The Famous History of Sir Thomas Wyatt

Heywood, Thomas / Dekker, Thomas / Chettle, Henry / Webster, John, published 1607 · history · Adult Professional;Professional

22chunks

10,780words

3topics

73 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	The Famous History of Sir Thomas Wyatt
Author	Heywood, Thomas / Dekker, Thomas / Chettle, Henry / Webster, John
Publication year (edition)	1607
Genre (British Drama)	history
Genre group (comparison)	history — from the British Drama label · Annals: history
Play type	Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 256 · edition 600 · TCP A20096 · DEEP 499
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1602
First performance (BritDrama)	1601 [autumn]
Company (BritDrama)	Worcester's Men
Company (Annals)	Queen Anne's Men
Title-page company	Queen Anne's Men
Printer	Allde, Edward
Publisher	Archer, Thomas
Format	Quarto
STC	6537
Greg	256a
Genre (Annals)	History
Genre (BritDrama)	History
BritDrama no.	1369a
Title page	THE FAMOVS History of Sir Thomas Wyat. With the Coronation of Queen Mary, and the coming in of King Philip.
Title-page performance note	As it was plaied by the Queens Maiesties Seruants.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1378 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

72.7 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

13.6 %

T18 Rebels, barons and the king's wars at ho

9.2 %

T43 York and Lancaster: dynastic claims and

4.6 %

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#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–71	500	unassigned		HOw fares the King, my Lord? speaks he cheerly? even as a dying man, whose life Like to quick lighting, which …
2	72–139	467	unassigned		Our Cousen King is dead. Alas, how small an Urn contains a King? He that ruled all, even with his princely bre…
3	140–207	482	unassigned		Thus like a Nun, not like a Princess borne, Descended from the Royal Henry's loins: Live I environed in a hous…
4	208–261	477	unassigned		But those rich spoils are past: we are now to go, Being native friends, against a native foe. In your hands we…
5	262–323	476	unassigned		Though' your attempt, Lord Treasurer be such, That hath no colour in these troublous times, But an apparent pu…
6	324–383	471	unassigned		In action's roving from the bent of truth, We have no precedent thus to persist But the bare name of worldly p…
7	384–442	486	unassigned		Fear not, good speech, those rude arms I bear, Is't not to fight, Sweet, gentle Peace away, But to succour you…
8	443–503	499	unassigned		Boy, thou sayst well, And since the Lords have all revolted from me, myself will now revolt against myself. Ca…
9	504–569	508	unassigned		O my Children! my soul weeps endless tears for you. O at the general Sessions, when all souls Stand at the bar…
10	570–626	504	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.72	God pardon thee, and lay not to thy soul This grievous sin: Farewell. And when thou spendest this ill got gold…
11	627–695	501	unassigned		O my Lord of Arundel, we remember that, But shall a Subject force his Prince to swear Contrary to her conscien…
12	696–758	493	T43 York and Lancaster: dynastic claims and	0.76	Wyat you are too hot. And you to proud vouchsafe? O base! I hope she'll not vouchsafe to take the Emperor's so…
13	759–818	505	unassigned		And ere he land in England, I will offer My loyal breast for him to tread upon. O who so forward Wyatt as thys…
14	819–886	510	unassigned		Pardon me Madam I may not, they that owe you, sway me. Entreat not Iane, though she our bodies part, Our souls…
15	887–944	503	T18 Rebels, barons and the king's wars at ho	0.75	No, no, no. A March! 'tis Norfolk's Drum upon my life. I pray see what Drum it is. The word is given, arm, arm…
16	945–987	502	unassigned		Nay, speak out good Captain. I say again, is worthy Norfolk gone? I, , gon, . I say again, that Wyatt for risi…
17	988–1049	486	T18 Rebels, barons and the king's wars at ho	0.78	Who knocks? A Wyatt, a true friend, Open your gates, you louring Citizens, I bring you freedom, from a foreign…
18	1050–1103	487	unassigned		Lords I yield, an easy conquest 'tis to win the field, After als lost I am wounded, let me have a surgeon, tha…
19	1104–1165	481	unassigned		I say unguilty still, yet I am guilty, Slander not thyself, If there be any guilty it was I, I was proclaimed …
20	1166–1238	481	unassigned		Then hear the speedy sentence of your deaths, You shall be carried to the place from whence you came, from the…
21	1239–1304	477	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.70	Trust me so was I, we had need to pray, For see, the Ministers of death draw near. To a prepared mind death is…
22	1305–1377	484	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.79	And demands a pardon, Only of her, for taking off her head? I gentle Guilford, and I pardon him. But i'll not …

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