Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Dumb Knight

Markham, Gervase / Machin, Lewis, published 1608 · tragicomedy · Boys Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Dumb Knight
AuthorMarkham, Gervase / Machin, Lewis
Publication year (edition)1608
Genre (British Drama)tragicomedy
Genre group (comparison)tragicomedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 277 · edition 653 · TCP A06975 · DEEP 532
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1608 [1607-1608]
First performance (BritDrama)1607 [1607-1608]
Company (BritDrama)Children of the King's Revels
Company (Annals)Children of the King's Revels
Title-page companyChildren of the King's Revels
PrinterOkes, Nicholas
PublisherBache, John
FormatQuarto
STC17398
Greg277a(*)
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragicomedy
BritDrama no.1563
Title pageThe dumbe Knight. A historicall Comedy,
Title-page performance noteacted sundry times by the children of his Maiesties Reuels.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1991 · witness single

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10–63484unassignedEnough, these loud sounds deafs my passions How long shall love make me a slave to hope, And mix my calm desir…
264–129487unassignedWho are your combatants? we love equality. This is the first, the Epire duke, a man, Sprung from the line, of …
3130–170502unassignedAlthough my first creation and my birth, My thoughts and other tempers of my souls, took all their noble being…
4171–187485T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy0.71You have a pretty ruff, how deep is it? Nay this is but shallow, marry I have a ruff is a quarter deep, measur…
5188–213532unassignedNay nay, 'twas my hard fortune to be your wife, time was I might have done otherwise, but it matters not, you …
6214–275498unassignedWell sir, I may go or so, but would my mistress take a standing of my preferment, I would so mount her, she sh…
7276–339465unassignedEnter and pro sper as your cause deserves. Princes, lay your hands on these swords points Here you shall swear…
8340–401487unassignedI neither fear thy fortune nor my ruin; But hold them all beyond all prophesy. Thou hast my free consent, and …
9402–429490unassignedCOme wife, me thought our party stood stiffly to it. Indeed they were stiff whilst they stood, but when they w…
10430–461496unassignedYet the old would be dispatched, it was first paid for. If you be gentlemen do not make me mad. Sir, our suits…
11462–527498T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.79Death of affection, if thou lov'st me, as thou sayest thou dost, Thou canst invent some means for our delight.…
12528–592486unassignedAs I am a virgin so do i But madam whom? Myself, no Lady better. But will you love me? No by my chastity. I ho…
13593–653499T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an0.82Then Philocles knit silence to my words, And mark thy doom: for thus my stricter will Loads grief upon thy vai…
14654–717500T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.79You may not. His majesty is now down priest with seriousness: As for your suit it is with Prat the Orator. I h…
15718–774452unassignedNo hope my Lord, the cure is desperate. Then I am king of grief, for in his words Found I more music then in q…
16775–839525unassignedNo hope is left, dear Philocles regard my miseries. Untie that wilful let which holds in speech, And make me h…
17840–891499T1 Death, grief and revenge0.75Come my hearts, let's make all things ready for the execution, here's a maiden head must be cut off without a …
18892–956500T1 Death, grief and revenge0.77As lightly burdened with the weight of crimes, As spotesse infants, or poor harmless lambs, Thus I ascend my h…
19957–1015499T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.83What is the reason you not love her now, And were so passionate in love before? Not that I love her less, but …
201016–1077497unassignedYou are very well stored sir, but I hope your master will not stay long. No he will come presently. Who have w…
211078–1139502unassignedI am ready sir, if you have Copia verborum, I have Copia rerum in a buckram bag here. Your lordship's pleasure…
221140–1178492unassignedFast locked in her bed with a close ward to devour thee my brave parakeet; but hushed no words, there is a cal…
231179–1216485unassignedI think I was not blessed this morning when I rose: for through my forgetfulness I have left behind me in my s…
241217–1262488unassignedThis, when your negligence had left your clothes upon my bed, he espied them, tasked me for the owner, I in ex…
251263–1323488unassignedBe a blessed Mercury, now mount thee up my spirit, And show thyself a politician, Let slander rule thy tongue,…
261324–1382482T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy0.87Thou hast awaked me, and thy piercing words Have split my sense in sunder: yet what ground ha? Remains whereon…
271383–1441499unassignedTHe Queen is all for revels, her light heart, Unladen from the heaviness of state, Bestows itself upon delight…
281442–1499484unassignedMadam methinks this change is better than the first. I if the music would not alter it. Methinks 'tis worse, c…
291500–1553488unassignedWell wench, shalt be the proud woman's champion. And i'll defend them against all men, as at single tongue. I …
301554–1606480unassignedFear not: come my ●…arts, compass him about, and cease on him all at once, like so many ravens on a dead horse…
311607–1659488unassignedSister content you, the affairs of state Must give their best attendance on the times, And great occurrents mu…
321660–1723511unassignedSpeak softly gentle Lord behold, behold The silly birds are tangled in your snare, And have no way to scape yo…
331724–1786505unassignedMadam be patiented, that we do not know, We have no cause to grieve at, as for envies toil, Let her even break…
341787–1829472unassignedWho calls, what would you have? I thought you were a woman you were so hasty: O Madam is it you? I cry you mer…
351830–1893489unassignedPass and respect me not lascivious woman, Thy tears are of the spears of crocodiles, See how I stop mine ears …
361894–1931480unassignedNo 'twas from me that still am Philocles. My Philocles, my Queen, O double pardon me, My jealousy, his envy, a…
371932–1990470unassignedA thousand crowns we offered willingly. And will your suit avail with such disbursement? It will, and we most …