Publications Volume 7 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ... had written the comedy of " the Two Angry Women of Abingdon" (printed twice in 1599); and we here see that he followed it up by a second part of the same subject. 4 Henslowe did not know the name of this tragedy by Chapman: it was doubtless the same piece as that for which he had received 3 for three acts four days before. 5 Chettle's necessities had, by this date, driven him into the Marshalsea prison, in Southwark, not far from Henslowe's theatre. Lent unto Thomas Downton, the 20 of Janewary 1598, to lend unto Mr Drayton, in. ( 11111 earneste of his playe called Wm longberd,1 the some of. Lent unto Wm Jube,2 the 20 of Janewary 1598," to lend Mr Dickers, in earneste of his playe called the first Introducyon of the syvell wares of franee,2 the some of Pd unto my sonne, Edward Alleyn, the 21 of Janewary, for the playe of Vay vod,4 for the xxxx" company, the some of xxxx." I saye pd 1598 J 1 Malone (Shakesp. by Boswell, iii., 320) misread this entry, and called the play William Longsword, instead of "William Longbeard: " he also assigns a wrong date to it. Nevertheless, it is quite clear, on Drayton's own evidence, that he had written a drama called William Lonsword: see p. 95. From the correspondence of dates it may perhaps be set down as Henslowe's error; but Thomas Lodge had printed a novel, in 1593, on the story of William Longbeard, and this play by Drayton might be founded upon it. Lodge's tract bears this title: "The Life and Death of William Long beard, the most famous and witty English Traitor, borne in the Citty of London. Accompanied with manye other most pleasant and prettie histories: by T. L. of Lincolns Inne, Gent. Et nuge seria ducunt. Printed at London by Rychard Yardley and Peter Short, &c. 1...