(A) Phylaster. | Or, | Love lyes a Bleeding. | Acted at the Globe
by his Majesties Servants. | Written by Francis Baymont and John
Fletcher. Gent. | Printed at London for Thomas Walkley, and are to
be sold at his | shop at the Eagle and Child, in Brittaines Bursse.
1620.
This edition contains, on the title-page, a wood-cut representing
'The Princes' (The Princess) and 'A Cuntrie Gentellman' seated on
the ground, and 'Phielaster' leaving them. See the scene in Act IV
(_ante_, p. 125).
(B) Philaster. | Or, | Love lies a Bleeding. | As it hath beene
diverse times Acted, | at the Globe, and Blacke-Friers, by |
his Majesties Servants. | Written by Francis Beaumont, and John
Fletcher. Gent. | The second Impression, corrected, and | amended. |
London, | Printed for Thomas Walkley, and are to | be solde at
his shoppe, at the signe of the | Eagle and Childe, in Brittaines
Bursse. | 1622.
(C) Philaster, | or | Love lies a Bleeding. | Acted at the Globe,
and Blackfriers. By his Majesties Servants. | The Authors being
Francis Beaumont, and John Fletcher. | Gentlemen. | The third
Impression. | London, | Printed by A.M. for Richard Hawkins, and are
to | be sold at his Shop in Chancery-lane, adjoyning | to Sarjeants
Inne gate. 1628.
(D) Philaster, | or | Love lies a Bleeding. | Acted at the Globe,
and Blackfriers. By his Majesties Servants. | The Authors being
Francis Beaumont, and John Fletcher. Gentlemen. | The fourth
Impression. | London, | Printed by W.J. for Richard Hawkins, and are
to | be sold at his Shop in Chancery-lane, adjoyning | to Sarjeants
Inne gate. 1634.
(E) Philaster | or | Love lies a Bleeding. | Acted at the Globe, and
Blackfriers. By his Majesties Servants. | The Authors being Francis
Beaumont, and John Fletcher. Gent. | The fourth Impression. |
London, | Printed by E. Griffin for William Leak, and are to | be
sold at his shop in Chancerie Lane neere | the Rowles. 1639.
(F) Philaster: | or, | Love lies a bleeding. | Acted at the Globe,
and Blackfriers, By his Majesties Servants. | The Authors being
Francis Beaumont, and John Fletcher, Gent. | The fifth Impression. |
London: | Printed for William Leake, and are to be sold at his shop
at the | Sign of the Crown in Fleetstreet, between the two | Temple
Gates. 1652.
This edition contains on the title-page a small device of
fleurs-de-lis.
(G) Philaster | or, | Love lies a bleeding. | Acted at the Globe,
and Black-friers, By his Majesties Servants. | The Authors being
Francis Beaumont, and John Fletcher, Gent. | The fifth Impression. |
London: | Printed for William Leake, and are to be sold at his shop
at the | signe of the Crown in Fleet street, between the two |
Temple Gates. 1652.
On the back of the title-page (which contains the device of a crown)
is a list of books printed or sold by William Leake. (H) Philaster |
or, | Love lies a Bleeding: | Acted at the Globe, and Blackfriers,
By his Majesties servants. | The Authors being Francis Beaumont, and
John Fletcher, Gent. | The sixth Impression. | London, | Printed for
William Leake, and are to be sold at his shop at the | signe of the
Crown in Fleet street, between the two | Temple Gates.
This edition, conjecturally dated 1660 in the British Museum
Catalogue, contains, on the back of the title-page and at the foot
of the list of persons represented, lists of books printed or sold
by William Leake at the Crown in Fleet Street.
A The first few pages and the last few pages of the play as printed
in A vary so completely from the other texts that it has been
necessary to print them separately. See _post_, pp. 401--3, 413--17.
B contains the following Address to the Reader:
_'To the Reader_.
'Courteous Reader. _Philaster_, and _Anthusa_ his love, have laine
so long a bleeding, by reason of some dangerous and gaping wounds,
which they received in the first Impression, that it is wondered how
they could goe abroad so long, or travaile so farre as they have
done. Although they were hurt neither by me, nor the Printer; yet I
knowing and finding by experience, how many well-wishers they have
abroad, have adventured to bind up their wounds, & to enable them to
visite upon better tearmes, such friends of theirs, as were pleased
to take knowledge of them, so mained [? maimed] and deformed, as
they at the first were; and if they were then gracious in your
sight, assuredly they will now finde double favour, being reformed,
and set forth suteable, to their birth, and breeding.
_By your serviceable Friend_,