A select collection of old plays : in eight volumes ; with additional notes and corrections /

Apparently an edition made up from the 12 v. ed. of 1825-27, omitting v. 2-4 and 10.

Content Cont. -- v. 4. Greenes tu quoque, or, the cittie gallant. Albumazar. A woman kill'd with kindness. A match at midnight. Fuimus troes, the true trojans. -- v. 5. Summer's last will and testament. Microcosmus. The muse's looking-glass. The city-match. The Queen of Arragon. -- v. 6. The Antiquary. The Goblins. The Ordinary. A Jovial crew, or, the merry beggars. The Old couple. -- v. 7. The Chronicle of Edward the First. The Mayor of Quinborough. Grim, the collier of Croydon. The City night-cap. The Parson's wedding. -- v. 8. The Adventures of five hours. Elvira, or, the worst not always true. The Widow. Chichevache and Bycorne. The Worlde and the chylde. The tragicall comedie of Apius and Virginia. Chronological list of the plays of the collection. Additional notes. Index.

Includes index.

Spine title: Collection of old plays.

First edition (1744) and revised edition (1780) in 12 vols. This edition adds 4 new plays to replace 4 which were omitted.

v. 1. Advertisement to the present edition. Mr. Reed's preface. Dedication to the first edition. Preface to the first edition. Supplement to Mr. Dodsley's preface. Historia histrionica : an historical account of the English stage. God's promises. The four P's. Ferrex and Porrex. Damon and Pithias. New custome. -- v. 2. The miseries of inforced marriage. Lingua, or,the combat of the tongue and the five senses for superiority. The merry devil of Edmonton. A mad world, my masters. Ram-alley, or, merry tricks. -- v. 3. The roaring girle, or, Moll Cut-purse. The widow's tears. The white devil, or, Vittoria Corombona. The hog hath lost his pearl. The foure prentises of London, with the conquest of Jerusalem.

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