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Brotherton Collection15
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english drama (comedy)2
church and state1
english drama1
liberty of conscience1

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Rochester, John Wilmot Earl of (1647-1680)4
Wilson, John (1626-1696)4
Fletcher, John (1579-1625)3
Wild, Robert (1609-1679)3
Beaumont, Francis (1584-1616)2
Rymer, Thomas (1641-1713)2
Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-16701
Andronicus I Comnenus, Emperor of the East, D. 11851
Behn, Aphra1
Behn, Aphra (1640-1689)1

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A letter from Dr. Robert Wild to his friend Mr. J.J. upon occasion of His Majesty's declaration for liberty of conscience : together with his Poetica licentia, and a freindly [sic] debate between a conformist and a non-conformist

Wild, Robert (1609-1679)

1672

"Poetica licentia, and a freindly debate between a conformist and a non-conformist" is in verse. Numbers 17-24 omitted in the paging; sig. C consists of two leaves only. Title within line border. ...

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Vice reclaim'd, or, The passionate mistress : a comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal by Her Majesty's servants

Wilkinson, Richard (fl. 1703)

1703

Later revived under title: The Quaker's wedding.

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Valentinian : a tragedy. As 'tis alter'd by the late Earl of Rochester, and acted at the Theatre-Royal. Together with a preface concerning the author and his writings

Rochester, John Wilmot earl of (1647-1680); Fletcher, John (1579-1625); Behn, Aphra (1640-1689); Wolseley, Robert (1649-1697)

1685

First edition. Preface is by R. Wolseley. Adapted from John Fletcher's play, 'Valentinian'. Prologue written by Aphra Behn. Another issue appeared in the same year, "For H. Herringman, sold by...

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Andronicus Comnenius : a tragedy

Wilson, John (1626-1696)

1664

Milton C. Nahm suggests that the anonymous Andronicus of 1661 is an early draft of this work; cf. Review of English studies, 1938, v. 14, pp 143-154.

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Belphegor : or, The marriage of the Devil. A tragi-comedy lately Acted at the Queen's Theatre in Dorset-Garden

Wilson, John (1626-1696); Machiavelli, Niccolò (1469-1527)

1691

Licens'd, October 13. 1690. Claimed in "The author to the reader" to be based on a work by Machiavelli.

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The cheats. : A comedy: written in the year M.DC.LXII

Wilson, John (1626-1696); Taylor, Randal (fl. 1664-1700?)

1693

Imprimatur, Nov. 5, 1663. Roger L'Estrange. Edition statement precedes author statement. Indexed in: Reference: Wing (2nd ed.) W2920.

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The tragedy of Christopher Love at Tower-hill

Wild, Robert (1609-1679)

1660

First edition?. In verse.

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An essay on the pleasures and advantages of female literature

Wilkes, Wetenhall (1751)

1741

With an 'Advertisement' on the verso of the last leaf (K3).

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Place-book : a new ballad, &c

Hanbury Williams Sir, Charles (1708-1759)

[1745?]

Title from caption. A pirated edition? Contains six lines at the end not found in other editions. Anonymous. By Sir Charles Hanbury Williams. Indexed in: References: ESTC, T042324.

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Poems, (&c.) on several occasions: with Valentinian, a tragedy

Rochester, John Wilmot earl of (1647-1680); Fletcher, John (1579-1625); Beaumont, Francis (1584-1616); Rymer, Thomas (1641-1713)

1696

Valentinian is an adaptation from Beaumont and Fletcher. Pagination is irregular. 'Valentinian' has a separate title-page. With a preface by Thomas Rymer.

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The cheats : A comedy: written in the year, 1662

Wilson, John (1626-1696)

1684

Pp. 30-31 numbered 32-33. Imprimatur, Nov. 5, 1663. Roger L'Estrange. By John Wilson.

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