Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Devil's Charter, or Pope Alexander the Sixth

Barnes, Barnabe, published 1607 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Devil's Charter, or Pope Alexander the Sixth
AuthorBarnes, Barnabe
Publication year (edition)1607
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Genre group (comparison)tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 254 · edition 595 · TCP A04539 · DEEP 493
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1606
First performance (BritDrama)1606 [1599-1607]
Company (BritDrama)King's Men
Company (Annals)King's Men
Theaterbefore the Court;
Title-page companyKing's Men
PrinterEld, George
PublisherWright, John (1)
FormatQuarto
STC1466
Greg254a(i)
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.1523
Title pageTHE DIVILS CHARTER: A TRAGÆDIE Conteining the Life and Death of Pope ALEXANDER the sixt.
Title-page performance noteAs it was plaide before the Kings Maiestie, vpon Candlemasse night last: by his Maiesties Seruants.
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10–70486T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.65GRacious spectators do not here expect, Visions of pleasure, amorous discourse: Our subject is of blood and Tr…
271–141482unassignedAdvance thy lily standard potent King: And since all scandals are removed and cleared, Strike up your cheerful…
3142–184456T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown0.71High Muse, which whilom virtues patronized, In whose eternal rolls of memory The famous acts of Princes were c…
4185–247478unassignedAlexander adopted his son Caesar into the fellowship of Cardinals, that he with the menstruous poison of his b…
5248–318497unassignedWith what expense of money plate and jewels This Mitre is attained my Coffers witness: But Astaroth my covenan…
6319–388516unassignedMs blessed reuerend and renowned father, The love by nature to my brother Candy, embraceth me sometimes in pla…
7389–459481unassignedIt is the precious Ornament of Princes To be strong hearted, proud, and valiant, But well attempted with calid…
8460–529493T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy0.65Lucretia cast off all servile fear, Revenge thyself upon thy jealous husband Tt thine honor, wrong'd thy bed: …
9530–594498unassignedThou wilt so swear thyself: Gismond come hither? Sit down and answer me this question. When I bestowed on thee…
10595–654498T1 Death, grief and revenge0.77Do my good friend I will expect thee in this parlour here? Fellow come back, come back, fellow come back: Your…
11655–723480T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.73Oh my dear friends that see my miseries, I you beseech in dearest tenderness Bring in the body of my dearest L…
12724–791489T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.69We are resolved: Gasper de fois take heed, On pain of death no soldier be so bold As to discharge one piece or…
13792–861506T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown0.78And there to crave some certain Cautions Of your indifferency to his just title Had in the Crown of Naples: th…
14862–932507T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown0.77What come ye to make pillage of the Church, Which held you dear as her chief Champion? For bear your violence …
15933–1000476unassignedForbear your idle velletations, Angling and rubbing up the festered scars O wrath inueterate, and mortall quar…
161001–1064443unassignedI rather choose within the river Tiber To drown myself, or from Tarpeian hill, My vexed body to precipitate, T…
171065–1129491T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.81Tell me not of mine age and Holiness, Thy sight sufficeth me to make me young: Neither upbraid me with my sanc…
181130–1175504unassignedMy name is Frescobaldi, as for my pedigree, My mother was of consanguinity: with the Princess Of Perugia: my f…
191176–1204504unassignedI encounter your munificence with my love, and your love with my service, my love and service with your money.…
201205–1274518unassignedBesides my Noble Lord. Papers both writ, and sealed with his hand Were found about him testifying this. Good B…
211275–1343476unassignedwhat Mandragon or salvage Ascapart, what Pantaconger or Pantagruell Art thou that fightest with thy father's s…
221344–1415486unassignedThis was no barmy spirit of the bottle, It was a bloody spirit of the battle: And if I lie, call me thy Wimble…
231416–1485491T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.63I am ashamed thou shouldst be general, To lead those forces that fight for the Church, And here show such fain…
241486–1549485unassignedThis joyous quarter is in Casmaran. ha. What hour of night is't? why 'tis Salem, twelve a cloak, What are our …
251550–1609489T1 Death, grief and revenge0.72What wouldest thou more shall I descend? Show me the person by whose impious hand, Gismond Viselli, was done t…
261610–1676504T40 Sin, guilt and violent loss within famil0.79Ah that I never had been any father, But speak again, man speak the truth and fear not: Who slew thy brother C…
271677–1746500unassignedI pass your secret counsel with the devil, Your Avarice, ambition, perfidy, Your bloody plots, inhuman cruelty…
281747–1813503unassignedDoting upon the whiteness of my brows? As that betwixt them stood the chair of state, Composed of ivory for th…
291814–1881496T1 Death, grief and revenge0.72A foul unsavoury loathsome stink chokes up My vital senses and a boiling heat sups up the lively spirit in my …
301882–1944488unassignedAnd yet we be beforehand with the Lady, Having surprised her treasure and her sons, As they were making their …
311945–2011504unassignedCaesar at one word to discharge my conscience, Were there a Cannon there to be discharged Upon this fruitful w…
322012–2079505T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.78Poor boys, in heart unlike Riario's race, Or Sforza's warlike lineage by the mother Know what it is die with l…
332080–2144480T60 Imperial Rome: rulers, favour and politi0.79Come hither Katherine wonder of thy sex, The grace of all Italian womanhood: Caesar shall never prove dishonou…
342145–2216481unassignedBarber bring in some linen for my Lords Bring me some wine for I am very thirsty I listened for that string an…
352217–2284486unassignedDo they not sleep? are they not yet asleep? Be not their senses yet locked up in sleep. Astor awake awake, awa…
362285–2346462unassignedNow that by cunning force and policy, All the free states and cities of Romania subjected are unto the Church …
372347–2405464unassignedSometime this afternoon within the park, Next, to the Vatican, Ratsie willbe: And as I know thee stout and res…
382406–2460503unassignedThus doth one hideous act succeed another, Until the mouth of mischief be made up: Now must I train my fellow …
392461–2479521T1 Death, grief and revenge0.66Nay let him drink and burst, for believe me I was informed before of such a fellow; for whom I was commanded t…
402480–2524486T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown0.76'tis well, now if our plot prove right, Thou shalt be master of much wealth tonight, Dying in estate all comes…
412525–2597504unassignedyourself are master of this feast, I drink a good success and victory, To Caesar and great happiness to all. H…
422598–2662481T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.65We leave our prayers with your Holiness, Call upon God, think of his endless bounty. Pray for yourselves, trou…
432663–2724492unassignedThou fool examine in arithmetic, Numbers without distinction placed thus. Annos with the figure 11. signifying…
442725–2790533unassignedRest with this answer, that my soul is Gods Whose habitacle is prepared in heaven. First it doth know God bein…
452791–2859495unassignedHere comes a fatal message, I must hence. My robes, my robes; he robs me of my robes, Bring me my robes, or ta…