Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Gammer Gurton's Needle

Stevenson, William, published 1575 · comedy · University/Inns of Court;Nonprofessional

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TitleGammer Gurton's Needle
AuthorStevenson, William
Publication year (edition)1575
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeUniversity/Inns of Court;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 67 · edition 117 · TCP A12969 · DEEP 95
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1553 [c.1552-1563]
First performance (BritDrama)1553 [1551-1554]
Theaterat University;
PrinterColwell, Thomas
PublisherColwell, Thomas
FormatQuarto
STC23263
Greg67a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.253
Title pageA Ryght Pithy, Pleasaunt and merie Comedie: Intytuled Gammer gurtons Nedle: [var.: "anp"]
Title-page performance notePlayed on Stage, not longe ago in Christes Colledge in Cambridge.
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10–51511unassignedAS Gammer Gurton, with many a wide stitch Sat pesynge & patching of Hodge her man's briche By chance or misfor…
252–95495unassignedBy my father's soul Hodge, if I should now be sworn I can not choose but say thy breech is foul be torn, But t…
396–137499unassignedI say Tib, if thou be Tib, as I trow sure thou be, What devil make ado is this, between our dame and thee. gog…
4138–179491unassignedMight ha' kept it when ye had it, but fools will be fools still. Lose that is vast in your hands, ye need not …
5180–222501unassignedIch cannot get the candle light here is almost no fire. chil hold the a penny chil make that come if that ich …
6223–283493unassignedCome down & help to seek here our needle that it were found down Tyb on the knees I say, down cock to the grou…
7284–328494unassignedWEll done be gog's malt, well song and well said, Come on mother Chat as thou art true maid, One fresh pot of …
8329–388495unassignedTush tush, her needle, her needle, her needle man. ('tis neither flesh nor fish. A little thing with an hole i…
9389–450500unassignedAnd shall ich be here safe from their claws: The master devil with his long paws Here to thee can not reach: N…
10451–495497unassignedThat cock is stolen. What was he fet out of the hens-rust? I can not tell where the devil he was kept, under k…
11496–536479unassignedsoft Diccon and drink, what Doll I say Bring here a cup of the best ale, let's see, come quickly a way. Ye see…
12537–579500unassignedNow Iesus gammer gurton, what driveth you to this sadness I fear me by my conscience, you will sure fall to ma…
13580–626502unassignedHEre will the sport begin, if these two once may meet. Their cheer durst lay money will prove scarcely sweet M…
14627–675484unassignedNew Iesus mercy hodg. did diccon in him bring: Nay gammer (hear me speak) chil tel you a greater thing, The de…
15676–720498unassignedI trow drab I shall dress thee. Tarry thou knave I hold the a groat, I shall make these hands bless thee Take …
16721–767496unassignedHow now hodg? how does gammer, is yet the wether clear? What would chaveave me to do? Come hither Cocke anon: …
17768–809486unassignedWhere didst thou find him boy was he not where I told thea? Yes, yes even at hobfilchers house, by him that bo…
18810–864532unassignedBym say sir that ye shall, What matter soever here was done, ich can fell your mashly My Gammer gurton hear se…
19865–905476T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.78Now gentle Diccon do so, and good sir let us trudge. By the mass I may not tarry so long to be your judge. Dys…
20906–949488unassignedO christ that I were sure of it, in faith he should have his meed. watch well, for the knave will be there as …
21950–998500T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds0.83I was within myself man even now, there is no doubt, Go softly, make no noise, give me your foot sir Iohn, Her…
22999–1048509T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.80By my troth and well worthy, beside to kiss the stocks To come in on the back side, when ye might go about, I …
231049–1095512unassignedAlas sir, ask you that? Is it not made plain enough (by the own mouth of dame chat The time agreeth, my head i…
241096–1138490unassignedAlas sir, he'll be here anon, ha' be handled to bad. Master bailie, sir ye be not such a fool well I know, But…
251139–1183493unassignedHave I thy good old filth, or any such old sows? I am as true, I would thou knew, as skin between thy brows Ma…
261184–1226494unassigned¶ Soft ier by the way, Ye know she could do little, and she cold not say nay. Yea but he that made one lie abo…
271227–1270491T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds0.82Cham meetly well sped already amongs, cham dressed like a colt And chad not had the better wit, chad been made…
281271–1313489unassignedIt is a shame ich tell you plain, for such false knaves entreat He has almost undone us all, that is as true a…
291314–1370497unassignedCome on fellow Diccon chalbe even with thee now. Thou wilt not stick to do this Diccon I trow. No by my father…