GOFFE, THOMAS.

The Careles Shepherdess. A Trigi-Comedy Acted before the King & Queen,

And at Salisbury-Court, with great Applause. Written by T. G. Mr. of

Arts. Pastorum Tittere pingues Pascere oportet oves, deductum ducere

Carmen. With an Alphabeticall Catologue of all such Plays that ever

were Printed. _London, Printed for Richard Rogers and William Ley, and

are to be sould at Pauls Chaine nere Doctors commons,_ 1656.

4^o. (7-3/4 × 5-1/2). Q. 10. 3.

Collation: titlepage unsigned, B-K^4L^2, 3 leaves unsigned, paged.

Argument. Præludium in Salisbury Court. Prologue. Prologue at

Whitehall. Personae. Epilogue at end. The Catalogue of plays

occupies the three unsigned leaves at the end. First ascribed to

Goffe by Kirkman in 1661. The Præludium must have been written

after the opening of Salisbury Court in 1629 and before the

author's death on July 27, of that year.

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