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| Two small quarto leaves (three pages of writing) of this lost play exist (Folger MS. X.d.390 (1-2)). 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. | | Two small quarto leaves (three pages of writing) of this lost play exist (Folger MS. X.d.390 (1-2)): |
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| | |<!--column1--><small>''Folger X.d.390, fol.1a'' <br>[[Folger MS X.d.390, fol.1a|(Click '''here''' for transcript)]]</small> |
| | |<!--column2--><small>''Folger X.d.390, fol.1b'' <br>[[Folger MS X.d.390, fol.1b|(Click '''here''' for transcript)]]</small>. |
| | |<!--column3--><small>''Folger X.d.390, fol.2a'' <br>[[Folger MS X.d.390, fol.2a|(Click '''here''' for transcript)]]</small>. |
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| | <div style="text-align: center;">''Reproduced by permission of the Folger Shakespeare Library''.</div> |
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| | 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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| '''Fol.1a'''
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| [Eusebius]
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| ::Eusebius Timoth: Theoph. spea<king> <br>
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| :[Timotheus, Theophilus,] Chrysoglottus, Vranius} mute <br>
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| :Sophronius, Theodidactus, Nephalius, Eulalius} <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>and much more deerly <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . .</span>Eus:<span style="color: white"> . . .</span>Welcome my Worthy Guests [thys visitation]<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . .</span><span style="color: white"> . . . . . .</span>for [fa] that yo<sup>u</sup> bring yo<sup>r</sup> ffreinds and come so early<br>
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| The entertayn- <span style="color: white"> . . .</span> [merits no lesse, but for yo<sup>u</sup> come so early]<br>
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| ment of y<sup>e</sup> <span style="color: white"> . . .</span> [w<sup>th</sup> theis yo<sup>r</sup> ffreinds a double gratulation]<br>
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| Guests w<sup>th</sup> <span style="color: white"> . . .</span> [should be bestowd to welcome yo<sup>u</sup> more deerly]<br>
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| their freinds.<span style="color: white"> . . . . . . .</span> ffor some vnciuilly w<sup>th</sup> slow repayre<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span> tyre their Inviter and halfe marr the fare.<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . .</span>Tim. Wee came the sooner for our better leasure<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span> w<sup>ch</sup> for various pleasure<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . .</span>of this yo<sup>r</sup> Pallace [to take ample view]<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . .</span>[w<sup>ch</sup>, wee haue heard, is mervaylous for pleasure]<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . </span>as yf therein another ''Tempe'' grew<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . .</span>wee heare is woundrous to take ample view<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . </span>each place its Owners rich inuenting worth<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . </span>well witnessing & lively setting [wor] forth<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>yo<sup>u</sup> shall see that seruethe best<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . .</span>Eus. A [petite] pallace [fit for such a King]<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . </span>for such a king<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . .</span>[yo<sup>u</sup> shall behold], <sub>^</sub> to mee a litle nest.<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span><in>fuzeth <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . .</span>w<sup>ch</sup> more Contentment to my mynd Dot<. ..l.>ing <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>Prince for <d...> <vs>eth <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>then what the greatest [Monarch t<r...y] ..>est <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>And yf he raignes that liues to his desire <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>then surely here I raigne nor more aspire<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>the Mr<sup>es</sup> Cook prouidese o<sup>r</sup> meate <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . .</span>But while [the] Sun disperseth moderate heate <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>And while y<sup>e</sup>/ <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . .</span>(hauing not yet reachd his meridian hight)<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . .</span>[And while the M<sup>res</sup> Cooke prouides our meate] <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>'twere good methinks to recreate the sight <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>w<sup>th</sup> other obiects that more pleasing be, <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>my Gardens may it please yo<sup>u</sup> walke to see.<br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . .</span>Tim. What, haue you more then this! for this is neat< <br>
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| [The first]<span style="color: white"> . . </span>and woundrous trym, in all things most complete.<br>
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| [garden]<span style="color: white"> . . </span>w<sup>ch</sup>, all that enter, w<sup>th</sup> a pleasing face <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . </span>seemes to salute & courteously embrace. <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . </span>Eus: Here therefore, least the houses ayre offend <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span>some pilipend <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . </span>each gather floures & leaues, [one kynd of sent] <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . </span>[all do not lyke alyke; some pilipend] <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . </span>What oth<e>rs take their sences to content <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . </span>all [do not <..>ke] lyk<e> not alike one kynd of sent <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . </span>then mak<e> yo<sup>r</sup> Choices, nor let any spare <br>
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| <span style="color: white"> . . . . . . . . . . . </span>for wha<t> growes here is no forbidden ware
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| </blockquote>
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| ==Theatrical Provenance== | | ==Theatrical Provenance== |
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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)):
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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Works Cited
Anon. Dramatic fragment in verse [manuscript], ca. 1630. Folger MS X.d.390 (1-2).
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