The new plays purchased in 1598-9 were twenty-one in number:
Pierce of Winchester (Dekker, Drayton, and Wilson). Hot Anger Soon Cold (Chettle, Jonson, and Porter). Chance Medley (Chettle or Dekker, Drayton, Munday, and Wilson).[1] Worse Afeared than Hurt (Dekker and Drayton).[2] 1 Civil Wars of France (Dekker and Drayton). The Fount of New Fashions (Chapman).[3] 2 The Conquest of Brute, or, Brute Greenshield (Chettle).[4] Connan, Prince of Cornwall (Dekker and Drayton). 2 Civil Wars of France (Dekker and Drayton). 3 Civil Wars of France (Dekker and Drayton). The Four Kings (Chapman).[5] War without Blows and Love without Suit (Heywood).[6] First Introduction of the Civil Wars of France (Dekker). 2 Two Angry Women of Abingdon (Porter). Joan as Good as my Lady (Heywood) Friar Fox and Gillian of Brentford (Anon.). The Spencers (Chettle and Porter). Troy's Revenge and the Tragedy of Polyphemus (Chettle). Troilus and Cressida (Chettle and Dekker). Agamemnon, or, Orestes Furious (Chettle and Dekker).[7] The World Runs on Wheels, or, All Fools but the Fool (Chapman).[8]
The property and licence entries only make it possible to trace the actual performance during the year of Pierce of
- ↑ There is a self-contradictory entry, 'to paye vnto M^r Willson Monday
& Deckers . . . iiij^{ll} v^s in this maner Willson xxx^s Cheattell xxx^s Mondy
xxv^s'. - ↑ Regarded by Dr. Greg as 2 Hannibal and Hermes.
- ↑ I agree with Dr. Greg that this, for which Chapman had £4 in 1598-9,
is probably identical with The Isle of a Woman, for which he had had
earnests of £4 or £4 10s. in 1597-8. - ↑ I think the play licensed as Brute Grenshallde in March 1599 was
a second part written by Chettle to an old 1 Brute by Day, which would
not need re-licensing. - ↑ I do not see with what to identify the play licensed under this name
in March 1599 except the unnamed 'playe boocke' and 'tragedie', for
which Chapman had something under £9 in the previous Oct. and Jan. - ↑ The title War without Blows and Love without Strife in one entry is
probably an error. - ↑ I agree with Dr. Greg that the entries point to two plays by Chettle
and Dekker rather than one. They are probably incomplete owing to
the hiatus in the manuscript. - ↑ Dr. Greg makes two plays of this, but the entry 'his boocke called
the world rones a whelles & now all foolles but the foolle' seems unambiguous,
and the total payments of £8 10s. are not too high for a play
by Chapman.
