in The Death of Robert, Earl of Huntingdon (2 Robin Hood) — Munday, Anthony; Chettle, Henry
Metadata
Play
The Death of Robert, Earl of Huntingdon (2 Robin Hood)
Author
Munday, Anthony; Chettle, Henry
Year (catalogued)
1601
First performance
1598
Decade
1600s
Genre
Tragedy
Play type
Adult Professional
Company
Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Speech prefix(es)
Sals. | Sal. | Sa.
Words
315
Characters
1625
Typicality
0.39 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A07897
BritDrama no.
1107
Cluster
Cluster 2 — Allegory, Nature & pageant voices
Important excerpts
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Full speech
But I had three. Oh had I herd his name, or seen his face, I had defended Robin from this chance. Ah villain, shut those gloomy lights of thine. Remembrest thou a little son of mine, Whose nurse at Wilton first thou rauishedst, And slewest two maids that did attend on them? Your people will wax proud of such a king, That of himself is king, Lord of his thoughts: Which by assertion of Philosophers, Is held to be the greatest Empery. Then will Fitzwater with his gallant troops, Again keep triumphs in the English Court. Then will Matilda Like a bright star, adorn the lovely train Of beauteous Ladies, which attend the Queen, Whose only beauty equalleth them all. Pardon my liege: I do comfesse, her fair Exceeds all these, as far as day does night. I tell you I was proud of his good words. Oh forbear: trust me, I gage my Honour he does hold you deer. Yes, but not taken. In such a business, Madam, so do I. And reason too. Now by my Honour, Hubert, I protest it is good reason. Bruise, I tell you plain, Is no found cloak, to keep John from the rain. I will go to her. Did I not tell you this: then trust me next: Nay he is changed, and cares no more for her, Than I do Madame. To hear the Queen thus praised works my conte ̄ to. Further my Lord. The commonwealth will flourish & increase. No by the Rood, These love-rimes are the tokens of small good. You see the King, thats better read than you, And far more wronged than I, takes it not well. Will you would the troth my Lord: I think so too: And though I be and old man, by my sword, My arm shall justify my constant word. Welcome to Gilford, Oxfords liefest Lord.
Plot summary
Plot — The Death of Robert, Earl of Huntingdon (2 Robin Hood)
SimDoncaster. whose life was saved by RGbimjHGad, is ungrateful: jealous of Robin’s popularity, he tries to regroup his enemies, and wins over {H@§PHOr who agrees to poison Robin. Hearing of the Prior’s wondrous elixir, Robin invites EHEIKGG to taste it at a feast, but drinks it first himself; it proves to be poison. He accuses Doncaster and the Prior of treason — it also emerges that Doncaster is a rapist as well as a murderer ~— and they are sentenced to death. The King assigns the Prior’s lands, which were once Robin’s, to Mariani and, on his deathbed, Robin makes PHHE@JGlHin swear to treat Marian honourably and not to love her beyond the bounds of chastity. Marian reverts to her original name of Matilda. The King dies and is succeeded by John, who resists the temptation to invade Austria, disposes of Alpthur, the rival claimant to his throne, and marries [Sabél, who was already betrothed to another man. Obsessed with Matilda, however, he soon divorces Isabel, and unsuccessfully attempts to woo Matilda in a masque. Matilda’s allies, Bady§Briiée and her younger sGfi, are taken hostage and imprisoned. Seeking to remove her rival, Isabel confronts and assaults Matilda, but she is rescued by §HeiBrices. Though Matilda graciously attempts to exculpate her, Isabel’s behaviour causes her relationship with King John to deteriorate further. Seeking revenge on the entire Bruce family, John has Lady Bruce and her son starved to death. B@BEH is sent to apprehend Matilda, but she persuades him to let her escape and enter a nunnery. The rebel barons submit to the King on hearing that she is safe, but Matilda’s father is banished to France; John allows him to see his daughter before he goes, but asks that he persuade her to return to court. Suborned by John, tHe@JABbess and @imi6mK attempt to awaken her sexual feelings, and argue that her liaison with John will benefit the nunnery. When she refuses, John’s alternative plan comes into effect: she is given poison, and drinks it. Her fortitude strikes Baad, the murderer, with conscience, and he kills himself. EH@IQWEEH and @xford arrive in time to witness her stoical death, and they arrange a public funeral as a display of John’s cruelty. Arriving too late to save his mother and brother, MGUMpIBMiEe finds their bodies in a dungeon; she attempted to feed the boy with her own blood, but he refused to drink it. @heqDaupliin lands in England and Leicester declares him the elected King. Oxford remains loyal to John and tries…