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If It Be Not Good, the Devil Is in It (If This Be Not a Good Play, the Devil Is in It)

Dekker, Thomas, published 1612 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleIf It Be Not Good, the Devil Is in It (If This Be Not a Good Play, the Devil Is in It)
AuthorDekker, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1612
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 305 · edition 707 · TCP A20066 · DEEP 582
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1611 [1611-1612]
First performance (BritDrama)1611 [1611-1612]
Company (BritDrama)Queen Anne's Men
Company (Annals)Queen Anne's Men
TheaterRed Bull;Outdoor Professional
Theater typeOutdoor
Title-page companyQueen Anne's Men
PrinterCreede, Thomas
PublisherTrundle, John
FormatQuarto
STC6507
Greg305a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1641
Title pageIF IT BE NOT GOOD, The Diuel is in it. A New Play,
Title-page performance noteAS IT HATH BIN lately Acted, with great applause, by the Queenes Maiesties Seruants: At the Red Bull.
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10–63483T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.71WOuld 'twere a Custom that at all newplays The Makers sat o'th', Stage, either with bays To have their Works C…
264–132480T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.76How? Not touch a skull. Why? I ha' no doings: Graves-end-barge has more, And carts as good as any are in hell;…
3133–205481T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.76But shoals of Sharks eat up the Fish at Sea. Brave pitchy villains there. Yet you playing here. No, No; most a…
4206–273483unassignedStay, lest you should want helpers at your calling Any devils shall come, (Search hound, Tobacco-spawling, Ups…
5274–348509unassignedMen many things hold fit, That are not good, A young Beginner and set up in blood! (Butchers can do no more.) …
6349–411490unassignedThis is a brave world for beggars, if it hold. Poor wretches pine, So are they left: toth' next. Wednesdays we…
7412–477494T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.69A Shalcan Tartar being my grandfather Men call me Shalkan Bohor. About the world My travails make a girdle (pe…
8478–539483unassignedHad been most vile. I'll be a Sea, (boundless.) Thou art a sun, And let no base clouds muffle thee. Brave King…
9540–597486unassignedMischief on us waits If we feed so vile a wretch. Thrust him out at gates. I do conjure you by my hallowed bea…
10598–672482T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.80Rather some devil sent to bewitch our souls. Subprior no more. I must speak, hear me brethren, Shall we (bound…
11673–735494T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.89Besides my reverend Lord, These maunders here are spies, & soon bear word to PRINCE's ears of what they hear a…
12736–802484unassignedOraculous is thy voice. How now count Brisco? methinks I read a comedy in thy looks. Has met some merry painte…
13803–872482unassignedThe Scholar has his device, the Mariner his. These are Kings sports indeed. Will you see these? Faith be it so…
14873–920484T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.85No Sir Ioues brain, (Minerva queen of wit) If all the Muses and the Arts can fit With their high Tunes, such c…
15921–985480T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.80Hell, I think. Hell! Nay, if any that are in Hell, skip up ever so nigh Heaven, as these Devils that spit fire…
16986–1031482T6 Money, debt and credit0.70I'll turn the wheels: and spin the hours up faster The City-clocks then strike, and kill thy Master. Would all…
171032–1085498T6 Money, debt and credit0.86I thank your good worship, I had not such a sweet bit given me this 7 years, honest fellow: marry sir I'll ope…
181086–1146497T6 Money, debt and credit0.79Brain! try this. Peace. Will you as fits a Christian give us in What is our right, and take your crowns sir ye…
191147–1220495unassignedSo I may get by it. In my bosom sleep (My dove, my love,) prosper but thou and I, And let all else sink. Let'e…
201221–1276487unassignedDistracted fool, in stead of my just anger, Thou only hast my pity: thou prophecy? Ha, ha. Laugh on, but since…
211277–1323499unassignedNo sir, and will you now my reason have? A woman's is an insatiate grave. Wherein he's damned that lies buried…
221324–1364505T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.80Let me but have one blow at's head with my cleaver Ith' kitchen, and I freely forgive him, or let me bounce at…
231365–1392491unassignedAnd what good thoughts bred that within thee? This: I thought to myself, what a happy fellow that man in the m…
241393–1445511unassignedFarewell good father, a fool: I'll give the blind a dog to lead 'em, the lame shall to the whipping-post, the …
251446–1513481T6 Money, debt and credit0.78Man wherefore dost not swear? Reach me a book. Let me before I swear, on my notes look, I'll tell you the very…
261514–1571473T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.79I'll tell thee how: are any here in debt To Merchants, Mercers, Tailors? let'em jet In their own satins, pay f…
271572–1643483T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.70I fear RELIGIONS Fall: Alack I see This world's a City built by the most high, But kept by man, (God's) greate…
281644–1708482unassignedThou hadst like t'ha' sent me swearing into Hell, I'll weave my Nets myself, how dost thou like me? Is not thi…
291709–1743503unassignedIt is a buckler of a large fair compass Quilted within with fox-skins: In the midst A pike sticks out, (someti…
301744–1810493T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.79Lead. Yes, I will lead (big Head) whatsoever follows, Many a gallant for gold, has climbed higher on a gallows…
311811–1857497unassignedGo, ply your works, our Sessions are at hand. We fly to execute thy dread command. Would I could fly into a be…
321858–1913457unassignedWhat art thou? Daughter to the calabrian Duke. The hapless troth-plight wife to your sad King. Alack! what not…
331914–1982491unassignedWill you have a dainty girl? here 'tis: coral lips, teeth of pearl: here 'tis: Cherry checks, softest flesh; t…
341983–2058495unassignedThe man that title mocks Is here, (thou sad-visage man) are any hired to kill me, Or betray me? let 'em come: …
352059–2120494T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.84My soul was sunk too low, to look more high, Forgiveness heaven.— alarums. The whips of furies lash me: the fo…
362121–2181500T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.83Sick of a disease, Bad as a plague to Citizens, I must break, Play a bankrupts part) I have money of the kings…
372182–2244496T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.79Ha ha, the rent of a cellar never was so dear. On beat the drum. Are the rest tane? Yes. The grand-pirate's he…
382245–2317505T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.84Guard the Abbey gates, let not a Friar go forth: You have a King amongst you, which is he? A King! I know of n…
392318–2381483T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.85Vengeance, I have now lost more than I have won. I shall go scot free Lurchall. Passing well? They do not smel…
402382–2442451T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.74Spir. Ha, ha, ha. Dam. Torments inutterable! oh! damned for nothing? Terrors incomprehensible. Back: you're bl…
412443–2504499T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.69Fetch whips of poisoned steel, strung with gloving wires. And lash these saucy hellhounds: duck their souls, N…
422505–2564496T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.74Room here, we must come into the court within. What damned fiends are those dare make this noise? A jury of Br…
432565–2632496unassignedHis name. Guy Eaulx. Who calls? damnation stops throat. Let it stop thine. Am I betrayed? give fire, now, now,…
442633–2691486T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.74His thirst it cannot slake, Seas could not quench his dropsy: Gold to get He would hang a City, statue a Count…