Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Pardoner and the Friar, the Curate, and Neighbor Pratte

Heywood, John, published 1533 · not in BritDrama · Interlude;Nonprofessional

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Metadata

TitleThe Pardoner and the Friar, the Curate, and Neighbor Pratte
AuthorHeywood, John
Publication year (edition)1533
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: comedy;interlude
Play typeInterlude;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 14 · edition 19 · TCP A03175 · DEEP 15
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1519 [1513-1521]
First performance (BritDrama)1528 [late 1520s]
PrinterRastell, William
PublisherRastell, William
FormatFolio
STC13299
Greg14a
Genre (Annals)Comic Interlude
Genre (BritDrama)none listed
BritDrama no.in Supplementary List (vol. 1)
Title page[HT] A mery play betwene the pardoner and the frere/ the curate and neybour Pratte.
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10–63518T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.73DEus hic/ the holy trinity Preserve all/ that now here be Dear brethren/ if ye will consider The cause why/ I …
264–126515unassignedWhich to here the word of god would be glad And as soon as I/ thereof knowledge had I hither hied me as fast a…
3127–189512unassignedOr had she be take with freres two or three Here is a mytten eke/ as ye may see He that his hand will put in t…
4190–256520T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.70Date et dabitur vobis Good devout people/ this place of scripture Worshipful masters/ ye shall understand Is t…
5257–320532T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.76Marry fellow I come hither/ to preach the word of god Which of no man/ may be forbade But hard with silence/ a…
6321–386534T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.72And if of your parts/ that thing once were done For why without confession or contrition Doubt not but god sho…
7387–450530T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.77We may have no money/ neither more nor less And this pardon/ is chief above all other For worldly treasure we …
8451–517530unassignedAnd if of necessity once they felt the smart For why/ your money never can be lost But we freres be not in lik…
9518–580530T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.77By god a little thing might make me to do it And I shrew thy heart and thou spare By god I will not miss the m…
10581–644521unassignedWhy/ what is this nice fray I can not tell you/ one knave dysdaynes another Wherefore take ye the tone/ and I …