2 The Troublesome Reign of King John

Anonymous, published 1611 · history · Adult Professional;Professional

19chunks

9,548words

5topics

31 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	2 The Troublesome Reign of King John
Author	Anonymous
Publication year (edition)	1611
Genre (British Drama)	history
Genre group (comparison)	history — from the British Drama label · Annals: history
Play type	Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 102 · edition 174 · TCP A04520 · DEEP 5022.02
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1591
First performance (BritDrama)	1589 [1587-1591]
Company (BritDrama)	Queen Elizabeth's Men
Company (Annals)	Queen Elizabeth's Men
Format	Quarto
Greg	102b
Genre (Annals)	History
Genre (BritDrama)	History
BritDrama no.	824
Title page	[HT; G4r] The second part of The troublesome Raigne of King Iohn. Containing The entrance of Lewis the French Kings sonne: With the poysoning of King Iohn by a Monke.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1161 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

31.4 %

T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown

26.2 %

T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea

16.1 %

T15 Friars and holy orders in plot

15.5 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

5.6 %

T38 Death, parting and grief at court

5.2 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–66	538	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.82	NOw help good hap to further mine intent, Cross not my youth with any more extremes: I venture life to gain my…
2	67–131	505	unassigned		My Lords, but hear me speak, and kill me then, If here I left not this young Prince alive, Maugre the hasty Ed…
3	132–195	496	unassigned		King Iohn, although the time I have prescribed Be but twelve hours remaining yet behind, Yet do I know by insp…
4	196–256	472	unassigned		Why so it must be: one hour of content, Matched with a month of passionate effects. Why shines the Sun to favo…
5	257–319	495	T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown	0.86	And art thou gone? success may follow thee: Thus hast thou showed thy kindness to thy King. Sirrah, in haste g…
6	320–372	460	T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown	0.82	From bad to worse, or I must lose my realm, Or give my Crown for penance unto Rome: A misery more piercing tha…
7	373–440	515	unassigned		Cheerly replied brave branch of Kingly stocko, A right Plantagenet should reason so. But silence Lords, attend…
8	441–495	478	unassigned		My Lord of Salisbury, I cannot couch My speeches with the needful words of art, As doth beseem in such a weigh…
9	496–560	533	T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea	0.78	Fair Lords of England, Lewis salutes you all As friends, and firm well-willers of his weal, At whose request, …
10	561–626	530	unassigned		I rest assured on your holy oath, And on this Altar in like sort I swear Love to you all, and princely recompe…
11	627–691	526	T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown	0.85	A proper jest, when Kings must stoop to Friars, Need hath no law, when Friars must be Kings. Please it your ma…
12	692–755	515	T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown	0.82	Accursed Iohn, the Devil owes thee shame, Resisting Rome, or yielding to the Pope, all's one. The devil take t…
13	756–815	497	T38 Death, parting and grief at court	0.83	Now joy betid thy soul wellmeaning man, How now my Lords, what cooling card is this? A greater grief grows now…
14	816–876	488	T15 Friars and holy orders in plot	0.70	With sable curtains of the blackest hue, And fenced us from the fury of the French, As Io from the jealous Iun…
15	877–935	487	T15 Friars and holy orders in plot	0.77	I'll set a dudgeon dagger at his heart, And with a mallet knock him on the head. Alas, what means this Monk to…
16	936–976	503	T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea	0.83	Pleaseth your Grace, the Earl of Salisbury, Pembroke, Essex, Clare, and Arundel, with all the Barons that did …
17	977–1037	503	T15 Friars and holy orders in plot	0.64	Wassell my Liege, and as a poor Monk may say, welcome to Swinstead. Begin Monk, and report hereafter thou wast…
18	1038–1098	505	T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown	0.80	My tongue doth falter: Philip, I tell thee man, Since Iohn did yield unto the Priest of Rome, Nor he nor his h…
19	1099–1160	502	T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea	0.82	Philip not so, but I will to the Prince, And bring him face to face to parley with you. Lord Salisbury, yourse…

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