Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

2 Gentleness and Nobility

Rastell, John, published 1525 · not in BritDrama · Interlude;Nonprofessional

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Title2 Gentleness and Nobility
AuthorRastell, John
Publication year (edition)1525
Genre (British Drama)not in BritDrama
Genre group (comparison)other/multi — no single main genre in British Drama or Annals → outside the single-genre comparison · Annals: dialogue
Play typeInterlude;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 9 · edition 14 · TCP A10440 · DEEP 5001.02
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1527 [c.1527-1530]
FormatFolio
Greg9a
Genre (Annals)Dialogue
Title page[HT; A6v] Secunda pars
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 704 · witness single

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10–69528unassignedHere I may walk and wander to and fro But I see not them which I would speak to Yes by road here we be both tw…
270–142529unassignedWhy desire men than praise evermore Of the acts of their ancestors done before One cause there of is for lak o…
3143–203473unassignedThat is a shameful opinion seemeth me For when I have laboured & by great study Got & purchased lands truly It…
4204–265507unassignedThou art but a railer to speak so sore Again gentlemen & merchants evermore Be not plowmen & other that dryfe …
5266–329502unassignedThou spekyst lyk a clerk that hath little wit when a case is put if he can not soil it By no manner reason tha…
6330–389454unassignedThere is always good remedy for that That is to compel them to do some what So that each man having inheritanc…
7390–453476unassignedNay I have yet reasons last whereby I can myself of us all most gentleman That neither of you both can void by…
8454–510463unassignedNay by cokkꝭ body I use no such life For I am content with black maud my wife Trow ye that I care for these ni…
9511–575524unassignedye that we will farewell for a season For to tarry here longer we see no great cause Then far ye well as wise …
10576–638472unassignedThat reason is so great no man can debar Nevertheless that churllysh knave that carter After his fond opinion …
11639–703466unassignedAnd also vicious churlyssh conditions May be in men born to great possessions And further as touching nobility…