Compare Thebais, 586-7, with (a): "Ut profugus errem semper? ut patria arcear Opemque gentis hospes externae sequar?" Compare Hercules Furens 357 with (b): "Ars prima regni est posse te inuidiam pati." My point is this: Hughes is the author of the play. Hughes borrowed the first two acts from Seneca. Both the under-reading and the top-reading in ex. 2 are borrowed from Seneca. Ergo, Hughes is author of the correction. Being author of one, there can remain no doubt of his authorship of the rest. Granting this, all speculation as to political or religious censorship loses interest. CERTAINE DE u[if]es and fhewes prefented to her MAIESTIE by the Gentlemen of Grayes-Inne at her Highneffe Court in Greenewich, the twenty eighth day of MAIESTIES most happy Raigne. [A crest; probably that of the Printer.] AT LONDON 1587. AN INTRODVCTIon penned by Nicholas Trotte Gentleman one of the society of Grayes-Inne; which was pronounced in manner following. viz. Three Mufes came a vpon the Stage apparelled accordingly bringing fiue Gentlemen Students with them attyred in their bvfuall garments, whom one of the Mufes prefented to her MAIESTIE as Captiues: the caufe whereof the deliuered by fpeach as followeth. K. a)on. b) usuall. c)Majestie. d)Captives. e)delivered. |