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1620	Beaumont, Francis; Fletcher, John	Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding
Reference Information DEEP #: 678 Greg #: 363a(†) STC/Wing #: 1681.5 Record Type: Single-Play Playbook Play Type: Adult Professional Genre (Annals): Tragicomedy Book Edition: 1 Play Edition: 1 Format: Quarto Leaves: 36 Date of First Publication: 1620 Date of First Production: 1609 [May(?)] Company of First Production: King's Men Company Attribution: King's Men Total Editions: 7 quartos Variants: The title page exists in two states, with slight differences: in Greg 363a(), there is less space between the first and second lines, and "OR, \| Loue" is printed in play title; in Greg 363a(†), there is more space between first and second lines, and "Or Loue" is printed in play title. See also Greg 363a() Title-Page Features Title: PHYLASTER. Or, Loue lyes a Bleeding. Author: Written by { Francis Baymont \| and \| Iohn Fletcher. } Gent. Performance: Acted at the Globe by his Maiesties Seruants. Illustration: Woodcut on title page of a lady lying on a hill ("The Princes[s]"), a man with drawn sword ("A Cuntrie Gentellman"), and a man hiding in a forest ("Phielaster") Imprint: Printed at London for Thomas Walkley, and are to be sold at his shop at the Eagle and Child, in Brittaines Bursse. 1620. Paratextual Material Character List: "The Actors Names" [A2v] Stationer Information Printer: Okes, Nicholas Publisher: Walkley, Thomas Imprint Location: X.10 (Westminster - Britain's Burse) Entries in Stationers' Register: Jan 10, 1620: Entered to Thomas Walkley: "A Play Called Philaster". Mar 1, 1628: Transferred from Thomas Walkley to Richard Hawkins: "Philaster or love lies ableeding." May 29, 1638: Transferred from the widow of Richard Hawkins to Robert Mead and Christopher Meredith: "Philaster or loue lies a bleeding. a play." Jan 25, 1639: Transferred from Robert Mead and Christopher Meredith to William Leake (2): "Philaster or Loue lyes a bleeding. a play."