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
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R11499
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