Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

A Woman Is a Weathercock

Field, Nathan, published 1612 · comedy · Boys Professional;Professional

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Metadata

TitleA Woman Is a Weathercock
AuthorField, Nathan
Publication year (edition)1612
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 299 · edition 697 · TCP A00725 · DEEP 575
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1609 [1609-1610]
First performance (BritDrama)1609 [Dec] [1609-1610]
Company (BritDrama)Children of the Queens Revels (Children of the Whitefriars) (?)
Company (Annals)Children of the Queen's Revels
Theaterbefore the Court;Whitefriars;Whitehall;Indoor Professional
Theater typeIndoor
Title-page companyChildren of the Queen's Revels
PrinterJaggard, William
PublisherBudge, John
FormatQuarto
STC10854
Greg299a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1599
Title pageA Woman is a Weather-cocke. A New Comedy,
Title-page performance noteAs it was acted before the King in WHITE-HALL. And diuers times Priuately at the White-Friers, By the Children of her Maiesties Reuels.
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Topic composition (share of words)

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10–57442unassignedWHereas you write, my fortunes and my birth Made above yours, may be a real cause That I must leave you, know …
258–115459unassignedHow sweetly does your friendship play with mine, And with a simple subtlety, steals my heart Out of my bosom. …
3116–179507unassignedRead, whilst I tell the story of my love, And sound the Truth of her heroic Spirit, Whom eloquence could never…
4180–244503unassignedGood morrow my thrice honoured & heroic Lord. Good morrow your Lord and Master you might say, for brevity sake…
5245–289505T8 Captains, gallants and cheats0.82Good Morrow, and good welcome Captain Powts. Good Morrow to your honour, and all joy Spring from this match, a…
6290–323504T13 Knights, squires and ladies0.83God's precious: Save you Mistress Wagtail. Sweet M. Pendant. Gentlemen, I desire your better acquaintance, you…
7324–366501T8 Captains, gallants and cheats0.87Come, come, Captain, pray shake the hand of acquaintance with this Gentleman, he is in bodily fear of you. Sir…
8367–409506T8 Captains, gallants and cheats0.84Nay, Gods will, you are too blame indeed, if my Lord say so. My lord's an Ass, and you are another. Sweet Mist…
9410–470539T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma0.78Father, my vow is past: whilst the Earl lives I near will Marry, nor will pine for him: It is not him I love n…
10471–534497T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma0.84Good-morrow to no living thing but one, And that is Nevill: Oh, the Vows, the Vows, The protestations and beco…
11535–609496unassignedAlas my dear friend. Sir, do but you refuse To join 'em. Upon what acquaintance Sir? They are great persons, a…
12610–667497unassignedCome back I say Sir Abraham. Intrant Templum 'tis such a forward child. My passion and my cause of grief's so …
13668–729503unassignedWhy speak'st thou not, to reconcile those looks That fight stern battles in thy husband's face. Thou art not s…
14730–777504unassignedTake your revenge by Law. It will be thought Your greatness, and our money carries it: for some say some men o…
15778–807499unassignedA hot Knight by my Faith, Dootwell and Burnit too. For old Sir Innocent Ninnie, my Master, if I speak my Consc…
16808–843550T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma0.88Pray do not swear, I do not urge you to't; zounds, now I am undone; you walk somewhat round, Sweetheart, has N…
17844–902537unassignedFaith you had, I must needs say so to. And I must needs say as my Lord says. Sir Iohn I thank you, and my hono…
18903–968494unassignedBelieve me my dear friend, I was enforced: Ha, I had a Dream as strange as thou art fellow, How cam'st thou hi…
19969–1027455unassignedOh! still retain her, dear Scudmore hear me. Retain thee so, it is impossible, Art thou not married? 'tis impo…
201028–1079521T1 Death, grief and revenge0.78Hear me, and thou shalt go: I do confess I do deserve all this, Have wounded all the faith my sex doth owe, Bu…
211080–1100502unassignedFaith, I have courted her, and courted her: and she does as everybody else does, laughs at all I can do or say…
221101–1140506unassignedDoes she so love me say you? Yes, yes, out of all question the whore does love you abominable. No more of thes…
231141–1200503unassignedIntroth you were too blame to venture so, Mischiefs find us, we need not mischiefs seek; I am not tied to that…
241201–1263468unassignedHow well does Scudmore speak, ill for himself, Wit's a disease, that fit employment wants, Therefore we see, t…
251264–1326480T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.82I know the Ring, and I have seen the Ruff about his neck, This comes of enforced marriages; Where was't done? …
261327–1367499unassignedTruth, 'twas more false than Hell, & you shall see me, (As Well, as I can repent of any sin) Ask her forgivene…
271368–1410496T13 Knights, squires and ladies0.77Your instructions; Nay faith, you shall see I have as fruitful a brain as a belly, you shall hear some additio…
281411–1467500T13 Knights, squires and ladies0.88ay but Sir Abra: is no dreaming knight: in short, he contemns you, he scorns you at his heels. By God so he li…
291468–1522505T11 Siblings, kin and confidants0.81Sister, I wonder you will name a man, I think not on, he was no match for me, Why d'ye blame me, that should r…
301523–1596508T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma0.76So that doors fast, and they are busied. About their charge: on with this rob of mine, This Vizard and this Ca…
311597–1663504unassignedIt boots not to be angry. No faith Sir Iohn. Whether will you go with your Calf on your back Sir. Now more kna…
321664–1717506unassignedGo fetch a Surgeon. Sir, you are then too violent, I will bail her. Oh my dear Strange. My Son. Brother. Young…