Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 17 (nat, leaguer, assyrian, mowche, bashas, andalle…). Matches are highlighted.
tirranye. Governor (my Lord) of the English house. We are not here great Lord, to join with them In any bold confederacy of war, But for the traffic, which all nations else, (As well as England) have within this place. We had no sign of any such intent. Alas my Lord, 'tis more then (at this time) Our goods and money will amount
Full speech
Observe by that you discreet Governors, What love or faith the Spaniard holds with you, That for his pride would have your City pine; Having destroyed the corn on Flanders side, And crossed a bridge of Convoy to your town; Then that the River should not victual you, He wished you sink that shipping in the Skelt. Under correction my Lord Governor, The Marks and Count Egmonts noble words, (Although the Prince of Orange and the States Should be forgetful) were a pawn of worth. Receive your friends, prevent his treachery, Least unawares you taste his tirranye. Governor (my Lord) of the English house. We are not here great Lord, to join with them In any bold confederacy of war, But for the traffic, which all nations else, (As well as England) have within this place. We had no sign of any such intent. Alas my Lord, 'tis more then (at this time) Our goods and money will amount unto, Considering that our credit (by this trouble) Is quite cut off, with any of the City. So is the Cat that dallieth with the mouse, But in the end, her pastime is his death; We must provide, the Spaniards thirst is great, And better that we quench it with our gold, Than let them swallow and carouse our bloods: I prithee Godfrie try thy friends abroad, And any money that thou hast bring forth, That we may make the sum which he desires. The League with Engl. gave us better hope. Nothing my Lord if in your angry spleen You have already passed your sentence on us: But would the Duke of Alva cool his rage, And mildly hear us: we would say my Lord, That England's league with Spain, King Phillips word, Passed to our gracious Mistress, were enough To warrant all the lives of any such, As are her subjects in this wretched town: And not their lives alone, but safe protection Both for their goods and money: but if now Your Highness hath commission to break The holy contract which your King hath made, We must be patient and abide the worst. We are of England ( astiles General) This cruelty is more then we deserve, And more than we expected would be shown. I do protest (my Lord) beside our Plate, And household furniture, this is the sum, Of all the wealth, at this time may be found Within the English-house. And honourable tender of true friends, To send such aid for safeguard of your City.
Plot summary
Plot — A Larum for London, or The Siege of Antwerp
Sancho D'Avila needs money to pay his troops. and plans to raise it by sacking Antwerp. He conspires with the captain of the city's garrison, Cornelius van End, and summons Spanish forces from across the Netherlands. Claiming to be retaliating over Antwerp's support for the Prince of Orange, he makes an artillery attack on the State House while the rulers are dining there; three people are killed. The Spanish commander, Alva, fakes his own death in order to give a pretext for further reprisals against the city. The rulers of Antwerp, including a fat burgher, do not take the threat seriously. considering defence expenditure to be a waste of money; but they are finally persuaded to accept help from the Marquis d'Havre and Count Egmont, so long as they don't have to pay for it. Van End leaks the information to D'Avila. The Spaniards attack and the garrison under van End defects to their side. The rulers of Antwerp struggle to organize their troops. Havre and Governor Champagny are killed, but Egmont Is saved by Alva and sent to Spain as a prisoner. Antwerp falls swiftly; thousands of citizens are killed, and the victorious Spaniards execute a further 10,000 survivors in reprisal for 300 Spanish deaths. They also renege on a diplomatic agreement between England and Spain protecting English lives and property in the Low Countries: Alva demands an impossible sum by way of ransom, and rejects what they can offer as too little.Another Englishman pays his own ransom, but is hanged by another commander when he cannot pay again. For the purposes of pillage, the Spanish commanders divide the city between them. Meanwhile the one-legged veteran Stump musters the survivors to resist the invader. D'Avila sets about despoiling his quarter of the city, demanding not only money but sexual favours from a nun; but when he cannot find a safe place to stow her pending her rape, he kills her instead. Other casualties include children, a blind man, and his wife. Van End demands a W<>man's treasure, but she pushes him into a vault and Stump stones him to death. The fat burgher is captured by the Spaniards, but neither threats nor tickling can persuade him to reveal where his treasure is hidden. He is rescued by Stump, and offers his hidden gold, but Stump isn't interested: he refused to pay the soldiers in peacetime, and it is too late now. Stump fights on to the death, intending to seek his reward in heaven. Antwerp is left in ruins, its streets piled with corpses. D'Avila gives…