Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Three Ladies of London

Wilson, Robert, published 1592 · moral · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Three Ladies of London
AuthorWilson, Robert
Publication year (edition)1592
Genre (British Drama)moral
Genre group (comparison)moral — from the British Drama label · Annals: morality
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 85 · edition 146 · TCP A15519 · DEEP 120
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)c.1581
First performance (BritDrama)1581
Company (BritDrama)Leicester's Men
Company (Annals)Unknown
PrinterDanter, John
PublisherDanter, John
FormatQuarto
STC25785
Greg85b
Genre (Annals)Moral
Genre (BritDrama)Moral
BritDrama no.700
Title pageA Right excellent and famous Comedy, called The Three Ladies of London. WHEREIN IS NOTABLIE declared and set forth, how by the meanes of Lucar, Loue and Conscience is so corrupted, that the one is married to Dissimulation, the other fraught with all abhomination. A perfect patterne for all Estates to looke into, and a worke right worthie to be marked.
Title-page performance noteas it hath been publiquely plaied.
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10–51562T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.89lady Conscience, what shall we say to our estates, to whom shall we complain? O how shall we avridge such fate…
252–99530T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.80They say there is preferment in London to have, Mass and there be i'll be passing and brave: Why i'll be no mo…
3100–150547T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.84Faith I have proved an hundred such ways, For when I could not thrive by all other trades, I became a squire t…
4151–203511T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.85Sirs, he was at us erewhile too, it is no matter, it is a simple soul called Simplicity. But here come two of …
5204–251511T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.90Come lady Conscience, will you walk home from this company? With right good will, for their sights likes not m…
6252–295487T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.80Yes madam, I was servant unto her, and lived there in bliss. But why camest thou into England, seeing Venice i…
7296–339484T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.77Doubt not fair Lady, we will not long absent be. Fellow Simony this fell out pat, so well as heart could wish,…
8340–379474unassignedWell sir I think you, I will go speak for you. Master Davy Dissimulation, what new acquaintance have ye gotten…
9380–420484T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.84New I perceive you love me, and if you continue in this still, You shall not only be with me, but command me w…
10421–460459unassignedI beseech you be good unto me right honest Gentleman. Why and whereto? what wouldst thou have me do? That my e…
11461–505492T6 Money, debt and credit0.86Tush sir, I can make black white, and white black again, Tut he that will be a Lawyer, must I ave a thousand w…
12506–549498T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.80Be these your letters? what would you have me do, and how shall I call ye? Lady, my name is Sincerity. And fro…
13550–590489unassignedMas my lady is gotten to dinner already, I believe she rose at ten of clock she is so hungry. What if I should…
14591–636490T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.78Faith cousin, has such a tester in and semblation knave; that he'll do nothing les some bribery he have. There…
15637–681487T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.83Thou mayest well be Simplicity for thou showest thy folly. I have a parsonage, but of what? of saint Nihil, an…
16682–724494T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.84Come let's go to dinner cousin, for the Gentleman I think hath almost dined. But if I get victuals enough i'll…
17725–763478T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and0.73I pray you heartily let us stay there, and we will be content to give you ten pound a year, which is the old r…
18764–817512unassignedMadonna me a you vat you sall do, let dem to stranger dat are content, To dwell in a little room, and pay mush…
19818–858490unassignedNay I believe ye, but of what religion are you can ye tell? marry sir of all religions, I know not myself very…
20859–903498T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.87Alas poor lady Love, art thou driven so low? Some little pittance on thee i'll bestow. Hold Simplicity, carry …
21904–948513T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.85Let country, pity, Love, Conscience, & all go in respect of myself, He shall die, come ye feeble wretch, i'll …
22949–996495T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.77Nay good lady, send my fellow Simony, For I have an earnest suit to ye. Then Simony go do what I have wild. I …
23997–1037491T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.81Well Lucar well, you know pride will have a fall: What availeth it thee to win the world, and lose thy soul wi…
241038–1077495T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.81No faith M. Conscience i'll not for and I should sell broom, the Maids would cozen me too competually with the…
251078–1132518T6 Money, debt and credit0.82A good a master Geronto pray heartily bore a me a little while, And me shall pay ye all without any deceit or …
261133–1176505T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.85For if we lend for reward how can we say we are our neighbours french O how blessed shall that man be that len…
271177–1219500unassignedThen sweet soul, mark what I would have thee do for me, That is to deck up thy poor Cottage handsomely: And fo…
281220–1266494unassignedI have told the crowns, and here are just so many as you to me did say. Then when thou wilt thou mayest depart…
291267–1307489unassignedIndeed sir peter is a good Priest, but Doctor Hypocrisy is most ancient. But cousin Coggin, I pray you go to i…
301308–1351498unassignedsignior Mercadore, why do you not pay me? think you I will be mocked in this sort? This is three times you hav…
311352–1388449unassignedShall I tell thee Tom Beggar, by the faith of a Gentleman, this ancient freedom I would not forego, If I might…
321389–1426479unassignedmarry there was never a scutcheon, but there was 2 trees rampant And then over them lay a sour tree parsant, W…
331427–1468508unassignedHe says true for I tell you I am one that will not give back, Not for a double shot out of a black Jack. O sir…
341469–1509504unassignedNo point da half, no point dinar, me will be a Turk I say, me be weary of my Christ's religion, and for dat me…
351510–1557509T30 Constables, justices and the watch0.84Were it not for lucre, sure Love had lost her joys, Why, but must I be whipped master Constable indeed? You ma…
361558–1608492T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.81Nor where is that wretch Dissimulation? He hath transformed himself after a strange fashion. Fraud: where is h…
371609–1659501T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing0.81It is happy that by Conscience thy abomination is known, Wherefore I pronounce judgement against thee on this …