Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Wedding

Shirley, James, published 1629 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Wedding
AuthorShirley, James
Publication year (edition)1629
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 425 · edition 920 · TCP A12155 · DEEP 742
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1626
First performance (BritDrama)1626 [1626-1629]
Company (BritDrama)Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
Company (Annals)Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
TheaterPhoenix/Cockpit;Indoor Professional
Theater typeIndoor
Title-page companyQueen Henrietta Maria's Men
PrinterOkes, Nicholas
PublisherGrove, John
FormatQuarto
STC22460
Greg425a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.2184
Title pageThe Wedding.
Title-page performance noteAs it was lately Acted by her Maiesties Seruants, at the Phenix in Drury Lane.
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10–53490unassignedWEll done my Masters, ye bestir yourselves, I see we shall feast tomorrow. Your worship shall want no Woodcock…
254–123490T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma0.81How is this? Would you have him be within before he is married. Witty Groom, prithee invite him forth; say her…
3124–193491unassignedBut he's most like to scatter poison sir, Your fame is precious, and your family Not mingling with corrupted s…
4194–227502unassignedI think the picture of either o'your faces in a ring, with a Memento mors, would be as sufficient a mortificat…
5228–294492unassignedThere's my hand— I thank you. Is master justice gone, and mistress Iane too? follow me Chameleon. I'll take my…
6295–363465unassignedStay Beauford, Since you dare be so confident of her chastity Hear me conclude, I bring no idle fable Patched …
7364–413522T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma0.82And why may not a kinsman be a villain? Perhaps he loves Gratiana, and envying My happiness, doth now traduce …
8414–490510unassignedThis is the way to make it A night indeed, but if you recollect yourself, I brought you beams to let you see T…
9491–562494unassignedAre you serious? How have I fined in my credulity 'Gainst virtue, all this while? what charm bound up My under…
10563–645488T8 Captains, gallants and cheats0.75Master Landby, It would refresh my age to see her fruitful to him, I should find a blessing for a young Beaufo…
11646–716486T58 Gallant talk and courtship: an Epicene-c0.75Is not the Bridegroom come yet, sure he has over slept himself, there is nothing but wondering within, all the…
12717–783498unassignedI am so little She cannot see me, give you joy forsooth, I hope it is your destiny to be married. And yours to…
13784–849489T1 Death, grief and revenge0.78What language do I hear, If Beauford it should strike me dead? This day, I had designed for marriage, but I mu…
14850–927492unassignedNo, By heaven I have not, I have too much knowledge To suspect thee sinful, but in the assurance Of it, I must…
15928–993486unassignedHa, farewell. You shall stay now a little. I will not hear an accent, I shall lose My memory, be charmed into …
16994–1062486T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat0.85I am an exile hence, and cannot walk Out of my way, Beauford farewell, may Angels Dwell round about thee, live…
171063–1095491unassignedThis is like to be a secret. That I Iasper Rawbone Citizen, and Housekeeper of London. A very poor one I'm sur…
181096–1141490unassignedSir I do love your daughter:— I thought it necessary to acquaint you first, because I would go about the busin…
191142–1186476T41 Household service: masters, doors and po0.81Fiery? 'tis proved, put 'em to my action, and see, if they do not smoke it, they are men of mettle, and the gr…
201187–1237481unassignedI cannot contain my laughter, ha, ha, ha. So, let's begone quickly, before he threaten me, you made me challen…
211238–1307495unassignedTo him that was— what? Confident of her Virtue Once an admirer, now a mourner for Her absent goodness: she has…
221308–1383492T1 Death, grief and revenge0.80'Las good old man. My afflictions Are not yet numbered in my fate, nor I Held ripe for Death. Now read the Let…
231384–1451493unassignedDidst thou ever love? Too soon, from thence sprung my unhappiness. And mine. My affliction riper than my years…
241452–1520495T1 Death, grief and revenge0.87Your pardon Lady, I Did prophesy what now I find, our stories Have dependence How prithee? That Marwood Whom y…
251521–1546498unassignedIf he come, somebody shall smell ill favouredly, ere he and I part:— ha! by this flesh 'tis he; Cam, go tell h…
261547–1581501unassignedThat must not be. Then say when thou art dead, thou wert offered conditions for thy life: Cam, thou shalt feed…
271582–1636478T8 Captains, gallants and cheats0.81You won't use me thus? I were best deliver my sword ere I be compelled to't— a pretty fellow, and one that wil…
281637–1719500T1 Death, grief and revenge0.82I have left direction, that it cannot miss me: And hadst thou come to apprehend me for't? With as much ease th…
291720–1799498T1 Death, grief and revenge0.79Still remember Beauford I am thy enemy, and in this do but Prepare thy conscience of misdeed to Meet my just a…
301800–1876512T1 Death, grief and revenge0.82I am lost indeed, With fruitless passion: I remember thee And thy design again; I must account For Marwood's d…
311877–1945505T1 Death, grief and revenge0.84Come sir. If ere extremities did kill, we hath Shall die this very minute. You sha'not go. Our authority will …
321946–2022496T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.83For the man himself Is such a poor and miserable thing— But such another word, and I take off My blessing: how…
332023–2097512unassignedAs these? why do you know what 'tis to Lose a daughter? you converse with men, that Are diseased in body; puni…
342098–2175520T1 Death, grief and revenge0.86Oh Gratiana, I call heaven to witness, Though my misfortune made me think before, My life a tedious and painfu…
352176–2255530unassignedA live, as glad to see thee, as thou art To know thyself acquitted for my death; Which I of purpose by this ho…
362256–2320530unassignedThis she confessed to me, though I concealed From thee the error, Marwood dead, their shame Would not ha' give…