Five nevv playes : viz. The English moor, or the mock-marriage. The love-sick court, or the ambitious politique. Covent Garden weeded. The nevv academy, or the nevv exchange. The queen and concubine. By Richard Brome.
1659
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Five nevv playes : viz. The English moor, or the mock-marriage. The love-sick court, or the ambitious politique. Covent Garden weeded. The nevv academy, or the nevv exchange. The queen and concubine. By Richard Brome.
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Plays
Created/published
London : Printed for A. Crook at the Green Dragon in Saint Pauls Church-yard, and for H. Brome at the Gunn in Ivy-Lane, 1659.
Description
[28], 169, [11], 96, [8], 110, [6], 130, [2] p. ; (8vo)
Associated name
Brome, Richard, -1652?, author.
McKee, Thomas Jefferson, 1840-1899, former owner.
Mitford, John, 1781-1859, former owner.
Bridgewater House Library, former owner.
McKee, Thomas Jefferson, 1840-1899, former owner.
Mitford, John, 1781-1859, former owner.
Bridgewater House Library, former owner.
Note
With vertical half-title: Bromes playes.
'The English moor' has 2 separate title pages. Leaf a4r has imprint "printed in the year, 1659"; leaf A1r has imprint "... printed by J.T. for A.C. and Henry Broom, ... 1658.". Register is separate. Also issued separately? Wing B4869A, B4869aA.
'The love-sick court.' has a separate title page with imprint '...printed by J.T. for A.C. and Henry Broom, ... 1658.'on leaf [F6]r; pagination and register continuous from 'The English moor'. Leaf L8 bears 'Epilogue' on recto.
'The weeding of the Covent-Garden.' has separate title page with imprint '... printed for Andrew Crook, ... and Henry Broom ... 1658.', and separate pagination and register. Leaf [h2] is blank. Quire h inserted between quires G and H. Signature h1 inclosed in parentheses. Also issued separately? Wing B4884.
'The new academy' has a separate title page with imprint '... printed for Andrew Crook, ... and Henry Broom ... 1658.' on leaf [h3]r, and separate pagination; register continuous from 'The weeding of the Covent-Garden'.
'The queen and concubine.' has a separate dated title page, separate pagination and register. With a final advertisement leaf. Also issued separately? Wing B4881.
Annotations on Thomason copies: (E.1782[1]; general titlepage): "Jan"; the '9' in the imprint has been crossed out and replaced with an "8"; (E. 1782[3]: "Jan: January"; (E. 1782[5]): "Jan"; the '9' in the imprint has been crossed out and replaced with an "8".
'The English moor' has 2 separate title pages. Leaf a4r has imprint "printed in the year, 1659"; leaf A1r has imprint "... printed by J.T. for A.C. and Henry Broom, ... 1658.". Register is separate. Also issued separately? Wing B4869A, B4869aA.
'The love-sick court.' has a separate title page with imprint '...printed by J.T. for A.C. and Henry Broom, ... 1658.'on leaf [F6]r; pagination and register continuous from 'The English moor'. Leaf L8 bears 'Epilogue' on recto.
'The weeding of the Covent-Garden.' has separate title page with imprint '... printed for Andrew Crook, ... and Henry Broom ... 1658.', and separate pagination and register. Leaf [h2] is blank. Quire h inserted between quires G and H. Signature h1 inclosed in parentheses. Also issued separately? Wing B4884.
'The new academy' has a separate title page with imprint '... printed for Andrew Crook, ... and Henry Broom ... 1658.' on leaf [h3]r, and separate pagination; register continuous from 'The weeding of the Covent-Garden'.
'The queen and concubine.' has a separate dated title page, separate pagination and register. With a final advertisement leaf. Also issued separately? Wing B4881.
Annotations on Thomason copies: (E.1782[1]; general titlepage): "Jan"; the '9' in the imprint has been crossed out and replaced with an "8"; (E. 1782[3]: "Jan: January"; (E. 1782[5]): "Jan"; the '9' in the imprint has been crossed out and replaced with an "8".
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 (2nd ed.), B4872
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1782[1]
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1782[2]
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1782[3]
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1782[4]
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1782[5]
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R209758
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1782[1]
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1782[2]
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1782[3]
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1782[4]
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1782[5]
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R209758
Includes
English moor, or the mock-marriage.
Love-sick court, or the ambitious politique.
Covent garden weeded.
New academy, or the new exchange.
Queen and concubine.
Love-sick court, or the ambitious politique.
Covent garden weeded.
New academy, or the new exchange.
Queen and concubine.
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
B4872 copy 1
Folger-specific note
5.26.42. Wanting "English moor" (1658) t.p. Gathering (h)⁴ misbound: 1,4,2,3. Titlepages to "English Moor" discuessed in Greg, no.806 which calls the 1659 t.p. a cancel. Provenance: Bridgewater Library duplicate stamp
Call number
B4872 copy 2
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: wanting half-title; "English Moor" (1658) t.p.; and leaf O8 (adv.). Titlepages to "English Moor" discussed in Greg, no. 806 which calls the 1659 t.p. a cancel. Provenance: signatures of J. P. Andrews and Cornelius Paine; bookplates of Paine and Thomas Jefferson McKee; J. Mitford copy as bound as volume 2 to go with Brome's "Five new playes", 1653 (smk: B4870 Copy 2)