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xv<sup>to</sup> die Octobris./. Thomas Millington./. | |||
:Entred for his Copie vnder th[e h]andes of bothe the wardens | :Entred for his Copie vnder th[e h]andes of bothe the wardens | ||
:ballad intituled ''The Norfolk gent his will and Testament and howe he'' | :ballad intituled ''The Norfolk gent his will and Testament and howe he'' | ||
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[Arber's note: This story is now known as ''The Babes in the Wood''.] | [Arber's note: This story is now known as ''The Babes in the Wood''.] | ||
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Revision as of 17:49, 21 January 2010
Henry Chettle (1599, 1601?)
Historical Records
===Henslowe's Diary===
F. 29 (Greg I.57)
- [1599]
- Receiued of Mr Henslow in earnest of the orphanes
- [Tragedy the] somme of xs. the 27th of nouember./
- lent vnto harey chettell the 27 of novmb[er]
- 1599 in earneste of a Boocke called the
- orphenes tragedie the some of xs as maye
- a peare a bowe by his hand crossed some of ... xs
F. 65v (Greg I.114)
- Lent vnto harey chettell the 27 of novmb[er]
- 1599 in earnest of a Boocke called the
- tragedie of orphenes the some of
- as may a pere
F. 93v (Greg I.148)
- Lent vnto Samwell Rowley the 24 of septmb[er] 1601
- to paye vnto harey chettell in pt of payment
- for a Boocke called the orfenes tragedy some of ... xs
Stationers' Register
Arber 3.3b/50
xvto die Octobris./. Thomas Millington./.
- Entred for his Copie vnder th[e h]andes of bothe the wardens
- ballad intituled The Norfolk gent his will and Testament and howe he
- Commytted the keepinge of his Children to his owne brother whoe delte
- moste wickedly with them and howe GOD plagued him for it ... vjd
[Arber's note: This story is now known as The Babes in the Wood.]
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For What It's Worth
F. G. Fleay claims that the play in the Yarington publication is the same story as in the ballad, "The Babes in the Wood."[1]
Keywords
Robert Yarington, Lamentable
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