The empress of Morocco. : A farce. Acted by His Majesties servants.
1674
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Title
The empress of Morocco. : A farce. Acted by His Majesties servants.
Created/published
London : Printed for Simon Neal, at the sign of the three Pidgeons in Bedford-street in Covent-Garden, 1674.
Description
[12], 43, [1] p. : port. ; (4to)
Associated name
Duffett, Thomas, author.
Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724. Empress of Morocco.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724. Empress of Morocco.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
Note
The Empress of Morocco is a burlesque of Settle's play of the same name, and the epilogue a travesty of the witches' scene in Macbeth.
Attributed to Thomas Duffet. Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.).
With frontis. portrait on A1v.
"Epilogue: being a new fancy after the old, and most surprising way of Macbeth" has a separate dated title page on p.[27]; register is continuous.
Attributed to Thomas Duffet. Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.).
With frontis. portrait on A1v.
"Epilogue: being a new fancy after the old, and most surprising way of Macbeth" has a separate dated title page on p.[27]; register is continuous.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004. Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution (catalog entry 64)
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), D2446
Woodward & McManaway, 495
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R11069
Woodward & McManaway, 495
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R11069
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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D2446
Folger-specific note
cs47. Binding signed by Club Bindery, 1900. Last leaf torn and repaired