A most pleasant comedy of Mucedorus the kings son of Valentia, and Amadine the kings daughter of Aragon. : With the merry conceits of Mouse. Amplified with new additions, as it was acted before the Kings Majesty at Whitehall, on Shrove-sunday night. By his Highness servants usually playing at the Globe. Very delectable and full of conceited mirth.
1656
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Title
A most pleasant comedy of Mucedorus the kings son of Valentia, and Amadine the kings daughter of Aragon. : With the merry conceits of Mouse. Amplified with new additions, as it was acted before the Kings Majesty at Whitehall, on Shrove-sunday night. By his Highness servants usually playing at the Globe. Very delectable and full of conceited mirth.
Uniform title
Mucedorus.
Created/published
London : Printed for Francis Coles, and are to be sold at his shop, at the half Bowl in the Old Bayly, [c. 1656?]
Description
[48] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Note
"Has been ascribed to Greene, Lodge, Peele, and Shakespeare--to the last on very slight grounds."--Folger Shakespeare Library Catalog.
Originally published in 1598 as: A most pleasant comedie of Mucedorus the kings sonne of Valentia and Amadine the Kings daughter of Arragon (STC 18230).
Conjectured date of publication from Wing.
Signatures: A-F⁴.
Running title reads: The comedy of Mucedorus.
The last leaf is blank.
Originally published in 1598 as: A most pleasant comedie of Mucedorus the kings sonne of Valentia and Amadine the Kings daughter of Arragon (STC 18230).
Conjectured date of publication from Wing.
Signatures: A-F⁴.
Running title reads: The comedy of Mucedorus.
The last leaf is blank.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), G1829
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, 151(o)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R11499
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, 151(o)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R11499
Genre/form
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
G1829
Folger-specific note
Warwick. Marbled boards and endpapers; all edges gilt; stamped on front free endpaper: "Bound by Tuckett." manuscript markings and notes. Leaves repaired and backed throughout. Trimmed, affecting headlines. Leaf C4 mis-bound after F2. Lacking leaves D2-4 and F1-4; D2-4 and F1-2 supplied from possibly an earlier edition; F3 supplied in manuscript A4 cropped and backed at head; missing text supplied in manuscript Provenance: inscription on A2v: "Frainces Giles"; bookplate of Warwick Castle Shakespeare Library; in card catalogue: J. 0. Halliwell-Phillipps - Warwick Castle copy
Call number
178- 867q
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: wanting leaves C2.3 and F4. Foxed and stained; A2v-A3r stained, affecting text. Bound in old tree calf gilt, rebacked. Provenance: Folger purchase from Quaritch, 14 August 1960