Mucedorus (and Amadine)

Anonymous, published 1598 · romance · Adult Professional;Professional

22chunks

10,801words

5topics

40 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Mucedorus (and Amadine)
Author	Anonymous
Publication year (edition)	1598
Genre (British Drama)	romance
Genre group (comparison)	romance — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy;romance
Play type	Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 151 · edition 319 · TCP A07859 · DEEP 258
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1590 [1588-1598; revised 1610]
First performance (BritDrama)	1591 [1590-1598]
Company (BritDrama)	Unknown
Company (Annals)	Unknown
Publisher	Jones, William (2)
Format	Quarto
STC	18230
Greg	151a
Genre (Annals)	Romantic Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Romance
BritDrama no.	884
Title page	A Most pleasant Comedie of Mucedorus the kings sonne of Valentia and Amadine the Kings daughter of Arragon, with the merie conceites of Mouse. ... Very delectable and full of mirth.
Title-page performance note	Newly set foorth, as it hath bin sundrie times plaide in the honorable Cittie of London.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1179 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

40.3 %

T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan

37.1 %

T29 Disguise and pursuit in Look About You

9.1 %

T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint

4.6 %

T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions

4.5 %

T8 Captains, gallants and cheats

4.3 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–62	476	unassigned		WHy so? thus do I hope to please: Music revives, and mirth is tolerable. Comedy play thy part, and please, Mak…
2	63–123	462	unassigned		Then ugly monster do thy worst, I will defend them in despite of thee: And thought thou thinkest with tragic f…
3	124–185	473	unassigned		Yet worthy princes let thy sorrow cease, And let this sight your former joys revive. Believe me shepherd so it…
4	186–226	480	unassigned		No faith I never saw any such, But I remember my father's words, He bade me take heed I was not caught with a …
5	227–269	476	unassigned		As I am, hark you sir pray you what kin is he to good man king of our parish the church warden? No kin to him,…
6	270–316	462	T8 Captains, gallants and cheats	0.83	What so my sovereign doth command me do, With willing mind I gladly yield consent Tell me sirrah, how do you l…
7	317–369	485	T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan	0.76	well, sir aways. Tremelio this it is, thou knowest the valour of Segasto Spread through all the kingdom of Arr…
8	370–426	487	T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan	0.82	No passengers this morning, what not one. A chance that seldom doth befall. What not one, then lie thou there,…
9	427–484	515	T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan	0.75	Once walkeing with Segasto in the woods, Further than our accustomed manner was, Right before us down a steep …
10	485–549	510	T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan	0.82	All hail worthy shepherd. All rain lousy shepherd. Welcome my friends, from whence come you; The King and Amad…
11	550–604	510	T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan	0.78	No longer love no longer let me live. O flat I loved one indeed, now love I none but only thee. Thanks worthy …
12	605–664	497	unassigned		Why can thy staff tell. Why he was with me to. Then happy I that have obtained my will. And happier I, if you …
13	665–704	497	unassigned		Feign would I live, yet loath to live in woods, Thou shalt not choose, it shallbe as I say & therefore follow …
14	705–738	486	T29 Disguise and pursuit in Look About You	0.66	I tell thee attend what I say go thy ways strait and rear the whole town. How rear the town even go yourself, …
15	739–768	498	T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan	0.79	Thou dost mistake me, but I pray thee tell me what dost thou seek in these wood? What do I seek, for a stray K…
16	769–830	500	T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint	0.79	Have I not saved thee from sudden death, Giving thee leave to live that thou mightst love? And dost thou whet …
17	831–884	493	unassigned		In time of yore when men like brutish beasts, Did lead their lives in loathsome cells and woods And wholly gav…
18	885–940	497	T29 Disguise and pursuit in Look About You	0.67	Faith i'll home to dinner, and afterward to sleep. Why then thou wilt be hanged. Faith I care not, for I know …
19	941–997	506	T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan	0.80	Is't so, we'll have a knotty crabtree staff for thee: But sirrah tell me, what sayst thou. With all my heart I…
20	998–1061	499	T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan	0.77	Not I. And why; So is my will and therefore even so. Master with anon, none no. A wicked villant art thou here…
21	1062–1125	503	unassigned		Such joy as death, I do assure me that, And nought but death, unless of her I hear, And that with speed, I can…
22	1126–1178	489	T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions	0.81	Thanks good Segasto, I will think of this. Thanks good my Lord, & while I live Account of me in what I can or …

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