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i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other people named William Rowley, see <a href="/wiki/William_Rowley_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="William Rowley (disambiguation)">William Rowley (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p><b>William Rowley</b> (c. 1585 – February 1626) was an <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">English</a> Jacobean <a href="/wiki/Dramatist" class="mw-redirect" title="Dramatist">dramatist</a>, best known for works written in collaboration with more successful writers. His date of birth is estimated to have been c. 1585; he was buried on 11 February 1626 in the graveyard of <a href="/wiki/St_James%27s,_Clerkenwell" class="mw-redirect" title="St James's, Clerkenwell">St James's, Clerkenwell</a> in north London. (An unambiguous record of Rowley's death was discovered in 1928,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but some authorities persist in listing his year of death as 1642.) </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life_and_work">Life and work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Rowley&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Life and work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rowley was an actor-playwright who specialised in playing clown characters (that is, characters whose function is to provide low comedy). He must also have been a large man, since his forte lay specifically in fat-clown roles. He played the Fat Bishop in <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Middleton" title="Thomas Middleton">Thomas Middleton</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/A_Game_at_Chess" title="A Game at Chess">A Game at Chess</a></i>, and Plumporridge in the same author's <i>Inner Temple Masque</i>. He also wrote fat-clown parts for himself to play: Jaques in <i>All's Lost by Lust</i> (a role "personated by the Poet", the 1633 quarto states), and Bustopha in <i>The Maid in the Mill</i>, his collaboration with <a href="/wiki/John_Fletcher_(playwright)" title="John Fletcher (playwright)">John Fletcher</a>. He certainly played Simplicity in <i>The World Tossed at Tennis</i>, and probably Chough in <i>A Fair Quarrel</i> – and since these are Middleton/Rowley collaborations, they qualify as two more parts that Rowley wrote for himself. (Internal evidence shows that in collaborations, Rowley normally handled the comic subplot – though he was not restricted solely to comic material: in <i>The Changeling</i>, <i>A Fair Quarrel</i>, and <i>The Maid in the Mill</i> he wrote substantial portions of the main plots as well.) The part of the otherwise unnamed Clown in <i>The Birth of Merlin</i> shows signs of being another role that Rowley the playwright wrote with Rowley the actor in mind. </p><p>As a writer, Rowley was almost exclusively a dramatist; the pamphlet <i>A Search for Money</i> (1609) is his only sustained work of non-dramatic prose. Two plays are generally accepted as Rowley's solo works: <i>A Shoemaker a Gentleman</i> (c. 1607–09) and <i>All's Lost by Lust</i> (1619). Three other works that may have been Rowley solo plays have not survived: <i>Hymen's Holidays or Cupid's Vagaries</i> (1612), <i>A Knave in Print</i> (1613) and <i>The Fool Without Book</i> (also 1613). </p><p>Rowley appears to have begun his career working for <a href="/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_Men" title="Queen Anne's Men">Queen Anne's Men</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Theatre" title="Red Bull Theatre">Red Bull Theatre</a>. In 1609 he was part of a group of actors who set up a new playing company, the Duke of York's Men, which became known as <a href="/wiki/Prince_Charles%27s_Men" title="Prince Charles's Men">Prince Charles's Men</a> after 1612. Most of Rowley's career was spent writing and clowning for this company, which was based at a series of different playhouses, including the <a href="/wiki/Curtain_playhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtain playhouse">Curtain</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Hope_Theatre" title="Hope Theatre">Hope</a> and the Red Bull. Rowley was the troupe's payee for their Court performances in the 1610–15 era.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1623, Rowley left his company and joined the highly successful <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Men_(playing_company)" title="King's Men (playing company)">King's Men</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Globe_Theatre" title="Globe Theatre">Globe</a>, until his death in 1626. Though relatively brief, his stay with the troupe was eventful: in 1624 he was embroiled in both the <i>Game at Chess</i> controversy in August and the <i><a href="/wiki/The_Spanish_Viceroy" title="The Spanish Viceroy">Spanish Viceroy</a></i> affair in December. The roles he took with the company probably included Cacafogo in <i><a href="/wiki/Rule_a_Wife_and_Have_a_Wife" title="Rule a Wife and Have a Wife">Rule a Wife and Have a Wife</a></i>, the Cook in <i><a href="/wiki/Rollo_Duke_of_Normandy" title="Rollo Duke of Normandy">Rollo Duke of Normandy</a></i> and Tony in <i><a href="/wiki/A_Wife_for_a_Month" title="A Wife for a Month">A Wife for a Month</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notably, Rowley did not necessarily restrict his playwriting efforts to the company to which he was committed as an actor. In 1624 he was a member of the King's Men, Shakespeare's famous company, and in August of that year played in their notorious production of <i><a href="/wiki/A_Game_at_Chess" title="A Game at Chess">A Game at Chess</a></i> – yet in the same year he worked on the now-lost play <i><a href="/wiki/Keep_the_Widow_Waking" title="Keep the Widow Waking">Keep the Widow Waking</a></i> with Dekker, Ford and Webster, which was intended for the Red Bull Theatre. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plays_by_Rowley">Plays by Rowley</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Rowley&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Plays by Rowley"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rowley's canon is plagued by uncertainty and by the complexities of collaboration: the following is only an approximate guide. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Houghton_14433.26.13_-_Witch_of_Edmonton,_title.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Houghton_14433.26.13_-_Witch_of_Edmonton%2C_title.jpg/220px-Houghton_14433.26.13_-_Witch_of_Edmonton%2C_title.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="307" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Houghton_14433.26.13_-_Witch_of_Edmonton%2C_title.jpg/330px-Houghton_14433.26.13_-_Witch_of_Edmonton%2C_title.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Houghton_14433.26.13_-_Witch_of_Edmonton%2C_title.jpg/440px-Houghton_14433.26.13_-_Witch_of_Edmonton%2C_title.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1180" data-file-height="1644" /></a><figcaption><i>The Witch of Edmonton</i>, 1658</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/All%27s_Lost_by_Lust" title="All's Lost by Lust">All's Lost by Lust</a></i> (performed 1618–19; printed 1633)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Birth_of_Merlin" title="The Birth of Merlin">The Birth of Merlin</a>; or, The Child Hath Found its Father</i> (performed 1622; printed 1662). The title page claims <a href="/wiki/William_Shakespeare" title="William Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a> as Rowley's co-writer, but this claim is disputed.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Changeling_(play)" title="The Changeling (play)">The Changeling</a></i> (performed 1622; printed 1653). Co-written with <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Middleton" title="Thomas Middleton">Thomas Middleton</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Cure_for_a_Cuckold" title="A Cure for a Cuckold">A Cure for a Cuckold</a></i> (performed 1624; printed 1661). Co-written with <a href="/wiki/John_Webster" title="John Webster">John Webster</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Fair_Quarrel" title="A Fair Quarrel">A Fair Quarrel</a></i> (performed 1614–17; printed 1617). Co-written with <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Middleton" title="Thomas Middleton">Thomas Middleton</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fortune_by_Land_and_Sea" title="Fortune by Land and Sea">Fortune by Land and Sea</a></i> (performed c. 1607; printed 1655). Co-written with <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Heywood" title="Thomas Heywood">Thomas Heywood</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Maid_in_the_Mill" title="The Maid in the Mill">The Maid in the Mill</a></i> (performed 1623; printed 1647). Co-written with <a href="/wiki/John_Fletcher_(playwright)" title="John Fletcher (playwright)">John Fletcher</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Match_at_Midnight" title="A Match at Midnight">A Match at Midnight</a></i> (performed c. 1622; printed 1633). Attributed only to 'W. R.', and stylistic analysis suggests that it may not be by Rowley.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_New_Wonder,_a_Woman_Never_Vexed" title="A New Wonder, a Woman Never Vexed">A New Wonder, a Woman Never Vexed</a></i> (performed 1610–14; printed 1632). Possibly a collaboration; <a href="/wiki/George_Wilkins" title="George Wilkins">George Wilkins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Heywood" title="Thomas Heywood">Thomas Heywood</a> have been suggested as co-writers.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Law" title="The Old Law">The Old Law</a>, or A New Way to Please You</i> (performed 1618; printed 1656). Co-written with <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Middleton" title="Thomas Middleton">Thomas Middleton</a>, and, possibly, a third collaborator who may have been <a href="/wiki/Philip_Massinger" title="Philip Massinger">Philip Massinger</a> or <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Heywood" title="Thomas Heywood">Thomas Heywood</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Shoemaker_a_Gentleman" title="A Shoemaker a Gentleman">A Shoemaker a Gentleman</a></i> (date of composition unknown; printed 1638)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Spanish_Gypsy" title="The Spanish Gypsy">The Spanish Gypsy</a></i> (performed 1623; printed 1653). Although the title page attributes this play to Rowley and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Middleton" title="Thomas Middleton">Thomas Middleton</a>, stylistic analysis favours a different playwriting team: <a href="/wiki/John_Ford_(dramatist)" title="John Ford (dramatist)">John Ford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dekker_(poet)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Dekker (poet)">Thomas Dekker</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Thracian_Wonder" title="The Thracian Wonder">The Thracian Wonder</a></i> (date of composition unknown; printed 1661). The title page attributes this play to Rowley and <a href="/wiki/John_Webster" title="John Webster">John Webster</a> although few readers accept Webster's presence.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Travels_of_the_Three_English_Brothers" title="The Travels of the Three English Brothers">The Travels of the Three English Brothers</a></i> (performed and printed 1607). Co-written with <a href="/wiki/George_Wilkins" title="George Wilkins">George Wilkins</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Day_(dramatist)" title="John Day (dramatist)">John Day</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wit_at_Several_Weapons" title="Wit at Several Weapons">Wit at Several Weapons</a></i> (performed c. 1615; printed 1647). Although it was first printed as part of the <a href="/wiki/Francis_Beaumont" title="Francis Beaumont">Beaumont</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Fletcher_(playwright)" title="John Fletcher (playwright)">Fletcher</a> folio, stylistic analysis suggests that this play was heavily revised by Rowley and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Middleton" title="Thomas Middleton">Thomas Middleton</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Witch_of_Edmonton" title="The Witch of Edmonton">The Witch of Edmonton</a></i> (performed 1621; published 1658). Co-written with <a href="/wiki/John_Ford_(dramatist)" title="John Ford (dramatist)">John Ford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dekker_(poet)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Dekker (poet)">Thomas Dekker</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_World_Tossed_at_Tennis" title="The World Tossed at Tennis">The World Tossed at Tennis</a></i> (performed and printed 1620). Co-written with <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Middleton" title="Thomas Middleton">Thomas Middleton</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Rowley&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">M. J. Dickson, "William Rowley," <i>Times Literary Supplement</i>, 28 March 1929, p. 260. Five days after his death, on 16 February 1626, his widow petitioned for relief in administering his estate.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Chambers, Vol. 3, p. 473.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gurr, p. 239.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Rowley&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Eades_Bentley" title="Gerald Eades Bentley">Bentley, G. E.</a>, <i>The Jacobean and Caroline Stage</i>. 7 vols. (Oxford University Press, 1941–68).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Kerchever_Chambers" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmund Kerchever Chambers">Chambers, E. K.</a>, <i>The Elizabethan Stage</i>. (Oxford University Press, 1923).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_John_Gurr" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrew John Gurr">Gurr, Andrew</a>. <i>The Shakespeare Company, 1594–1642</i>. (Cambridge University Press, 2004).</li> <li>Lake, David J. <i>The Canon of Thomas Middleton's Plays</i> (Cambridge University Press, 1975).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Rowley&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>David Gunby, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24227">'Rowley, William (1585?–1626)'</a>, <i>Oxford Dictionary of National Biography</i>, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 5 June 2007</li> <li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><span class="cs1-ws-icon" title="s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Rowley, William"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica,_Ninth_Edition/Rowley,_William">"Rowley, William" </a></span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica" title="Encyclopædia Britannica">Encyclopædia Britannica</a></i>. 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0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Beaumont</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Knight_of_the_Burning_Pestle" title="The Knight of the Burning Pestle">The Knight of the Burning Pestle</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Inner_Temple_and_Gray%27s_Inn" title="The Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn">The Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Beaumont<br />and Fletcher</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Woman_Hater" title="The Woman Hater">The Woman Hater</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cupid%27s_Revenge" title="Cupid's Revenge">Cupid's Revenge</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Coxcomb_(play)" title="The Coxcomb (play)">The Coxcomb</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Philaster_(play)" title="Philaster (play)">Philaster</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Captain_(play)" title="The Captain (play)">The Captain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Maid%27s_Tragedy" title="The Maid's Tragedy">The Maid's Tragedy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_King_and_No_King" title="A King and No King">A King and No King</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love%27s_Pilgrimage_(play)" title="Love's Pilgrimage (play)">Love's Pilgrimage</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Scornful_Lady" title="The Scornful Lady">The Scornful Lady</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Noble_Gentleman" title="The Noble Gentleman">The Noble Gentleman</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fletcher</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Faithful_Shepherdess" title="The Faithful Shepherdess">The Faithful Shepherdess</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Woman%27s_Prize" title="The Woman's Prize">The Woman's Prize</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Valentinian_(play)" title="Valentinian (play)">Valentinian</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bonduca" title="Bonduca">Bonduca</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monsieur_Thomas" title="Monsieur Thomas">Monsieur Thomas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mad_Lover" title="The Mad Lover">The Mad Lover</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chances" title="The Chances">The Chances</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Loyal_Subject" title="The Loyal Subject">The Loyal Subject</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Women_Pleased" title="Women Pleased">Women Pleased</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Humorous_Lieutenant" title="The Humorous Lieutenant">The Humorous 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fletcher<br />and others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>with Beaumont & Massinger</dt> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/Thierry_and_Theodoret" title="Thierry and Theodoret">Thierry and Theodoret</a></i></dd> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/Beggars%27_Bush" title="Beggars' Bush">Beggars' Bush</a></i></dd> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/Love%27s_Cure" title="Love's Cure">Love's Cure</a></i></dd> <dt>with Massinger & Field</dt> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/The_Honest_Man%27s_Fortune" title="The Honest Man's Fortune">The Honest Man's Fortune</a></i></dd> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/The_Queen_of_Corinth" title="The Queen of Corinth">The Queen of Corinth</a></i></dd> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/The_Knight_of_Malta" title="The Knight of Malta">The Knight of Malta</a></i></dd> <dt>with Field</dt> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/Four_Plays,_or_Moral_Representations,_in_One" class="mw-redirect" title="Four Plays, or 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Inn</a></i></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nice_Valour" title="The Nice Valour">The Nice Valour</a></i> (Middleton)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wit_at_Several_Weapons" title="Wit at Several Weapons">Wit at Several Weapons</a></i> (Middleton & Rowley)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Laws_of_Candy" title="The Laws of Candy">The Laws of Candy</a></i> (Ford)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Coronation_(play)" title="The Coronation (play)">The Coronation</a></i> (Shirley)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Performance<br />and publication</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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