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| Rowland Allen for vi feltes for the Cenofalles headepeeces — v<sup>s</sup>
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| The Mowldeman for a houndes heade mowlded for a &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
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| Cenofall &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;} &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ij<sup>s</sup>
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| ffor the hier of 3 : horses for 2 : daies viz. the 2: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
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| and 3 : of ffebruarie at xviij<sup>d</sup> the daie a horse from } xv<sup>s</sup>
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| London to Hampton Court — ix<sup>s</sup> and for their &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
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| meate — vj<sup>s</sup> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
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| ffor the Cariadge of all the fframes & stuff from &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
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| hampto''n'' Court to london by barge: 3<sup>o</sup> :  ffebruar''ij'' &nbsp;} xiij<sup>s</sup> iiij<sup>d</sup>
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| ffor Cariadge of the same from the water side to &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;} ij<sup>s</sup>
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| S<sup>t</sup> Iohns &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
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[[Works Cited|Harbage]] tags this play as a pseudo-history; [[Works Cited|Wiggins, ''Catalogue'' #605)]] settles for the designation of "history."<br>
[[Works Cited|Harbage]] tags this play as a pseudo-history; [[Works Cited|Wiggins, ''Catalogue'' #605)]] settles for the designation of "history."
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== Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues ==
== Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues ==
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== References to the Play ==
== References to the Play ==
 
::None known.
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== Critical Commentary ==
== Critical Commentary ==


:Information welcome.
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== For What It's Worth ==
== For What It's Worth ==


:Knutson, considering which plays might have been brought into the repertory of the Queen's men in 1583 by way of migrating players, explores possible features of "The Cynocephali," which Sussex's men gave at court. She points out that the following:
::"The Cynocephali were a race of dog-men. In the seventh century, Isidore of Seville identified them as creatures from India with the heads and barks of dogs. ... Marco Polo ... describes the Cynocephali with faces like big mastiffs, ... [adding] "that they are a very cruel race who live on an island and devour strangers who come ashore." She adds also "a costuming detail from Sir John Mandeville, who claims that the king of Cynocephali wore an enormous ruby around his neck" (pp. 100-1). Turning to two of Sussex's players who specialized in clown parts and who joined the Queen's men, she imagines that the roles possible in "The Cynocephali" for John Adams and Richard Tarleton would have been "more bizarre than those of disaffected commoner-soldiers:" such as were available in the Queen's play, ''Selimus'' (p. 101).
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== Works Cited ==
== Works Cited ==
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<div style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em">Knutson, Roslyn L. "The Start of Something Big." in Helen Ostovich, Holger Schott Syme, and Andrew Griffin, eds. ''Locating the Queen's Men, 1583-1603: Material Practices and Conditions of Playing''. Farnham, Surrey, and Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009. 99-108.</div>
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Historical Records

Government Documents

Accounts of the Office of the Revels



The Paynters daughter showen at Hampton Court on St Stevens daie
at night, enacted by th'erle of warwickes seruntes
Toolie showen at Hampton Court on St Iohns daie at night enacted by the
Histories &          } Lord Howardes seruauntes.
Invencions          }   vj       The historie of the Collyer showen at Hampton Court on the Sundaie
showen within  } folowing enacted by th'erle of Leicesters men
the tyme               }   viz   The historie of Error showen at Hampton Court on Newyeres daie at
aforesaid               } night, enacted by the Children of Powles.
The historye of Mutius Sceuola showen at Hampton Court on Twelf
daie at night, enacted by the Children of windsore and the Chappell
The hystorye of the Cenofalles showen at Hampton Court on Candlemas
day at night, enacted by the lord Chamberleyn his men.


Miscellaneous Expenses
Costumes
Rowland Allen for vi feltes for the Cenofalles headepeeces — vs
The Mowldeman for a houndes heade mowlded for a             }
Cenofall                                                                                                             }    ijs


Frames
ffor the hier of 3 : horses for 2 : daies viz. the 2:       }
and 3 : of ffebruarie at xviijd the daie a horse from } xvs
London to Hampton Court — ixs and for their          }
meate — vjs                            }
ffor the Cariadge of all the fframes & stuff from       }
hampton Court to london by barge: 3o : ffebruarij  } xiijs iiijd
ffor Cariadge of the same from the water side to    } ijs
St Iohns                                                                                         }


Theatrical Provenance

Sussex's men (frequently designated as the Chamberlain's men in the years from 1572-83) toured the provinces throughout the 1570s; thus it is highly likely that their court repertory in these years also were taken on tour. Also, of course, these plays would have been given at the company's public venues in the London area.


Probable Genre(s)

Harbage tags this play as a pseudo-history; Wiggins, Catalogue #605) settles for the designation of "history."

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

None known. However, the Cynocephali were known to Marco Polo and Sir John Mandeville and thus may have been a familiar feature in travel literature generally.

References to the Play

None known.


Critical Commentary

Information welcome.


For What It's Worth

Knutson, considering which plays might have been brought into the repertory of the Queen's men in 1583 by way of migrating players, explores possible features of "The Cynocephali," which Sussex's men gave at court. She points out that the following:
"The Cynocephali were a race of dog-men. In the seventh century, Isidore of Seville identified them as creatures from India with the heads and barks of dogs. ... Marco Polo ... describes the Cynocephali with faces like big mastiffs, ... [adding] "that they are a very cruel race who live on an island and devour strangers who come ashore." She adds also "a costuming detail from Sir John Mandeville, who claims that the king of Cynocephali wore an enormous ruby around his neck" (pp. 100-1). Turning to two of Sussex's players who specialized in clown parts and who joined the Queen's men, she imagines that the roles possible in "The Cynocephali" for John Adams and Richard Tarleton would have been "more bizarre than those of disaffected commoner-soldiers:" such as were available in the Queen's play, Selimus (p. 101).


Works Cited

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Knutson, Roslyn L. "The Start of Something Big." in Helen Ostovich, Holger Schott Syme, and Andrew Griffin, eds. Locating the Queen's Men, 1583-1603: Material Practices and Conditions of Playing. Farnham, Surrey, and Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009. 99-108.