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Revision as of 11:33, 25 July 2022
Historical Records
Payments
To playwrights in Philip Henslowe's diary
Fol. 52 (Greg, I.99)
Lente vnto harey Chettell at the Requeste of } Robart shawe the 25 of novembʒ in earneste of } xs his comodey called tys no deseayt to deseue the } desever . . . for mendinge of Roben hood for the corte . . . , , }
lent vnto the company the 28 of novembʒ 1598 } to geue harey cheattell in earneste of hes boocke } xxs called tis no desayt to deseaue the deseuer the some }
Theatrical Provenance
Chettle's play, "'Tis No Deceit to Deceive the Deceiver," was apparently meant to be acquired and staged by the Admiral's men at the Rose in 1598, but the absence of payments in full raise a question about whether the play was completed.
Probable Genre(s)
Harbage
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
- The proverbial title suggests a doubling tricking, but no particular anecdote or narrative is also implied.
References to the Play
Critical Commentary
For What It's Worth
Works Cited
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