The best modern edition and fullest
discussions
of the play are by
Greg, W.
Greg, W.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v06
It was rptd in the
1647 folio of the plays and in all following editions.
Thomas Campion.
The Discription of a Maske, Presented before the Kinges Majestie at White-
Hall, on Twelfth Night last, in honour of the Lord Hayes, and his Bride,
Daughter and Heire to the Honourable the Lord Dennye, their Marriage
having been the same Day at Court solemnized. To this by occasion
other small Poems are adjoyned. Invented and set forth by Thomas
Campion Doctor of Phjsicke. 1607.
A Relation of the late royall Entertainment given by the Right Honorable
the Lord Knowles, at Cawsome-House neere Redding: to our most
Gracious Queene, Queene Anne, in her Progresse toward the Bathe,
upon the seven and eight and twentie dayes of Aprill. 1613. Whereunto
is annexed the Description, Speeches, and Songs of the Lords Maske,
presented in the Banquetting-house on the Mariage night of the High
and Mightie, Count Palatine, and the Royally descended the Ladie
Elizabeth. Written by Thomas Campion. 1613.
The Description of a Maske: Presented in the Banqueting roome at White-
hall, on Saint Stephens night last, At the Mariage of the Right
Honourable the Earle of Somerset: And the right noble the Lady
Frances Howard. Written by Thomas Campion. Whereunto are
annexed divers choyse Ayres composed for this Maske that may be sung
with a single voyce to the Lute or Base-Viall. 1614.
This is known as the Squires' Masque. The masques are rptd in the
modern editions of Campion's works by Bullen, A. H. , 1889, and by
Vivian, P. , 1909.
Thomas Carew.
Coelum Britanicum. A Masque at White-Hall in the Banquetting-house,
on Shrove-Tuesday-night, the 18. of February, 1633. 1634.
Included in the Poems, 1640, and subsequent editions.
George Chapman.
The memorable Masque of the two honourable Houses or Innes of Court; the
Middle Temple, and Lyncolnes Inne. As it was performed before the
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8
King at Whitehall on Shrove-Monday at night; being the 15. of Febr.
1613.
See bibliography to chap. II, sec. I A (i), ante.
Samuel Daniel.
The true discription of a Royall Masque. Presented at Hampton Court, upon
Sunday night, being the eight of January. 1604. And Personated by
the Queenes most Excellent Majestie, attended by Eleven Ladies of
Honour. 1604. (This edition of the Vision was unauthorised. )
The Vision of the 12. Goddesses, presented in a Maske the 8. of January, at
Hampton Court: By the Queenes most excellent Majestie, and her
Ladies. 1604. Daniel's name is at the end of the dedicatory epistle.
Daniel's second masque is part of The Order and Solemnitie of the
Creation of the High & mightie Prince Henrie, Eldest Sonne to our
sacred Soveraigne, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornewall, Earle of
Chester, &c. . . . Whereunto is annexed the Royall Maske, presented by
the Queene and her Ladies, on Wednesday at night following. 1610.
This second masque has a separate title-page: Tethys Festival: or the
Queenes Wake. Celebrated at Whitehall, the fifth day of June 1610.
Devised by Samuel Daniel, one of the Groomes of her Majesties most
Honourable privie Chamber. 1610.
Daniel's first masque was rptd with introduction and notes by
Law, E. , 1880.
Sir William D'Avenant.
Salmacida Spolia. A Masque. Presented by the King and Queenes
Majesties at White-hall, On Tuesday the 21. day of January 1639.
Benjamin Jonson.
For Ben Jonson's Masques and Entertainments consult the bibliography
to chap. I; adding to it the modern reprint Masques and Entertainments, by
Ben Jonson, edited by Henry Morley, 1890 (The Carisbrooke Library, no. 1x).
John Milton.
For Milton's Arcades and Comus, consult bibliography in vol. vii, post.
Verity, A. W. , Milton's Arcades and Comus, 1891, contains an excellent essay
on the English Masque.
James Shirley.
The Triumph of Peace. A Masque.
See bibliography to chap. VIII, sec. II A (ii), ante.
English Masques, with an introduction by Evans, H. A. , 1897, contains
ten of Jonson's masques, Daniel's Vision, Campion's Lords' Masque, Beau-
mont's Masque, The Masque of Flowers, Shirley's Triumph of Peace and
D'Avenant's Salmacida Spolia.
II. PASTORAL DRAMA.
A. General Authorities.
Pastoral poetry has been thoroughly treated in Greg, W. W. , Pastoral
Poetry and Pastoral Drama, a Literary Inquiry with Special Reference to
the Pre-Restoration Stage in England, 1906. To Greg's bibliography, add
that in Schelling's Elizabethan Drama, vol. II, pp. 523-6 (1908); Schelling's
chap. xvi notices all surviving pastoral plays of any consequence. Greg's
List of Plays, includes Pastoral Plays. The bibliographies appended to
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490
Bibliography
Jeanette Marks's English Pastoral Drama are useful. Courthope, Ward
and Fleay's English Drama treat pastoral very fully.
Chambers, E. K. English Pastorals. 1895.
Feuillerat, A. John Lyly. Contribution à l'histoire de la Renaissance en
Angleterre. Cambridge, 1910. (pp. 320 ff. )
Laidler, Josephine. History of pastoral drama in England until 1700. In
Engl. Stud. vol. XXXV, part 2. 1905.
Smith, Homer. Pastoral Influence in English Drama. 1897.
Winscheid, Katharina. Die englische Hirtendichtung von 1597–1625. Ein
Beitrag zur Gesch. der engl. Hirtendichtung. Halle, 1895.
The first English translations of Tasso's Aminta are:
The Countesse of Pembrokes Yvychurch. Conteining the affectionate life,
and unfortunate death of Phillis and Amyntas: That in a Pastorall;
This in a Funerall: both in English Hexameters. By Abraham
Fraunce. 1591.
The Lamentations of Amintas for the death of Phillis. Paraphrastically
translated out of Latine into English Hexameters, by Abraham Fraunce.
Newly Corrected. 1596.
Fraunce makes use of Thomas Watson's Latin version of Tasso's play.
There is no other English version until Torquato Tasso's Aminta
Englisht. To this is added Ariadne's Complaint in imitation of Ang-
villara; Written by the Translator of Tasso's Aminta, 1628. This
translation is now given, not to John, but to Henry Reynolds. There is
no other till John Dancer's in 1660. The first English translations of
Guarini's Il Pastor Fido are:
Il Pastor Fido: Or The faithfnll Shepheard. Translated out of
Italian into English. 1602. Another ed. 1633.
This contains a prefatory Sonnet by Daniel. It was the work of a
kinsman of Sir Edward Dymocke.
Il Pastor Fido, The faithfull Shepherd. A Pastorall. Written in
Italian by Baptista Guarini, a Knight of Italie. And now Newly
Translated out of the Original. 1647.
This version was by Richard Fanshawe.
For Peele and Lyly, consult the bibliography to chap. vi of vol. v.
The Maydes Metamorphosis. As it bath bene sundrie times Acted by the
Children of Powles. 1600.
Rptd in Bullen's Old English Plays, 1882, vol. 1, and in Bond's Lyly.
Samuel Daniel.
The Queenes Arcadia. A Pastorall Tragecomedie presented to her Majestie
and her Ladies, by the Universitie of Oxford in Christs Church in August
last, 1605. 1606.
Hymens Triumph. A Pastoral Tragicomaedie. Presented at the Queenes
Court in the Strand at her Majesties magnificent intertainement of the
Kings most excellent Majestie, being at the Nuptials of the Lord
Roxborough. By Samuel Daniel. 1615.
See, also, bibliography of Daniel's works in vol. iv, p. 474, ante.
John Fletcher.
The Faithfull Shepherdesse. This first edition is undated, it was c. 1610.
The Faithfull Shepheardesse. The Second Edition, newly corrected. 1629.
The third edition, with Addition,' was in 1634, after the play had
been acted before the king and queen on Twelfth Night, 1633. Again,
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1656, 1665. It was not in the 1647 folio; but appeared in the 1679 folio
and in all subsequent editions.
Rptd in the Temple Dramatists, 1897, with introduction by Moor-
man, F. W.
Axon, W. E. A. Milton's Comus and Fletcher's Faithful Shepherdens
compared. Manchester Quarterly, no. III, July 1882.
Thomas Goffe.
The Careles Shepherdess. A Tragi-Comedy Acted before the King &
Queene, And at Salisbury-Court, with great Applause. 1656.
The play was acted about 1629.
Benjamin Jonson.
In The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume, 1640, which
was edited by Sir Kenelm Digby, occurs:
The Sad Shepherd. Or, A Tale of Robin Hood. Written by Ben: Johnson.
1641.
The best modern edition and fullest discussions of the play are by
Greg, W. W. , in Bang's Materialien, vol. xi, 1905, and in his Pastoral
Poetry, etc. , cited above. The play was edited with notes and a con-
tinuation by Waldron, F. G. , 1783.
Joseph Rutter.
The Shepheards Holy-Day. A Pastorall Tragi-Comaedie. Acted Before
Both their Majesties At White-hall, by the Queenes Servants. With
An Elegie On The Death of the most noble Lady, the Lady Venetia
Digby. . . . Written by J. R. 1635.
For Fletcher, see bibliography to chap. v; for Jonson, chap. 1; for
Randolph, chap. ix, ante.
CHAPTER XIV
•
THE PURITAN ATTACK UPON THE STAGE
I. BIBLIOGRAPHIES.
Bibliographies of the subject will be found in Thompson, E. N. S. , Controversy
between the Puritans and the Stage, and Symmes, N. S. , Les Débuts de
la Critique Dramatique (see sec. IV, post), while Lowe may also be
referred to. A complete list of Prynne's works is contained in Gardiner's
Documents relating to . . . William Prynne (see ibid. )
II. MANUSCRIPTS.
Field, Nathaniel. Feild the Players Letter to Mr Sutton Preacher att
St Mary Overs 1616. Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, James I,
Ixxxix, no. 105. Rptd by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. , The Remonstrance
of Nathan Field (10 copies printed), 1865; and in his Illustrations of
the Life of Shakespeare, vol. 1. app. xxiii, 1874.
Gager, William. His letters to Rainolds on the subject of stage plays are
to be seen at Oxford in the libraries of Corpus Christi college (MSS
ccclii, 6) and of University college (MSS J. 18).
Remembrancia, a series of records preserved in the office of the Town Clerk
of the City of London. All the documents in this series, bearing upon
the stage, have been reprinted by the Malone Society (Collections, part 1).
The City's Letter Books which extend to 1590, the Journals of the
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492
Bibliography
Common Council and the Repertories of the Court of Aldermen, all
hitherto unexplored, are likely to contain material of interest. Such of
the Burghley papers, among the Lansdowne MSS at the British
Museum, as deal with the stage have also been reprinted in the Malone
Society's Collections.
III. CONTEMPORARY PAMPHLETS AND OTHER MATERIAL ILLUSTRATING
THE SUBJECT.
Actors. The Aotors Remonstrance, or Complaint: For The silencing of their
profession, and banishment from their severall Play-houses. In which is
fully set downe their grievances, for their restraint; especially since
Stage-playes, only of all publike recreations are prohibited; the exercise
at the Beares Colledge, and the motions of Puppets being still in force
and vigour. 1643. Rptd (1) in Hazlitt's English Drama and Stage,
pp. 200-265, 1869; (2) by Hindley, C. , Miscellanea Antiqua Anglicana,
vol. 111, 1871-3.
Agrippa. Henrie Cornelius Agrippa, of the Vanitie and uncertaintie of
Artes and Sciences, Englished by Ja. San. Gent. 1569.
Alley, William. IITNXOMYXEION. The poore mans Librarie. 2 vols. 1565.
Ascham, Roger. The Scholemaster . . . by Roger Ascham. An. 1570.
Babington, Gervase. A very fruitfull Exposition of the Commaundements
by way of Questions and Answeres for greater plainnesse. 1583. Par-
tially rptd by Furnivall, F. J. Stubbes's Anatomy of Abuses, part 1,
pp. 75*-93*, N. Shaksp. Soc. Publ. , 1879.
Bavande. See Ferrarius, post.
Beard, Thomas. The Theatre of God's Judgments . . . translated out of the
French and augmented. . . . 1597.
Bodin, Jean. Les six livres de la Republique. Paris, 1576. E. tr. by
Knolles, R. , 1606.
Brome, Alexander. Rump: or an extract Collection of the choycest Poems
and Songs relating to the late Times. 1662. (Contains the Players
Petition to the Parliament, which is reprinted in Hazlitt's English
Drama and Stage, pp. 272-5. )
Bucer, Martin. Scripta Anglicana. Basileae, 1577. Chap. 54, De honestis
ludis, rptd by Symmes, Les Débuts (see sec. IV, post).
Case, John. Speculum Moralium Quaestionum in Universam Ethicen Aristo-
telis, Authore Magistro Johanne Caso Oxoniensi, olim Collegii Divi
Johannis Praecursoris Socio. Oxford, 1585.
Chettle, Henry. Kind-harts Dreame. Conteining five Apparitions, with
their Invectives against abuses raigning. (Ptd December 1592. )
Coke, Sir Edward. The Lord Coke His Speech and Charge. With a dis-
coverie of the Abuses and Corruption of officers. 1607.
Collier, Jeremy. A short view of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the
English Stage, together with the sense of Antiquity upon this Argu-
ment. . . . 1698. [This book led to a lengthy controversy with, among
others, William Congreve. For particulars, see Dict. of Nat. Biogr. and
Brit. Mus. Cat. ]
Crashawe, William. The Sermon Preached at the Crosse, Feb. xiiij. 1607.
Danaeus, Lambert. See Newton, post.
Elyot, Sir Thomas. The Boke named the Governour. . . . 1531. Rptd by
Croft, H. H. S. , Life of Elyot, 2 vols. , 1880.
Fenton, Sir Geoffrey. Certain tragicall discourses written out of Frenche and
Latin. 1567.
- A forme of Christian pollicie gathered out of French. 1574.
Partially rptd by Symmes, Les Débuts (see sec. IV, post).
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Ferrarius. A woorke of Joannes Ferrarius Montanus, touchynge the good
orderynge of a common weale. . . . Englished by William Bavande. 1559.
Partially rptd by Symmes, Les Débuts (see sec. IV, post).
Field, John. A godly exhortation, by occasion of the late judgement of God
shewed at Parris-garden, the thirteenth day of Januarie: where were
assembled by estimation; above a thousand persons, whereof some were
slaine; & of that number, at the least, as is crediblie reported, the thirde
person maimed and hurt. Given to all estates for their instruction, con-
cerning the keeping of the Sabboth day. 1583. (Copy in the University
library, Cambridge. )
Field, Nathaniel. See sec. II, ante.
Gager, William. See sec. II, ante.
G(ainsford ? ), T(homas? ). The rich Cabnit furnished with a Varietie of
exquisite Discriptions, exquisite Characters, witty Discourses, and de
lightful Histories. 1616. Partially rptd in Hazlitt's English Drama
and Stage, pp. 228-230.
Gosson, Stephen. The Schoole of Abuse, Conteining a plesaunt invective
against Poets, Pipers, Plaiers, Jesters, and such like caterpillers of a
comonwelth; setting up the Flagge of Defiance to their mischievous
exercise, & overthrowing their Bulwarkes, by Prophane Writers, Naturall
reason, and common experience: A discourse as pleasaant for Gentlemen
that favour learning, as profitable for all that wyll follow vertue.
1647 folio of the plays and in all following editions.
Thomas Campion.
The Discription of a Maske, Presented before the Kinges Majestie at White-
Hall, on Twelfth Night last, in honour of the Lord Hayes, and his Bride,
Daughter and Heire to the Honourable the Lord Dennye, their Marriage
having been the same Day at Court solemnized. To this by occasion
other small Poems are adjoyned. Invented and set forth by Thomas
Campion Doctor of Phjsicke. 1607.
A Relation of the late royall Entertainment given by the Right Honorable
the Lord Knowles, at Cawsome-House neere Redding: to our most
Gracious Queene, Queene Anne, in her Progresse toward the Bathe,
upon the seven and eight and twentie dayes of Aprill. 1613. Whereunto
is annexed the Description, Speeches, and Songs of the Lords Maske,
presented in the Banquetting-house on the Mariage night of the High
and Mightie, Count Palatine, and the Royally descended the Ladie
Elizabeth. Written by Thomas Campion. 1613.
The Description of a Maske: Presented in the Banqueting roome at White-
hall, on Saint Stephens night last, At the Mariage of the Right
Honourable the Earle of Somerset: And the right noble the Lady
Frances Howard. Written by Thomas Campion. Whereunto are
annexed divers choyse Ayres composed for this Maske that may be sung
with a single voyce to the Lute or Base-Viall. 1614.
This is known as the Squires' Masque. The masques are rptd in the
modern editions of Campion's works by Bullen, A. H. , 1889, and by
Vivian, P. , 1909.
Thomas Carew.
Coelum Britanicum. A Masque at White-Hall in the Banquetting-house,
on Shrove-Tuesday-night, the 18. of February, 1633. 1634.
Included in the Poems, 1640, and subsequent editions.
George Chapman.
The memorable Masque of the two honourable Houses or Innes of Court; the
Middle Temple, and Lyncolnes Inne. As it was performed before the
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8
King at Whitehall on Shrove-Monday at night; being the 15. of Febr.
1613.
See bibliography to chap. II, sec. I A (i), ante.
Samuel Daniel.
The true discription of a Royall Masque. Presented at Hampton Court, upon
Sunday night, being the eight of January. 1604. And Personated by
the Queenes most Excellent Majestie, attended by Eleven Ladies of
Honour. 1604. (This edition of the Vision was unauthorised. )
The Vision of the 12. Goddesses, presented in a Maske the 8. of January, at
Hampton Court: By the Queenes most excellent Majestie, and her
Ladies. 1604. Daniel's name is at the end of the dedicatory epistle.
Daniel's second masque is part of The Order and Solemnitie of the
Creation of the High & mightie Prince Henrie, Eldest Sonne to our
sacred Soveraigne, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornewall, Earle of
Chester, &c. . . . Whereunto is annexed the Royall Maske, presented by
the Queene and her Ladies, on Wednesday at night following. 1610.
This second masque has a separate title-page: Tethys Festival: or the
Queenes Wake. Celebrated at Whitehall, the fifth day of June 1610.
Devised by Samuel Daniel, one of the Groomes of her Majesties most
Honourable privie Chamber. 1610.
Daniel's first masque was rptd with introduction and notes by
Law, E. , 1880.
Sir William D'Avenant.
Salmacida Spolia. A Masque. Presented by the King and Queenes
Majesties at White-hall, On Tuesday the 21. day of January 1639.
Benjamin Jonson.
For Ben Jonson's Masques and Entertainments consult the bibliography
to chap. I; adding to it the modern reprint Masques and Entertainments, by
Ben Jonson, edited by Henry Morley, 1890 (The Carisbrooke Library, no. 1x).
John Milton.
For Milton's Arcades and Comus, consult bibliography in vol. vii, post.
Verity, A. W. , Milton's Arcades and Comus, 1891, contains an excellent essay
on the English Masque.
James Shirley.
The Triumph of Peace. A Masque.
See bibliography to chap. VIII, sec. II A (ii), ante.
English Masques, with an introduction by Evans, H. A. , 1897, contains
ten of Jonson's masques, Daniel's Vision, Campion's Lords' Masque, Beau-
mont's Masque, The Masque of Flowers, Shirley's Triumph of Peace and
D'Avenant's Salmacida Spolia.
II. PASTORAL DRAMA.
A. General Authorities.
Pastoral poetry has been thoroughly treated in Greg, W. W. , Pastoral
Poetry and Pastoral Drama, a Literary Inquiry with Special Reference to
the Pre-Restoration Stage in England, 1906. To Greg's bibliography, add
that in Schelling's Elizabethan Drama, vol. II, pp. 523-6 (1908); Schelling's
chap. xvi notices all surviving pastoral plays of any consequence. Greg's
List of Plays, includes Pastoral Plays. The bibliographies appended to
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490
Bibliography
Jeanette Marks's English Pastoral Drama are useful. Courthope, Ward
and Fleay's English Drama treat pastoral very fully.
Chambers, E. K. English Pastorals. 1895.
Feuillerat, A. John Lyly. Contribution à l'histoire de la Renaissance en
Angleterre. Cambridge, 1910. (pp. 320 ff. )
Laidler, Josephine. History of pastoral drama in England until 1700. In
Engl. Stud. vol. XXXV, part 2. 1905.
Smith, Homer. Pastoral Influence in English Drama. 1897.
Winscheid, Katharina. Die englische Hirtendichtung von 1597–1625. Ein
Beitrag zur Gesch. der engl. Hirtendichtung. Halle, 1895.
The first English translations of Tasso's Aminta are:
The Countesse of Pembrokes Yvychurch. Conteining the affectionate life,
and unfortunate death of Phillis and Amyntas: That in a Pastorall;
This in a Funerall: both in English Hexameters. By Abraham
Fraunce. 1591.
The Lamentations of Amintas for the death of Phillis. Paraphrastically
translated out of Latine into English Hexameters, by Abraham Fraunce.
Newly Corrected. 1596.
Fraunce makes use of Thomas Watson's Latin version of Tasso's play.
There is no other English version until Torquato Tasso's Aminta
Englisht. To this is added Ariadne's Complaint in imitation of Ang-
villara; Written by the Translator of Tasso's Aminta, 1628. This
translation is now given, not to John, but to Henry Reynolds. There is
no other till John Dancer's in 1660. The first English translations of
Guarini's Il Pastor Fido are:
Il Pastor Fido: Or The faithfnll Shepheard. Translated out of
Italian into English. 1602. Another ed. 1633.
This contains a prefatory Sonnet by Daniel. It was the work of a
kinsman of Sir Edward Dymocke.
Il Pastor Fido, The faithfull Shepherd. A Pastorall. Written in
Italian by Baptista Guarini, a Knight of Italie. And now Newly
Translated out of the Original. 1647.
This version was by Richard Fanshawe.
For Peele and Lyly, consult the bibliography to chap. vi of vol. v.
The Maydes Metamorphosis. As it bath bene sundrie times Acted by the
Children of Powles. 1600.
Rptd in Bullen's Old English Plays, 1882, vol. 1, and in Bond's Lyly.
Samuel Daniel.
The Queenes Arcadia. A Pastorall Tragecomedie presented to her Majestie
and her Ladies, by the Universitie of Oxford in Christs Church in August
last, 1605. 1606.
Hymens Triumph. A Pastoral Tragicomaedie. Presented at the Queenes
Court in the Strand at her Majesties magnificent intertainement of the
Kings most excellent Majestie, being at the Nuptials of the Lord
Roxborough. By Samuel Daniel. 1615.
See, also, bibliography of Daniel's works in vol. iv, p. 474, ante.
John Fletcher.
The Faithfull Shepherdesse. This first edition is undated, it was c. 1610.
The Faithfull Shepheardesse. The Second Edition, newly corrected. 1629.
The third edition, with Addition,' was in 1634, after the play had
been acted before the king and queen on Twelfth Night, 1633. Again,
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1656, 1665. It was not in the 1647 folio; but appeared in the 1679 folio
and in all subsequent editions.
Rptd in the Temple Dramatists, 1897, with introduction by Moor-
man, F. W.
Axon, W. E. A. Milton's Comus and Fletcher's Faithful Shepherdens
compared. Manchester Quarterly, no. III, July 1882.
Thomas Goffe.
The Careles Shepherdess. A Tragi-Comedy Acted before the King &
Queene, And at Salisbury-Court, with great Applause. 1656.
The play was acted about 1629.
Benjamin Jonson.
In The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume, 1640, which
was edited by Sir Kenelm Digby, occurs:
The Sad Shepherd. Or, A Tale of Robin Hood. Written by Ben: Johnson.
1641.
The best modern edition and fullest discussions of the play are by
Greg, W. W. , in Bang's Materialien, vol. xi, 1905, and in his Pastoral
Poetry, etc. , cited above. The play was edited with notes and a con-
tinuation by Waldron, F. G. , 1783.
Joseph Rutter.
The Shepheards Holy-Day. A Pastorall Tragi-Comaedie. Acted Before
Both their Majesties At White-hall, by the Queenes Servants. With
An Elegie On The Death of the most noble Lady, the Lady Venetia
Digby. . . . Written by J. R. 1635.
For Fletcher, see bibliography to chap. v; for Jonson, chap. 1; for
Randolph, chap. ix, ante.
CHAPTER XIV
•
THE PURITAN ATTACK UPON THE STAGE
I. BIBLIOGRAPHIES.
Bibliographies of the subject will be found in Thompson, E. N. S. , Controversy
between the Puritans and the Stage, and Symmes, N. S. , Les Débuts de
la Critique Dramatique (see sec. IV, post), while Lowe may also be
referred to. A complete list of Prynne's works is contained in Gardiner's
Documents relating to . . . William Prynne (see ibid. )
II. MANUSCRIPTS.
Field, Nathaniel. Feild the Players Letter to Mr Sutton Preacher att
St Mary Overs 1616. Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, James I,
Ixxxix, no. 105. Rptd by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. , The Remonstrance
of Nathan Field (10 copies printed), 1865; and in his Illustrations of
the Life of Shakespeare, vol. 1. app. xxiii, 1874.
Gager, William. His letters to Rainolds on the subject of stage plays are
to be seen at Oxford in the libraries of Corpus Christi college (MSS
ccclii, 6) and of University college (MSS J. 18).
Remembrancia, a series of records preserved in the office of the Town Clerk
of the City of London. All the documents in this series, bearing upon
the stage, have been reprinted by the Malone Society (Collections, part 1).
The City's Letter Books which extend to 1590, the Journals of the
## p. 492 (#510) ############################################
492
Bibliography
Common Council and the Repertories of the Court of Aldermen, all
hitherto unexplored, are likely to contain material of interest. Such of
the Burghley papers, among the Lansdowne MSS at the British
Museum, as deal with the stage have also been reprinted in the Malone
Society's Collections.
III. CONTEMPORARY PAMPHLETS AND OTHER MATERIAL ILLUSTRATING
THE SUBJECT.
Actors. The Aotors Remonstrance, or Complaint: For The silencing of their
profession, and banishment from their severall Play-houses. In which is
fully set downe their grievances, for their restraint; especially since
Stage-playes, only of all publike recreations are prohibited; the exercise
at the Beares Colledge, and the motions of Puppets being still in force
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Ferrarius. A woorke of Joannes Ferrarius Montanus, touchynge the good
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shewed at Parris-garden, the thirteenth day of Januarie: where were
assembled by estimation; above a thousand persons, whereof some were
slaine; & of that number, at the least, as is crediblie reported, the thirde
person maimed and hurt. Given to all estates for their instruction, con-
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against Poets, Pipers, Plaiers, Jesters, and such like caterpillers of a
comonwelth; setting up the Flagge of Defiance to their mischievous
exercise, & overthrowing their Bulwarkes, by Prophane Writers, Naturall
reason, and common experience: A discourse as pleasaant for Gentlemen
that favour learning, as profitable for all that wyll follow vertue.
