The troublesome raigne and lamentable death of Edvvard the second, King of England : with the tragicall fall of proud Mortimer. And also the life and death of Peirs Gauestone, the great Earle of Cornewall, and mighty fauorite of King Edvvard the second. As it was publikely acted by the right Honourable the Earle of Pembrooke his seruants VVritten by Christopher Marlow Gent.
1622
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Title
The troublesome raigne and lamentable death of Edvvard the second, King of England : with the tragicall fall of proud Mortimer. And also the life and death of Peirs Gauestone, the great Earle of Cornewall, and mighty fauorite of King Edvvard the second. As it was publikely acted by the right Honourable the Earle of Pembrooke his seruants VVritten by Christopher Marlow Gent.
Uniform title
Edward the Second
Created/published
London : Printed [at Eliot's Court Press] for Henry Bell, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Lame-Hospitall Gate, neere Smithfield, 1622.
Description
[76] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. author.
Note
In verse.
Printer's name from STC.
Signatures: A-K⁴ (-A1, K4).
Running title reads: The tragedy of Edward the second.
A variant (STC 17440a) has "As it was publikely acted by the late queenes maiesties seruants" on the title page.
Signatures: A⁴(-A1) B-I⁴ K⁴(-K4).
Printer's name from STC.
Signatures: A-K⁴ (-A1, K4).
Running title reads: The tragedy of Edward the second.
A variant (STC 17440a) has "As it was publikely acted by the late queenes maiesties seruants" on the title page.
Signatures: A⁴(-A1) B-I⁴ K⁴(-K4).
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 17440
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, 129 (d)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S120696
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, 129 (d)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S120696
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 17440
Folger-specific note
ac5847. Imperfect: t.p. cropped, affecting imprint; lacking gatherings I and K, supplied in manuscript and from a 19th cent. (?) text printed by W. Oxberry & Co., 8 White Hart Yard. Inner margins repaired. Manuscript markings. Trimmed, affecting text at edges. C4 torn, affecting text. Rebound; previously bound in calf