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Sylvester, Josuah (1563-1618)1
Southwell, Robert1
Killigrew, William (1606-1695)1

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Love and duty reconcil'd, a play.

c.1730-1740

Comprises an anonymous verse drama, perhaps for an amateur country-house production of around the 1730s or 1740s. Its characters include Sir James Lovesworth, Lord Alcidor, Theanor, Sir Charles, Colon...

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Five new playes, viz: The Seege of Urbin, Selindra, Love and Friendship, tragy-comedies, Pandora, a comedy, The Imperiall Tragedy, by Sir William Killigrew

Killigrew, William (1606-1695)

1669-1695

The volume comprises a projected new edition of Killigrew's plays, and is made up of the printed editions of "Four new plays", 1666, and "The imperial tragedy", 1669, with manuscript additions and alt...

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BC MS Lt 91, f. 133r:
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Commonplace book of English verse, drama, and prose by various authors, including Robert Southwell and Josuah Sylvester.

c.1650-c1700

Contains prose, dramatic pieces, and 142 poems, mostly anonymous, but including 10 by Robert Southwell (1561-1595) and 17 by Josuah Sylvester (1563-1618). The text was compiled in the second part of...

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