Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Blurt, Master Constable, or The Spaniard's Night Walk

Anonymous, published 1602 · romance · Boys Professional;Professional

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TitleBlurt, Master Constable, or The Spaniard's Night Walk
AuthorAnonymous
Publication year (edition)1602
Genre (British Drama)romance
Genre group (comparison)romance — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 188 · edition 430 · TCP A07492 · DEEP 331
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1601 [1601-1602]
First performance (BritDrama)1601 [winter] [1601-1602]
Company (BritDrama)Children of Paul's (second)
Company (Annals)Children of Paul's (second)
Title-page companyChildren of Paul's (second)
PrinterAllde, Edward
PublisherRocket, Henry
FormatQuarto
STC17876
Greg188a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Romance
BritDrama no.1311
Title pageBLVRT Master-Constable. OR The Spaniards Night-walke.
Title-page performance noteAs it hath bin sundry times priuately acted by the Children of Paules.
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Topic composition (share of words)

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10–14504unassignedI Mary Sir, the only rising up in Arms, is in the arms of a woman: peace (I say still) is your only Paradise, …
215–34494T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.74'Sfoot if all the wit in this company have nothing to set itself about, but to run Division upon me, why then …
335–84506unassignedWhat Venetian Gentleman was there; that having this in his Burgonet, did not (to prove his head worthy of the …
485–113485T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.81Not the measure out fair Mistress? No, fair servant, not the measure out, I have on the sudden a foolish desir…
5114–139480T30 Constables, justices and the watch0.83For as your tame Monkey is your only best, & most only beast to your Spanish Lady: or, as your Tobacco is your…
6140–164504T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.77I am a poor post, but not to stand at every man's door, without my bench of Billmen: I am (for a better) the D…
7165–193506T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78Yes mass her's one, beside 'tis a goodly great long hand. So has the Duke a goodly huge hand, I have shook him…
8194–224497unassignedHe wants wine Boy to swallow me down, for he wants money to swallow down wine: but farewell, I must dog my mas…
9225–261495unassignedNow by Saint Mark he's a most treacherous villain, Dare the base Frenchman's eye gaze on my love? Nay sweet ro…
10262–298484unassignedAway with him, my life shall answer it. To prison must I then? well, I will go, And with a light-winged spirit…
11299–323461T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti0.77Is to throw her down. Are you so cunning Sir? O Lord Sir; and have so perfect a Master. Well Sir, you know the…
12324–364503T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.77No, no, no no, no: 'tis slight and common all that I do, prithee Simperina do not ingle me; do not flatter me …
13365–387496unassignedLet them enter, fie, fie, fie, fie, fie, his great tongue does so run through my little ears; 'tis more harsh …
14388–442492T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta0.82Then knave knock there still. wilt open door? Yes when I list I will. here's money. Much: here's gold. Away: K…
15443–476521T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.83Do not therefore come over me so with cross blows, no, no, no, I shall be sick, if my speech be stopped: by my…
16477–492492unassignedMars armipotent with his Court-of-guard, give sharpness to my Toledo, I am beleaguered, o Cupid grant that my …
17493–532474T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.77Lament my case since thou canst not provoke, Her nose to smell, love fill thine own with smoke. The wooden pic…
18533–578476T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti0.79Hark swaggerer, there's a little dapple-coloured rascal: ho a Bona Roba; her name's Imperia, a Gentlewoman by …
19579–642472T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.72We have my Lord. Bestow them sweetly; think a lovers heart Dwells in each instrument and let it melt In weepin…
20643–690494T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.86Her groom employed by Fontinell? O strange! I wonder how he got access to him: I'll read, and (reading) my poo…
21691–709479unassignedNor I, trust me Lady, fie! No, no no no, stools and cushions, low stools, low stools, sit, sit, sit, round Lad…
22710–719462T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim0.68How shall we know signor, when we have them all or not? I will furnish your capable understandings, out of my …
23720–729485T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy0.74If while this pleasing fit of thickness hold you, you be invited forth to supper, whimper and seem unwilling t…
24730–769485unassignedwe shall cloy ourselves with sweets, my sweet Madonna. Troth I will not Madonna Imperia. No, no, no, fie, fie,…
25770–809507unassignedumh! drowned? Noah's flood? ducked over head & ears? O sconce! & o sconce! an old soaker, oh I sweat now till …
26810–853502unassignedmidnight's bell goes ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, Than dogs do howl, and not a bird does sing: But the Nighti…
27854–887497T30 Constables, justices and the watch0.83No matter if they be, I hear none nigh: I will snug close; out goes my candle's eye, My sconce takes this in s…
28888–922487T30 Constables, justices and the watch0.81I beseech thee (most pitiful Frisco) allow my lamentation. And you lament here, I'll stone you with Brickbats,…
29923–951501unassignedGentlemen and Noble Italians, whom I love best; who know best what wrongs I have stood under: being lay de on …
30952–995493T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.71So, so, so do, do, do, come, come, come; will you condemn the mute rushes to be priest to death by your sweet …
31996–1020494unassignedAre two men transformed into one woman? How now? what motion's this? By your leave sweet beauty, pardon my exc…
321021–1075493T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.82Stand, I charge you put up your naked weapons, and we'll put up our rusty Bills. Up to the hilts, we will in h…
331076–1137498T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80My honest fellow, with a good defence, Enter again, fetch out the Courtesan, And all that are within. I'll tic…
341138–1182495unassignedThis combat shall not need; for see, ashamed, Of their rash vows, these Gentlemen here break, This storm; and …