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CUPID'S REVENGE.
A = the 1615 quarto. B = the 1630 quarto. C = the 1635 quarto. D = the 2nd folio.
Mrs Arnold Glover has kindly collated the three quartos in the Dyce collection, for the purpose of the following notes; and Mr R.F. Towndrow has kindly collated the three in the Bodleian.
(A) CUPIDS | REVENGE. |(⁂)| As it hath beene divers times Acted by | the Children of her Majesties | Revels. ¶ By John Fletcher. | LONDON | Printed by Thomas Creede for Josias Harison, and are to bee solde at the Golden Anker in | Pater-Noster-Row. 1615.
The Printer to the Reader.
It is a custome used by some Writers in this Age to Dedicate their Playes to worthy persons, as well as their other works; and there is reason for it, because they are the best Minervaes of their braine, and expresse more puritie of conceit in the ingenious circle of an Act or Scæne, then is to be found in the vast circumference of larger Volumnes; and therefore worthy an answerable Mecænas, to honour and bee honoured by them. But not [h]aving any such Epistle from the Authour (in regard I am not acquainted with him) I have made bolde my selfe, without his consent to dedicate this Play to the Juditious in generall, of what degree soever; not insinuating herein with any, be they never so great, that want judgement, for to them it belongs not, though they pay for it, more then in this respect, that like Æsops Cocke, having met with a precious Stone by accident, they knew not the true use thereof, but had rather have a Barlie-corne to their humour, then a perfect Diamond. But leaving them to their ignorance, I once againe dedicate this Booke to the Juditious, some whereof I have heard commend it to be excellent, who, because they saw it Acted, and knew what they spake, are the better to be beleeved: and for my part I censure it thus, That I never red a better.
(B) CUPIDS | REVENGE. | AS IT WAS OFTEN | Acted (with great applause) | by the Children of | the Revells. Written by Fran. Beaumont & Jo. Fletcher Gentlemen. | The second Edition. | LONDON: | Printed for Thomas Jones, and are to be sold | at his Shop in Saint Dunstanes Churchyard | in Fleetstreet. 1630.
(C) CUPIDS | REVENGE. | AS IT WAS OFTEN | Acted (with great aplause) by | the Children of the Revels. | Written by Fran: Beaumont, and Jo: Fletcher, Gentlemen. | The third Edition. | LONDON, | Printed by A.M. 1635.