Tancred and Gismund (Gismond of Salerne)

Wilmot, Robert / Hatton, Christopher / Noel, HenryAl., G.Stafford, Roderick, published 1591 · tragedy · University/Inns of Court;Nonprofessional

29chunks

14,347words

5topics

76 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Tancred and Gismund (Gismond of Salerne)
Author	Wilmot, Robert / Hatton, Christopher / Noel, HenryAl., G.Stafford, Roderick
Publication year (edition)	1591
Genre (British Drama)	tragedy
Genre group (comparison)	tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play type	University/Inns of Court;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 104 · edition 178 · TCP A15498 · DEEP 138
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1567 [1567-1568; revised 1591]
First performance (BritDrama)	1568 [Apr] [1566 or 1568-1569]
Theater	before the Court;
Printer	Scarlet, Thomas
Publisher	Scarlet, Thomas
Format	Quarto
STC	25764
Greg	104a(*)
Genre (Annals)	Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Tragedy
BritDrama no.	467
Title page	THE TRAGEDIE of Tancred and Gismund.
Title-page performance note	and by them presented before her MAIESTIE.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1828 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

75.7 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

10.4 %

T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs

3.5 %

T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm

3.5 %

T18 Rebels, barons and the king's wars at ho

3.5 %

T38 Death, parting and grief at court

3.4 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–60	490	unassigned		There rest my chariot on the mountain tops, I that in shape appear unto your sight A naked boy, not clothed bu…
2	61–121	489	unassigned		And in this place, such wonders shall ye hear, As these your stubborn, and disdainful hearts, In melting tears…
3	122–180	492	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.73	Fair daughter, I have sought thee out with grief, To ease the sorrows of thy vexed heart. How long wilt thou t…
4	181–242	492	unassigned		And so continues poor and desolate. Who can forget a Jewel of such price? She that hath learned to master her …
5	243–301	472	unassigned		Who lives below, and feeleth not the strokes, Which often times on highest towers do fall, Nor blustering wind…
6	302–362	466	unassigned		A Prince, an Earl, a County in the Court. But love and duty force me to refrain, And drive away these fond aff…
7	363–430	515	unassigned		Since when the Princes hath entombed her Lord Her late deceased husband of renown: Brother, I see, and very we…
8	431–495	511	unassigned		He chargeth justly that commands as king. The king's command concerns the body best. The king commands obedien…
9	496–560	512	unassigned		What lies in me by comfort or advice, I shall discharge with all humility. Who marks our former times and pres…
10	561–626	511	unassigned		I have enticed to forget her widows weeds, and burn in raging lust: 'twas I enforced her father to deny her se…
11	627–692	514	unassigned		As soon as when she riseth flowing tears Stream down her cheeks, immixed with deadly groans Whereby her inward…
12	693–756	518	unassigned		Keeping herself from danger of defame. In happy hour right now I did receive This cane from her: which gift th…
13	757–817	507	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.83	Right mighty is thy power, O cruel Love, High Ioue himself cannot resist thy bow, Thou sentest him down, even …
14	818–881	505	T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm	0.83	roll up the rock: where Titius hath his lot To feed the Gripe that gnaws his growing heart. Where proud Ixion …
15	882–946	508	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.86	Which I (fond man) did settle in thy sight, Is this my recompense? that I must see The thing so shameful, and …
16	947–1003	435	unassigned		Renuchio. What is your highness will? Call my daughter: my heart boils till I see Her in my sight, to whom I m…
17	1004–1067	508	unassigned		How by your grace's bounty I am bound, Beyond the common bond wherein each man Stands bound unto his king, how…
18	1068–1132	503	unassigned		But I unhappiest have beheld the same, And seeing it, yet feeleth' exceeding grief That slays my heart with ho…
19	1133–1198	506	unassigned		As I do unto thee. To take his life who is my love to me. Have I then lost thy love? If he shall lose His life…
20	1199–1262	492	unassigned		Thine Palurin, what, lives my daughter thine? Traitor thou wrong'st me, for she liveth mine. Rather I wish ten…
21	1263–1325	489	unassigned		But he in virtue that his Lady serves Newils but what unto her Honour longs, He never from the rule of reason …
22	1326–1388	505	unassigned		What mean these questions? whether tend thes words? Resolve us maidens, & release our fears. whatever news tho…
23	1389–1448	504	T18 Rebels, barons and the king's wars at ho	0.76	Did once amate: my heart abhorred then To give consent unto so foul a deed, That wretched death should reave s…
24	1449–1512	473	unassigned		O damned deed. What deem you this to be All the said news that I have to unfold? Is here (think you) end of th…
25	1513–1570	468	unassigned		Thus was earl Palurin Strangled unto the death, yea after death His heart and blood disbowelled from his breas…
26	1571–1632	486	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.85	Thine own true heart anon will follow thee, Which panting hasteth for thy company. Thus hast thou run (poor he…
27	1633–1700	490	T38 Death, parting and grief at court	0.88	But headstrong mischiefs princes should avoid In headlong griefs and cases desperate? Call to your mind (Gis.)…
28	1701–1762	497	unassigned		Say lovely child, say on, whate'er it be, Thy father grants it willingly to thee. My life I crave not, for it …
29	1763–1827	489	unassigned		To kill himself. To send his soul to ease. Doth Ioue command it? Our stars compel it. The wiseman overrules hi…

Grace · generated by 13_site.py from run runs_Qwen_Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B_masked_hdb10, seed 42. Texts: EEBO-TCP / EarlyPrint (CC BY-NC 3.0). Metadata: DEEP, Wiggins & Richardson.