Letter from Henry, prince of Purpoole, to the Great Turk [manuscript], 1594? December 27.
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Title
Letter from Henry, prince of Purpoole, to the Great Turk [manuscript], 1594? December 27.
Uniform title
Gesta Grayorum.
Description
2 leaves.
Associated name
Helme, Henry, active 1594.
Scope and content
Probably part of the entertainment provided in the Gesta Grayorum, 1594-1595. Not included in Gesta Grayorum, 1688, nor in J. Nichols' Progresses of Queen Elizabeth, nor in Gesta Grayorum, edit. by Desmond Bland, 1968.
Note
2 leaves bound in a volume.
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Historical background
A Henry Helmes was prince of Purpoole in the 1594 Christmas revels. See M. Axton, The Queen's two bodies, 1977, esp. p. 85-87.
Publications about material
Nelson, Alan H. "Inns of Court." Records of Early English Drama (REED) series, University of Toronto Press, 2010.
Cited/described in
Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, 724.1
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Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library V.a.190
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Manuscripts (documents)
Masques.
Masques.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
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V.a.190
Folger accession
cs724