Memoirs of the life and writings of Ben. Jonson, Esq; poet laureat to King James the First, and King Charles the First. With an abstract of the lives of their favourites, Somerset and Buckingham. Collected from the writings of the most eminent historians, and interspersed with the pasquils of those times. To which are added, two comedies, (wrote by Ben. Jonson, &c. and not printed in his works) called The widow, and Eastward Hoe
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Type of record: Book
Title: Memoirs of the life and writings of Ben. Jonson, Esq; poet laureat to King James the First, and King Charles the First. With an abstract of the lives of their favourites, Somerset and Buckingham. Collected from the writings of the most eminent historians, and interspersed with the pasquils of those times. To which are added, two comedies, (wrote by Ben. Jonson, &c. and not printed in his works) called The widow, and Eastward Hoe
Classmark: BC Lt/JON/C
Creator(s): Chetwood, W R (1766)
Additional creator(s): Middleton, Thomas (1627) (Other); Fletcher, John (1579-1625) (Other); Jonson, Ben (1573?-1637) (Other); Chapman, George (1559?-1634) (Other); Marston, John (1575?-1634) (Other); Chetwood, William Rufus (fl.1720-d.1766) (Other)
Related people: Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637; Middleton, Thomas; Fletcher, John; Jonson, Ben; Jonson, Ben; Chapman, George; Marston, John; Chetwood, William Rufus
Publisher: printed for, and sold by, W. R. Chetwood,... and by Messrs. G. and A. Ewing, P. Wilson, R. James, S. Price and J. Rudd, ...; J. Grierson and Company, and G. Faulkner, ...; C. Wynne, ...; L. Flin, ..., and W. Whetstone, ..., booksellers in Dublin; and J. H
Publication city: Dublin
Date(s): 1756
Language: English
Size and medium: [16],72,126,[2]p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/315113
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991006752169705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
"The widow" is considered to be almost entirely the work of T. Middleton, with slight assistance from Jonson and Fletcher; "Eastward Hoe" was a collaboration by Jonson, G. Chapman and J. Marston.
Dedicated to Thomas Adderley. Subscribers' list b2\r-b6\v.
Chetwood's advertisements S4. Possibly printed by G. Grierson.
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Bookplate of the University of Chicago Libraries, Frederic Ives Carpenter Memorial Collection
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