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The Grateful Servant (The Faithful Servant)

Shirley, James, published 1630 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Grateful Servant (The Faithful Servant)
AuthorShirley, James
Publication year (edition)1630
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragicomedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 429 · edition 928 · TCP A12138 · DEEP 750
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1629 [licensed for stage, Nov 3]
First performance (BritDrama)1629 [Nov]
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
PublisherGrove, John
FormatQuarto
STC22444
Greg429a
Genre (Annals)Tragicomedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.2287
Title pageTHE GRATEFVLL SERVANT. A Comedie.
Title-page performance noteAs it was lately presented with good applause at the priuate House in Drury-Lane, By her Majesties Servants.
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10–80508T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.81THe Duke is moved. The news displeased him much. And yet I see no reason, why he should Engage so great affect…
281–157511T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.68Leonora's picture a fair table-book. You may without offence to your yonng Wife▪ Look on a Picture. I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 …
3158–237485T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.83We are subjects, And shall solicit heaven, you may find one Worthy your great acceptance. We are confident, An…
4238–316485T11 Siblings, kin and confidants0.80That is a little the courser name. And can you play the Pander for me? A toy, a toy. What can a man do less fo…
5317–388488unassignedThy indulgence to my wound, Which owes a cure unto thy pretty Surgery, Hath made thee, too much Prisoner to my…
6389–460513unassignedAny man? Still I suspect thy safety? And thou mayst thus deceive me, it may be, Some wanton Lady hath beheld t…
7461–549504T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.90You command me. What pretty youth is that? sure I have seen That face before, Never, I brought him first To Sa…
8550–575500T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim0.86So, so, yet more perfume, y'are sweet servingmen, make every corner of the house smoke, bestir yourselves, eve…
9576–651509T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84Well, but that We are acquainted with your virtue, this Would move suspicion you were not in Charity with the …
10652–724507T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.82He said, what a warm lover, when desire Makes eloquent could speak, he said you were Both star and pilot. Not …
11725–813495T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.82We are come My fair Cleona. With your highness' pardon, That name was never so attended, it Becomes your bount…
12814–864496T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80I'm sick too, Let not your ladyship repent your cost, I'll have a care the Sweet meats be not lost. Acquaint h…
13865–893505unassignedYour Wife my Lord, why you are married, What Shall become of her? Is she not sick? But are you sure she'll die…
14894–953504T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.88How my Lord, what do you think of me? I know not whether you be a woman or no, yet. Fie my Lord. What would yo…
15954–1030495T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.79She kissed him, did she not? She kissed. He did salute her? Yes my Lord. And didst not see a flame hang on her…
161031–1070491T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim0.85Are you sir in earnest? I love her, and can never see her more, Posterity shall learn new piety In love from m…
171071–1144499unassignedI prithee do, and hasten the discharge Of my sad embassy, which when I have done, And that it prospers in mine…
181145–1224512T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.79Turn them to grief, Again, and here let me kneel, the accuser Of him, that hath deserved more punishment, Then…
191225–1268501unassignedBegun, And never see me more, who ever knew Falsehood so ripe at thy years? Is not yet My poor heart broke? ha…
201269–1334494unassignedGo to the next religious house, and pray, Some Holy Father come and speak with me, But hasten thy return, I da…
211335–1404477T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.77Do not mistake a piety, I am prepared And can endure your strict mortifications, Good Father then prefer my hu…
221405–1419500T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.77To mine own heart, I have made tedious discourses of heaven to ye, and the moral virtues, numbered up the duti…
231420–1438500T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.71Wickedness? I speak in the phrase of the foolish world, that holds voluptuousness a crime, which you and I, an…
241439–1449496unassignedYou are then a novice in the Art of Venus, and will tell Tales out a'the school, like your weak Gallants o'the…
251450–1493493unassignedHow? thou? Do not deceive yourself, come you shall believe and thank me, will that serve turn, shall I be thou…
261494–1541477unassignedHave I not told thee my end? I Sir, but I am very loath to begin with her, I know she will not let me do the f…
271542–1612473unassignedFoscaries shadow? The substance Sir, and once more at your feet, Return'd to lise. Rise, meet our armes▪ why i…
281613–1679506unassignedEnough, enough, my Lord be pleased to hear, What I have now to say, you have expressed A brave and virtuous so…
291680–1760496unassignedStay miracle of honour, and of love. If you proceed, as it concerns your happiness, I can secure all fear of m…
301761–1809499unassignedDo so, an honest knave I see that, how happy Shall I be in his conversation, I sha'not need To keep any in fee…
311810–1888502unassignedI like this well, I 〈◊〉 use much courtship, where's this music? Doth it 〈◊〉 your ear? '●is ravishing whence do…
321889–1961509T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.75Hold, come not near me, ha'? now I compare, The circumstances, they induce me to A sad belief, and I had breat…
331962–2034487unassignedI have a suit, But dare not speak. Take courage, and from me be confident to obtain. I am not well, The name o…
342035–2088501T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.69More private room, said he? I smell a business I thought this Gamester had been gone, is it e'en so, have at y…
352089–2125500unassignedAnd feel her pulse. How Sir? As a noble Gentleman should Sir? I am suspected, I must turn this fool's discours…
362126–2198488T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.74Ha'? I find your policy, and by this storm, You'd prove my resolution, how boldly I Dare stand to't when this …
372199–2272499unassignedWe covet not the blaze, which a corrupt, And slimy matter may advance, our thoughts Are slamed with Charity. Y…
382273–2349469T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.71This is a mystery, Dulcino? No my Lord, I am discovered, You see Leonora now, a Milan Lady, If I may hope your…