The Tragedy Of Caesar's Revenge

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PRINTED FOR THE MALONE SOCIETY BY HORACE HART M.A., AT THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

THE TRAGEDY OF CAESAR’S REVENGE

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THE MALONE SOCIETY REPRINTS 1911

This reprint ofCaesar’s Revenge has been prepared by F. S. Boas with the assistance of the General Editor.

Oct. 1911.

W. W. Greg.

Plays on the subject of Caius Julius are so numerous that some difficulty arises in properly distinguishing the titles. In the case of the piece here reprinted the first title, which is also the head title, suggests a play of Chapman’s, while the running title is the traditional property of William Shakespeare. It seems, therefore, best that it should become known by the name which appears second on the title-page. And, indeed, there is reason to suppose that it was this title that the piece originally bore, for the entry in the Registers of the Stationers’ Company runs as follows: v o Iunij [1606] Entred for their Copies vnder the handes of Master Doctor Couell and the wardens A booke called Iulius Caesars reuenge. vj d [Arber’s Transcript, III. 323.] The edition that followed upon this entry was undated, but probably appeared before the end of the year. It bore Wright’s name and address as stationer, and the initials and device of George Eld as printer. It was a quarto printed in roman type of a body similar to modern pica (20 ll. = 83

John Wright and Nathanael ffossbrook

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mm.). Of this original issue copies survive in the Dyce Library at South Kensington and in the collection of the Duke of Devonshire. In other copies the original title-leaf has been cancelled and replaced by a reprint. This, which is dated 1607, bears the names of both stationers, and a different address, which is presumably Fosbrook’s. The printer’s initials have been omitted, and, more important, his device has made way for the note ‘Priuately acted by the   Studentes of Trinity Colledge in Oxford’. The original type had already been distributed, and not only the title, but also the list of personae on the verso of the leaf, was reset. Why Fosbrook should have been originally forgotten, as it would seem he was, and his portion of the stock provided with a title-page which is evidently of the nature of an afterthought, there is nothing to show. Copies of this second issue are in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and the British Museum. All the copies mentioned are perfect, and for the purpose of the present reprint those in the British Museum, Bodleian and Dyce libraries have been collated throughout. The two former are in substantial agreement: the Dyce copy has both formes of sheet A in an uncorrected state: there is a curious progressive error at l.2481. No record of performance survives to corroborate the information supplied by the second title-page, but from internal evidence it may be supposed to have taken place some years before publication, the style of the play being modelled on those popular in the last decade of the sixteenth century, especiallyTamburlaineand theSpanish Tragedie. The complete absence of comic relief, and the exceptional number of recondite classical allusions, are in favour of the academic origin of the play, and this is perhaps further evidenced by the fact that the source, upon which the anonymous author drew, appears to have been, not Plutarch, but Appian’sBellum Civile. Appian alone (book II, chapters 113 and 117) names Bucolianus among Caesar’s murderers, though Cicero mentions him twice in his letters to Atticus as Bucilianus. There is also one local reference to connect the play with Oxford, in the lines put into Caesar’s mouth. AndIsiswept to see her daughterThames, Chainge her cleere cristall, to vermilian sad. (ll.1278-9.) The text of the play presents a good many difficulties, and in some places there is reason to suspect more or less serious lacunae. The classical names too are often badly

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corrupted, and the punctuation is the worst conceivable. There is a division into acts and scenes, but it neither follows a consistent principle, nor exhibits a correct numbering. A new division on the ordinarily accepted principles of the English stage has therefore been introduced in the margin. This has necessitated a somewhat minute consideration of exits and entrances, and a special list of necessary stage directions has been added below after the usuallist of irregular readings. A list of personae is given in the original on the verso of the title-leaf. The only omission is that of a Lord who has a part in several scenes. The thanks of the editor are due to the Rev. H. E. D. Blakiston, President of Trinity College, Oxford, for information to the effect that no references to plays are traceable in the account books of the College, unless a payment of 6s. 6d. for a ‘spectaculum in festo Trinitatis’ in 1565 can be so interpreted. A similar debt is owing to Mr. J. P. Maine, librarian to the Duke of Devonshire, for information as to the readings of the copy of the original issue of the play preserved at Chatsworth.

L IST   OF I RREGULAR   AND D OUBTFUL R EADINGS The punctuation of the original is so erratic as to make it impossible to record all irregularities. The following are particularly frequent: comma or semi-colon for period, especially at the end of a speech, period or other stop for query-mark, colon or, less frequently, semi-colon where at most a comma is needed. As a rule only those cases have been noticed which would be likely to cause difficulty to a reader who had the above points in mind.

Transcriber’s note Irregular readings in the list below are marked in the text with a mouse hover. Catch words are not shown in this transcription. Other possible errors, which have not been corrected, are marked with a mouse hover and are: 718how How

A 1v         11 14 20 25 31 32   34 44 46 55 59 87 98 108 132 136 143 148 149 163 167 169 171 175 182 182 192 203 215 216 219 227 237 247

  1181_Phæbus_ (_Phœbus_) 1674house. (list of irregular readings implies 'house-') 1694(unusual indentation) 1887(not indented)

Casca.(Casea.1607) Augur.(Augur:1607) Senators.(Seuators.1607) Octauian.(Actauian.1607) Camber.(both) which (what) her (? his) field Heauens. O (Heauens, O) sig. A2 (B2Dyce only) Vomit (vomit) ills (? ills:) B E shild greatnesse. (? greatnesse;) praizd (i.e.valued) swaye. (swaye,) When as liuing (liungDyce only) ouerthrowne, (ou erthrowne,B.M.,Devon.) a sleepe a waite bisse. (blisse.) beare. (beare,) Wihch (Which) starrs. (starrs,) remououe haue. (haue—) this, (i.e.thus,) a misse, farwell, then (farwell then,) c.w. Here (183 Heere) woundring T’was babish sound (sound.) Io ioyfull, Io boucher’d stange enternally

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252 261   262 263 277 288 308 324 325 335 344 349 354 357 363 410 411 412 413 430 432 434 450 460 468 474   494 498 508 513 514 515 519 527 535   542 544 549   561 567 568 576

c.w. Whilst (253 Whil’st) Thee (? Flee) blood (blood.) thirst. (thirst,) goaring Romaine, (Romaine) when as When as Temple (Tempe) waues, (waues.) Scythia freedon, vnderringing fall: blast, dol-full they (thy) Soule. (point doubtful, readSoule,) What (? That) Libians petition. (petition,) permit,. Some what turnde, (turnde) with out shue (sue) griefe. (griefe,) c.w. VVhich (475 Which) handmayde, forth (handmayde forth,) hath woundring poastes. (poastes) name, (name.) bring: (bring) pearles. (pearles) beheld (behold) althings sees. (sees) But.(?Ant.) Cæsa, thee (the) cut, (cut) weaud (? weandB.M. only) fized (fixed) ouer (? euer) Neptnnus

598 602 609 617 620 621 622 627   628 633 634 642 646   652     655 670 699 704 708 709 713 725 734 751-2 763 784 786 807 818 826 828 829 835 838 848 851 864 874 883 885 891 893

Piramids. (Piramids,) Gnidas(Gnidus) Antho.(Dis.) Iollity. (Iollity,) Setorius(Sertorius) ouerthrowe. (ouerthrowe,) Nepoune waight, blisse. (blisse,) haue. (haue,) night. (night,) plauges SCENA 4. they selfe. (selfe) like wise Ptolomeis gould. (gould,) made. (made,) wordly a vaile soueraignety. (soueraignety,) Men. (Men,) entertaynd, (entertaynd.) Earth. (Earth,) sway (sway.) a non, (lacuna?) letter pattens if, (if) a like, cease. (cease,) graue. (graue,) Alacke (Alike) a like causer which (? causer, mine) perlexed be hould Queene, (Queene.) framd. (framd,) prefest. instruments. (instruments,) Ncmean os (of) Be sides Alcionus:

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899   900 902 913 914 924 925 936 947 960 969 971 989 991 996   1003 1012 1014 1022 1025 1027 1050 1051 1053 1059 1075 1082   1103 1108 1111 1118   1121   1137 1149   1159 1161 1162 1182 1196 1198

rosall head, (head.) Phœbus respendent Spicery, (?) Nardus Queene, (Queene) ofhirs: speech (speech.) Camber(Cimber) Cæs.(Cas.) tale, (tale,) blood, (blood.) Cam.(Cim.) Cum.(990 c.w.Cam.) Cibills verse. (verse) sepulcher. (sepulcher,) praise bespent (? besprent) Romaine, (Romaines,) Gic. borne learne; (learne,) althings blessiings Counrries nor (not) Hilias(Allias) sight: (? fight:B.M. only) slay (stay) Countries: (Countries) Sene. it (it.) vse, (vse) vertues (? vertue) brunt’s, me (me?) Adastria(Adrastia) Queene. (Queene,) sleepe. (sleepe,) die, (die.) paintcd backes. (backes,) Lords, (?Lord,) a fore,

1201   1203 1205 1207 1208 1209 1213 1218 1221 1222 1229 1234 1237 1246 1258 1260 1262 1263 1264 1265 1270     1276 1278 1283 1318 1321 1322 1329 1335 1361 1364 1389 1423 1426 1429 1430   1431 1432 1438   1448 1462

be-hind past. (past,) triump (trump) witner (witnes) it bound it Phægiean(Phlegraean) Tropheus(Trophies) Pompeous crowne, (crowne.) onmy beare. (beare) Africans, starre. (starre) Gouernesse. (Gouernesse,) Æmelius, Romulus. (Romulus,) Ouer- (? Euer-) exquies Ioue. (Ioue,) fame. (fame,) Hydasspis, Whereby (Were by) resistles, (resistles) powers (? power) Rohdans Thames. (Thames) greefe (greefe.) Afrigted winde (? minde) on (i.e.one) my one (i.e.on) the (thee) receiue (? reuiue) persumption: by (ly) lotheth (? bodeth) ACT. 2. Anthony(Anthony,) Lords, (?Lord,) Pharthia Cæsars(?Crassus) Armenians Medians troopes. (troopes,) victorye. (victorye,)

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1467 1468 1472 1474 1479 1481- 2 1491 1494 1498 1522 1539 1577 1582 1604 1613 1619 1623 1633- 4 1638 1643 1649 1650 1657   1662 1665 1666   1670 1673 1674 1676 1677 1693 1700 1702 1704 1718 1719 1730 1731 1735 1742 1751

there by spur. (spur) selfe (? selfe’s) will (? well) euerdaring (? ouerdaring) (lacuna?) 1486or (are) fame. (fame) Pincely liberty. (liberty,) Cumber(?Cimber,) mis boding quench-les a peerce T’was hap (hap.) Bec (?) fore-cast, (fore-cast) (?lacuna) 1637steeps threeatning bale full bale-full consort. In (consort, in) Dre ame which (with) Pre.(i.e.Præcentor.) ilde Thout a non anon, (anon.) nigh. (nigh,) house- (?) sits, (sits ?) daunger (daunger,) (?lacuna) Aloud Cum.... Cumber (not indented) yout (your) plauge geeue liues. (liues) ambition, (ambition) see (see?) heard

1761   1763 1771 1774 1793 1804   1809 1829 1836 1846 1855 1857 1859 1864 1865 1899 1902 1905 1906 1909 1924 1925 1929 1971 1972 1979 1981 1992 1999 2004 2005 2008 2019 2025 2030 2038 2039 2046 2055 2063 2067 2068 2071 2078

a mong starrs. (starrs) Cæsar, (Cæsar) Anthony. (Anthony) a laromes, in great (? ingrate) more (more,) songs. (songs,) Hearse Calphurnia(Hearse,Calphurnia,) deathes, (not indented) they (thy) Commonwealth. (Commonwealth,) Vntucht. (Vntucht,) e ndles (e nd lesB.M. only) yeares. (yeares) vnconquered; (vnconquered,) Romains(?Romes) soundes, hasted sound, tombe: (edoubtful) pytiyng fore Syre, Mirapont. ACT. 3. SCE. 1. life. (life) heauens: (?) A lcides Spayne(Spayne,) auaylesthis hand. (hand) Crest. (Crest,) on(one) Iiberian war-faire (warfare) warre-faire (warre faire) Stike for got Fathers hate. (hate) a rise vnquenced comsort (? consort) youth full