Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

A Woman Killed with Kindness

Heywood, Thomas, published 1607 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleA Woman Killed with Kindness
AuthorHeywood, Thomas
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 258 · edition 603 · TCP A03256 · DEEP 502
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1603 [Feb 12-Mar 6, payment]
First performance (BritDrama)1603 [Feb-Mar]
Company (BritDrama)Worcester's Men
Company (Annals)Worcester's Men
PrinterJaggard, William
PublisherJaggard, William
FormatQuarto
STC13371
Greg258a
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.1393
Title pageA WOMAN KILDE with Kindnesse.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1956 · witness single

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10–63511T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma0.72I Come but like a Harbinger being sent, To tell you what these preparations mean: Look for no glorious state, …
264–131501unassignedYour sister takes not after you sir Francis, All his wild blood your father spent on you, He got her in his ag…
3132–171501unassignedBe stirring early with the Lark tomorrow, I'll rise into my saddle ere the sun Rise from his bed. If there you…
4172–239507unassignedSo: well cast off, aloft, aloft, well flown: O now she takes her at the sowse, and strikes her down to the ear…
5240–310505unassignedMy God forbid. In doing that thing which he forbade, I am wounded sister. I hope not at the heart. yes, at the…
6311–378507T41 Household service: masters, doors and po0.80Sir, there's a Gent. attends without to speak with you. On horseback. I on horseback. Entreat him to alight, I…
7379–423473unassignedThere needs no protestation, for I know you. Virtuous, and therefore grateful: prithee Nan, use him with all t…
8424–484482T6 Money, debt and credit0.84Oh me? oh most unhappy Gentleman? I am not worthy to have friends stirred up, Whose hands may help me in this …
9485–537485T41 Household service: masters, doors and po0.77He doth maintain me, he allows me largely Money to spend? By my faith so do not you me, I cannot get a cross o…
10538–597463unassignedSir you are much beholding to my husband, You are a man most dear in his regard. I am bound unto your husband …
11598–658472unassignedI love your husband to, And for his love I will engage my life, Mistake me not, the augmentation Of my sincere…
12659–718491T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and0.80O pardon me, this house successively Hath longed to me and my progenitors Three hundred year, my great great G…
13719–771510unassignedAgain to prison, Malby hast thou seen, A poor slave better tortured: shall we hear The music of his voice cry …
14772–831488unassignedNicklas what make you here? Why are not you At supper in the hall there with your fellows. Master I stayed you…
15832–883479T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma0.78Eyes, eyes. Thy eyes may be deceived I tell thee, For should an Angel from the heavens drop down And preach th…
16884–942479unassignedIf master wendol and my wife be together, there's no playing against them at double hand. I can tell you sir t…
17943–1003476T40 Sin, guilt and violent loss within famil0.83I know it master Wendol, Go, go, to bed, lest you complain like me, Wife, prithee wife into my bedchamber, The…
181004–1062468unassignedOh charity why art thou fled to heaven, And left all things on this earth uneven, Their scoffing answers I wil…
191063–1126476unassignedThen I am doomed to die, Death is th'end of all calamity. Live, your appeal is stayed, the execution Of all yo…
201127–1186479T6 Money, debt and credit0.84Of courtesy resolve me one demand? What was he took the burden of my debts From off my back, stayed my appeal …
211187–1252478unassignedMy heart was with you, and my mind was on you; Fie master Cranwell, you are still thus sad: A stool, a stool, …
221253–1301484unassignedWith all my heart, sweet mistress: my boots there? Fie, fie, that for my private business I should disease my …
231302–1353494T41 Household service: masters, doors and po0.79My mistress sends that you should make less noise, to lock up the doors, and see the household all got to bed:…
241354–1417505unassignedStay, let me pause a while: Oh God, oh God, that it were possible To undo things done, to call back yesterday;…
251418–1477492unassignedOh no. Did I not lodge thee in thy bosom? wear thee Here in my heart. You did. I did indeed, witness my tears …
261478–1535468unassignedA mild sentence. But as thou hopest for heaven, as thou believ'st thy names recorded in the book of life, I ch…
271536–1598477unassignedHe would not shrink to spend a thousand pound, To give the Mountford's name so deep a wound A thousand pound, …
281599–1659476T11 Siblings, kin and confidants0.84How: Mountford with his sister hand in hand, What Miracles afoot? It is a sight Begets in me much admiration. …
291660–1708522unassignedO sir to see that nothing may be left That ever was my wives, I loved her dearly, And when I do but think of h…
301709–1769491unassignedPursued with horror of a guilty soul, And with the sharp scourge of repentance lashed, I fly from my own shado…
311770–1825506unassignedTo recompense her wrongs, what canst thou do? Thou hast made her husbandless, and childless to. I have no more…
321826–1890527T40 Sin, guilt and violent loss within famil0.85My brother Frankford showed too mild a spirit In the revenge of such a loathed crime; Less than he did, no man…
331891–1955508unassignedThat hand once held my heart in faster bonds Than now 'tis gripped by me: God pardon them That made us first b…