Footnotes (continued 2)

553.

Cf. p. 15, n. 1.

554.

Koeppel (Quellen-Studien) traces the story to P. V. P. Cayet's Chronologie Septenaire, Paris, 1605. He does not seem to have consulted The Strangest Adventure, a copy of which may be seen in the British Museum. The True History of the Late and Lamentable Adventures of D. S. (London, 1602) begins with the imprisonment at Naples, and agrees with Cayet almost verbally until the latter part. The Continuation of the Lamentable Adventures (London, 1603) is very dull, and contributes nothing except the advice of an old man to Sebastian, which may have suggested the first scene of the play. The two tracts are to be found in Harleian Miscellany (iv., 403; v., 443). Cf. also Scott-Saintsbury's Dryden, vii., p. 309, n. The English pamphlets are based on the Aventure Amirable, published in 1601. (Cf. Bullen's Peele, i, 227.) Massinger must have used Cayet for the incidents in the latter part of the play.

555.

After Berecinthius says “His stature! speech!” in I., 2, 186.

556.

I., 2, 187.

557.

I., 2, 188.

558.

I., 2, 189.

559.

The “Austrian lip” is one of the features Mistress Carol ascribes to Fairfield in Shirley's Hyde Park (III., 2).

560.

I., 2, 186.

561.

I., 1, 64.

562.

I., 1, 135.

563.

Shakespeare Society's Papers, vol. iv., art. xiv.

564.

Shakespeare Society's Papers, p. 138.

565.

Famous names. “Taylor acted Hamlet incomparably well.” Colley Cibber's Apology, 2, 142

566.

V., 2, 139.

567.

See p. 180, n. 1, and cf. The Alchemist, IV., 1.

568.

Cf. The Sea Voyage, III. 1.

569.

Cf. 178, n. 6.

570.

For repetition of a word cf. II., 3, 51; III., 2, 31; III., 3, 105; IV., 5, 27, 45, 85, 98, 142.

571.

The line would make better sense if it were emended thus: I'll have no other penance than to practise, To find some means that he deserves thee best.

572.

Mr. Bullen (vol. iv., App., p. 381) shows that the play was produced in August, 1619, after some objections had been raised to it by the Bishop of London.

573.

Old Plays, vol. ii., App. 2, contains much information from Boyle about Massinger's style. Inter alia, he says, “Fletcher as usual spoiled Massinger's fine conception of Barnavelt, and made him whine like Buckingham in Henry VIII.”

574.

It is also to be found in Dodsley's Old English Plays, ed. W. C. Hazlitt, 1875, vol. x.

575.

The name Goffe is so carefully obliterated that it is uncertain; but it is curious to note that Goffe and Massinger are in juxtaposition in the passage of Don Zara del Fogo referred to supra, p. 77 n. 3.

576.

Supra, p. 74.

577.

Mr. Phelan (pp. 48-49) argues that this play is really the lost play by Massinger, entitled The Tyrant. Tieck translated the play as being by Massinger. Mr. P. Simpson has pointed out to me that The Second Maiden's Tragedy is entered on the Stationers' Register for September 9th, 1653, immediately after several of Massinger's plays. He justly observes that the juxtaposition is fortuitous.

578.

Act IV., 4.

579.

Cf. Phelan, op. cit., p. 3.

580.

Sir A. W. Ward (II., 5282) seems disposed to assign it to Shirley.

581.

Compare this with the scene in Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore where Annabella gives the Friar a letter from an upper window.

582.

Compare A Trick, I., 1: What trick is not an embryon at first? “Embryon” is a favourite word of Massinger's. I., 1: Witgood. I shall go nigh to catch that old fox, mine Uncle; though he make but some amends for my undoing, yet there's some comfort in't, he cannot otherwise choose, though it be but in hope to cozen me again, but supply any hasty want that I bring to town with me. II., 1: Lucre. There may be hope some of the widow's lands too may one day fall upon me if things be carried wisely. A New Way, IV., 1, 77: Overreach. 'Tis not alone The Lady Allworth's land, for these once Wellborn's, As by her dotage on him I know they will be, Shall soon be mine. A Trick, I., 2: Witgood. Thou knowest I have a wealthy uncle, i' th' city, somewhat the wealthier for my follies. A Trick, I., 3: Hoard. Thou that canst defeat thy own nephew, Lucre, lay his lands into bonds, and take the extremity of thy kindred's forfeitures. A New Way, I., 1, 48: Tapwell. Which your uncle, Sir Giles Overreach, observing (Resolving not to lose a drop of them) On foolish mortgages, statutes, and bonds, For a while supplied your looseness, and then left you. II., 1, 81: Overreach. And 'tis my glory, though I come from the city, To have their issue whom I have undone, To kneel to mine as bondslaves. A Trick, II., 1: Lucre. You've a fault, nephew; you're a stranger here; well, heaven give you joy. A New Way, III., 2, 276: Overreach. My nephew! He has been too long a stranger; faith you have! Pray, let it be mended. A Trick, III., 1: I would forswear ... muscadine and eggs at midnight. A New Way, IV., 2, 84: Creditor. Your worship broke me With trusting you with muscadine and eggs. A Trick, IV., 4: Hoard's anticipations of his future pomp may have suggested the thoughts which Sir Giles entertains about his daughter's future estate when married to Lord Lovel. Cf. A New Way, IV., 3, 130-141. A Trick, IV., 5: Sir Launcelot. I would entreat your worship's device in a just and honest cause, sir. Dampit. I meddle with no such matters. A New Way, II., 1, 23: Overreach. The other wisdom, That does prescribe us a well-governed life, And to do right to others, as ourselves, I value not an atom.

583.

Compare the way in which Massinger, in The Great Duke of Florence, transfers to Italy A Knacke to Know a Knave. (Hazlitt's Dodsley, vi.)

584.

Lines in another hand inserted in a space left blank at the top of p. 555.

585.

Marginal note in a third hand.

586.

I.e., precedents.

587.

To take.

588.

In the Malone copy in the Bodleian line 23 has disappeared, and at the end of line 22 rather less of the letters is preserved than at the beginning.

589.

The misprint is in the original.

590.

Add references in Letters, edited by C. Ainger, vol. i., pp. 23, 24, 136, 154.