Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Ladies' Privilege (The Lady's Privilege)

Glapthorne, Henry, published 1640 · not in BritDrama · Boys Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Ladies' Privilege (The Lady's Privilege)
AuthorGlapthorne, Henry
Publication year (edition)1640
Genre (British Drama)not in BritDrama
Genre group (comparison)tragicomedy — British Drama label compound or missing → Annals label used · Annals: tragicomedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 590 · edition 1144 · TCP A01775 · DEEP 976
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1637 [1637-1640]
Company (Annals)Beeston's Boys
Theaterbefore the Court;Phoenix/Cockpit;Whitehall;Indoor Professional
Theater typeIndoor
Title-page companyBeeston's Boys
PrinterOkes, John
PublisherConstable, Francis
FormatQuarto
STC11910
Greg590a
Genre (Annals)Tragicomedy
Title pageTHE LADIES Priviledge.
Title-page performance noteAs it was Acted with good allowance at the Cock-pit in Drury-lane, And before their Majesties at White-Hall twice. By their MAIESTIES Servants.
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10–65474T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.77'tIs worth my Fears, to see within this place Wits most accomplished Senate; 'tis a grace Transcending our des…
266–133484T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea 0.80You speak the scope Of my intention, a perfect friend Includes both honour, Country, Family, And all that's de…
3134–203503unassignedMy Lord, You come t'instruct us Courtship, as you've taught Your foes to fear your valour: you appear As if th…
4204–271489unassignedHave you employed a serious diligence yet In giving Lord Vitelli secret notice Of my affection to him? Truly M…
5272–344483unassignedGood Madam gravity, Keep your devices for your Chamber Lords, That dance to ladies' shadows; pray be gone, We …
6345–420511unassignedMy loyalty will not Permit that strong rebellion in my breast, To doubt the meanest falsehood in a word Her vo…
7421–492508unassignedSir, I not use To jest my life away: Vitelli is The person, to obtain whose precious love I do conjure you by …
8493–557499T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta0.80'Tis his grace After his dinner Sir, and to confirm Their most officious gravity, a Castilian Was for some cri…
9558–633500unassignedCome Signiors, will you walk? Cosen Bonivet, I should be glad, after some minutes, to Enjoy your Company. I sh…
10634–707477T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.90But suppose my fancy Should oversway my judgement, to affect Vitelli; sure your manners would allow me, By wil…
11708–777499T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.86Try me by any attempt, whose danger does surpass The common path of daring, beet to snatch, A fiery boult when…
12778–845515unassignedThese are arts to puzzle my conceits, my Lord I'm no such puny in the Craft of love, That I want brain to find…
13846–916509unassignedBid me first renounce My allegiance to my honour, sell my faith I owe my Native Country: my Vitelli I feel an …
14917–981458T46 Swords, quarrels and valour0.85Sir, your courage is juster than your quarrel, do you think I wear a sword only for ornament; And though our y…
15982–1054480T11 Siblings, kin and confidants0.82Madam, my friend The General, does by me tender his best and truest service to you, he has sent me Prompt, to …
161055–1117453unassignedMy expectation did not Sage this softness in you, I had thought You had come furnished with a full resolve To …
171118–1178463T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta0.77Very good, this is a rule I'll put in practice I, Thanks to my inclination can speak ill Of my own father sign…
181179–1248515T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta0.68Your English Deserves as large applause, who to say truth, outdrinks the Dutch, as is the common proverb, The …
191249–1308505T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.76All our virgins ought, if they have virtue, to contend For such a glory; but if all be squeamish, May all the …
201309–1378508T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84Besides my Lord, When your blessed soul does on immortal wings Arrive at heaven who shall attend it there, the…
211379–1448471T1 Death, grief and revenge0.85I Am very sorry that his Fate has cast Such a disastrous chance upon his Life: But his desert will blunt the e…
221449–1520488unassignedThis is a sweetness Which I could wish you, what has begot This strange desertion of your faith, true love, Be…
231521–1594523T1 Death, grief and revenge0.72Yet my good Lords, I speak not this, that my particular vengeance, Because slew he my kinsman, has the least A…
241595–1664499unassignedThis strictness destroys all Right of manhood, since a coward May fearfully relying on this suffrage Of Law af…
251665–1728510unassignedGentle maid Your piety does prompt you to an act That shall engage your country to erect A statue to your memo…
261729–1798513unassigned'tis an act the State will thank you for; unveil yourself, That we may know to whom we owe our gratitude, A mo…
271799–1873502unassigned'tis but vain: a Saint may sooner be o'ercome to sell His native Piety: come thou grim man, Thou art to me mor…
281874–1945521unassignedIt becomes you to say truth scurvily, I do not like it, You look as if you'd lost some victory, Of which your …
291946–2026513T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.84Is this possible? Was all her passion to Vitelli feigned? My hopes recover life again. Why Chrisea, Whence spr…
302027–2102515unassignedGentle Cosen, Your good intents encountered bad success, But I ad mire, since you must needs have notice Of hi…
312103–2163525unassignedYes 'tis he, fate would not suffer two such Noble souls to be so disunited, gentle boy, Thy duty to thy Master…