in 1 Jeronimo, with the Wars of Portugal — Anonymous
Metadata
Play
1 Jeronimo, with the Wars of Portugal
Author
Anonymous
Year (catalogued)
1605
First performance
1604
Decade
1600s
Genre
Tragedy
Play type
Adult Professional
Company
Unknown
Speech prefix(es)
King. | king.
Words
332
Characters
1805
Typicality
0.22 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A04941
BritDrama no.
1270
Cluster
Cluster 6 — Battlefield messengers & soldiers
Important excerpts
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Full speech
What is the meaning of this loud report Son Balthezer we pray do you go meet him, And do him all the honour that belongs him. And we receive them, and thee worthy andrea ; Thy Master's high pri ed love unto our heart, Is welcome to his friend thou to our court. Thus much return unto thy king andrea, We have w to best advise thought of our state, And find it much dishonord by base homage, I not deny but tribute hath been endue to Spain, By our forefathers base captivity, Yet cannot raze out there successors merit: 'Tis said we shall not answer at next birth Our father's fawltes, in heaven, why then one earth: Which proves and shows that which they lost by base Captivity, We may redeem with honoured valiansie, We borrow nought, our kingdom is our own, He is a base king that pays rend for his throne. So return: its so, we have bethought us what Tribute is, how poor that Monarch shoes, Who for his throne a yearly penshion owes: And what our predesessors lost to Spain, We have fresh spirits that can renew it again. Our self in person will see thee safe aboard: Come son, come Lords, In stead of tribute we must pay our swords. My Lords, what heavy sounds are these? Nearer, and nearer, would andrea the foore-runner Of these news, nay then I fear spain's Inevitable ill Would andrea speak, what news from Portugal? What is tribute paid: peace, or wars. Say slave, how came this accursed evil? Tribute denied us, would. So daring? Would, so Peremptory, Can you remember the words he spoke? Would so peremptory, daring, stout. Why then that bleeding object does presage what shall hereafter follow: Whats he that lies there slain, or hurt, Or both: speak? Olmpious deed, to make the heir of honour Melt and bleed, bear him away to execution. Away with him. Away with him I will not hear him speak
Plot summary
Plot — 1 Jeronimo, with the Wars of Portugal
Hieronimo is created Marshal of Spain. Portugal fails to pay tribute to Spain, and Don Andrea is sent as ambassador to investigate. He learns that the unpaid tribute arises from deliberate policy rather than negligence, and declares war. In Spain, his promotion arouses jealousy in Lorenzo, who plots to frustrate his love for Bel-Imperia: Alcario is to offer her gifts beyond what Andrea could afford, and, if that doesn’t work, Lazarotto is to murder Andrea on his return to Spain. The plot is overheard by Hieronimo and Horatio, who write to warn Andrea. Alcario disguises himself as Andrea to woo Bel-Imperia, and Lorenzo spreads rumours of Andrea’s return to add credence to the pretence: in consequence, Lazarotto mistakenly kills Alcario instead of Andrea, and Lorenzo silences him by hastening his execution. No sooner has Andrea returned than he must leave again: the Portuguese army is on the march. Spanish and Portuguese leaders agree to pair off for single combat in the battle. The two armies’ losses seem evenly balanced: Lorenzo kills Don Pedro, but Alexandro kills Rogero. Andrea is downed by Balthazar but rescued by Horatio; later Balthazar is floored by Andrea, but relieved by soldiers who then kill Andrea. Horatio beats down Balthazar, but Lorenzo seizes the Portuguese prince’s weapons. Andrea’s ghost attends his own funeral, accompanied by Revenge, who will not allow him to speak to Horatio. The war ends with defeat for Portugal; Balthazar is taken to Spain in captivity.