Eusebius, Timotheus, Theophilus (Folger MS X.d.390)

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Anon. (unknown date)


Historical Records

Folger Shakespeare Library MS fragment

Two small quarto leaves (three pages of writing) of this lost play exist (Folger MS. X.d.390 (1-2)):

Folger MS X.d.390, fol.1a thumbnail.JPG Folger MS X.d.390, fol.1b thumbnail.JPG Folger MS X.d.390, fol.2a thumbnail.JPG
Folger X.d.390, fol.1a
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Folger X.d.390, fol.1b
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Folger X.d.390, fol.2a
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Reproduced by permission of the Folger Shakespeare Library.


Fols.1a & 1b are from the play in a state of composition, with heavy deletions and irregularities. Fol.2a is a fair copy of part of the same content.


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Probable Genre(s)

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References to the Play

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For What It's Worth

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Works Cited

Anon. Dramatic fragment in verse [manuscript], ca. 1630. Folger MS X.d.390 (1-2).


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