Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Royal Entertainment at Cowdray

Anonymous, published 1591 · entertainment; royal entertainment or entry · Occasional;Nonprofessional

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Metadata

TitleThe Royal Entertainment at Cowdray
AuthorAnonymous
Publication year (edition)1591
Genre (British Drama)entertainment; royal entertainment or entry
Genre group (comparison)other/multi — no single main genre in British Drama or Annals → outside the single-genre comparison · Annals: entertainment
Play typeOccasional;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 103 · edition 177 · TCP A17029 · DEEP 137
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1591 [Aug 14]
First performance (BritDrama)1591 [Aug 14-20]
Theaterbefore the Court;
PrinterScarlet, Thomas
PublisherScarlet, Thomas
FormatQuarto
STC3907.7
Greg103a
Genre (Annals)Royal Entertainment
Genre (BritDrama)Entertainment
BritDrama no.887
Title pageThe Speeches and HONORABLE Entertainment giuen to the Queenes MAIESTIE in Progresse,
Title-page performance noteat Cowdrey in Sussex, by the right Honorable the Lord Montacute. 1591.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 52 · witness single

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320–21502unassignedMighty Princess, whose happiness is attended by the heavens, and whose government is wondered at upon the eart…
422–36445T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.65THere is a bird that builds her nest with spice, and built, the Sun to ashes doth her burn, Out of whose cinde…
537–51446unassignedVenus was borne of the Sea, and 'tis reason she should have maids to attend her. MADAM, it is an old saying, T…