in When You See Me You Know Me (Henry the Eighth) — Rowley, Samuel
Metadata
Play
When You See Me You Know Me (Henry the Eighth)
Author
Rowley, Samuel
Year (catalogued)
1605
First performance
1604
Decade
1600s
Genre
History
Play type
Adult Professional
Company
Prince Henry's Men
Speech prefix(es)
Boneuet. | Bonneuet. | Bone.
Words
187
Characters
999
Typicality
0.59 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A11146
BritDrama no.
1441
Cluster
Cluster 2 — Allegory, Nature & pageant voices
Important excerpts
Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 2 (horestes, quha, weill, bohor, sysimethres, griselda…). Matches are highlighted.
For so much does the king our master long, To have and answer of this emba age. As minutes are thought months till we return. Most fair continued ̄ mends great & renowned Hen. We in the person of our Lord and King, Here of your highness, do entreat a League And to read I the former peace: Held betwixt the Realms of England and
Full speech
Your grace hath done us double courtesy: For so much does the king our master long, To have and answer of this emba age. As minutes are thought months till we return. Most fair continued ̄ mends great & renowned Hen. We in the person of our Lord and King, Here of your highness, do entreat a League And to read I the former peace: Held betwixt the Realms of England and of France, Of late disordered for some petty wrongs: And pray your Majesty to stay your powers; Already levied in low Burgandie, Which to maintain our oaths, shall be engage, And to confirm it with more surety, He craves your consent unto his love, And give the Lady A ary for his Queen, The second sister to your Royal self. So may and heir springing from both your bloods. Make both Realms happy by a lasting I eague, But hath your grace yet moved his highness sister, For kind acceptance of our Sovereigns love. God morrow to your grace. We thank your grace, my good Lord Cardinal, And so with thankfulness we take our leaves.
Plot summary
Plot — When You See Me You Know Me (Henry the Eighth)
Cardinalgwoisey uses his power over English foreign policy to buy international support for his candidacy for the papacy. To win over the King of France, he abets the ambassadors sent to negotiate a marriage with King Henry’s sister, BAGyaMary. QHEEHIANE dies giving birth to Prince Edward; Wolsey hopes that the King will not now marry a Protestant. Harried by Irish rebellion and international Protestant opposition to his activities, the King has a four-day bout of bad temper until Wall§SOmers jests him back to good humour. He then learns that the Pope has awarded him the title Defender of the Faith; in return, Henry agrees to contribute military assistance to repulse the Turkish invasion of Rhodes. Having heard of lax policing in London, King Henry decides to see for himself, and pays the city a nocturnal visit in disguise. He catches the watch asleep on duty, and witnesses their failure to arrest a night-walking criminal, BI@ERIWG. He and Black Will fight, and are arrested; Henry sends word to the Duke of Suffolk that he is in prison. He is there, observing abuses and amusing himself with his fellow-prisoners, when Suffolk arrives to release him. Black Will is given money to keep him in jail until the King needs him for a soldier. Later the King investigates the abuses and dismisses a servant, RGOKSBY. Protestantism grows in popularity in England, a process furthered by the King’s marriage to Kathenine Parr she has anti-Catholic views on such issues as ===== PAGE 146 ===== loyalty to the crown, the Latin Bible, and indulgences. When the King of France dies, the alliance with England is dissolved, and Suffolk, sent to bring Lady Mary home, marries her. Protestants and Catholics clash over the education of the royal children: Wolsey’s agents BOnmer and Gafdifier have the tutelage of PrincessiMary, but Bishop @ranmier is responsible for PrinceEdward! Under his regime, in which Ned Browne is beaten for the Prince’s negligence, Edward makes good progress in logic, theology, and music. While Wolsey is out of the country pursuing his papal ambitions, Bonner and Gardiner plot to discredit the Queen and banish Cranmer. Prince Edward makes the peace between his father and stepmother; Bonner and Gardiner lose their influence after they use the King’s warrant to attempt the Queen’s arrest in the presence chamber. Wolsey is suspected of corruption after his fool and Will Somers discover gold hoarded in his wine cellars, and the arrival of the Emperor in England…