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Title The prologue and epilogue to The history of Bacon in Virginia

Creator Dryden, John, 1631-1700

Publisher Printed for Jacob Tonson, at the Judges Head in Chancery-Lane, near Fleetstreet

Date 1689

Subjects Bacon's Rebellion, 1676

Description Caption title.
Signature: A².
At end of epilogue: Licens'd, Nov. 20, 1689. J.F. [i.e. J. Fraser. Cf. London. Stationers' Company. A transcript of the register, v. 3].
Written originally for Thomas Shadwell's play, A true widow, 1679. Later given to Mrs. Aphra Behn for her play, the widdow Ranter, or, The history of Bacon in Virginia (London, J. Knapton, 1690) Cf. Hugh Macdonald's John Dryden, a bibl.; Camb. hist. of Eng. lit., v. 8 p. 457; and Camb. bibl. of Eng. lit.
The editions of the Works of Mrs. Behn in the Virginia State Library (1871 and 1915) contain the play with a different prologue and epilogue by Dryden.
"Licens'd, Nov. 20. 1689. J.F."

Extent 4 p. 28 cm

Format Pamphlets

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Call Number PR3420 .P8 1689a

BibID 347292

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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