A. H. C.: I doubt whether Massinger had any share in this play. There are passages of ten-syllable lines in Act III., 1 which are quite unlike him, while 2 and 3 are interspersed with prose passages, a feature which Massinger as a rule avoids.
2. Thierry and Theodoret. (Massinger, Field, Fletcher, and possibly a fourth writer.)
M: Act I., 2; Act II., 1, 3; Act IV., 2.
A. H. B. attributes largely to Massinger, assigning Act III. to an unknown author.
A. H. C. assigns to Massinger Act II., 1 and 3, and with some hesitation Act I., 2; Act IV., 2.
3. The Bloody Brother. (Massinger, Field, Fletcher, and possibly a fourth writer.)
M.: Act I., Act V., 1.
A. H. B. thinks that Fletcher and Jonson wrote the play, and that Massinger revised it for a performance at Hampton Court in January, 1636-37.
A. H. C.: There are clearly three hands at work here, one of whom writes obscurely and uses a good deal of rhyme. Act I., 1 reminds us of Massinger in several touches, especially lines 269-70. The broken lines in this scene are complete, as is Massinger's unfailing practice, but the ten-syllable line is more common than is usually the case with him. While Act V., 1 has some sentences cast in the parenthetic form, the expressions used are less lucid than we expect from Massinger.
4. The Knight of Malta. (Massinger and Fletcher.)