with a controversial Protestant flavour'; at the end Satan carries off the Vice, Covetouse, on his back. Elizabeth is prayed for.
The Cruel Debtor. c. 1565
S. R. 1565-6. 'A ballet intituled an interlude the Cruell Detter by Wager.' Thomas Colwell (Arber, i. 307). N.D. Fragments. C. iii in Bagford Collection (Harl. MS. 5919); D and D 4(?) formerly in collection of W. B. Scott, now in B.M. (C. 40, e. 48). Editions by F. J. Furnivall (1878, N. S. S. Trans. 1877-9, 2*) and W. W. Greg (1911, M. S. C. i. 314). The speakers are Rigour, Flattery, Simulation, Ophiletis, Basileus, and Proniticus. R. Imelmann in Herrig's Archiv, cxi. 209, would assign these fragments to Lewis Wager, rather than W. Wager, but the stylistic evidence is hardly conclusive either way, and there is no other.
Lost Play Warburton's list of manuscripts burnt by his cook (3 Library, ii. 232) includes 'Tis Good Sleeping in A Whole Skin W. Wager'. GEORGE WAPULL (c. 1576). A George Wapull was clerk of the Stationers' Company from 29 Sept. 1571 to 30 May 1575. In 1584-5 the company assisted him with 10s. 'towards his voyage unto Norembegue' in America (Arber, i. xliv, 509).
The Tide Tarrieth No Man > 1576 S. R. 1576, Oct. 22. 'An Enterlude intituled The tide tariethe noe man.' Hugh Jackson (Arber, ii. 303). 1576. The Tyde taryeth no Man. A Moste Pleasant and merry Commody, right pythie and full of delight. Compiled by George Wapull. Hugh Jackson. [Prologue.] Editions by J. P. Collier (1864, Illustrations of Early English Literature, ii), E. Ruhl (1907, Jahrbuch, xliii. 1), J. S. Farmer (1910, T. F. T.). A non-controversial moral, with allegorical and typical characters, including 'Courage, the vice', arranged for four actors. WILLIAM WARNER (c. 1558-1609). Warner was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, and became an attorney. His chief work, Albion's England (1586), was dedicated to Henry Lord Hunsdon, and his Syrinx (1585) to Sir George Carey, afterwards Lord Hunsdon.
Menaechmi > c 1592
S. R. 1594, June 10. 'A booke entituled Menachmi beinge A pleasant and fine Conceyted Comedye taken out of the moste excellent wittie Poett Plautus chosen purposely from out the reste as leaste harmefull and yet moste delightfull.' Thomas Creede (Arber, ii. 653).
