Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

1 Nature

Medwall, Henry, published 1530 · not in BritDrama · Interlude;Nonprofessional

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Metadata

Title1 Nature
AuthorMedwall, Henry
Publication year (edition)1530
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: morality;interlude
Play typeInterlude;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 17 · edition 27 · TCP A07395 · DEEP 5002.01
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)c.1496
First performance (BritDrama)1496 [1490s]
FormatFolio
Greg17a
Genre (Annals)Moral Interlude
Genre (BritDrama)none listed
BritDrama no.in Supplementary List (vol. 1)
Title page[no title; a1v]
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1459 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

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10–63488unassignedThalmyghty god/ that made each creature As well in heaven/ as other place earthly By his wise ordinance/ hath …
264–127491unassignedHath thus enriched me/ with dower of his grace And made me as who saith/ a worldly goddess Of duty I can/ no l…
3128–189487unassignedwith herbs and trees/ continual nourishment that is suffysant/ to natural living with sensual beasts/ I have a…
4190–249485unassignedAnd nothing worthy/ as far as I can see For if there be in him/ no manner of feeling Ne no lively quyknes/ wha…
5250–309495unassignedye Reason sir ye speak 〈◊〉 a noble man but yet are ye take/ with a 〈◊〉 of oversight What would ye make me/ sta…
6310–372504unassignedWhich is the worthyar? forsooth I trow neither we be good fellows. Nay my friend not so Thou ought to obey me/…
7373–435478unassignedO blessed lord/ what manner strife is this Atwix my reason/ and sensuality That one meaneth well/ and that all…
8436–497488unassignedI thank you/ but I need none other vesture Nature hath clothed me/ as yet suffysantly Guiltless of sin/ and as…
9498–558488T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.80Than thou here openly/ to god dost promise ye sir and ever/ look that ye abstain Not only from deed/ but also …
10559–617470unassignedLord ye say well/ but woldgod ye would see Some manner help/ and remedy for this evil And let me not always/ l…
11618–684478unassignedI have told you now/ my counsel and advise And ye have promised/ to be ruled thereby Now set each man/ execute…
12685–751496unassignedye sir some men had liefer than a thousand pound They might be commended/ of the same fashion But sir set pass…
13752–830492unassignedthere Pride had a pull I love it well to have 〈◊〉 here a wot beneath mine ere For ever more I stand in fere Th…
14831–899486unassignedWith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ye speak with me for god 〈◊〉 not sensuality ●…es 〈◊〉 such a gentleman ye seem to be your pox 〈◊〉 …
15900–981509unassignedSir if it please you here is come a straunge●… That never was acquainted with you ere Somewhat shame fast and …
16982–1062472unassignedNow certain thanked be heaven king I have a right quick understanding If ye show me any thing I can soon perce…
171063–1145502unassignedThus he thou shalt see me devise it even straight It is but tapes that gear with me I have none other study a …
181146–1225503unassignedWhich as he told me/ began to ache And so she hath him undertake To make him hole/ in an hour or twain when so…
191226–1308508unassignedye marry on the best wise worship I ween is now his name ye by the road even the same And covetise to eschew a…
201309–1387481unassignedO good lord/ to whom shall I complain And show the sorrows of my mind and nothing for mine own cause certain B…
211388–1458458unassignedNay nay on warantyse Now sirs who can me advise what is best to do Sir if ye lust to have mine acquaintance I …