Nov. 1599. Dec. 1599. Jan. 1599-1600. The Stepmother's Tragedy, by Henry The lamentable tragedy of Peg of Ply- The Tragedy of John Cox of Colmifton, by The tragedy of Thomas Merry, by Wil- ton. The Arcadian Virgin, by Henry Chettle, and William Haughton. Owen Tudor, by Michael Drayton, Ri- The Italian Tragedy, by John Day. Truth's Supplication to Candlelight, by Tho. Dekker. The Spanish Morris, by Thomas Dekker, Wm. Haughton, and John Day. Damon and Pythias, by Henry Chettle. March. The Seven Wife Mafters, by Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, William Haughton, and John Day. Ferrex and Porrex, by Wm. Haugh 1599-1600. April 1600. ton. For this piece the poet received eight pounds. The common price was fix pounds. Here and above, (fee Damon and Pythias) we have additional inftances of old plays being re-written. There was a dramatick piece by Lord Buckhurst and Thomas Norton, with the title of June 1600. The English Fugitives, by the fame. The Wooing of Death, by Henry Chettle. Strange news out of Poland, by William The fecond part of the fair Conftance of December Robinhood's Penn'orths, by Wm. Haugh 1600. Feb. ton. Hannibal and Scipio, by Richard Hathwaye, and William Rankins. Scogan and Skelton, by the fame. 1600-1. The Second Part of Thomas Strowde, by William Haughton, and John Day.9 March The conquest of Spain by John of Gaunt, by Richard Hathwaye, Haw kins, John Day, and Wm. Haughton. All is not gold that glifters, by Samuel Rowley, and Henry Chettle. Ferrex and Porrex, printed in 1570. Damon and Pythias, by Richard Edwards, was printed in 1582, 8 This play appears to have been fometimes called Thomas Strowde, and fometimes The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green. See the titlepage of that play. 9" Paid unto John Daye, at the apoyntment of the company, the 2 of maye 1601, after the playing of the 2 pte of Strowde, the fome of xs." April Aug. 12. 1601. The Conquest of the Weft-Indies, by Sebaftian king of Portugal, by Henry The Six Yeomen of the West, by William The Third Part of Thomas Strowde, by Cardinal Wolfey," by Henry Chettle. John Day, and William Haughton. Sept. 1601. The Orphan's Tragedy, by Henry Chettle. Nov. 12. The Rifing of Cardinal Wolfey, by Anthony Mundy, Michael Drayton, Henry Chettle, and Wentworth Smith. 1601. The Six Clothiers of the Weft, by Richard The Second Part of the Six Clothiers, Layd out at the apoyntment of my fone and the company, unto harey chettle, for the alterynge of the booke of carnowlle Wollfey, the 28 of June, 1601, the fome of xxs." I fufpect, this play was not written originally by Chettle. 3 So called in one place; in another The First Part of Cardinal Wolfey. It was not produced till fome months after the play written or altered by Chettel. Thirty-eight pounds were expended in the dreffes, &c. for Chettel's play; of which fum twenty-five fhillings. were paid for velvet and mackynge of the docters gowne." The two parts of Cardinal Wolfey were performed by the earl of Worcester's fervants. Nov. Too good to be true, by Henry Chettle, 1601. Judas, by William Haughton, Samuel Jan. Rowley, and William Borne. 1601-2. The Spanish Fig. Apr.1602. Malcolm King of Scots, by Charles Maffy. May 1602. July 1602. Love parts friendship, by Henry Chet- The Second Part of Cardinal Wolfey by The Bristol Tragedy, by Day." Two Harpies, by Dekker, Drayton, A Medicine for a Curst Wife, by T. 4 This author was likewife a player, and in the fame fituation with Heywood, as appears from the following entry: "Memorandum, that the 16 of november, 1598, I hired Charles Maffey and Samuel Rowley, for a year and as muche as to fraftide, [Shrovetide] begenynge at the day above written, after the statute of Winchester, with ij fingell pence; and forther they have covenanted with me to playe in my howfle and in no other howfle (dewringe the time) publick but in mine: yf they do without my confent to forfitt unto me xxxx lb. a pece. Witness Thomas Dowton, Robert Shawe, Edw. Jubey." "Lent unto Thomas Downton, the 18th of may, [1602] to bye mafkynge antycke fewts for the 2 parte of Carnowlle Wollfey, the fome of iij lb. vs."-" 27 of may, to bye Wm. Somers cotte, and other thinges, the fome of iij lb. Probably The Fair Maid of Bristol, printed in 1605. 7 Perhaps the play afterwards called The Puritan Widors. Sampson, by Samuel Rowley, and Edw. Sept. William Cartwright, by William Haugh1602. ton. Felmelanco, by Henry Chettle, and Joshua, by Samuel Rowley. Oct. 1602. Randall earl of Chefter, by T. Middle 8 Nov. 1602. ton.8 As merry as may be, [acted at court] by Albeke Galles, by Thomas Heywood, Marshal Ofrick, by Thomas Heywood, and Wentworth Smith. The Three Brothers, a tragedy, by Went- Lady Jane, by Henry Chettle, Thomas The Overthrow of Rebels. The Black Dog of Newgate, by Richard The fecond part of the fame, by the fame. The Fortunate General, a French history, Probably his play called The Mayor of Queenborough. |