FRANCIS BEAUMONT Born 1584 Died 1616 JOHN FLETCHER Born 1579 Died 1625 _BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER_ A WIFE FOR A MONTH THE LOVERS PROGRESS THE PILGRIM THE CAPTAIN THE PROPHETESS THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A. [Illustration] CAMBRIDGE: at the University Press 1907 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS WAREHOUSE, C. F. CLAY, MANAGER. #London#: FETTER LANE, E.C. #Glasgow#: 50, WELLINGTON STREET. [Illustration] #Leipzig#: F. A. BROCKHAUS. #New York#: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS. #Bombay and Calcutta#: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD. [_All Rights reserved._] CONTENTS PAGE A Wife for a Month 1 The Lovers Progress 74 The Pilgrim 153 The Captain 230 The Prophetess 320 A WIFE FOR A MONTH; A TRAGI-COMEDY. * * * * * Persons Represented in the Play. Alphonso, _King of_ Naples, _elder Brother to_ Frederick. Frederick, _unnatural and libidinous Brother to_ Alphonso, _and usurper of his Kingdom._ Sorano, _a Lord, Brother to_ Evanthe, Frederick'_s wicked instrument._ Valerio, _a noble young Lord, servant to_ Evanthe. Camillo, } Cleanthes, }_three honest Court Lords._ Menallo, } Rugio, _an honest Lord, friend to_ Alphonso. Marco, _a Frier,_ Alphonso'_s friend._ Podramo, _a necessary creature to_ Sorano. Cupid, } _with other Masquers._ Graces, } Tonie, _King_ Frederick'_s Knavish fool._ Castruccio, _Captain of the Cittadel, an honest man._ _Citizens._ _Lawyer._ _Physician._ _Captain._ _Cut-purse._ _Fool._ _Attendants._ _WOMEN._ _Queen, Wife to_ Frederick, _a vertuous Lady._ Evanthe, _Sister to_ Sorano, _the chaste Wife of_ Valerio, _or a Wife for a Month._ Cassandra, _an old Bawd, Waiting-woman to_ Evanthe. _Ladies._ _City-Wives._ * * * * * _The Scene_ Naples. * * * * * The principal Actors were, _Joseph Taylor._ _Richard Robinson._ _Nicholas Toolie._ _Robert Benfield._ _John Underwood._ _George Birch._