Fedele and Fortunia (Two Italian Gentlemen)

Pasqualigo, Luigi / Munday, Anthony, published 1585 · comedy · Boys Professional;Professional;Translation

30chunks

14,960words

6topics

76 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Fedele and Fortunia (Two Italian Gentlemen)
Author	Pasqualigo, Luigi / Munday, Anthony
Publication year (edition)	1585
Genre (British Drama)	comedy
Genre group (comparison)	comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play type	Boys Professional;Professional;Translation
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 86 · edition 147 · TCP A09134 · DEEP 121
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1584 [1579-1584]
First performance (BritDrama)	1583 [1579-1584]
Company (BritDrama)	Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys)
Company (Annals)	Unknown
Theater	before the Court;
Printer	Charlewood, John
Publisher	Hacket, Thomas
Format	Quarto
STC	19447
Greg	86a
Genre (Annals)	Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Comedy
BritDrama no.	747
Title page	FEDELE and FORTVNIO. The deceites in Loue: excellently discoursed in a very pleasaunt and fine conceited Comœdie, of two Italian Gentlemen.
Title-page performance note	and set downe according as it hath beene presented before the Queenes moste excellent Maiestie.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1536 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

76.4 %

T56 Magic, spells and conjuring

7.2 %

T8 Captains, gallants and cheats

3.4 %

T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens

3.3 %

T3 Sickness, physic and doctors

3.3 %

T26 Devils, hell and fiends

3.2 %

T41 Household service: masters, doors and po

3.2 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–44	481	unassigned		HE that discloseth to a friend the secrets of his mind: Doth rob himself of liberty, beside we daily find, Tha…
2	45–91	495	unassigned		Basilus Codpiece for an old Manus, You shall not have her at rack and manger I trow: Somewhat by this for mine…
3	92–139	490	unassigned		Then I perceive I shall be driven to try who is the stronger. I shall tell you one thing if it please you to s…
4	140–187	487	unassigned		Did not I teach you long ago out of tragical Seneca: His golden saying, dvo omnium malorum foemina? Did I not …
5	188–244	521	unassigned		Ah poor Victoria, here it was thy guise, To stand and see Fortunio passing by: Whose lovely shape hath caught …
6	245–301	502	unassigned		You did. And could you make me then to feel so sharp a shower? Need hath no law, the matter touched my land an…
7	302–353	492	unassigned		Ah fool, I know that love is such a passion of the mind: As neither Airy Sprites can rule, nor force of Magic …
8	354–409	493	unassigned		Here is the Image of a man, made out in Virgin wax, Which being pricked, or toasted in the flame of burning Fl…
9	410–456	517	unassigned		La mia mala fortuna m'ha fatto d'avenire cosa che meglio sarebbe ch'io non fussi nata, m'incresce non poter at…
10	457–518	512	T56 Magic, spells and conjuring	0.85	Read good Medusa. Ah miserable Pedante, would I were away, I quiver so fast, that I feel no ground: 'tis a com…
11	519–570	558	T56 Magic, spells and conjuring	0.79	I conjure you, you foul infernal knot of baser Sprites, By the most Mighty power and force of that great God o…
12	571–625	485	unassigned		In such a fear at rising of the spirits we all were cast, That being scared, we lost our way and Image too at …
13	626–674	514	unassigned		Well met good Sir Fedele, what's the cause Of these your troubled looks that I behold, What rain is threatened…
14	675–721	485	T26 Devils, hell and fiends	0.80	A diavolo. As I have known thee, so shall Sir Fortunio know thee straight, For whom I sent, and here he comes,…
15	722–781	472	unassigned		How canst thou tell? Even yesterday I heard it of her maid: If it be so, then is he justly plagued from above,…
16	782–825	476	unassigned		This greeting answers unto his desert. So quickly gone? farewell, all women for Victoria's sake, And on them a…
17	826–877	499	unassigned		She took order this very day with me, That disguised on this manner, as by and by you shall see. even thus Sir…
18	878–928	505	unassigned		No good mistress, it is no shame at all, But the greatest honour that unto a man may fall. For an Alms is a gi…
19	929–989	493	T3 Sickness, physic and doctors	0.87	Who is there? Your charity good mistress, Enter and take it, God reward you good mistress, I will not forsake …
20	990–1039	490	unassigned		Stay Sir, be ruled by me, O delicate Victoria so long as I live, For this entertainment, great thanks will I g…
21	1040–1094	495	unassigned		It booteth not to speak to him, he is in such a heat, But I durst lay my life Fedele wrought this feat. It may…
22	1095–1141	508	unassigned		Neither am I importunate, to wring it out of thee, Yet must I crave thee now, to show thyself a friend to me. …
23	1142–1199	502	unassigned		We will. Ah, Sirrah, I perceive we shall go a batfowling this night, I would the Captain would come, that of t…
24	1200–1247	501	unassigned		If that victorious Prince of battle god March-beer, had not been a sleep, I had made you every one into corner…
25	1248–1300	519	unassigned		He rolls in his Rhetoric as an Ape in his tail, Wind and tide at commandment, he flies with full sail. So that…
26	1301–1342	497	unassigned		Take heed Attilia, was not that Fortunio thou didst see? 'tis now midnight, so late abroad i'th' street what m…
27	1343–1393	506	T8 Captains, gallants and cheats	0.78	See how Pedante counterfeits Crack-stone in talk, Thereby we shall escape, and through the watch in safety wal…
28	1394–1443	496	T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens	0.83	I am so fast wrapped in the upper sheet. That I can not get out, I pray you make not such haste, Till you thin…
29	1444–1493	495	unassigned		I thank you Sir, in that it pleaseth you to use me so, My promise was nigh granted to Fedele long ago. But he …
30	1494–1535	474	T41 Household service: masters, doors and po	0.80	My nose is jointed, I may go shoe the Gosling now if I will, He that eats with the devil without a long spoon,…

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