Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Four P's

Heywood, John, published 1544 · not in BritDrama · Interlude;Nonprofessional

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TitleThe Four P's
AuthorHeywood, John
Publication year (edition)1544
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 21 · edition 33 · TCP A03177 · DEEP 27
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1520 [c.1520-1522]
First performance (BritDrama)1528 [late 1520s]
PrinterMiddleton, William
PublisherMiddleton, William
FormatQuarto
STC13300
Greg21a
Genre (Annals)Comic Interlude
Genre (BritDrama)none listed
BritDrama no.in Supplementary List (vol. 1)
Title pageThe playe called the foure PP. A newe and a very mery enterlude of A palmer. A pardoner. A potycary. A pedler.
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10–75520T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.58Now god be here who keepeth this place Now by my faith I cry you mercy Of reason I must sew for grace My rewdn…
276–149529T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.79Forsooth this life I did begin To rid the bondage of my sin For which these saints rehearsed or this I have bo…
3150–216507T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.77Send ye any souls to heaven by water If we did sir what is the matter By god I have a dry soul should thither …
4217–284510unassignedWhy dost thou not know that every pedled In every tryfull must be a meddler specially in women's tryflynges Th…
5285–355503unassignedSir ye may show your ware for your mind But I think ye shall no profit find Well though this your neigh acquit…
6356–423498T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.74Then is his pain more than his wit To wake to heaven sins he may sit Sir as we were in this contention In came…
7424–498531unassignedYet be ye sewer for all this doubt This waiting must be brought about Men can not prosper wilfully led All thi…
8499–563499unassignedThis kiss shall bring us much promotion Faugh, by saint ●●●your I never kyst a wars Ye were as goo●●ysse all h…
9564–633493unassignedYe marry now I can ye thank In presents of this the rest be blank Would god this relic had come rather Kiss th…
10634–704501unassignedFor it doth me as much good when I sell it As all the buyers that taste it or smell it Now sins my medicines b…
11705–771489unassignedIf ye be set in mer●alynge Then shall ye here a marvelous thing And though in deed all be not true Yet sure th…
12772–839494T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.68Well sir then mark what I can say I have been a pardoner many a day And done greater cures ghostly Then ever h…
13840–910490T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.70Be sure quoth he no tongue can tell What time thou couldst have come so well For this day lucyfer fell Which i…
14911–977489T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.68To hear my sewte and then to be So good to grant the thing I crave And to be short this would I have The soul …
15978–1042497unassignedSir ye have sought her wonders well And where ye found her as ye tell To here the chance ye found in hell I fi…
161043–1106489unassignedNow ten times I beseech him that high sits Thy wife's ten commandments may search thy .v. wits Then ten of my …
171107–1173483T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.77By the mass learn to make courtesy Courtesy before and courtesy behind him And thenon each side the devil blin…
181174–1235489T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.72And who that by grace of the holy ghost To any one virtue is moved most That man by that grace 〈◊〉 one apply A…