To see this, one day of my infamy Blast all the Trophies of my …
6	304–362	484	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.84	STrooke to the very heart, with a blow as fatal As unforeseen; what shall I do? I must Revenge my father, and …
7	363–430	486	unassigned		But my Lord imagine, Kings will be absolute. Let 'em be so, The Die is cast Sir, let's talk no more on't. Then…
8	431–493	487	unassigned		Art thou So afraid to die? Come then, thou dost no more Than is thy duty, he's a degenerate son That will outl…
9	494–553	482	T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour	0.75	He, and the Count of Gormas Good God, I tremble! Speak. Went out together. Alone? Alone, and as it seemed, the…
10	554–618	485	unassigned		Dare the Moores stir? Their vessels are discovered At the river's mouth, and you know how easily At a full Sea…
11	619–683	506	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.84	You'ave done my miseries, Sir, too much honour. Thither I came amazed, and found him dead, He spoke nought to …
12	684–748	507	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.86	To give them truce, is to increase them more. WHat mean you Roderigo? whither would you? I would pursue the co…
13	749–819	498	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.82	Quiet yourself, sweet madam. How unfitly Thou bid'st me to be quiet, when at once I must bewail my loss, and t…
14	820–884	518	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.81	What cruelty is this, which in one day Father and daughter both deprives of life, One by the sword, the other …
15	885–953	514	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.88	Away, I'm thy accuser, not thy headsman, Is't fit for me to take the head thou offer'st? 'Tis of another that …
16	954–1014	493	unassigned		Ay me! Do not confound my joys with these sad accents, But give me leave to praise thy early Valour, Which sho…
17	1015–1083	522	unassigned		How hard it is to beget faith in you, When every man extolls the glorious actions Of this young Heros: The Moo…
18	1084–1146	511	unassigned		But will you, Madam, Believe the counsel of a faithful friend. Not to obey you were a sin unpardonable. Though…
19	1147–1208	497	T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea	0.80	Few of those whom their duty binds to serve me, Can so acquit themselves, as thou hast done, Suffer then thy j…
20	1209–1272	498	T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea	0.85	ay, on all sides encouraged our own men; Some I made fall upon the foe, and others I kept from falling from us…
21	1273–1335	493	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.81	To say I love his victory, by it He has assured the State, and rendered me A noble sacrifice, in stead of Flow…
22	1336–1399	506	unassigned		An't please your Majesty to let the lists Be opened, I shall be th' undertaker; Madam, you know your promise, …
23	1400–1460	492	unassigned		If the just violence of a fatal duty, Which makes me to pursue thee 'gainst my will, Prescribe unto thy love s…
24	1461–1524	508	unassigned		If love do live on hope, and die with it, Roderigo cannot trouble you any longer, You know the Combat where he…
25	1525–1589	518	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.83	That were to handle you with too much cruelty, If when the fight were done, you should be bound A new to deman…
26	1590–1650	507	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.84	'Tis a strange passion will not give me hearing. What wouldst thou have me hear thee, whilst with boasting Tho…
27	1651–1712	516	unassigned		COme Cimena, Dry thy eyes: And receive with a glad heart This noble Conqueror, from thy Princess's hand. Great…

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