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The Conspiracy of Charles Duke of Byron

Chapman, George, published 1608 · history · Boys Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Conspiracy of Charles Duke of Byron
AuthorChapman, George
Publication year (edition)1608
Genre (British Drama)history
Genre group (comparison)history — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 274 · edition 647 · TCP A18404 · DEEP 5069.01
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1608 [1607-1608]
First performance (BritDrama)1608 [1607-1608]
Company (BritDrama)Children of the Queen's Revels
Company (Annals)Children of the Queen's Revels
FormatQuarto
Greg274a
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)History
BritDrama no.1575
Title page[RT; B1r] BYRONS CONSPIRACIE.
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10–65492unassignedWHen the vnciuill, ciuill warres of France, Had pour'd vpon the countries beaten brest, Her batterd Citties; p…
266–128483unassignedWe should not set these passages of Spleen Twixt Spain and Savoy; to the weaker part, More good by sufferance …
3129–189474unassignedI have my Lord, and doubt not he will prove, Of the yet taintless fortress of Byron, A quick Expugner, and a s…
4190–246454T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.81But you tempt me, To what, thou Sun be judge, and make him see. Now by my dearest Marquisate of Salusses, Your…
5247–316535T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78The wondrous honour done our Duke Byron In his embassage here, in th'archduke's Court, I fear will taint his l…
6317–387507T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.85It was despite that held you out so long, Whose penance in the King was needful justice. Come let us seek our …
7388–447467T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78O 'tis a dangerous, and a dreadful thing To steal prey from a Lion; or to hide A head distrustful, in his open…
8448–502450unassignedSo Oreng wisheth, and to the deserts Of your great actions, their most royal Crown. Away my Lord, the Lords in…
9503–563478unassignedI have devised the fashion and the weight; To valures hard to draw, we use retreats; And, to pull shafts home,…
10564–615433unassignedHow strange is this? the shame of his disgrace Hath made him lunatic. Since the King hath wronged me He thinks…
11616–684529unassignedWho cannot friend himself, is foe to any, And to be feared of all, and that is it, Makes me so scorned, but ma…
12685–746482unassignedIt may be he dissembled, or suppose, He be a little tainted: men whom virtue Forms with the stuff of fortune g…
13747–805471T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.73So brave a subject as the Duke, no king Seated on earth, can vaunt of but your Highness, So valiant, loyal, an…
14806–863461unassignedA league from Fountain Francois, when you sent him, To make discovery of the Castille army, When he discerned …
15864–929518unassignedI only tell your highness what I heard, I was not there; and though I have been rude, With wonder of his valou…
16930–996495unassignedHow Strange is this? What? did your highness hear? Both heard and wondered, that your wit and spirit. And prof…
17997–1059467T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.76He shall both know, and love you: are you mine? I take the honour of it, on my knee, And hope to quite it with…
181060–1122494unassignedI upon my life, The English General, the Mylord Norris, That served amongst you here, he paralleled With you, …
191123–1185468unassignedbe't not a face of excellent presentment, Though not so amorous with pure white, and red, Yet is the whole pro…
201186–1253506unassignedO that your statuary could express you, With any nearness to your own instructions; That statue would I prize …
211254–1324545unassignedNo? not treason? Be circumspect, for to a credulous eye, He comes invisible, veiled with flattery, And flatter…
221325–1394520T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.74The forts that favourites hold in princes' hearts, In common subjects loves; and their own strengths Are not s…
231395–1460521unassignedOut prodigy, Remedy of pity, mine of flint, Whence with my nails and feet, I'll dig enough, Horror, and savage…
241461–1520478unassignedThe duke of Byron is returned from England, And (as they say) was Princely entertained, Schooled by the matchl…
251521–1584490unassignedIn this sort. Your highness sweet speech hath no sharper end, Than he would wish his life; if he neglected, Th…
261585–1648517unassignedIn this speech following, which I thus remember. If I hold any merit worth his presence, Or any part of that, …
271649–1716517unassignedHeld to the line of justice; still produce, The surest states, and greatest, being sure, Without which fit ass…
281717–1787522unassignedHe'll find some politic shift to do't, I fear. What shift? or what evasion can he find, What one patch is ther…
291788–1852504unassignedHow can I help it? would you have a King That hath a white beard; have so green a brain? A plague of brain; wh…
301853–1921502unassignedHa ha ha, O hold my Lord; for my sake, mighty spirit. Respect, Revenge, slaughter repay for laughter, What's' …
311922–1976503unassignedThey suffer spleen, and are tumultuous; They can not equal differences without them; And this wind, that doth …
321977–2028498unassignedYou take me still in flat misconstruction, and conceive not by me. Therein we are strong in our own purposes; …
332029–2089574unassignedWell cousin, I with all thanks, welcome that; And the rich arguments with which you prove it, Wishing I could,…