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On 7 August 1641, the Earl of Essex (now Lord Chamberlain) required the Stationers' Company to forbid the printing of King's Men plays without the company's consent (the desire to protect their plays having been occasioned by the onset of plague and the consequent closure of the theatres from 5 August til the end of November 1641).
On 7 August 1641, the Earl of Essex (now Lord Chamberlain) required the Stationers' Company to forbid the printing of King's Men plays without the company's consent (the desire to protect their plays having been occasioned by the onset of plague and the consequent closure of the theatres from 5 August til the end of November 1641).
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The following transcription of part of the letter, including the list, is taken from Bentley 1.65-66:
The following transcription of the letter (National Archives, LC 5/135), including the list, is taken from Chambers 367–69. The columnar layout reflects the appearance of the list in the original document.
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...The particulars to which they now lay claime are contained in a List inclosed, and if any of those Playes shall bee offered to y<sup>e</sup> Presse vnder another name then is in the List expressed, I shall desire yo<sup>r</sup> care that they may not bee defrauded by that meanes but that they may bee made acquainted w<sup>th</sup> it, before they bee recorded in y<sup>r</sup> Hall & soe haue Oportunity to shew their right vnto them. ...<br>
After my harty Com̃endac''i''ons. The players which are his Ma<sup>t''es''</sup> servant''es'' haue addressed them selues vnto mee as formerly to my pr''e''decessors in office, complaining that some Printers are about to Print & publish some of their Playes which hitherto they haue beene vsually restrained from by the Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Their Request seemes both iust and reasonable, as onely tending to preserue them Masters of their proper Good''es'', which in Iustice ought not to bee made com̃on for another mannes profitt to their disadvantage. Vpon this Ground therfore I am induced to require your care (as formerly my Predecessors haue done) that noe Playes belonging to them bee put in Print w<sup>t</sup>hout their knowledge & consent. The particularls to which they now lay claimes are contained in a List inclosed, and if any of those Playes shall bee offered to y<sup>e</sup> Presse vnder another name then is in the List expressed, I shall desire yo<sup>r</sup> care that they may not bee defrauded by that meanes but that they may bee made acquainted w<sup>t</sup>h it, before they bee recorded in y<sup>r</sup> hall & soe haue Oportunity to shew their right vnto them. And thus not doubting of y<sup>r</sup> ready care herin I bid you hartily farewell & rest &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Aug. 7. 1641.
:::A List of y<sup>e</sup> Playes followes
::::Yo<sup>r</sup> very loueing friend
::::::Essex
 
To my very loueing friend''es''<br>
the Masters & Wardens&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A List of y<sup>e</sup> Playes followes.<br>
of y<sup>e</sup> Company of Printers<br>
& Stationers.<br>
 
 
{| {{table}}
{| {{table}}
| The wild goose chase||Bunduca.||The discontented Colonell
| The wild goose chase.||The humerous Lieuetennt.||The Country Captaine.
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| The litle french Lawyer.||The inconstant Lady||The Brothers
| The litle french Lawyer.||Bunduca.||The discontented Colonell.
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| The Loyall subject.||Chances||Mineruae's sacrifice
| The Loyall subject.||The inconstant Lady.||The Brothers.
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| The spanish Curat.||The maid of the Mill||The Iudge.
| The spanish Curat.||Chances.||Mineruae's sacrifice.
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| The martiall maide||'''[[Bridegroom and the Madman, The|The Bridegroome & y<sup>e</sup> Madma]]'''||The Citty madam.
| The Custom o' th Cuntry.||The maid of the Mill.||The Iudge.
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| Beauty in a Trance||The Queene of Corinth||The Corporall.
| The double marriage.||'''[[Bridegroom and the Madman, The|The Bridegroome & y<sup>e</sup> Madmã.]]'''||The Citty madam.
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| The forc'd Lady||The Coxcombe||Alfonso Emper<sup>or</sup> of Germany
| A wife for a moneth.||The Queene of Corinth.||The Corporall.
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| Alexius||The noble gentleman||'''[[Nobleman, The|The Nobleman]]'''.
| The Island Princes.||The Coxcombe.||Alfonso Emper<sup>or</sup> of Germany.
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| The Custom o'th Cuntry||Beggars||The bashfull Louer
| The mad Louer.||The noble gentleman.||'''[[Nobleman, The|The Nobleman.]]'''
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| The double marriage||The honest mans fortune||Loue & honor.
| The Pilgrim.||Beggars.||The bashfull Louer.
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| A wife for a moneth||The vnfortunate Louers||The 1<sup>st</sup> & 2<sup>nd</sup> pt of ye Passiont louer
| The Maior of Quinborow &c.||The honest mans fortune.||Loue & honor.
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| The Island Princes||The faire fauorite||The Guardian.
| '''[[Woman's Plot, The|The womans Plott.]]'''||The martiall maide.||The 1<sup>st</sup> & 2<sup>d</sup> p<sup>t</sup> of y<sup>e</sup> Passion<sup>t</sup> louer.  
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| The mad Louer.||The Emperour Valentinian||The Duke of Lerma or y<sup>e</sup> spanish Duke.
| The womans prize &c.||Beauty in a Trance.||The Guardian.
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| The Pilgrim||The Goblins||The Prophetesse
| The Switzar.||The forc'd Lady.||The Duke of Lerma or y<sup>e</sup> spanish Duke.
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| The Maior of Quinborow & ||The distresses||The Louers Pilgrimage
| More dissemblers beside women.||Alexius.||The Prophetesse.
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| '''[[Woman's Plot, The|The womans Plott]]'''||The doubtfull heire||The Louers Progresse
| The widow.||The vnfortunate Louers.||The Louers Pilgrimage.
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| The womans prize &c||The Imposture||News from Plimouth.
| The kn<sup>t</sup> of Malta.||The faire fauorite.||The Louers Progresse.
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| The Switzar.||The Country Captaine||
| The Nouella.||The Emperour Valentinian.||News from Plimouth.
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| More dissemblers beside women||||
| '''[[Lovesick Maid, or Honor of Young Ladies |The louesick maid.]]'''||The Goblins.||
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| The widow||||
| The Captaine.||The distresses.||
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| The kn<sup>t</sup> of Malta||||
| ||The doubtfull heire.||
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| The Nouella||||
| ||The Imposture.||
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| '''[[Lovesick Maid, or Honor of Young Ladies |The Louesick maid]]'''||||
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| The Captaine||||
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| The humerous Lieuetennt||||
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==Works Cited==
 
<div style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em">Chambers, E. K. "Plays of the King's Men in 1641." ''Malone Society Collections'' I. Parts 4–5. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1911. 364–69.</div>

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Background

On 7 August 1641, the Earl of Essex (now Lord Chamberlain) required the Stationers' Company to forbid the printing of King's Men plays without the company's consent (the desire to protect their plays having been occasioned by the onset of plague and the consequent closure of the theatres from 5 August til the end of November 1641).

Transcription

The following transcription of the letter (National Archives, LC 5/135), including the list, is taken from Chambers 367–69. The columnar layout reflects the appearance of the list in the original document.

After my harty Com̃endacions. The players which are his Mates servantes haue addressed them selues vnto mee as formerly to my predecessors in office, complaining that some Printers are about to Print & publish some of their Playes which hitherto they haue beene vsually restrained from by the Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Their Request seemes both iust and reasonable, as onely tending to preserue them Masters of their proper Goodes, which in Iustice ought not to bee made com̃on for another mannes profitt to their disadvantage. Vpon this Ground therfore I am induced to require your care (as formerly my Predecessors haue done) that noe Playes belonging to them bee put in Print wthout their knowledge & consent. The particularls to which they now lay claimes are contained in a List inclosed, and if any of those Playes shall bee offered to ye Presse vnder another name then is in the List expressed, I shall desire yor care that they may not bee defrauded by that meanes but that they may bee made acquainted wth it, before they bee recorded in yr hall & soe haue Oportunity to shew their right vnto them. And thus not doubting of yr ready care herin I bid you hartily farewell & rest             Aug. 7. 1641.

Yor very loueing friend
Essex

To my very loueing friendes
the Masters & Wardens                A List of ye Playes followes.
of ye Company of Printers
& Stationers.


The wild goose chase. The humerous Lieuetennt. The Country Captaine.
The litle french Lawyer. Bunduca. The discontented Colonell.
The Loyall subject. The inconstant Lady. The Brothers.
The spanish Curat. Chances. Mineruae's sacrifice.
The Custom o' th Cuntry. The maid of the Mill. The Iudge.
The double marriage. The Bridegroome & ye Madmã. The Citty madam.
A wife for a moneth. The Queene of Corinth. The Corporall.
The Island Princes. The Coxcombe. Alfonso Emperor of Germany.
The mad Louer. The noble gentleman. The Nobleman.
The Pilgrim. Beggars. The bashfull Louer.
The Maior of Quinborow &c. The honest mans fortune. Loue & honor.
The womans Plott. The martiall maide. The 1st & 2d pt of ye Passiont louer.
The womans prize &c. Beauty in a Trance. The Guardian.
The Switzar. The forc'd Lady. The Duke of Lerma or ye spanish Duke.
More dissemblers beside women. Alexius. The Prophetesse.
The widow. The vnfortunate Louers. The Louers Pilgrimage.
The knt of Malta. The faire fauorite. The Louers Progresse.
The Nouella. The Emperour Valentinian. News from Plimouth.
The louesick maid. The Goblins.
The Captaine. The distresses.
The doubtfull heire.
The Imposture.


Works Cited

Chambers, E. K. "Plays of the King's Men in 1641." Malone Society Collections I. Parts 4–5. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1911. 364–69.