in 2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody (The Second Part of Queen Elizabeth's Troubles) — Heywood, Thomas
Metadata
Play
2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody (The Second Part of Queen Elizabeth's Troubles)
Author
Heywood, Thomas
Year (catalogued)
1606
First performance
1605
Decade
1600s
Genre
History
Play type
Adult Professional
Company
Queen Anne's Men
Speech prefix(es)
2. Lord. | 1. Lord. | 1, Lo. | 2. Lo. | 1. Lo.
Words
434
Characters
2308
Typicality
0.35 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A03217
BritDrama no.
1433
Cluster
Cluster 8 — Martial kings & Roman gravity
Important excerpts
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Full speech
Nor Christendom: I might say all the world has not his fellow. I have been in Turkeys great Constantinople, The Merchants there meet in a goodly temple, But have no common Burse in Rome, but Rome's Built after the manner of Franckeford, and Eniden: There where the greatest Marts and meeting places Of merchants are have streets and penthouses, And as I might compare them to themselves, Like Lumber-street before this Buisse was built. Thanks to my good Lord Major. We are gazing here of M. Greshams work. Not in my life, yet I have been in Venice, In the Realto there called S. Marks, T'is but a babble if compared to this. The nearest that which most resembles this, Is the great Burse in Anwerpe, yet not comparable Either in height or widnesse: the fair Sellerage, Or goodly shops above: Oh my Lord Major, This Gresham hath much graced your City London, His fame will long outlive him. But when to fit these empty rooms about here, The pictures graven of all the English Kings Shall be set over and in order placest, How glorious will it then be? I herd my L. of Leicester to the Queen Highly commend this work, and she then promised To come in person and hear Christian it, It cannot have a better Godmother: This Gresham is a royal Citizen. Thanks M. Gresham. We have been viewing of your works. T'is most true. Nay, will it not undo him, does he not wish his buildings in his purse. You have traveled sir, how do you Like this building? Trust me it is the goodliest thing that I have seen, England affords none such. I have seen the Like in Bristol. It is reported you sir Thomas Ramsie are as rich as he. This should incite you to such noble works, To eternise you. And it is cost indeed. Admirable! But how will M. Gresham name this place? Good sir Thomas, We know what you would say, We are his Guests Invited two: yet in our way we took This wonder worth our pains, it is our way To Bishop-gate to M. Greshams house, Thither so please you we'll associate you. A noble Citizen. I fear me this will plague him, a strange cross, How will he take this news, lose upon lose. Somewhat too deer. Nor yet for all this treasure we have lost, Repents it us one penny of our cost. 'Tis a fair work. Her Majesty intends to name the place. As royal in his virtues as his buildings. It will be rare and famous.
Plot summary
Plot — 2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody (The Second Part of Queen Elizabeth's Troubles)
GhomasyGresham is in long legal dispute with Sir (homaspRamisay over a land deal: Gresham outbid Ramsay after contracts were exchanged, bought the land and built on it, so each man now claims ownership. DEINGWEll adjudicates fairly between them and makes them friends. Under the terms of the settlement, Gresham is to pay Ramsay £100, but his nephew John misappropriates the money and contrives ===== PAGE 115 ===== 1604 to get Timothy the factor arrested for debt. Caught out, Timothy admits that he has embezzled £500 from Gresham, and Gresham applauds John’s misbehaviour as an example of good financial management. Gresham sees the need for a dry place in London where merchants can do business; and, inspired by portraits of famous Londoners responsible for important civic buildings and institutions, he gets permission and funding to build it himself. He is unabashed by heavy losses through war and shipwreck (including a change of king in Barbary after the battle of Alcazar, which costs him his trade monopoly in Barbary sugar). Eventually an impressive Burse is built, and opened by Queen Elizabeth: she names it the Royal Exchange, and knights Gresham. Another strand of the action focuses on the comic eccentricities of old M@bSGH, who records an honest pedlar’s account under a nickname, Bawny2@oat, so that the man is unable to pay what he owes when he returns to the shop. “Tawny-Coat’ is ruined by his debts to Hobson and by his own charity, but Hobson takes pity when he finds him honest in poverty, and he eventually becomes a prominent and prosperous citizen. Hobson further shows his good nature by rushing off to save [im6thy, who is to be hanged for theft. Meanwhile, hoping to cure his prodigality, Gresham has sent J@HHi to work for Hobson, who in turn has sent the young man to France. There he cheats his master by taking his instructions literally, and, knowing that the English Channel is between him and Hobson, wastes time and money on prostitutes and riotous living. Hobson eventually hears of this and goes to France; but when he catches John with a courtesan, John turns the tables by pretending that the old man will himself be arrested if he is found in her company. Back in England, John finally seeks to rectify his desperate financial situation by marrying Ramsay's rich widow; she refuses him, but pays his debts. At court, Dr Parry, a convicted criminal whom the Queen has pardoned, has been induced by the Catholic church to assassinate her, but he cannot…