Impatient Poverty

Anonymous, published 1561 · moral · Interlude;Nonprofessional

14chunks

7,149words

4topics

50 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Impatient Poverty
Author	Anonymous
Publication year (edition)	1561
Genre (British Drama)	moral
Genre group (comparison)	moral — from the British Drama label · Annals: morality;interlude
Play type	Interlude;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 30 · edition 53 · TCP A04055 · DEEP 45
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1547 [c.1547-1558]
First performance (BritDrama)	1556 [1554-1558]
Printer	Copland, William
Publisher	Copland, William
Format	Quarto
STC	14113
Greg	30b
Genre (Annals)	Moral Interlude
Genre (BritDrama)	Moral
BritDrama no.	285
Title page	A new enterlude of Impacient pouerte
Title-page performance note	Foure men may well and easely playe it. Peace, Coll hassarde and Concience for one man. Haboundaunce and Mysrule for a nother man. Imapacient pouerte, Prosperyte, & pouerte, for one. Enuy and the Somner for a nother man.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 983 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

50.3 %

T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation

21.5 %

T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness

14.0 %

T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing

7.2 %

T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds

7.0 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–70	522	unassigned		THe puissant prince and innocent most pure which humbly descended from the seat sempiternal illumine his beams…
2	71–140	529	unassigned		A false flattering horsouloo Now thou sayest against thine own declaration If thou fight where is then peace b…
3	141–214	533	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.76	Grace and good governance of man For with good discretion they began That were the great winners of victory Th…
4	215–287	500	T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness	0.81	Now or we any further proceed Hold this vesture and put it on thee From henceforth thou shalt be called prospe…
5	288–360	516	unassigned		They seek to me both far and near Me think it is a good deed To help a man at his need Yet I have other means …
6	361–424	511	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.74	That causeth them to rest in their sin yet ever with thy strongest part runneth the ball yesterday thou canst …
7	425–496	513	T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing	0.72	I said it to make you sport and game I cry you mercy, I was to blame I see ye are some virtuous man Shortly he…
8	497–571	518	unassigned		Shortly get you to wilderness, or some other region For they will hang you up at the Tyburn If they find you i…
9	572–644	506	unassigned		Cousin I would fain do the best Because ye are near of my blood what, are ye now in that mood Now I am your ki…
10	645–715	506	unassigned		Sir my name is mirth Beloved with lords and ladies of birth At every triumph I am them with They can me not on…
11	716–785	500	T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds	0.76	Let me alone by god's bread This same sword shall strike of his head. I pray you hence that ye were rid Shortl…
12	786–854	503	T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness	0.79	That shall make your thrift full bare What will it do I say we shall have good cheer When we come there. When …
13	855–919	498	unassigned		A whoreson thy head shall I break For the passion of god sober your mode I fear shedding of knaves blood Here …
14	920–982	494	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.81	For now I find these woods full true That peace showed me here in this place I regarded not his council, I lac…

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