truth of which I have heard from many now alive, who well remember it) there being some distracted with that feareful sight.'
(c) N.D. 'J. G. R.' from manuscript note on 'the last page of a book in my possession, printed by Vautrollier' (1850, 2 Gent. Mag. xxxiv. 234), 'Certaine Players at Exeter, acting upon the stage the tragical storie of Dr. Faustus the Conjurer; as a certain nomber of Devels kept everie one his circle there, and as Faustus was busie in his magicall invocations, on a sudden they were all dasht, every one harkning other in the eare, for they were all perswaded, there was one devell too many amongst them; and so after a little pause desired] the people to pardon them, they could go no further with this matter; the people also understanding the thing as it was, every man hastened to be first out of dores. The players (as I heard it) contrarye to their custome spending the night in reading and in prayer got them out of the town the next morning.' (d) c. 1673. John Aubrey, Natural History and Antiquities of Surrey (1718-19), i. 190, 'The tradition concerning the occasion of the foundation [of Dulwich College] runs thus: that Mr. Alleyne, being a Tragedian and one of the original actors in many of the celebrated Shakespear's plays, in one of which he played a Demon, with six others, and was in the midst of the play surpriz'd by an apparition of the Devil, which so work'd on his Fancy, that he made a Vow, which he perform'd at this Place'.
The Jew of Malta, c. 1589
S. R. 1594, May 17. 'The famouse tragedie of the Riche Jewe of Malta.' Nicholas Ling and Thomas Millington (Arber, ii. 650). [On 16 May 'a ballad intituled the murtherous life and terrible death of the riche Jew of Malta' had been entered to John Danter.]
1632, Nov. 20 (Herbert). 'A Tragedy called the Jew of Malta.' Nicholas Vavasour (Arber, iv. 288).
1633. The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Iew of Malta. As it was played before the King and Queene, in his Majesties Theatre at White-Hall, by her Majesties Servants at the Cock-pit. Written by Christopher Marlo. I. B. for Nicholas Vavasour. [Epistle to Thomas Hammon of Gray's Inn, signed 'Tho. Heywood'; Prologues and Epilogues at Court and at Cockpit by Heywood; Prologue by Machiavel as presenter.]
Editions in Dodsley^{2, 3}, viii (1780-1827), and by W. Scott (1810, A. B. D. i), Reynell and Son (publ. 1810), S. Penley (1813), A. Wagner (1889), and W. A. Neilson (1911, C. E. D.).—Dissertations: J. Kellner, Die Quelle von M.'s J. of M. (1887, E. S. x. 80); M. Thimme, M.'s J. of M. (1921).
An allusion in Marlowe's prologue to the death of the Duc de Guise gives a date of performance later than 23 Dec. 1588. Strange's men gave the play for Henslowe seventeen times from 26 Feb. 1592 to 1 Feb. 1593. Probably it belonged to Henslowe, as it was also played for him by Sussex's men on 4 Feb. 1594, by Sussex and the Queen's together on 3 and 8 April 1594, by the Admiral's on 14 May 1594, by
