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SOLDIERS

in 1 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, or The Troubles of Queen Elizabeth — Heywood, Thomas

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Play1 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, or The Troubles of Queen Elizabeth
AuthorHeywood, Thomas
Year (catalogued)1605
First performance1604
Decade1600s
GenreHistory
Play typeAdult Professional
CompanyQueen Anne's Men
Speech prefix(es)1: | 2: | 3: | 1. | 2. | 3.
Words535
Characters2701
Typicality0.26 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA03208
BritDrama no.1427
ClusterCluster 7 — Pedants, satyrs & Latin wit

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Full speech

Come my Master's you know your charge, 'tis now about Alcavin, here we must watch till morning, And then carry the Princess to the tower. Not I, I'll not meddle with the state, I hope this a man may say without offence, Prithee drink to me. Mass I say this: That the Lady Elizabeth is both a lady, And Elizabeth, and if I should say she were a virtuous Princess, Were there any harm in that? Well sirs I have two sisters, and the one loves the other, And would not send her to prison for a million, is there any harm In this? isle keep my self within compass I warrant you, For I do not talk of the Queen, I talk of my sisters, I'll keep my self within my compass I warrant you. Why Sir, I hope a man may be bold with his own, I learned that of the Queen, I'll keep my self within compass I'll warrant you. It may be she does not know her self, It may be the Queen knows not the cause, It may be my Lord of Winchester does not know, It may be so, nothing's unpossible to God, It may be ther's knavery in Munckery, Ther's nothing unpossible, is there any harm in that? Why, in saying nothing's unpossible to God, I'll stand to it; for saying a truth's a truth, isle prove it; For saying there may be knavery in Monckery, I'll justify it, I do not say there is, but may be, I know what I know, You know what you know, he knows what he knows, Marry we know not what every man knows. I think so too, is there any harm in all this? Come then let's go, would all were well, Is there any harm in all this? but alas wishes and tears Have both one property, they show their love that Exeunt omnes. want the remedy. How shall we spend the time till morning. I but my frnd, do not talk of state matters. No by my troth, ther's no harm in that, But beware of talking of the Princess, Let's meddle with our kindred there, we may be bold. I but Sir, why is the Princess committed? Shoemaker, you go a little beyond your last. No harm ith world. Maze weel drink and talk of our friends. I but Sir, that word sister goes hardly down. My Master's, we have talked so long that I think 'tis day. And I think by this time the Princess is ready To take her barge. Come this way they say, the sweet Princess comes, Let us present her with such tokens of good will, As we have. Tanqus Ovrus pray whats tanqus Ovrus neighbour. Tanqus Ovrus, that I should live to see, tanqus Ovris. They say she's such a virtuous Princess, that sheele except of a cup of cold water, and I have even a nosegay for her Grace, here she comes. If the Priest were here hee'd smell it out straight. I shall never love tanquam Ovris again for this trick. Withal my harry faith, this a man might Lawfully speak, but now, faith what wast about to say.

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.