Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Pedlar's Prophecy

Anonymous, published 1595 · moral · Interlude;Nonprofessional

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TitleThe Pedlar's Prophecy
AuthorAnonymous
Publication year (edition)1595
Genre (British Drama)moral
Genre group (comparison)moral — from the British Drama label · Annals: morality
Play typeInterlude;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 134 · edition 261 · TCP A15516 · DEEP 208
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1561 [1561-c.1563]
First performance (BritDrama)1561 [1560-1563]
PrinterCreede, Thomas
PublisherCreede, Thomas
FormatQuarto
STC25782
Greg134a
Genre (Annals)Protestant Moral
Genre (BritDrama)Moral
BritDrama no.344
Title pageTHE PEDLERS Prophecie.
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10–70540T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.57FOr as much as we must talk of Prophecy, We intend with pardon and supportation, As learned men doth well defi…
271–139539unassignedAnd engender tediousness unto our audience, With a few words more I will make an end: Beseeching you to hear t…
3140–191483unassignedWelcome peddler, hast thou any fine needles here? Or any stiff pins sharp at the point I pray you. I have inde…
4192–244487unassignedYou are inspired with the holy Ghost newly, But the devil is within you so God me save. This was said and done…
5245–301505unassignedWithout doubt you never spent better, As fine Ienuper as any is in Fangringosse wood, But I pray you let me an…
6302–356488T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat0.79A couple of good housewives, the mother and the daughter, To stand prating here all the day long: What time of…
7357–408460unassignedNow mother, so God help me, They that will believe him, is worse than mad. The womanhood of your daughter here…
8409–464491T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig0.77Father I have a pair of spectacles in my pack, That will cause you to see as well behind as before: For in you…
9465–520491unassignedGoodman peddler, if I wist you would not be angry, To ask you a question I would be bold. I can tell what is d…
10521–574477T57 Ships, merchants and pirates0.77Behold how my pack to the ground doth cleave, I would it were on my shoulder, as lief as forty pence. I am a M…
11575–632517unassignedYou speak of such as are merchants indeed, Which in all places have their Factors, If this country help not, a…
12633–686484unassignedWho told me that you were a traveler? And whom all the world could not satisfy? In the devils name you are a m…
13687–746496T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and 0.80It is pity that he is no better examined, He goeth about the country under this pretence: To work some mischie…
14747–805497unassignedI love none of these lying Poets indeed, I marvel what favour to them, men can have: For they do nothing else,…
15806–865503T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.72forty thousand enemies to the Crown, The deadly poison of hell, Mark what I have said, and hereto will I stand…
16866–926514unassignedI would gladly get my living by mine Art, But aliens chop up houses so in the City, That we poor craft's men m…
17927–986527unassignedLook that thou study for the true interpretation, Of your fond and fantastical prophecy, I will cause you to b…
18987–1042506unassignedAll thy words here are enigmata, that are speeches dark, Which I would have thee declare what they do mean: Fo…
191043–1100545unassignedI beseech you landlord to show me some favour, You know that of the house I have bestowed cost, All this time …
201101–1153463unassignedYou have broken promise, you said you would not fable, But now I perceive you are very unstable. Unstable, mar…
211154–1204459unassignedA straw for points, by them thou canst have no loss. But I suppose you cannot tell what points they be: When t…
221205–1261490T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.78Truth, indeed none that be of your condition, To withstand God's word you have set your face: So drowned ye ar…
231262–1321526T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.71Talk your pleasure, you are not like to talk long, Your time of prattling is almost at a point: I trust shortl…
241322–1379498T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.79I will answer you particularly to your reason, First, whereas you say his words be tolerable, I will prove the…
251380–1443531T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.74I would it might please you to remove these runagates, And to ease our minds of such encumbrance. For as long …
261444–1505519T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.76He saith the world is so ill it cannot be amended. And that we sin daily against the holy Ghost, Marry one thi…
271506–1567526unassignedBy my conjecture, thus meaneth the peddler, He saith men given to licentious life: And that each one, of anoth…