in George a Green, the Pinner of Wakefield — Greene, Robert (?)
Metadata
Play
George a Green, the Pinner of Wakefield
Author
Greene, Robert (?)
Year (catalogued)
1599
First performance
1590
Decade
1590s
Genre
Romance
Play type
Adult Professional
Company
Sussex's Men
Speech prefix(es)
Cuddie. | Cud. | Cuddy.
Words
324
Characters
1715
Typicality
0.24 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A02070
BritDrama no.
893
Cluster
Cluster 6 — Battlefield messengers & soldiers
Important excerpts
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Full speech
Now gentle father list unto thy son, And for my mother's love, That erst was blithe and bonny in thine eye, Grant one petition that I shall demand. Father, you know the ancient enmity of late, Between the Musgroves and the wily Scots, Whereof they have oath, Not to leave one alive that strides a lance. Oh Father, you are old, and waining age unto the graven: Old William Musgrove, which whilom was thought, The bravest horseman in all Westmoreland, Is weak, and forced to stay his arm upon a staff, That arst could wield a lance: Then, gentle Father, resign the hold to me; Give arms to youth, and honour unto age. Father, the field is ours: their colours we Have seized: And Humes is stain: I slew him hand to hand. Oh father, I am soar athirst. And it please your grace, my father was Five score and three at Midsummer last passed, Yet had king Iamie be as good as George a Green, Yet Billy Musgrove would have fought with him. Know, my Lord, I never saw the man, But much talk is of him in the Country. They say he is the Pinner of Wakefield town, But for his other qualities, I let alone. Here is a traitor, the Earl of Kendal. This at their parting George did say to me, If the king vouchsafe of this my service, Then gentle Cuddy kneel upon thy knee, And humbly crave a boon of him for me. It is his will your grace would pardon them, And let them live although they have offended. This, if it please your majesty. Kendall and Bonfild, with sir Gilbert Armstrong, Came to Wakefield Town disguised. And there spoke ill of your grace, Which George but hearing, felled them at his feet, And had not rescue come into the place, George had slain him in his close of wheat. George a Green the Pinner of Wakefield.
Plot summary
Plot — George a Green, the Pinner of Wakefield
(helEarlSfKendal, inspired by a prophecy that he and e KinglfiSeets will meet in London and defeat the KingofEngland, musters his troops and communicates with King James. THENMEHIOPOrKShize, of his treason, refuse to victual his army. When Sir Nicholas Maniniering threatens the people of Wakefield, GGrge- aeGreehe tears up his commission and makes him eat the seals. Infuriated, Kendal plans revenge: he and his allies go to Wakefield in disguise, but George impounds their horses. Kendal tries to entice George to: join him in rebellion, insisting that he seeks social justice rather than power. Encouraged by George, he visits a hermit to hear his fortunes; but the hermit is actually George himself in disguise, and the visit a ruse to get Kendal and his henchmen alone. George fights them, takes Kendal prisoner, and hands him over to the authorities. King James brings troops into England, but is distracted by his passion for JARGMANBaHEy, whose husband is away. When she refuses him, he besieges her castle. The aged war veteran Milsgrave, who refuses to hand over the responsibility of arms to his n Gay, arrives and raises the siege. James is taken prisoner, and both he and Kendal are brought before King Edward. Kendal is imprisoned and Edward visits the north to meet George. Willy liberates George’s love, B@HGHS, from Grime her father by visiting her disguised as a woman and swapping clothes with her. The lovers are reunited, leaving Willy still at Grime’s house. However, Bettris will not marry without her father’s consent; and he will not give it because of George’s lowly status. Maid Mafiah is peeved that George's fame exceeds Robin Hood’s. She nags Robin into going to Wakefield to fight George, but neither of them wins. Later, visiting Bradford, they see Kings Edward and James, disguised, trailing their staffs in accordance with local custom to ===== PAGE 110 ===== .- 110 | 893. Géorge-a: Greene avoid a fight with the shoemaker. Outraged by this _ servility, George threatens the travellers, only later ~ learning Edward's true identity. The King forgives him, aot. _ ** agrees to intervene with GME, grants shoemakers the ae - epithet ‘the gentle craft’, and knights Musgrove. Grime . - agrees that George may marry Bettris, in return for consent to marry Willy, whom he still takes for a ; woman: .Willy soon disabuses him. George refuses a .' « ".. knighthood, but is asked to set the terms for King . James’s release: he requires the payment of reparations ” to…