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1890.
Penniman, J. H. The War of the Theatres. Boston, 1897.
Small, R. A. The Stage-Quarrel between Ben Jonson and the so-called
Poetasters. Forschungen zur Englischen Sprache und Literatur. Vol. I.
Breslau, 1899.
See also, on this subject, the articles by Hart, H. C. , in Notes and
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Winckler, C. John Marston's litterarische Anfänge. Diss. Breslau, 1903.
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Wurzbach, W. von. John Marston. Shakesp. Jahrb. vol. XXXIII. 1897.


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III. THOMAS DEKKER.
A. Original Editions.
(i) Plays.
The Shomakers Holiday. Or The Gentle Craft. With the humorous life
of Simon Eyre, shomaker, and Lord Mayor of London. As it was acted
before the Queenes most excellent Majestie on New yeares day at night
last, by the right honourable the Earle of Notingham, Lord high
Admirall of England, his servants. 1600.
The Pleasant Comedie of Old Fortunatus. As it was plaied before the
Queenes Majestie this Christmas, by the Right Honourable the Earle of
Nottingham, Lord high Admirall of England his Servants. Aut nunc
Aut nunquam. 1600. Dilke's 0. E. P. vol. 111.
Satiro-mastix. Or The untrussing of the Humorous Poet. As it hath bin
presented publikely, by the Right Honorable, the Lord Chamberlaine his
Servants; and privately, by the Children of Paules. Non recito cuiquam
nisi Amicis idque coactus. 1602.
The Honest Whore, With, The Humours of the Patient Man, and the Longing
Wife. Tho: Dekker. 1604. Other eds. 1605, 1615, 1616, 1635.
The Whore Of Babylon. As it was acted by the Princes Servants. Vexat
Censura Columbas. Written by Thomas Dekker. 1607.
If It Be Not Good, The Divel is in it. A New Play, As it hath bin lately
Acted, with great applause, by the Queenes Majesties Servants : At the
Red Bull. Flectere si nequeo Superos, Acheronta movebo. 1612.
The Second Part of the Honest Whore, With the Humors of the Patient
man, the Impatient Wife: the Honest Whore, persuaded by strong
Arguments to turne Curtizan againe: her brave refuting those Arguments.
And lastly the Comicall Passages of an Italian Bridewell, where the
Scæne ends. 1630.
Rptd in Ancient B. D. vol. 1, in Reed's Dodsley, vol. III, and in Collier's
Dodsley, vol. III.
A Tragi-Comedy: Called, Match mee in London. As it hath beene often
Presented; First, at the Bull in St Johns-street; And lately, at the
Private-House in Drury-Lane, called the Phoenix. Si non, His utere
mecum. 1631.
The Wonder of A Kingdome. Quod non Dant proceres, Dabit Histrio. 1636.
Rptd in Dilke's 0. E. P. vol. 11.
(With Chettle and Haughton. ) The Pleasant Comodie of Patient Grissill,
As it hath been sundrie times lately plaid by the right honorable the
Earle of Nottingham (Lord high Admirall) his servants. 1603. Rptd
Shakesp. Soc. Publ. , vol. vi. 1841.
(With Webster. ) West-Ward Hoe. As it hath beene divers times Acted by
the Children of Paules. Written by Tho: Dekker, and John Webster.
1607.
(With Webster. ) North-Ward Hoe. Sundry times Acted by the Children
of Paules. By Thomas Decker, and John Webster. 1607.
(With Webster. ) The Famous History of Sir Thomas Wyat. With the
Coronation of Queen Mary, and the coming in of King Philip. As it
was plaied by the Queens Majesties Servants. Written by Thomas
Dickers, and John Webster. 1607.
Rptd in Two Old Plays, ed. Blew, W. J. , 1876.
(With William Rowley and Ford. ) The Witch of Edmonton. A known
true Story. Composed into A Tragi-Comedy By divers well-esteemed
Poets; William Rowley, Thomas Dekker, John Ford, eto. Acted by the


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Princes Servants, often at the Cock-Pit in Drury-Lane, once at Court,
with Singular Applause. Never printed till now. 1658.
Rptd in the Dramatic Works of John Ford, ed. Gifford, W. , vol. 11,
1827: ed. Dyce, A. , vol. 111, 1869.
For the original edition of The Roaring Girle Or Moll Cut Purse see
bibliography to chap. III, sec. I; and for that of The Virgin Martir see
bibliography to chap. VI, sec. I.
(ii) Pageants and Masques.
The Magnificent Entertainment: Given to King James, Queen Anne his
wife, and Henry Frederick the Prince, upon the day of his Majesties
Triumphant Passage (from the Tower) through the Honourable Citie
(and Chamber) of London, being the 15. of March. 1603. As well by
the English as by the Strangers: With the speeches and Songes, delivered
in the severall Pageants. Mart. Templa Deio, mores populis dedit, otia
ferro, Astra suis, Coelo sydera, sarta Jovi. 1604.
Troja-Nova Trinmphans. London Triumphing, or, The Solemne, Magnifi-
cent, and Memorable Receiving of that worthy Gentleman, Sir John
Swinerton Knight, into the Citty of London, after his Returne from
taking the Oath of Mayoralty at Westminster, on the Morrow next
after Simon and Judes day, being the 29. of October. 1612. All the
Showes, Pageants, Chariots of Triumph, with other Devices, (both on
the Water and Land) here fully expressed. 1612.
Brittania's Honor: Brigtly Shining in severall Magnificent Shewes or
Pageants, to Celebrate the solemnity of the Right Honorable Richard
Deane, At his Inauguration into the Mayoralty of the Honourable Citty
of London, on Wednesday, October the 29th. 1628. At the particular
Cost, and Charges of the Right Worshipfull, Worthy and Antient
Society of Skinners. Mart. lib. 7, Ep. 3. Rursus Io magnos clamat nova-
Troja Triumphos. 1628.
Londons Tempe, or, The Feild of Happines. In which Feild are planted
severall Trees of magnificence, State and Bewty, to celebrate the
Solemnity of the Right Honorable James Campebell, at his Inauguration
into the honorable Office of Praetorship or Mayoralty of London, on
Thursday the 29. of October, 1629. All the particular Inventions for the
Pageants, Showes of Triumph, both by Water and Land, being here
fully set downe. At the Sole Cost, and liberall Charges of the Right
worshipfull Society of Ironmongers. Quando magis dignos licuit spectare
triumphos.
(With Ford. ) The Sun's-Darling: A Moral Masque: As it hath been often
presented by their Majesties Servants; at the Cock-pit in Drury Lane,
with great Applause. Written by John Ford and Tho. Dekker Gent.
Anno Dom. 1656.
B. Modern Editions.
The Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker now first collected with illustrative
notes and a memoir of the author in four volumes. 1873. (Pearson's
Reprints. )
Dekker, Thomas. (Mermaid Series. ) (Contains: The Shoemaker's Holiday,
The Honest Whore, Old Fortunatus, The Witch of Edmonton. ) Ed.
Rhys, E. 1895.
Old Fortunatus. Edited with a preface, notes, and glossary by Smeaton, O.
(Temple Dramatists. ) 1906.
For the source of this play see Herford's Literary Relations, pp. 210-
218, and cf. Schelling's Elizabethan Drama, vol. 11, p. 484.


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The Shoemakers Holiday. Edd. Warnke, K. and Proescholdt, L. Halle, 1886.
Thomas Deloney's The Gentle Craft, the source of this play, was ptd
in 1597, and is rptd in Lange, F. , Palaestra, vol. XVIII, 1903. (See vol. In
of this work, pp. 368 ff. )
The Non-Dramatic works of Thomas Dekker. Ed. Grosart, A. B. (Huth
Library. ) Blackburn, 1884.
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Collier, J. P. Bibliographical and Critical Account of the rarest books in the
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CHAPTER III
MIDDLETON AND WILLIAM ROWLEY
I. MIDDLETON.
A. Plays.
Blurt, Master-Constable. Or The Spaniards Night-walke. As it hath bin
sundry times privately acted by the Children of Paules. 1602.
The Phoenix, as it hath beene sundrye times Acted by the Children of Paules,
And presented before his Majestie. 1607. Another ed. 1630.
Michaelmas Terme. As it hath been sundry times acted by the Children of
Paules. 1607.
A Tricke to Catch the Old-one. As it hath beene often in Action, both at
Paules, and the Black-Fryers. Presented before his Majestie on New
yeares night last. Composde by T. M. 1608.
The Familie of Love. Acted by the Children of his Majesties Revells.
1608.
A Mad World, My Masters. As it hath bin lately in Action by the Children
of Paules. Composed by T. M. 1608.
Your five Gallante. As it hath beene often in Action at the Black-friers.
[n. d. , licensed 22 March 160718].
A Game at Chesse. As it was Acted nine days to gether at the Globe on the
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A Chast Mayd in Cheape-side. A Pleasant conceited Comedy never before
printed. As it hath beene often acted at the Swan on the Banke-side, by
the Lady Elizabeth her Servants. 1630.
Women Beware Women. A Tragedy. (With More Dissemblers Besides
Women, under title: Two New Playes. 1657. )
More Dissemblers Besides Women. A Comedy. [See previous entry. ]
Wit
No } like A Womans. A Comedy, By Tho. Middleton, Gent. 1657.
Help/
[Probably produced in 1613. ]
The Mayor of Quinborough: A Comedy. As it hath been often Acted with
much Applause at Black-Fryars, By His Majesties Servants. Written
by Tho. Middleton. 1661. [Perhaps a quite early play. ]
Any Thing For A Quiet Life. A Comedy. Formerly Acted at Black-Fryers,
by His late Majesties Servants. 1662.
A Tragi-Coomodie, Called the Witch; long since acted by His Maties Ser-
vants at the Black-Friers. [First ptd from a MS discovered by Isaac
Reed, now in the Bodleian Library, 1778. ]
(With William Rowley. ) A Faire Quarrell. As it was Acted before the
King and divers times publikely by the Prince his Highnes Servants.
Written By Thomas Midleton and William Rowley Gentl. 1617.
(With William Rowley. ) The Changeling: As it was Acted (with great
Applause) at the Privat house in Drury-Lane, and Salisbury Court.
Written by Thomas Midleton and William Rowley. Gent. 1653.
(With William Rowley. ) The Spanish Gipsie. As it was Acted (with
great Applause) at the Privat House in Drury-Lane, and Salisbury
Court. Written by Thomas Midleton and William Rowley Gent. 1653.
(With Massinger and William Rowley. ) The Excellent Comedy, called
The Old Law, or A new way to please you. By Phil. Massinger
Tho. Middleton William Rowley. Acted before the King and Queene
at Salisbury House, and at severall other places, with great Applause.
Together with an exact and perfect Catalogue of all the Playes, with
the Authors Names, and what are Comedies, Tragedies, Histories,
Pastoralls, Masks, Interludes, more exactly Printed than ever before.
1656.
(With Dekker. ) The Roaring Girle. Or Moll Cut-Purse. As it hath lately
beene Acted on the Fortune-stage by the Prince his Players. Written
by T. Middleton and T. Dekkar. 1611.
Rptd in Ancient B. D. vol. 11.
(With Jonson and Fletcher. ) The Widdow A Comedie. As it was Acted
at the private House in Black-Fryers, with great Applause, by His late
Majesties Servants. Written by Ben: Johnson. John Fletcher. Tho:
Middleton. Gent. Printed by the Originall Copy. 1652.
B. Masqués, etc.
A Courtly Masque; the Device Called The World tost at Tennis. As it
hath beene divers times Presented to the Contentment of many Noble
and Worthy Spectators, By the Prince his Servants. Invented, and set
downe, By Tho: Middleton & William Rowley Gent. 1620.
The Inner-Temple Masque. Or Masque of Heroes. Presented (as an Enter-
tainement for many worthy Ladies :) By Gentlemen of the same Ancient
and Noble House. Tho. Middleton. 1619.
The Magnificent Entertainment: Given to King James, Queene Anne his
wife, and Henry Frederick the Prince, upon the day of his Majesties
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