King Edward the Third, with the fall of Mortimer, earl of March : An historicall play, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royall, by Their Majesties servants
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Type of record: Book
Title: King Edward the Third, with the fall of Mortimer, earl of March : An historicall play, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royall, by Their Majesties servants
Classmark: BC Lt/KIN
Additional creator(s): Mountfort, William (1664?-1692) (Other); Bancroft, John (1696) (Other)
Related people: Mortimer, Roger de, Earl of March, 1287?-1330; Mountfort, William; Bancroft, John
Publisher: J. Hindmarsh, R. Bently. A. Roper and Randall Taylor
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1691
Language: English
Size and medium: [8], 56 p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/276674
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991000399039705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
The dedication is signed Will. Mountfort, and states that the play was a present to him. It was included in "Six plays written by Mr. Mountfort," 1720, the editor stating that though "not wholly composed by him, he had at least a share in fitting it for the stage." Coxeter states that it was written by John Bancroft and given by him to Mountfort. cf. Dict. nat. biog.; Brit. mus. Catalogue. New ed. and Nicoll, Allardyce. History of restoration drama, 1940, p. 158.
Published in 1731 under title: The fall of Mortimer. An historical play. Reviv'd from Mountfort, with alterations.
Errata: p. 56.
Indexed in: Wing (2nd ed.) B635.
Additional description
Title-leaf repaired
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