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)
Empe: | Emp:
Words
296
Characters
1508
Typicality
0.28 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A11146
BritDrama no.
1441
Cluster
Cluster 2 — Allegory, Nature & pageant voices
Important excerpts
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Full speech
We thank your pains my good L. Cardinal, And much our longing eyes desires to see Our kingly un kle and his princely son, And therefore, when you please I pray set on. We do my Lord, and count it admirable: But see Lord Admiral, the Prince is coming. Weel meet him Cousin: Uncle of England, King of France and Ireland, defen der of the ancient Christian faith; With greater joy I do embrace thy breast, Then when the seven Electors crow ed me, Great Emperor of the Christian Mona chy. Well met young cousin. True honoured offspring of a famous King Thou dost amaze me, and dost ache me wish I were a second son to England Lord, In interchange of my imperial seats To live with thee hope of Majesty, So well our welcome we accept of thee, And with such p ncely spirit pronounce the word, Thy father's state, can no more state afford. We thank you Uncle & now must chide you; If we be welcome to your Country, Why is the ancient league now broke betwixt us? Why have your Heralds in the French kings cause. Breathed defiance gainst our dignity, When face to face, we met at Lander Say? Yet Uncle in king Henries name he came, And boldly to our face did give the same. I fear king Henry, and my royal Uncle, The Cardinal will curse my progress hither. Is this Will I have herd of him in all the Princes Courts in Christendom. He, too h rd for you my Lord, le try him one venye my self, what say you to this William? And Emperor is gre to, high is his fea e, who is his foe ? Well answer ed will, yet A uddy lip,
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…