in Chester's Triumph (St George's Day Entertainment) — Amory, Robert; Davies, Richard
Metadata
Play
Chester's Triumph (St George's Day Entertainment)
Author
Amory, Robert; Davies, Richard
Year (catalogued)
1610
First performance
1610
Decade
1610s
Genre
Civic Pageant
Play type
Occasional
Theater
before the Court;
Speech prefix(es)
CAMBRIA.
Words
234
Characters
1315
Typicality
0.29 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A18589
BritDrama no.
1611
Cluster
Cluster 6 — Battlefield messengers & soldiers
Important excerpts
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Full speech
Renowned Camber, Britain's true repose, Whose ardent zeal to her admired Prince, Hath ever been approved to friends and foes To sacrifice her blood in his defence. With high-swollen words of vaunt to thunder forth How much we dare to do in this respect, Were more then merely idle; since our worth Shall show it self in such words true effect. Our hopeful Prince while Cambers Raze does Breath, Shall they with fast united might, In his joust cause will their best Swords unsheath Against the stoutest Opposer of his Right. We scorn that Wales such weaklings should afford, That dare not bravely front the eagerst foe At any Weapon (Pistol, Pike, or Sword) And (Like stout Warriors) give him bloe for bloe. But to our Prince (Great Britain's matchless Heir) As humbly low, as is his Greatness high, Our lives we'll prostrate with our best Devoir, To do what may undo the Enemy. Whose Grace is thought upon this present day, Which day Saint George hath blisfully created, To take his Birthright; with such great joy, As such a day was never consecrated. To memorise which more then blissful Feast, We are incited by the love we owe him, The same to celebrate, or at the least Our great, great joy most thankfully to show him. Then nought remains but that we all do pray, God bless Prince HENRY Prop of England's joy.
Plot summary
Plot — Chester's Triumph (St George's Day Entertainment)
St George’s colours are hung out by an acrobat. Two savages are terrorized by a dragon, which is later killed. Fame has brought various worthies from Elysium in honour of the day. She invokes Mercury, who descends with a message from the gods: the Mayor’s virtues have won him their favour, as a mark of which Mercury presents him with a gift. Chester announces a sports competition modelled on the Olympic Games. Britain, Cambria, and Rumour deliver orations in praise of the King, the Prince, and St George, and gilt bells are presented to the Mayor. Peace and Plenty proclaim a new golden age, but Envy mounts the stage and tries to disrupt the proceedings, criticizing the actors” performances. Love banishes her to hell and, with Joy, presides over the rest of the day’s festivities. After the sports, Fame, Britain, Cambria, and Rumour present wreaths to the winners, and Chester invites the important guests to a meal.