DEEP: Database of Early English Playbooks

1599 Porter, Henry 1 The Two Angry Women of Abingdon

Reference Information

DEEP #: 282
Greg #: 161b
STC/Wing #: 20122
Record Type: Single-Play Playbook
Play Type: Adult Professional
Genre (Annals): Comedy
 
Book Edition: 2
Play Edition: 2
Format: Quarto
Leaves: 40
Date of First Publication: 1599
Date of First Production: 1598(?)
Company of First Production: Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Company Attribution: Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
 
Total Editions: 2 quartos

Title-Page Features

Title: THE PLEASANT HISTORY OF the two angry women of Abington. With the humorous mirth of Dicke Coomes and Nicholas Prouerbes, two Seruingmen.
Author: By Henry Porter Gent.
Performance: As it was lately playde by the right Honorable the Earle of Nottingham, Lord high Admirall his seruants.
Imprint: Imprinted at London for William Ferhrand, and are to be solde at his shop at the corner of Colman streete neere Loathbury. 1599.

Paratextual Material

Character List: "The names of the speakers" [A1v]

Stationer Information

Printer: Allde, Edward
Publisher: Ferbrand, William
Imprint Location: H.9 (Cripplegate and Moorgate Within - Lothbury)
Entries in Stationers' Register: None