<The Epistle Dedicatory)1 ΤΟ MY WORTHY FRIEND, MR THOMAS HAMMON, OF GRAYES INNE, &c. This Play, composed by so worthy an Authour as Mr. Marlo; and the part of the Jew presented by so vnimitable an Actor as Mr. Allin, being in this later Age commended to the Stage: As I vsher'd it unto the Court, and presented it to the Cock-pit, with these Prologues 5 and Epilogues here inserted, so now being newly brought to the Presse, I was loath it should be published without the ornament of an Epistle; making choyce of you vnto whom to deuote it; then whom (of all those Gentlemen and acquaintance, within the compasse of my long know- 10 ledge) there is none more able to taxe Ignorance, or attribute right to merit. Sir, you haue bin pleased to grace some of mine owne workes with your curteous patronage; I hope this will not be the worse accepted, because commended by mee; ouer whom none can clayme more power or 15 priuilege than your selfe. I had no better a New-yeares gift to present you with; receiue it therefore as a continuance of that inuiolable obliegement, by which he rests still ingaged; who as he euer hath, shall alwayes remaine, Tuissimus : THO. HEYWOOD. From the top of page A 3. 20 The Prologue spoken at Court. Who liu'd in Malta: you shall find him still, To haue your princely Eares: grace you him; then Epilogue. It is our feare (dread Soueraigne) we haue bin 5 IO 5 239 The Prologue to the Stage, at the Cocke-pit. We know not how our Play may passe this Stage, Epilogue. In Graving, with Pigmalion to contend; * Marlo. * Allin. 5 IO * Perkins. 15 5 Martin Del bosco, a spanish Abegal the Jews daughter. 1 Add. in hand of about 1750 on the back of title-page of a copy of ed. 1633 (Bodleian: Malone 915). 2 Philia Borzo Reed add. Reed. Add. Coll. Dramatis Personae THE IEW OF MALTA Macheuil. Albeit the world thinke Macheuill is dead, But such as loue me, gard me from their tongues, To Peters Chayre: And when they cast me off, I count Religion but a childish Toy, Many will talke of Title to a Crowne. What right had Cæsar to the Empire ? 5 ΙΟ 15 Might first made Kings, and Lawes were then most sure When like the Dracos they were writ in blood. 21 Hence comes it, that a strong built Citadell Commands much more then letters can import : Which maxime had Phaleris obseru'd, H' had neuer bellowed in a brasen Bull S.D. Act I. Enter Machiavel Reed to Coll. Enter Machiavel Dyce to Bull. The Prologue. Enter Machiavel Ellis 25 19 Empire] empery Reed etc. exc. Cunn. 21 Dracos] Drancus 1633 24 had] had but conj. Dyce, Cunn. etc. |