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)
Tame: | Tame.
Words
477
Characters
2530
Typicality
0.43 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A03208
BritDrama no.
1427
Cluster
Cluster 13 — Attendant courtiers & citizens
Important excerpts
Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 13 (tanner, kate, topas, harry, henry, george…). Matches are highlighted.
rebellion, Madam, 'tis thought that you did set them on. Room for the Lords there. Exeunt counsel. Madam it reins. A gentleman in favour with the Queen. Alas Sir Harry these are honest country men, That much rejoice to see the Princess well. And mine as great as yours. Bells'. Madam this night your lodging's at my house, No prisoner
go. Exit Eliz: Bening: & Tame. You much amaze me sir, else heaven forefend. And I with you would spend my dearest blood, To do that virtuous Lady any good. Sir Harry, now my charge I must resign, The Lady's wholly in your custody, Yet use her kindly as she well deserves, And so I take my leave, Madame adue. Exit Tame How now
after death, ther's none continues it. I blame you not, nor do I you commend, For you will still the strongest side defend. Exit. This Garter with the order of the George, Two Ornaments unto the Crown of England, I here present. Where's the Princess. We found the Princess, sick and in great danger; Yet did we urge our strict Commission,
Full speech
Pray God it prove well. Good morrow my good Lord of Sussex. The Like to you my Lord: As you were speaking With all my heart Lord Howard. Go tell her we must and will. It shall not need, press after her my Lord. Sorry we are sweet Lady, to behold you in this sad plighted. Doctor Owine and Doctor Wendith, You are the Queens Physicians truly sworn, On your alegeance, as before her highness you will answer it, Speak, may the Princess be removed with life. Madam, we take no pleasure to deliver so strict a message. To morrow early then you must prepare. What answer you to Wiats late rebellion, Madam, 'tis thought that you did set them on. Room for the Lords there. Exeunt counsel. Madam it reins. A gentleman in favour with the Queen. Alas Sir Harry these are honest country men, That much rejoice to see the Princess well. And mine as great as yours. Bells'. Madam this night your lodging's at my house, No prisoner are you Madame for this night. No, no prisoner, what I intend to do isle answer, Madame, wil't please you go. Exit Eliz: Bening: & Tame. You much amaze me sir, else heaven forefend. And I with you would spend my dearest blood, To do that virtuous Lady any good. Sir Harry, now my charge I must resign, The Lady's wholly in your custody, Yet use her kindly as she well deserves, And so I take my leave, Madame adue. Exit Tame How now my Master's what's here to do. And you do well: and yet me think 'twere fit, To spend some funeral tears upon her hearce. Who while she lived was deer unto you all. Did you not love her father when he lived, As dearly as you ere did love any, And yet rejoiced at his funeral: Likewise her brother em'd him deer, Yet once departed, joyfully you sung, Run to make Bonfires, to proclaim your love Unto the new, forgetting still the old: Now she is gone, how you moan for her, Were it not fit a while to moan her hearse, And dutyfully there rejoice the tother; Had you the wisest and the lovingest Prince, That ever swayed a Sceptre in the world, This is the love he shall have after life: Let Princes while they live have love or fear it's fit, For after death, ther's none continues it. I blame you not, nor do I you commend, For you will still the strongest side defend. Exit. This Garter with the order of the George, Two Ornaments unto the Crown of England, I here present. Where's the Princess. We found the Princess, sick and in great danger; Yet did we urge our strict Commission, She much entreated that she might be spared, Until her health and strength might be restored.
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.