The merry diuel of Edmonton. : As it hath beene sundry times acted, by his Maiesties Seruants, at the Globe on the banke-side.

The merry diuel of Edmonton. : As it hath beene sundry times acted, by his Maiesties Seruants, at the Globe on the banke-side.

At London : Printed by G. Eld, for Arthur Iohnson, dwelling at the signe of the white-Horse in Paules Church yard, ouer against the great north doore of Paules, 1617.

[46] p. ; (4to)

Sometimes attributed to William Shakespeare, to Thomas Dekker, to Thomas Heywood, and to others.

Partly in verse.

Based on the life of Peter Fabell.

Not the same work as "The life and death of the merry devill of Edmonton", a pamphlet by Thomas Brewer.

Signatures: A-F⁴ (-A1).

Attributed to Thomas Brewer in H&L² by confusion with the pamphlet.
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Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 7495
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, 264 (c)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106287

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 7495 copy 1

cs313. Maroon morocco binding, gold-tooled and signed by Tuckett. Manuscript notes about play (possibly by Halliwell-Phillipps) on slip tipped in before t.p.; manuscript copies of quotations from lives of Peter Fabell on back fly-leaf. Provenance: J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps copy: internal notation and clipping pasted to front fly-leaf indicate this was in Halliwell sale at Sotheby, June 13 1859:302

STC 7495 copy 2

cs448. Manuscript note on t.p.; note on front free endpaper (possibly in hand of Halliwell-Phillipps) refers to other Folger copy: "My duplicate of this edition sold for...in 1859 at Sotheby's". Sigs. C3,4, E1,4 from 1631 edition. Provenance: J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps copy