Two lamentable tragedies / [by Robert Yarrington ; prepared by Chiaki Hanabusa, and checked by E. Giddens].
2013
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Title
Two lamentable tragedies / [by Robert Yarrington ; prepared by Chiaki Hanabusa, and checked by E. Giddens].
Other title
Two lamentable tragedies : the one, of the murther of Maister Beech a Chaundler in Thames-streete, and his boye, done by Thomas Merry. The other of a young childe murthered in a Wood by two Ruffins, with the consent of his Vnckle / by Rob. Yarington.
Running title
Two tragedies in one
Created/published
Manchester, UK ; New York : Published for the Malone Society by Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2013.
Description
xxix, 78 p. : facsims. ; 25 cm
Associated name
Series statement
The Malone Society reprints ; vol. 180
Note
Facsimile of the copy held in the British Library (c.34.e.23).
Original title page: Tvvo Lamentable Tragedies. The one, of the murther of Maister Beech a Chaundler in Thames-streete, and his boye, done by Thomas Merry. The other a young childe murthered in a Wood by two Ruffins, with the consent of his Vnckle / By Rob. Yarington. London, Printed for Mathew Lawe, and are to be solde at his shop in Paules Church-yarde neere vnto S. Austines gate, at the signe of the Foxe. 1601.
The name Yarington is perhaps fictitious. The play may be an amalgamation of two earlier plays by Day, Haughton, and Chettle--"The tragedy of Thomas Merry" and "The orphan's tragedy," recorded in Henslowe's diary, but now lost. cf. Camb. hist. of Eng. lit., v. 5, p. 362-363; Dict. nat. biog.
Original title page: Tvvo Lamentable Tragedies. The one, of the murther of Maister Beech a Chaundler in Thames-streete, and his boye, done by Thomas Merry. The other a young childe murthered in a Wood by two Ruffins, with the consent of his Vnckle / By Rob. Yarington. London, Printed for Mathew Lawe, and are to be solde at his shop in Paules Church-yarde neere vnto S. Austines gate, at the signe of the Foxe. 1601.
The name Yarington is perhaps fictitious. The play may be an amalgamation of two earlier plays by Day, Haughton, and Chettle--"The tragedy of Thomas Merry" and "The orphan's tragedy," recorded in Henslowe's diary, but now lost. cf. Camb. hist. of Eng. lit., v. 5, p. 362-363; Dict. nat. biog.
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references.
Series
Malone Society reprints ; v. 180.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Call number
PR3194.Y3 T8 2013
Folger accession
178929