English Language Drama

Thomas Middleton  ●  A Chast Mayd in Cheape-side. A Pleasant conceited Comedy neuer before printed. As it hath beene often acted at the Swan on the Banke-side, by the Lady Elizabeth her Seruants. By Thomas Midelton  ●  1630

Thomas Randolph  ●  Aristippvs, Or the Iouiall Philosopher: Demonstrativelie proouing, That Quartes, Pintes; and Pottles, Are sometimes necessary Authours in a Scholers Library. Presented in a priuate Shew. To which is added, The Conceited Pedlar  ●  1630

Thomas Randolph  ●  Aristippvs, Or the Iouiall Philosopher: Demonstrativelie proouing, That Quartes, Pintes; and Pottles, Are sometimes necessary Authours in a Scholers Library. Presented in a priuate Shew. To which is added, The Conceited Pedlar  ●  1630

Aurelian Townshend  ●  Albions Trivmph. Personated In A Maske at Court. By the Kings Maiestie and his Lords. The Sunday after Twelfe Night. 1631  ●  1631

Aurelian Townshend  ●  Tempe Restored. A Masque Presented by the Qveene, and fourteene Ladies, to the Kings Maiestie at Whitehall on Shrove-Tuesday. 1631  ●  1631

Ben Jonson  ●  The Nevv Inne. Or, The light Heart. A Comoedy. As it was neuer acted, but most negligently play'd by some, the Kings Seruants. And more squeamishly beheld, and censured by others, the Kings subiects. 1629. Now, at last, set at liberty to the Readers, his Ma  ●  1631

George Chapman  ●  Caesar and Pompey: A Roman Tragedy, declaring their VVarres. Out of whose euents is euicted this Proposition. Only a iust man is a freeman  ●  1631

Henry Chettle  ●  The Tragedy Of Hoffman Or A Reuenge for a Father. As it hath bin diuers times acted with great applause, at the Phenix in Drury-Lane  ●  1631

James Mabbe  ●  The Spanish Bawd, represented in Celestina: or the tragicke-comedy of Calisto and Melibea. Wherein is contained, besides the pleasantnesse and sweetness of the stile, many Philosophicall Sentences, and profitable Instructions necessary for the younger sort: Shewing the deceits and subtilties housed in the bosomes of false seruants, and Cunny-catching Bawds  ●  1631

James Shirley  ●  The Schoole of Complement. As it was acted by her Maiesties Seruants at the Priuate house in Drury Lane. By J. Shirley  ●  1631

Phineas Fletcher  ●  Sicelides A Piscatory, As it hath beene Acted in Kings Colledge, in Cambridge  ●  1631

Ralph Knevet  ●  Rhodon and Iris. A Pastorall, As It Was Presented at the Florists Feast in Norwich, May 3, 1631  ●  1631

Thomas Dekker  ●  A Tragi-Comedy: Called, Match mee in London. As it hath beene often Presented; First, at the Bull in St. Iohns-street; And lately, at the Priuate-House in Drvry-Lane, called the Phoenix Written by Tho: Dekker  ●  1631

Thomas Drue  ●  The Life of the Dvtches of Svffolke. As it hath beene divers and sundry times acted, with good applause  ●  1631

Thomas Goffe  ●  The raging Tvrke, or Baiazet the second. A Tragedie vvritten by Thomas Goffe ... and Acted by the Students of the same house  ●  1631

Thomas Heywood  ●  Londons lus Honorarium. Exprest in sundry Triumphs, pagiants, and shews: At the Initiation or Entrance of the Right Honourable George Whitmore, into the Maioralty of the famous and farre renouned City of London. All the charge and expence of the laborious proiects, and obiects both by Water and Land, being the sole vndertaking of the Right Worshipfull, the Society of the Habburdashers  ●  1631

Thomas Heywood  ●  The Fair Maid Of The West. Or, A Girle worth gold. The first part. As it was lately acted before the King and Queen, with approved liking. By the Queens Majesties Comedians. Written by T. H.  ●  1631

Thomas Heywood  ●  The Fair Maid Of The West. Or, A Girle worth gold. The second part. As it was lately acted before the King and Queen, with approved liking. By the Queens Majesties Comedians. Written by T. H.  ●  1631

Thomas May  ●  The Tragedy of Antigone, The Theban Princesse. Written by T. May  ●  1631

James Shirley  ●  Changes: Or, Love in a Maze. A Comedie, As it was presented at the Private House in Salisbury Court, by the Company of his Majesties Revels. Written by Iames Shirley.  ●  1632

John Lyly  ●  Sixe Covrt Comedies. Often Presented and Acted before Queene Elizabeth, by the Children of her Maiesties Chappell, and the Children of Paules. Written by the onely Rare Poet of that Time, The Witie, Comicall, Facetiously-Quicke and vnparalelled: Iohn Lilly  ●  1632

John Lyly  ●  Sixe Covrt Comedies. Often Presented and Acted before Queene Elizabeth, by the Children of her Maiesties Chappell, and the Children of Paules. Written by the onely Rare Poet of that Time, The Witie, Comicall, Facetiously-Quicke and vnparalelled: Iohn Lilly  ●  1632

John Lyly  ●  Sixe Covrt Comedies. Often Presented and Acted before Queene Elizabeth, by the Children of her Maiesties Chappell, and the Children of Paules. Written by the onely Rare Poet of that Time, The Witie, Comicall, Facetiously-Quicke and vnparalelled: Iohn Lilly  ●  1632

John Lyly  ●  Sixe Covrt Comedies. Often Presented and Acted before Queene Elizabeth, by the Children of her Maiesties Chappell, and the Children of Paules. Written by the onely Rare Poet of that Time, The Witie, Comicall, Facetiously-Quicke and vnparalelled: Iohn Lilly  ●  1632

Nathan Field  ●  The Fatall Dovvry: a Tragedy. As it hath beene often Acted at the Priuate House in Blackefryers, by his Maiesties Seruants. Written by P. M. and N. F.  ●  1632

Peter Hausted  ●  The Rivall Friends. A Comoedie, As it was Acted before the King and Queens Maiesties, when out of their princely favour they were pleased to visite their Vniversitie of Cambridge, upon the 19. day of March. 1631. Cryed downe by Boyes, Faction, Envie, and confident Ignorance, approv'd by the judicious, and now exposed to the publique censure, by The Authour, Pet. Havsted Mr. in Artes of Queenes Colledge  ●  1632

Philip Massinger  ●  The Emperovr of the East. A Tragae-Comoedie. The Scaene Constantinople. As it hath bene diuers times acted, at the Blackfriers, and Globe Play-houses, by the Kings Maiesties Seruants. Written by Philip Massinger  ●  1632

Philip Massinger  ●  The Maid of Honovr. As it hath beene often presented with good allowance at the Phoenix in Drvrie-Lane, by the Queenes Majesties Servants. Written by Philip Massinger  ●  1632

Richard Brome  ●  The Northern Lasse, a comoedie. As it hath beene often Acted with good Applause, at the Globe, and Black-Fryers. By his Maiesties Servants. Written by Richard Brome  ●  1632

Shakerley Marmion  ●  Hollands Leagver. An Excellent Comedy as it hath bin lately and often Acted with great applause, by the high and mighty Prince Charles his Servants; at the private house in Salisbury Court. Written by Shackerley Marmyon  ●  1632

Thomas Goffe  ●  The Covragiovs Tvrke, or, Amvrath the First. A Tragedie. Written by Thomas Goffe Master of Arts, and Student of Christ Church in Oxford, and Acted by the Students of the same House  ●  1632

Thomas Heywood  ●  Londin: Artium Scientiarum Scaturigo: Or, Londons Fountaine of Arts and Sciences: Exprest in sundry Triumphs, Pageants, and Showes, at the Initiation of the Right Honorable Nicholas Raynton into the Maiorty of the famous and farre renowned City London. All the Charge and Expence of the laborious Proiects both by Water and Land, being the sole undertaking of the Right Worshipfull Company of the Haberdashers, Written by Thomas Hayvvood  ●  1632

Thomas Heywood  ●  The Iron Age: Contayning the Rape of Hellen: The Siege of Troy: The Combate betwixt Hector and Aiax: Hector and Troilus slayne by Achilles: Achilles slaine by Paris: Aiax and Vlisses contend for the Armour of Achilles: The Death of Ajax, Written by Thomas Heyvvood  ●  1632

Thomas Heywood  ●  The Second Part of the Iron Age Which contayneth the death of Penthesilea, Paris, Priam, and Hecuba: The burning of Troy: The deaths of Agamemnon, Menelaus, Clitemnestra, Hellena, Orestes, Egistus, Pillades, King Diomed, Pyrhus, Cethus, Synon. Thersites, Written by Thomas Heyvvood  ●  1632

Thomas Randolph  ●  The Jealous Lovers. A Comedie presented to their gracious Majesties at Cambridge, by the Students of Trinity-Colledge. Written by Thomas Randolph  ●  1632

William Rowley  ●  A New Wonder, A Woman Never Vext. A Pleasant Conceited Comedy: sundry times Acted: never before printed. Written by William Rowley  ●  1632

Anonymous (Jacobean and Caroline)  ●  The Costlie Whore. A Comicall Historie, Acted by the companie of the Revels  ●  1633

Christopher Marlowe  ●  The Famous Tragedy of The Rich Ievv of Malta. As it was playd before the King and Qveene, in His Majesties Theatre at White-Hall, by her Majesties Servants at the Cock-pit. Written by Christopher Marlo  ●  1633

Fulke Greville  ●  Certaine Learned and Elegant Workes of the Right Honorable Fvlke Lord Brooke, Written in his Youth, and Familiar Exercise with Sir Philip Sidney. The seuerall Names of which Workes the following page doth declare  ●  1633

James Shirley  ●  A Contention For Honovr And Riches, By J. S.  ●  1633

James Shirley  ●  The Bird in a Cage. A Comedie. As it hath beene Presented at the Phoenix in Drury-Lane. The Author Iames Shirley  ●  1633

James Shirley  ●  The Trivmph of Peace. A Masque, presented by the Foure Honourable Houses, or Innes of Court. Before the King and Queenes Majesties, in the Banquetting-house at White Hall, February the third, 1633. Invented and written, By James Shirley, of Grayes Inne  ●  1633

James Shirley  ●  The Wittie Faire One. A Comedie. As it was presented at the Private House in Drvry Lane. By her Maiesties Servants. By Iames Shirley  ●  1633

Jasper Fisher  ●  Fvimvs Troes AEneid. 2. The Trve Troianes, Being A Story of the Britaines valour at the Romanes first invasion: Publikely represented by the Gentlemen Students of Magdalen Colledge in Oxford  ●  1633

John Ford  ●  'Tis Pitty Shee's a Whore: Acted by the Queenes Maiesties Seruants, at The Phoeix in Drury-Lane  ●  1633

John Ford  ●  Loues Sacrifice. A Tragedie receiued generally well. Acted by the Qveene's Majesties Seruants at the Phoenix in Drury-lane  ●  1633

John Ford  ●  The Broken Heart. A Tragedy. Acted By the King's Majesties Seruants at the priuate House in the Black-Friers  ●  1633

Philip Massinger  ●  A New Way to Pay Old Debts: A Comoedie: As it hath beene often acted at the Phoenix in Drury-Lane, by the Queenes Maiesties seruants. The Author. Philip Massinger  ●  1633

Shakerley Marmion  ●  A Fine Companion. Acted before the King and Queene at White-Hall, And sundrie times with great applause at the private House in Salisbvry Court, By the Prince his Servants. Written by Shakerley Marmyon  ●  1633

Thomas Goffe  ●  The Tragedy of Orestes, Written by Thomas Goffe ... and Acted by the Stvdents of the same Hovse  ●  1633

Thomas Heywood  ●  Londini Emporia, or Londons Mercatura. Exprest in sundry Triumphs, Pageants and Showes, at the Inauguration of the Right Honorable Ralph Freeman into the Maiorly of the Famous and farre Renowned Citty London. All the Charge and Expence of the laborious Proiects, both by Water and Land, being the sole vndertaking of the Right Worshipfull Company of the Cloath-Workers, Written by Thomas Heywood  ●  1633

Thomas Heywood  ●  The English Traveller. As it hath beene Publikely acted at the Cock-pit in Drury-lane: By Her Maiesties seruants. Written by Thomas Heyvvood  ●  1633

William Rowley  ●  A Match at Mid-Night. A Pleasant Comoedie: As it hath beene Acted by the Children of the Revells. Written by VV. R.  ●  1633

William Rowley  ●  A Tragedy called All's Lost by Lvst. Written by William Rowley. Divers times Acted by the Lady Elizabeths Servants. And now lately by her Maiesties Servants, with great applause, at the Phoenix in Drury Lane  ●  1633

John Ford  ●  The Chronicle Historie of Perkin Warbeck. A Strange Truth. Acted (some-times) by the Queenes Maiesties Servants, at the Phaenix in Drurie lane  ●  1634

Richard Brome  ●  The late Lancashire VVitches. A well received Comedy, lately Acted at the Globe on the Bank-side, by the Kings Majesties Actors. Written By Thom. Heyvvood, and Richard Broome  ●  1634

Sir William Davenant  ●  The Temple of Love. A Masque. Presented by the Qveenes Majesty, and her Ladies, at White-hall on Shrove-Tuesday, 1634. By Inigo Iones ... and William Davenant  ●  1634

Thomas Dekker  ●  The Noble Sovldier. Or, A Contract Broken, Justly Reveng'd. A Tragedy. Written by S. Rowley  ●  1634

Thomas Heywood  ●  A Pleasant Comedy, called A Mayden-Head Well Lost. As it hath beene publickly Acted at the Cocke-pit in Drury-lane, with much Applause: By her Maiesties Seruants. Written by Thomas Heyvvood  ●  1634

Thomas Tomkis  ●  Albvmazar. A Comedy presented before the Kings Maiesty at Cambridge. By the Gentlemen of Trinity Colledge. Newly revised and corrected by speciall Hand  ●  1634

James Shirley  ●  The Traytor. A Tragedie: Written by Iames Shirley. Acted By her Maiesties Servants  ●  1635

John Jones  ●  Adrasta: or, the Womans Spleene, And Loves Conqvest. A Tragi-comedie. Never Acted  ●  1635

Joseph Rutter  ●  The Shepheards Holy-Day. A Pastorall Tragi-comaedie. Acted Before Both Their Maiesties At White-Hall, by the Queenes Servants. With an elegie on the death of the most noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby. Written by J. R.  ●  1635

Sir William Davenant  ●  The Triumphs of the Prince D'Amour. A Masque Presented by his Highnesse at His Pallace in the Middle Temple, the 24  ●  1635

Anonymous (Jacobean and Caroline)  ●  The King and Queenes Entertainment at Richmond. After their departure from Oxford: In a Masque, presented by the most Illustrious prince, Prince Charles Sept. 12. 1636  ●  1636

Philip Massinger  ●  The Great Dvke of Florence. A Comicall Historie. As it hath beene often presented with good allowance by her Ma  ●  1636

Sir William Davenant  ●  The Platonick Lovers. A Tragaecomedy. Presented at the private House in the Black-Fryers, By his Majesties Servants. The Author William D'Avenant, Servant to her Majestie  ●  1636

Sir William Davenant  ●  The VVitts. A Comedie, presented at the Private House in Blacke Fryers, by his Majesties Servants. The Author VVilliam D'avenant  ●  1636

Thomas Dekker  ●  The wonder of A Kingdome. Written by Thomas Dekker  ●  1636

Thomas Heywood  ●  A Challenge for Beavtie. As it hath been sundry times Acted, By the Kings Majesties Servants: At the Blacke-friers, and at the Globe on the Banke-side  ●  1636

William Sampson  ●  The Vow Breaker. Or, The Faire Maide of Clifton. In Notinghamshire as it hath beene diuers times Acted by severall Companies with great applause. By William Sampson  ●  1636

J. W.  ●  The Valiant Scot. By J. W.  ●  1637

James Shirley  ●  Hide Parke: A Comedie, As it was presented by her Majesties Servants, at the private house in Drury Lane. Written by James Shirly  ●  1637

James Shirley  ●  The Example. As It VVas Presented by her Majesties Servants At the private-House in Drury-Lane. Written by Iames Shirley  ●  1637

James Shirley  ●  The Gamester. As it was presented by her Majesties Servants At the private House in Drury-Lane. Written By Iames Shirly  ●  1637

James Shirley  ●  The Lady Of Pleasvre. A Comedie, As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in Drury Lane. Written by Iames Shirly  ●  1637

James Shirley  ●  The Yovng Admirall. As It Was Presented By her Majesties Servants, at the private house in Drury Lane. Written by James Shirley  ●  1637

Joseph Rutter  ●  The Cid, A Tragicomedy, out of French made English: And acted before their Majesties at Court, and on the Cock-pit Stage in Drury lane by the servants to both their Majesties.  ●  1637

Sir William Alexander  ●  Recreations VVith The Mvses: By William Earle of Sterline  ●  1637

Sir William Alexander  ●  Recreations VVith The Mvses: By William Earle of Sterline  ●  1637

Sir William Alexander  ●  Recreations VVith The Mvses: By William Earle of Sterline  ●  1637

Sir William Alexander  ●  Recreations VVith The Mvses: By William Earle of Sterline  ●  1637

Sir William Davenant  ●  Britannia Trivmphans: A Masque, Presented at White Hall, by the Kings Majestie and his Lords, on the Sundry after Twelfth-night, 1637. By Inigo Iones ... and William Davenant  ●  1637

Sir William Davenant  ●  Lvminalia, Or The Festivall of Light. Personated in a Masque at Court, By the Queenes Majestie, and her Ladies. On Shrovetuesday Night, 1637  ●  1637

Thomas Heywood  ●  Londini Speculum: Or Londons Mirror, Exprest in sundry Triumphs, Pageants, and Showes, at the Initiation of the right Honorable Richard Fenn, into the Mairolty of the Famous and farre renowned City London. All the Charge and Expence of these laborious projects both by Water and Land, being the sole undertaking of the Right Worshipful Company of the Habberdashers. Written by Tho. Heywood  ●  1637

Thomas Heywood  ●  Pleasant Dialogves and Dramma's, Selected ovt of Lucian, Erasmus, Textor, Ovid, With sundry Emblems extracted from the most elegant Iacobus Catsius. As also certaine Elegies, Epitaphs, and Epithalamions or Nuptiall Songs; Anagrams and Acrosticks; With Divers Speeches (upon severall occasions) spoken to their most Excellent Majesties, King Charles, and Queene Mary. With other Fancies translated from Beza, Bucanan, and sundry Italian Poets. By Tho. Heywood  ●  1637

Thomas Heywood  ●  Pleasant Dialogves and Dramma's, Selected ovt of Lucian, Erasmus, Textor, Ovid, With sundry Emblems extracted from the most elegant Iacobus Catsius. As also certaine Elegies, Epitaphs, and Epithalamions or Nuptiall Songs; Anagrams and Acrosticks; With Divers Speeches (upon severall occasions) spoken to their most Excellent Majesties, King Charles, and Queene Mary. With other Fancies translated from Beza, Bucanan, and sundry Italian Poets. By Tho. Heywood  ●  1637

Thomas Heywood  ●  Pleasant Dialogves and Dramma's, Selected ovt of Lucian, Erasmus, Textor, Ovid, With sundry Emblems extracted from the most elegant Iacobus Catsius. As also certaine Elegies, Epitaphs, and Epithalamions or Nuptiall Songs; Anagrams and Acrosticks; With Divers Speeches (upon severall occasions) spoken to their most Excellent Majesties, King Charles, and Queene Mary. With other Fancies translated from Beza, Bucanan, and sundry Italian Poets. By Tho. Heywood  ●  1637

Thomas Heywood  ●  The Royall King, and The Loyall Subject, As it hath beene Acted with great Applause by the Queenes Maiesties Servants. Written by Thomas Heywood  ●  1637

Thomas Nabbes  ●  Hannibal and Scipio. An historicall tragedy. Acted in the yeare 1635. by the Queenes Majesties Servants, at their Private house in Drury Lane. The Author Thomas Nabbes  ●  1637

Thomas Nabbes  ●  Microcosmus. A Morall Maske, presented vvith generall liking, at the private house in Salisbury Court, and heere Set down according to the intention of the Authour Thomas Nabbes  ●  1637

Abraham Cowley  ●  Loves Riddle. A Pastorall Comaedie; Written, At the time of his being Kings Scholler in Westminster Schoole, by A. Cowley  ●  1638

Henry Killigrew  ●  The Conspiracy. A tragedy, as it was intended, for the Nuptialls, of the Lord Charles Herbert, and the Lady Villiers. Written by Mr. Henry Killigraevv  ●  1638

Henry Shirley  ●  The Martyr'd Souldier: As it was sundry times Acted with a generall applause at the Private house in Drury Lane, and at other publicke Theaters. By the Queenes Majesties servants. The Author H. Shirley  ●  1638

James Shirley  ●  The Dvkes Mistris, As it was presented by her Majesties Servants, At the private House in Drury-Lane. Written by Iames Shirly  ●  1638

James Shirley  ●  The Royall Master; As it was Acted in the new Theater in Dublin: and Before the Right Honorable the Lord Deputie of Ireland, in the Castle. Written by Iames Shirley  ●  1638

John Ford  ●  The Fancies Chast and Noble: Presented By The Queenes Maiesties Servants, At the Phoenix in Drury-lane  ●  1638

John Kirke  ●  The Seven Champions of Christendome. Acted at the Cocke-pit, and at the Red-Bull in St. Johns Streete, with a generall liking. And never Printed till this Yeare 1638. Written by J. K.  ●  1638

Robert Greene  ●  The Tragedy of Selimvs: Emperour of the Turkes. Written T. G.  ●  1638

Sir John Suckling  ●  Aglaura  ●  1638