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Beaumont and Fletcher's 'Fifty Comedies and Tragedies'

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  • Beaumont & Fletcher

    The edition Pepys examined on December 10th. 1663, but did not purchase, would have been:-

    Comedies and tragedies written by Francis Beaumont and Iohn Fletcher Gentlemen. Neverprinted [sic] before, and now published by the authours originall copies
    London: printed for Humphrey Robinson, at the three Pidgeons, and for Humphrey Moseley, at the Princes Armes in St Pauls Church-yard, 1647
    [52], 75, [1], 143, [1], 165, [3], 71, [1], 172, 92, 51, p. 50, 28, 25-48 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 2⁰.
    Wing B 1581
    Includes all the plays “not hitherto printed,” except the Wild-goose chase, acted at Court in 1621 but the manuscript of which was only later recovered and printed separately in 1652.

    The edition in the Pepysian Library is:-

    Fifty comedies and tragedies. Written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Gentlemen. All in one volume. Published by the authors original copies, the songs to each play being added
    London: printed by J. Macock [and H. Hills], for John Martyn, Henry Herringman, Richard Marriot, MDCLXXIX [1679]
    [10], 280, 279-578, 557, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 2⁰.
    Wing B 1582

  • additional source be for thy copy:
    Beaumont & Fletcher’s Works (1 of 10) - the Custom of the Country (English) Beaumont & Fletcher’s Works (2 of 10) - the Humourous Lieutenant (English) Beggars Bush
    From the Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10) (English) The Faithful Shepherdess
    The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10). (English) The False One (English) A King, and No King (English) The Laws of Candy
    Beaumont & Fletcher’s Works (3 of 10) (English) The Maids Tragedy (English) Philaster
    Love Lies a Bleeding (English) Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife
    Beaumont & Fletcher’s Works (3 of 10) (English) The Scornful Lady (English) The Spanish Curate
    A Comedy (English) Wit Without Money
    The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (English) The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher in Ten Volumes
    Volume I. (English) The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
    Volume 2 of 10: Introduction to the Elder Brother (English)


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References in the diary

1663
Dec: 10