in 1 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, or The Troubles of Queen Elizabeth — Heywood, Thomas
Metadata
Play
1 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, or The Troubles of Queen Elizabeth
Author
Heywood, Thomas
Year (catalogued)
1605
First performance
1604
Decade
1600s
Genre
History
Play type
Adult Professional
Company
Queen Anne's Men
Speech prefix(es)
Dodds: | Dodds.
Words
159
Characters
880
Typicality
0.31 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A03208
BritDrama no.
1427
Cluster
Cluster 2 — Allegory, Nature & pageant voices
Important excerpts
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Full speech
I do beseech your majesty peruse this poor petition. True gracious Sovereign; But that we do upbraid your majesty, Or make recital of our deeds forepast, Other then conscience, honesty and zeal, By love, by faith, and by our duty bound, To you the next and true successive heir, If you contrary this; I needs must say, Your skillesse tongue doth make our well tuned words, Jarr in the Princes ears, and of our text, You make a wrong construction: Gracious Queen, Your humble subjects prostrate in my mouth, A general suit when we first flocked to you, And made first head with you at Framagham, It thus concluded that we your liegemen: Should still enjoy our consciences, and use that faith Which in king Edwards days was held Canonical. O gracious sovereign, let my Lord the Duke have the Perusing of it, or any other that is near your grace, He will be to our suit and opposite.
Plot summary
Plot — 1 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, or The Troubles of Queen Elizabeth
Wyatt's rebellion in support of QW@eenjane has been put down. QweenyiMary is enthroned, and rejects a Protestant petition for liberty of conscience; she then secures her power by imprisoning potential enemies and marrying PHilipyofiSpain. Her sister, BliZaBEthy is brought to Westminster under guard, examined about her complicity in the rebellion, and sent to the Tower. Philip rules England well, despite tension between Englishmen and Spaniards. Noblemen and commoners alike regret Elizabeth’s harsh treatment and the strictness of her imprisonment, and intervention by SUSSEX and Philip secures first better conditions, then a transfer to SimJHenry Bedingheld’s custody; he is horrified by her use of an English Bible. A murder attempt by two friars is prevented by the intervention of angels, and an attempt to trick Philip into sealing her death warrant is foiled when Gresham overhears the plot. Philip discharges Bedingfield and has Elizabeth brought to court. The royal sisters are reconciled, and, leaving England on his father’s business, Philip vows to return. The Catholic establishment continues to plot against the princess, and Queen Mary continues to promote Elizabeth's enemies. She dies, and prominent men rush to inform Elizabeth that she is now Queen, while the common people celebrate their liberation. Elizabeth reappoints all the old Queen’s officers, and declares her wish to reconcile the state. IHEIMayorsf WondGH gives her an English Bible.