Literary Personography
This page lists literary figures including allegorical, mythological, Biblical, and
dramatic characters.
Click on a name to see where they are mentioned. Click on a link for more information.
Name | Life dates and biographical information | Related Resources |
Abraham |
Prototype of all believers in the Bible. Husband of Sarah.
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Wikipedia |
Achilles | EB Wikipedia |
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Adam |
First man created by God in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
Admetus |
King of Pherae in Thessaly in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Adventure |
Personification of adventure. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Aeneas |
Hero of the Trojan War in Greek and Roman mythology. Son of Anchises and Venus. Early modern Londoners believed
him to be the father of Brutus of Troy.
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EB EM (Greek) EM (Roman) |
Æolus |
King of the island of Aeolia in Greek mythology.
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EB EM |
Aer |
Personification of the element of air. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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OR |
Aeson | EM Wikipedia |
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Æstas |
Personification of the season of summer. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Aeëtes |
King of Colchis in Greek mythology. Father of Medea.
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EM Wikipedia |
Africa |
Personification of the continent of Africa. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
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Agag | Wikipedia |
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Aglaia |
One of the three Graces in Greek mythology. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
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Wikipedia |
Agnites |
Personification of purity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Albanact |
Son of Brutus of Troy. Brother of Camber and Locrine. Given dominion over a section of
Britain which was named
Albaniaafter him and later became Scotland. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain. |
Wikipedia |
Albania |
Personification of the geographic area of Albania, later known as Scotland. Appears
as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Albion | Perseus |
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Amalthea |
Foster-mother of Zeus in Greek mythology.
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Ambition |
Personification of ambition. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Amble |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s A
New Way to Pay Old Debts.
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America |
Personification of the continents of America. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows.
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Amphion |
Musician in Greek mythology. Helped build the wall of Thebes.
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EB Wikipedia |
Amphitrita |
Goddess of the sea in Roman mythology. Wife of Neptune.
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EB Perseus |
Anchises |
Member of the Trojan royal family in Greek and Roman mythology. Father of Aeneas.
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EB Wikipedia |
Andromache |
Wife of Hector in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Andromeda | Wikipedia |
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Anne Frugal |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s The
City Madam.
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Anthony Dull |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost.
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Antiope |
Amazon in Greek mythology.
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Antiquity |
Personification of antiquity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
See
also Philoponia.
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Antonio |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
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Antonius Verdierus |
Appears in Anthony Munday’s Chrysanaleia. Possible Roman writer.
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Antwerp |
Personification of the city of Antwerp. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Apollo |
God of healing, medicine, archery, music, poetry, and the sun in Greek and Roman
mythology. Defined as the god of divine distance since the time of Homer.
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Aqua |
Personification of the element of water. Allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Arete |
Greek personification of goodness and virtue. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows. Also referred to as Vertue.
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Argonauts |
Heroes who accompanied Jason in his quest for the Golden
Fleece in Greek mythology.
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Perseus Wikipedia |
Argurion |
Personification of silver. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Ariadne |
Cretan princess in Greek mythology.
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Arion |
Poet and musician in Greek mythology.
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EB Wikipedia |
Arithmetic |
Personification of arithmetic, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Arvirargus | Wikipedia |
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Asia |
Personification of the continent of Asia. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Aspice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin aspicio, meaning to look at or towards, to behold. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Astraea |
Goddess of justice in Greek mythology.
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Astronomy |
Personification of astronomy, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Athena |
Goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare in Greek mythology. Equated with Minerva in Roman mythology.
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BAE Wikipedia |
Auditus |
Personification of hearing. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Authority |
Personification of authority. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Autumne |
Personification of the season of autumn. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Bacchus |
God of wine and ecstasy in Roman mythology. Equated with Dionysus in Greek mythology.
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EB EM |
Barbarian |
Character representing the barbarians. Appears in mayoral shows.
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Barbarism |
Personification of barbarism. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Bard |
Character representing the bards of Britain. Appears in
mayoral shows.
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Bardus |
Inventor of music and ditties. Spawned a line of poets who came to be known as the
Bards.
Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of
the Kings of Britain.
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Bartholomew the Apostle |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
Belinus |
King of the Britons. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
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Wikipedia |
Bellona |
Goddess of war in Roman mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Black Will |
Dramatic character in Samuel Rowley’s When
You See Me, You Know Me.
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Boreas | Wikipedia |
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Bounty |
Personification of goodness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Boy of the Royal Exchange |
Character representing a boy on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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Bragardo |
Dramatic character in Thomas Middletonʼs The Wit of a Woman.
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Brainworm |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Every Man in His Humour.
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Britannia |
Personification of Britain. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Brontes |
Cyclops servant of Vulcan in Roman mythology.
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Brotherhood |
Personification of brotherhood. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Brutus of Troy | OR Wikipedia |
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Bumpsey |
Dramatic caracter in Richard Brome’s The Damoiselle.
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Busiris |
King of Egypt in Greek mythology. Killed by Hercules.
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Wikipedia |
Cadmus |
King of Thebes in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Cain |
Son of Adam and Eve in the Bible. Known for murdering his
brother Abel.
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Calaïs | Wikipedia |
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Calcos |
Personification of bronze. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Calliope |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of epic poetry. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Calumny |
Personification of slander and defamation. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
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Camber |
Son of Brutus of Troy. Brother of Albanact and Locrine. Given dominion over a section of
Britain which was named
Cambriaafter him and later became Wales. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain. |
OR Wikipedia |
Cambria |
Personification of the geographic area of Cambria, later known as Wales. Appears as
an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Canby | ||
Captain Powts |
Dramatic character in Nathan Field’s A
Woman Is a Weathercock.
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Care |
Personification of care. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Careless |
Dramatic character in Richard Brome’s A Mad
Couple Well-Match’d.
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Cash |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Every Man
in his Humour.
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Cassiopeia | Wikipedia |
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Castor |
Twin half-brother of Pollux in Greek and Roman mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Cepheus |
King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology. Husband of Cassiopeia.
Father of Andromeda.
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Wikipedia |
Ceres |
Goddess of agriculture in Roman mythology.
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EM Wikipedia |
Champion |
Character representing the Queen’s Champion. Appears in mayoral shows.
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Charity |
Personification of charity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and
Survey of London.
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Charybdis | Wikipedia |
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Chastity |
Personification of chastity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Chiron |
Centaur in Greek mythology.
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Chrusos |
Personification of gold. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Chthoon |
Personification of the earth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Circumspice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin circumspicio, meaning to look around, over or for. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Citizen |
Dramatic character in Richard Johnson’s The Pleasant Walkes of Moore-Fields.
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City |
Personification of civic institution of the city. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows.
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Civic Governance |
Personification of civic governance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Clear Conscience |
Personification of clear conscience. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Clio |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of history. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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EB EM |
Commerce |
Personification of commerce. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Commiseration |
Personification of commiseration. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Commonwealth |
Personification of commonwealth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Concord |
Personification of concord. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Conspice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin conspicio, meaning to watch, gaze, or stare. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Constancy |
Personification of constancy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Constantinople |
Personification of the city of Constantinople. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows.
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Corineus the Briton |
One of the Guildhall Giants. Companion of Brutus of Troy. Slayed the native giant Gogmagog. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
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Counsel |
Personification of counsel. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Country |
Personification of the nation and land. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Courage |
Personification of courage. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Cunning |
Personification of cunning. Appears as an allegorical character in Survey
of London.
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Cupid | Wikipedia |
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Cymbal |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of the News.
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Dame Overdo |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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Danaus |
Father of fifty daughters called the Danaides in Greek mythology.
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Danaë |
Mother of Perseus in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Dane |
Character representing the Danish. Appears in mayoral shows.
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David | (b. 1040 BCE, d. 970 BCE) King of the United Monarchy of Israel and Juda in the Bible.
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EB Wikipedia |
Death |
Personification of death. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and
Survey of London.
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Deborah |
Prophetess of the God of the Israelites in the Bible.
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Desert |
Personification of worthiness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Desire |
Personification of desire. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Despice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin despicio, meaning to look down upon. Appears as an allegorical character
in mayoral shows.
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Deucalion |
King of Phthia in Greek mythology.
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EM Wikipedia |
Diana |
Goddess of the hunt, nature, and the moon in Roman mythology.
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EM Wikipedia |
Diligence |
Personification of diligence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Dionysus |
God of the grape harvest, winemaking, wine, ritual of madness, fertility, theatre,
and
religious ecstasy in Greek mythology. Equated with Bacchus in
Roman mythology.
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EB Wikipedia |
Disdain |
Personification of disdain. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Divine Speculation |
Personification of divine speculation. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Doctor Nowell |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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Dogberry |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
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Doll |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
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Druis |
King of Britain. Founder of the Druids. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of
Britain.
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Wikipedia |
Duke Vincentio |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
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Elaskirion |
Bard.
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Elbow |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
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Eleutherios |
Personification of liberty. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Elijah |
Prophet and miracle worker in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
Elizabeth I |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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Endymion |
Handsome Aeolian shepherd, hunter, or king in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
England |
Personification of England. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Englishman |
Character representing the English. Appears in mayoral shows.
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Envy |
Personification of envy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Epicœne |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
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Epimeleia |
Personification of trust. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Equality |
Personification of equality. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Equity |
Personification of equity or fairness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Erato |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of lyric and erotic poetry or hymns.
Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Eros |
God of love in Greek mythology. Equated with Cupid in Roman
mythology.
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Error |
Personification of error. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Escalus |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
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Estrildis |
Mistress of Locrine. Mother of Sabrina. Drowned in the river Severn by Locrine’s
vengeful wife, Gwendoline. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
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Eternity |
Personification of eternity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows
and
Survey of London.
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Eupheme |
Female spirit of words of good omen, praise, acclaims, shouts of triumph, and applause
in
Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Euphrates |
River-god of Assyria in Greek mythology.
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Euphrosyne |
One of the three Graces and goddess of joy, mirth, and happiness in Greek mythology.
Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Wikipedia |
Europa |
Personification of the continent of Europe. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
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Euterpe |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of music or flute playing. Appears
as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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EB Wikipedia |
Example |
Personification of example. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Expectation |
Personification of expectation. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Faith |
Personification of faith. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Falsehood |
Personification of falsehood. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Falstaff |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Mentioned in Henry V.
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Fame |
Personification of fame. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and
Survey of London.
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Fear |
Personification of fear. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Fidelity |
Personification of fidelity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Firk |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
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First Malcontent |
First personification of malcontent. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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First Nymph |
Minor female nature deity drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Appears as a character
in
mayoral shows.
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Flora |
Goddess of flowers in Roman mythology.
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EM Wikipedia |
Foible |
Dramatic character in William Congreve’s The
Way of the World.
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Fortitude |
Personification of fortitude. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Fortune |
Personification of fortune. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and
Survey of London.
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Fortune |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s The
City Madam.
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Four Winds |
Wind gods in Greek mythology. Appear as a set of four allegorical characters in mayoral
shows.
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Fourth Nymph |
Minor female nature deity drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Appears as a character
in
mayoral shows.
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Francis Flute |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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Francis Quicksilver | ||
Frenchman |
Character representing the French. Appears in mayoral shows.
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Friar Tuck |
Companion of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
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Wikipedia |
Ganges |
River-god of India in Greek mythology.
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Gaspero Trebazzi | ||
Gehazi |
Servant of the prophet Elisha in the Bible.
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OR Wikipedia |
Gentleman |
Dramatic character in Richard Johnson’s The Pleasant Walkes of Moore-Fields.
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Gentleness |
Personification of gentleness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Geometry |
Personification of geometry, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Gerrard the Giant |
Giant. Supposedly dwelled at the site of Gerrard’s Hall.
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Giant |
Personification of the Iron Age of human history. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows.
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Gilbert Hood |
Relative of Robin Hood.
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Gloucester |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s King Lear.
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Gluttony |
Personification of gluttony. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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God’s Truth |
Personification of God’s truth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Gogmagog |
One of the Guildhall Giants. Killed by Corineus the Briton.
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Golding | ||
Goodworks |
Personification of Christian actions and deeds. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows.
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Government |
Personification of government. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Grace |
Personification of grace. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Grammar |
Personification of grammar, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Gravity |
Personification of graveness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Gunner |
Character representing an early modern military figure on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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Gustus |
Personification of tasting. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Gwendoline | OR |
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Hans |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s Westward Ho!
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Hans Lacey |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
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Happiness |
Personification of happiness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Harmony |
Personification of harmony. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Health |
Personification of health. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Hector | EB Wikipedia |
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Helen of Troy |
Most beautiful woman of the world in Greek and Roman mythology. Appears in Homer’s the Iliad.
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EB Wikipedia |
Helios |
God of the sun in Greek mythology. Conflated with Hyperion in early myth.
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Wikipedia |
Helle |
Twin sister of Phrixus in Greek mythology. Fled the threat of
sacrifice on the back of a ram with the Golden Fleece but fell into the ocean and
drowned.
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EM Wikipedia |
Hercules |
Hero and god in Roman mythology. Famous for his strength.
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Wikipedia |
Hermes | EM Wikipedia |
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Hesperus |
Deified evening star in Greek mythology.
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EM Wikipedia |
Him that Rid on a Luzarne |
Unnamed character who appears in mayoral shows.
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Him that Rideth on the Merman |
Unnamed character who appears in mayoral shows.
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Him that Rideth on the Unicorn |
Unnamed character who appears in mayoral shows.
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Himatia |
Personification of clothing and drapery. Appears as an allegorical character in the
mayoral shows.
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History |
Personification of history. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Honesty |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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Honour |
Personification of honour. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Hope |
Personification of hope. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Hostility |
Personification of hostility. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Humber |
King of the Huns. Killed by Locrine and Camber in retaliation for killing Albanact. Appears in
Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of
Britain.
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OR Wikipedia |
Humber |
Personification of the Humber. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Humility |
Personification of humility. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Hyems |
Personification of the season of winter. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Hylas |
Servant and companion of Hercules in Greek and Roman
mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Hypomone |
Personification of steadfastness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Ignis |
Personification of the element of fire. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Ignorance |
Personification of ignorance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Impartiality |
Personification of impartiality. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Impudence |
Personification of impudence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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India |
Personification of the geographic area and culture of India. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Indian |
Stock Indian character. Appears in mayoral shows.
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Industry |
Personification of industry. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Innocence |
Personification of innocence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Innogen |
Wife of Brutus of Troy. Daughter of Pandrasus. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
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Wikipedia |
Inspice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin inspicio, meaning to examine or inspect. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Integrity |
Personification of integrity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Irene |
Daughter of Medea in Greek mythology.
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Iris |
Goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Irishman |
Character representing the Irish. Appears in mayoral shows.
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Isabel |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Richard II.
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James the Great | (d. 44) Apostle of Jesus Christ of the Bible.
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EB Wikipedia |
Janus |
Twin-faced god of time, transitions, gates, doorways, and passages in Roman mythology.
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EM Wikipedia |
Japheth | Wikipedia |
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Jason |
Leader of the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece
in Greek and Roman mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Jesus Christ |
Central figure of the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
Jew |
Character representing the Jewish. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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Job |
Central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
John |
Dramatic character in Robert Armin’s The
History of the Two Maids of More-clacke.
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John Crosbie |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry VI.
|
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John Gresham |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
|
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John Overs |
Dramatic character in The true history of the life and sudden death
of old Iohn Overs, the rich ferry-man of London And how he lost his life by his owne
covetousnesse. And of his daughter Mary, who caused the Church of Saint Mary Overs
in
Southwark to be built, and of the building of London-Bridge.
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John Rowland |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
|
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Jonah |
Central figure of the Book of Jonah in the Bible.
|
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Joseph of Arimathea |
Assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus Christ in
the Bible. Possible founder of the earliest Christian oratory in Glastonbury.
|
EB Wikipedia |
Joy |
Personification of joy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Jude the Apostle |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
Juno |
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Jupiter |
God of the sky in Roman mythology. Father of Venus.
|
EM Wikipedia |
Justice |
Personification of lawfulness and fairness. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
|
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Kind |
Personification of kindness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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King Chiorison |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday’s Chrusothriambos.
|
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King of the Moors |
Character representing the king of the Moors. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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Kitely |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Every Man
in his Humour.
|
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Knowell |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Every Man in His Humour.
|
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Knowledge |
Personification of knowledge. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Krotos |
Hunter in Greek mythology. Became the constellation Sagittarius.
|
Wikipedia |
Labour |
Personification of labour. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Lady Haughty |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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Lady Kate Percy |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part I.
|
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Lady Ramsey |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
|
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Latona | EM
(Roman) EM (Greek) Wikipedia |
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Law |
Personification of the institution of law. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
|
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Lazarus of Bethany |
Venerated saint in the Bible. Raised from the dead by Jesus
Christ.
|
Wikipedia |
Learning |
Personfication of learning. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Leucosia |
Siren in Greek mythology.
|
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Liberality |
Personification of liberality. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Lickfinger |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
|
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Lies |
Personification of lies. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Ligeia |
Siren in Greek mythology.
|
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Little John |
Chief lieutenant of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
|
Wikipedia |
Littlewit |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
|
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Locrine |
Son of Brutus of Troy. Brother of Albanact and Camber. Given dominion over a section of
Britain which was named
Loegresor Loegriaafter him and later became England. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain. |
OR |
Loegria |
Personification of the geographic area of Logres, later known as England. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Logic |
Personification of logic, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical character
in mayoral shows.
|
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London |
Personification the city of London. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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London’s Genius |
Personification of London’s genius. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Lord Chamberlain |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry VIII.
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Lot |
Patriarch in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
Love |
Personification of love. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Loyalty |
Personification of loyalty. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral pageants.
|
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Lucio |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
|
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Lud |
King of Britain. Appears in Geoffrey
of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain. Early modern
Londoners believed him to be a historical figure.
|
EM OR Wikipedia |
Luke the Evangelist |
One of the ascribed authors of the canonical gospels in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
Luna |
Goddess of the moon in Roman mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Lynceus of Argos |
King of Argos in Greek mythology. Succeeded his uncle Danaus.
|
Wikipedia |
Macbeth |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
|
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Magistracy |
Personification of magistracy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Magnanimity |
Personification of magnanimity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Magus | Wikipedia |
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Maia |
Mother of Hermes in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Maid Marian |
Companion of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
|
Wikipedia |
Majesty |
Personification of majesty. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Mallice |
Personification of malice. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Mammon |
Personification of wealth and greed in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
Mandubracius |
King of the Trinovantes. Son of Lud, brother of Tasciovanus
(Themantius), and nephew of Cassivellaunus. Sought Julius Caesar’s protection
from Cassivellaunus. Appears in Geoffrey
of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain as Androgeus.
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EB OR Wikipedia |
Marrall |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s A
New Way to Pay Old Debts.
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Mars |
God of war in Roman mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Marsyas |
Satyr in Greek mythology. Challenged Apollo to a contest of
music and lost his hide and life.
|
EM Wikipedia |
Mary Overs |
Dramatic haracter in The true history of the life and sudden death
of old Iohn Overs, the rich ferry-man of London And how he lost his life by his owne
covetousnesse. And of his daughter Mary, who caused the Church of Saint Mary Overs
in
Southwark to be built, and of the building of London-Bridge.
|
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Master Gunner |
Character representing an early modern military figure on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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Master Gunner’s Mate |
Character representing an early modern military figure on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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Master Linstock |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s Westward Ho!
|
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Master of the Royal Exchange |
Character representing an early modern military figure on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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Master Slender |
Dramatic character in Wlliam Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor.
|
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Master Weatherwise |
Dramatic character in Thomas Middletonʼs No Wit, No Help Like a Woman’s.
|
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Mate of the Royal Exchange |
Character representing an early modern military figure on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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Matthew |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Every Man in His Humour.
|
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Matthew the Apostle |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
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Mayberry | ||
Medea |
Wife of Jason in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Medusa |
Gorgon in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Medway |
Personification of the Medway. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
|
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Meekness |
Personification of meekness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Melisseus |
King of Crete in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Melkin |
Bard.
|
EB |
Melpomene |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of tragedy or lyre playing. Appears
as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
EB EM |
Memory |
Personification of memory. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows. See
also
Mnamae.
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Mercury |
God of merchandise and merchants in Roman mythology. Equated with Hermes in Greek mythology.
|
EB EM |
Mercy |
Personification of mercy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Merlin |
Wizard and prophet. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
|
OR Wikipedia |
Merry Men |
Companions of Robin Hood.
|
Wikipedia
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Michael |
Archangel in the Bible. Leader of God’s armies who defeated Satan’s forces.
|
Wikipedia |
Minerva |
Goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, and strategic warfare in Roman mythology. Equated
with Athena in Greek mythology.
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Minos |
King of Crete in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Mistress Overdone |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
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ISE |
Mistress Quickly |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1.
|
ISE |
Mnamae |
Greek personification of memory. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
See
also Memory.
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Moderation |
Personification of moderation. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Modesty |
Personification of modesty. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Moor |
Unnamed character who appears in mayoral shows.
|
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Morose |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
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Moses |
Prophet in the Bible. Author of the Pentateuch.
|
EB |
Mother Bunch |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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Mr. Howard |
Appears in John Webster’s Monuments of
Honor.
|
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Mr. Sheffield |
Appears in John Webster’s Monuments of
Honor.
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Much the Miller’s Son |
One of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
|
Wikipedia |
Munificence |
Personification of generosity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Music |
Personification of music, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical character
in mayoral shows.
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Naboth |
Citizen of Jezreel in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
Nature |
Personification of nature. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Ned Clerimont |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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Neptune |
God of the sea in Roman mythology.
|
EB EM |
Nereus |
Father of the Nereids and Nerites in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Nick Bottom |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
|
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Nilus | EM Wikipedia |
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Noah |
Hero of the great flood story in the Bible. Father of Japheth.
|
EB Wikipedia |
Nobility |
Personification of nobility. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Obedience |
Personification of obedience. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Oceanus |
Personification of the great river the Greeks believed encircled the world. Appears
as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
EB EM |
Odysseus |
King of Ithaca in Greek mythology. Appears in Homer’s the
Odyssey.
|
Wikipedia |
Ogyges |
Ruler in Greek mythology.
|
EM Wikipedia |
Old Hobson |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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Olfactus |
Personification of smelling. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Oppression |
Personification of oppression. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Order |
Personification of order. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Oronius |
Bard.
|
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Orpheus | Wikipedia |
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Pan |
God of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, and rustic music
in Greek
mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Pandora |
First human woman in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Pandrasus |
King of Greece. Father of Innogen. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of
Britain.
|
Mythology Dictionary |
Paris |
Personification of the city of Paris. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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Parisian |
Dramatic character in Sir William Davenant’s Entertainment at Rutland House.
|
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Parthenope |
Siren in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Patience |
Personification of patience. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Peace |
Personification of peace. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and
Survey of London.
|
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Peace of Heart |
Personification of peace of heart. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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Peleus | EB Wikipedia |
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Pelias |
King of Iolchus in Greek mythology. Tasked Jason with
retrieving the Golden Fleece.
|
EM Wikipedia |
Pennyboy Junior |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of the News.
|
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Perfect Love |
Personification of perfect love. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Perfection |
Personification of perfection. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Perseus |
Founder of Mycenae and the Perseid dynasty in Greek mythology. Son of Danaë.
|
Wikipedia |
Perspice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin perspicio, meaning to see through something, to percieve clearly. Appears
as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Petrus Mexius |
Appears in Anthony Munday’s Chrysanaleia. Possible Roman writer.
|
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Pheme |
Personification of popular rumour. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
EB |
Philoponia |
Greek personification of antiquity. Appears as allegorical character in mayoral shows.
See
also Antiquity.
|
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Phorcys |
Primordial sea god in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Phrixus |
Twin brother of Helle in Greek mythology. Fled the threat of
sacrifice on the back of a ram with the Golden Fleece.
|
EM Wikipedia |
Piety |
Personification of piety. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Plenidius |
Bard.
|
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Plenty |
Personification of abundance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Poins | ISE |
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Polander |
Character representing the Polish. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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Policy |
Personification of policy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Pollux |
Twin half-brother of Castor in Greek and Roman mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Polymnia |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of dancing or geometry. Appears as
an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
EB EM |
Pomona |
Goddess of fruitful abundance in Roman mythology.
|
EM Wikipedia |
Pompey |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
|
ISE |
Pontius Pilate |
Governor of Judaea in the Bible. Presided over the crucifixion of Jesus.
|
Wikipedia |
Porter |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry VIII.
|
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Power |
Personification of power. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Prince Hal | ||
Prosperity |
Personification of prosperity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Prospice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin prospicio, meaning to look far off, to see into the distance. Appears as
an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Proteus |
God of rivers and oceanic bodies of water in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Proteus of Egypt |
King of Egypt in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Providence |
Personification of providence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Prudence |
Personification of prudence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows
and
Survey of London.
|
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Pyracmon |
Cyclops servant of Vulcan in Roman mythology.
|
EM |
Pyramus |
Dramatic character in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Played by Nick Bottom in the
play-within-the-play in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
|
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Python |
Monstrous serpent tasked with guarding the oracle at Delphi in Greek mythology. Killed
by
Apollo.
|
EM Wikipedia |
Přemysl the Ploughman |
Founder of the Přemyslid dynasty.
|
Wikipedia |
Quarlous |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
|
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Queen of the Moors |
Character representing the queen of the Moors. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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Queen Tumanama |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday’s Chrusothriambos.
|
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Quick |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
|
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Rachel |
Favourite of Jacob’s two wives in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
Rafe |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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Ralph |
Dramatic character in Francis Beaumont’s Knight of the Burning Pestle.
|
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Record |
Personification of record. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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Religion |
Personification of religion. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Remus |
Twin brother of Romulus in Roman mythology. Murdered prior to
the founding of Rome.
|
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Respect |
Personification of respect. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Respice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin respicio, meaning to look behind, look back at or upon. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Reward |
Personification of reward. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Rhetoric |
Personification of rhetoric, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
|
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Right |
Personification of moral guidance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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Right-Hitting Brand |
One of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
|
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Riot |
Personification of uprising and disorder. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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Robin Hood |
Heroic outlaw.
|
ODNB Wikipedia |
Rome |
Personification of the city of Rome. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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Romulus |
Twin brother of Remus in Roman mythology. Founder of
Rome.
|
EB Wikipedia |
Rosamund Clifford | (b. in or after 1150b. 1176) Mistress of Henry II.
|
ODNB Wikipedia |
Rumour |
Personification of hearsay and rumour. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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Russian |
Character representing the Russians and Moscowians. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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Sabrina |
Daughter of Locrine and Estrildis. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
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OR OR |
Safety |
Personification of safety. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Sailor |
Stock sailor character. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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Samothes | ||
Samuel |
Prophet in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
Sarah |
Prophetess in the Bible. Wife of Abraham.
|
Wikipedia |
Saron | Wikipedia |
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Satan |
Principal devil in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
Saturn |
God of generation, dissolution, plenty, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal, and
liberation in Roman mythology. Father of Jupiter.
|
EM Wikipedia |
Satyr |
Stock satyr character. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
Wikipedia |
Saul |
King of the Kingdom of Israel in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
Saverne |
Personification of the Severn. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Sceropes |
Cyclops servant of Vulcan in Roman mythology.
|
EM |
Science |
Personification of science. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral pageants.
|
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Scylla | Wikipedia |
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Sea Nymph |
Minor female nature deity drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Appears as a character
in
mayoral shows.
|
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Sebastian |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
|
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Second Malcontent |
Second personification of malcontent. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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Second Nymph |
Minor female nature deity drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Appears as a character
in
mayoral shows.
|
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Security | ||
Semele |
Daughter of Cadmus in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
Shepherd |
Stock shepherd character. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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Short |
Dramatic character in Thomas Middleton’s Michaelmas Terme.
|
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Sideros |
Personification of iron. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Simon Eyre |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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Simon St. Mary-Overies |
Dramatic character in Thomas Middleton’s The Puritan Widow.
|
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Simon the Zealot |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
Simplicity |
Personification of simplicity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Sincerity |
Personification of sincerity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Sir Amorous La Foole |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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Sir Dauphine Eugenie |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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Sir Epicure Mammon |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Alchemist.
|
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Sir Harry Percy |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part I.
|
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Sir John |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s The
City Madam.
|
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Sir John Daw |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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Sir John Frugal |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s The
City Madam.
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Sir Petronel Flash | ||
Sir Thomas Gresham |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
|
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Sir Thomas Ramsey |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
|
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Slitgut | ||
Sloth |
Personification of laziness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Sol |
Personification of the sun. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
Wikipedia |
Soldier |
Stock soldier character. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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Solomon | (fl. between 1000 BCE and 901 BCE) King of Israel in the Bible. Son of David.
|
EB |
Sophrosyne |
Personification of self-control, temperance, and soundness of mind. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
OR |
Spaniard |
Character representing the Spanish. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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St. Andrew the Apostle |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
St. Deruvian |
Bishop and saint. Sent by the Pope to aid with Lucius of
Britain’ conversion to Christianity. Appears in Geoffrey of
Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
|
Wikipedia |
St. Fagan |
Bishop and saint. Sent by the Pope to aid with Lucius of
Britain’ conversion to Christianity. Appears in Geoffrey of
Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
|
Wikipedia |
St. John the Baptist |
Preacher in the Bible. Baptized Jesus Christ.
|
Wikipedia |
St. Michael |
Archangel in the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
St. Michael |
Archangel in the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
St. Paul the Apostle | (b. 5, d. 67) Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
St. Peter the Apostle | (d. 64) Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
Steadfastness |
Personification of steadfastness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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Subtle |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Alchemist.
|
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Success |
Personification of success. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Superstition |
Personification of superstition. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Swash | ||
Tactus |
Personification of touching. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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Tagus |
River-god of Tagus in Greek mythology.
|
THEOI |
Tapeinotes |
Personification of humility and modesty. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
OR |
Tasciovanus |
Son of Lud. Brother of Mandubracius (Androgeus). Nephew of Cassivellaunus. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of
Britain. King of the Catuvellauni tribe before the Roman conquest of Britain. Called Themantius in Stow.
|
Google
Books Wikipedia |
Telamon | Wikipedia |
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Temperance |
Personification of temperance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Terpsichore |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of dancing, chorus, or lyric poetry.
Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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EB EM |
Terra |
Goddess of the earth in Roman mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Tethys |
Mother of the river gods and the Oceanids in Greek mythology. Sister and wife of Oceanus.
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Wikipedia |
Thalestine |
Bard.
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Thalia |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of comedy. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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EB EM Wikipedia |
Thames |
Personification of the Thames. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Themis |
Titaness in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Theseus |
Founder of Athens in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Thetis | EM Wikipedia |
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Third Nymph |
Minor female nature deity drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Appears as a character
in
mayoral shows.
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Thisbe |
Dramatic character in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Played by Francis Flute in the
play-within-the-play in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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Thomas the Apostle |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
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Throat |
Dramatic character in Lording Barry’s Ram
Alley.
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Time |
Personification of time. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and
Survey of London.
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Timothy Thinbeard |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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Timothy Touchstone |
Pseudonymous author of
Timothy Touchtoneʼs Reply to Sir Anonymous. |
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Titan |
Personification of the Greek Titans. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Tom Snout |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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Tom Strowd | ||
Traffic |
Personification of traffic and merchandise. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
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Tranquility |
Personification of tranquility. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Treason |
Personification of treason. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Triton |
Messenger of the sea in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
Troya-Nova |
Personification of the geographic area and settlement of Roman London. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Truewit |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
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Truth |
Personification of truth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and
Survey of London.
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Truth’s Angel |
Personification of Truthʼs angel. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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Tubal-cain |
First blacksmith in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
Turk |
Character representing the Turkish. Appears in mayoral shows.
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Unity |
Personification of unity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Urania |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of astronomy. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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EB EM |
Venice |
Personification of the city of Venice. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Venus | EM Wikipedia |
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Ver |
Personification of the season of spring. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows and Survey of London.
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Vesta |
Goddess of hearth and home in Roman mythology.
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Victory |
Personification of victory. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Vigilancy |
Personification of vigilance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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The Virgin Mary |
Mother of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
Virtue |
Personification of virtue. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and
Survey of London. See also Arete.
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Visus |
Personification of seeing. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Vortigern | EB Wikipedia |
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Vulcan |
God of fire and smithery in Roman mythology.
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EM Wikipedia |
War |
Personification of war and violence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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Watchfulness |
Personification of watchfulness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Wealth |
Personification of wealth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Will Scarlet |
One of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
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Wikipedia |
Win |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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Winwife |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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Wisdom |
Personification of wisdom. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Worth |
Personfication of worth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Zeale |
Personification of zeal. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Zetes | Wikipedia |
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Building a Gazetteer for Early Modern London, 1550-1650.
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Jenstad, Janelle.
The Burse and the Merchant’s Purse: Coin, Credit, and the Nation in Heywood’s 2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody.
The Elizabethan Theatre XV. Ed. C.E. McGee and A.L. Magnusson. Toronto: P.D. Meany, 2002. 181–202. Print. -
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Lying-in Like a Countess: The Lisle Letters, the Cecil Family, and A Chaste Maid in Cheapside.
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Institutional Culture in Early Modern Society. Ed. Anne Goldgar and Robert Frost. Leiden: Brill, 2004. 191–217. Print. -
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Smock Secrets: Birth and Women’s Mysteries on the Early Modern Stage.
Performing Maternity in Early Modern England. Ed. Katherine Moncrief and Kathryn McPherson. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007. 87–99. Print. -
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Using Early Modern Maps in Literary Studies: Views and Caveats from London.
GeoHumanities: Art, History, Text at the Edge of Place. Ed. Michael Dear, James Ketchum, Sarah Luria, and Doug Richardson. London: Routledge, 2011. Print. -
Jenstad, Janelle.
Versioning John Stow’s A Survey of London, or, What’s New in 1618 and 1633?.
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Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Stow, John. A SVRVAY OF LONDON. Contayning the Originall, Antiquity, Increase, Moderne estate, and description of that Citie, written in the yeare 1598. by Iohn Stow Citizen of London. Also an Apologie (or defence) against the opinion of some men, concerning that Citie, the greatnesse thereof. With an Appendix, containing in Latine, Libellum de situ & nobilitate Londini: written by William Fitzstephen, in the raigne of Henry the second. Ed. Janelle Jenstad and the MoEML Team. MoEML. Transcribed. Web.
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Brome, Richard. A Mad Couple Well-Match’d. Five New Playes. London: Humphrey Moseley, Richard Marriot, and Thomas Dring, 1653. Sig. A5v-H2r. Remediated by Richard Brome Online.
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Day, John [and Henry Chettle]. The Blind-beggar of Bednal Green. London: R. Pollard and Tho. Dring, 1659. Reprint. EEBO. Web.
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Munday, Anthony, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood, and William Shakespeare. Sir Thomas More. Ed. Vittorio Gabrieli and Giorgio Melchiori. Revels Plays. Manchester; New York: Manchester UP, 1990. Print.
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Bevington, David. Introduction.
The Shoemaker’s Holiday.
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Dekker, Thomas. The Gull’s Horn-Book: Or, Fashions to Please All Sorts of Gulls. Thomas Dekker: The Wonderful Year, The Gull’s Horn-Book, Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish, English Villainies Discovered by Lantern and Candelight, and Selected Writings. Ed. E.D. Pendry. London: Edward Arnold, 1967. 64–109. The Stratford-upon-Avon Library 4.
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Dekker, Thomas. The Gul’s Horne-booke. London: [Nicholas Okes] for R. S[ergier?], 1609. Rpt. EEBO. Web.
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Dekker, Thomas. If it be not good, the Diuel is in it A nevv play, as it hath bin lately acted, vvith great applause, by the Queenes Maiesties Seruants: at the Red Bull. London: Printed by Thomas Creede for John Trundle, 1612. STC 6507. EEBO.
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Dekker, Thomas. Lantern and Candlelight. 1608. Ed. Viviana Comensoli. Toronto: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2007. Publications of the Barnabe Riche Society.
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Dekker, Thomas. Londons Tempe, or The Feild of Happines. London: Nicholas Okes, 1629. STC 6509. DEEP 736. Greg 421a. Copy: British Library; Shelfmark: C.34.g.11.
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Dekker, Thomas. Londons Tempe, or The Feild of Happines. London: Nicholas Okes, 1629. STC 6509. DEEP 736. Greg 421a. Copy: Huntington Library; Shelfmark: Rare Books 59055.
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Dekker, Thomas. Londons Tempe, or The Feild of Happines. London: Nicholas Okes, 1629. STC 6509. DEEP 736. Greg 421a. Copy: National Library of Scotland; Shelfmark: Bute.143.
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Dekker, Thomas. London’s Tempe. The Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker. Ed. Fredson Bowers. Vol. 4. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1961. Print.
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Dekker, Thomas. The magnificent entertainment giuen to King James, Queene Anne his wife, and Henry Frederick the Prince, upon the day of his Majesties triumphant passage (from the Tower) through his honourable citie (and chamber) of London, being the 15. of March. 1603. As well by the English as by the strangers: with the speeches and songes, deliuered in the severall pageants. London: Printed by Thomas Creede for Thomas Man the younger, 1604. EEBO. Reprint. Subscr.
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Dekker, Thomas. The Magnificent Entertainment: Giuen to King James, Queene Anne his wife, and Henry Frederick the Prince, ypon the day of his Majesties Triumphant Passage (from the Tower) through his Honourable Citie (and Chamber) of London being the 15. Of March. 1603. London: T. Man, 1604. Treasures in full: Renaissance Festival Books. British Library. Web. Open.
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Dekker, Thomas? The Owles almanacke prognosticating many strange accidents which shall happen to this kingdome of Great Britaine this yeere, 1618 : calculated as well for the meridian mirth of London, as any other part of Great Britaine : found in an Iuy-bush written in old characters / and now published in English by the painefull labours of Mr. Iocundary Merry-braines. London, 1618. EEBO. Reprint. Subscr.
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Dekker, Thomas. Penny-wise pound foolish or, a Bristow diamond, set in two rings, and both crack’d Profitable for married men, pleasant for young men, and a rare example for all good women. London, 1631. EEBO. Reprint. Subscr.
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Dekker, Thomas. The Second Part of the Honest Whore, with the Humors of the Patient Man, the Impatient Wife: the Honest Whore, perswaded by strong Arguments to turne Curtizan againe: her braue refuting those Arguments. London: Printed by Elizabeth All-de for Nathaniel Butter, 1630. STC 6506. EEBO.
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Dekker, Thomas. The seuen deadly sinnes of London drawne in seuen seuerall coaches, through the seuen seuerall gates of the citie bringing the plague with them. London, 1606. EEBO. Reprint. Subscr.
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Dekker, Thomas. The Shoemaker’s Holiday. Ed. R.L. Smallwood and Stanley Wells. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1979. The Revels Plays.
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Dekker, Thomas. The Shomakers Holiday: or, The Gentle Craft With the Humorous Life of Simon Eyre, Shoomaker, and Lord Maior of London. London, 1600. EEBO. Reprint. Subscr.
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Dekker, Thomas, Stephen Harrison, Ben Jonson, and Thomas Middleton. The Whole Royal and Magnificent Entertainment of King James through the City of London, 15 March 1604, with the Arches of Triumph. Ed. R. Malcolm Smuts. Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works. Gen. ed. Gary Taylor and John Lavagnino. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2007. 219–79.
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Dekker, Thomas. Troia-Noua Triumphans. London: Nicholas Okes, 1612. STC 6530. DEEP 578. Greg 302a. Copy: Chapin Library; Shelfmark: 01WIL_ALMA.
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Dekker, Thomas. Westward Ho! The Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker. Vol. 2. Ed. Fredson Bowers. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1964.
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Middleton, Thomas, and Thomas Dekker. The Roaring Girl. Ed. Paul A. Mulholland. Revels Plays. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1987. Print.
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Munday, Anthony, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood, and William Shakespeare. Sir Thomas More. Ed. Vittorio Gabrieli and Giorgio Melchiori. Revels Plays. Manchester; New York: Manchester UP, 1990. Print.
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Smith, Peter J.
Glossary.
The Shoemakers’ Holiday. By Thomas Dekker. London: Nick Hern, 2004. 108–110. Print.
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Thomas Heywood is mentioned in the following documents:
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Heywood, Thomas. The Captives; or, The Lost Recovered. Ed. Alexander Corbin Judson. New Haven: Yale UP, 1921. Print.
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Heywood, Thomas. The First and Second Parts of King Edward IV. Ed. Richard Rowland. Manchester: Manchester UP, 2005. The Revels Plays.
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Heywood, Thomas. The Second Part of, If you know not me, you know no bodie. VVith the building of the Royall Exchange: And the Famous Victorie of Queene Elizabeth, in the Yeare 1588. London, 1606. STC 13336. EEBO. Web. Subscr.
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Munday, Anthony, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood, and William Shakespeare. Sir Thomas More. Ed. Vittorio Gabrieli and Giorgio Melchiori. Revels Plays. Manchester; New York: Manchester UP, 1990. Print.
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Thomas Heywood Heywood’s Dramatic Works. 6 vols. Ed. W.J. Alexander. London: John Pearson, 1874. Print.
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Ben Jonson is mentioned in the following documents:
Ben Jonson authored or edited the following items in MoEML’s bibliography:
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Chapman, George, Ben Jonson, and John Marston. Eastward Ho! Ed. R.W. Van Fossen. New York: Manchester UP, 1999. Print.
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Dekker, Thomas, Stephen Harrison, Ben Jonson, and Thomas Middleton. The Whole Royal and Magnificent Entertainment of King James through the City of London, 15 March 1604, with the Arches of Triumph. Ed. R. Malcolm Smuts. Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works. Gen. ed. Gary Taylor and John Lavagnino. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2007. 219–79.
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Gifford, William, ed. The Works of Ben Jonson. By Ben Jonson. Vol. 1. London: Nichol, 1816. Remediated by Internet Archive.
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Jonson, Ben. The Alchemist. London: New Mermaids, 1991. Print.
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Jonson, Ben. Bartholomew Fair. Ed. E.A. Horsman. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1979. Revels Plays. Print.
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Jonson, Ben. Bartholomew Fair. Ed. Suzanne Gossett, based on The Revels Plays edition ed. E.A. Horsman. Manchester: Manchester UP, 2000. Revels Student Editions. Print.
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Jonson, Ben. B. Ion: his part of King Iames his royall and magnificent entertainement through his honorable cittie of London, Thurseday the 15. of March. 1603 so much as was presented in the first and last of their triumphall arch’s. London, 1604. STC 14756. EEBO.
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Jonson, Ben. The Complete Poetry of Ben Jonson. Ed. William B. Hunter. Stuart Edtions. New York: New YorkUP, 1963.
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Jonson, Ben. The Devil is an Ass. Ed. Peter Happé. Manchester and New York: Manchester UP, 1996. Revels Plays. Print.
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Jonson, Ben. Epicene. Ed. Richard Dutton. Revels Plays. Manchester: Manchester UP, 2004. Print.
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Jonson, Ben. Every Man Out of His Humour. Ed. Helen Ostovich. Manchester: Manchester UP, 2001. Print.
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Jonson, Ben. The First, of Blacknesse, Personated at the Court, at White-hall, on the Twelfth Night, 1605. The Characters of Two Royall Masques: The One of Blacknesse, the Other of Beautie. Personated by the Most Magnificent of Queenes Anne Queene of Great Britaine, &c. with her Honorable Ladyes, 1605 and 1608 at White-hall. London : For Thomas Thorp, and are to be Sold at the Signe of the Tigers Head in Paules Church-yard, 1608. Sig. A3r-C2r. STC 14761. Reprint. EEBO. Web.
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Jonson, Ben. Oberon, The Faery Prince. The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. Vol. 1. London: Will Stansby, 1616. Sig. 4N2r-2N6r. Reprint. EEBO. Web.
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Jonson, Ben. The Staple of Newes. The Works. Vol. 2. London: Printed by I.B. for Robert Allot, 1631. Sig. 2A1r-2J2v. Reprint. EEBO. Web.
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Jonson, Ben. The Staple of News. Ed. Anthony Parr. Manchester; New York: Manchester UP, 1999. Revels Plays. Print.
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Jonson, Ben.
To Penshurst.
The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Ed. Stephen Greenblatt, Carol T. Christ, Alfred David, Barbara K. Lewalski, Lawrence Lipking, George M. Logan, Deidre Shauna Lynch, Katharine Eisaman Maus, James Noggle, Jahan Ramazani, Catherine Robson, James Simpson, Jon Stallworthy, Jack Stillinger, and M. H. Abrams. 9th ed. Vol. B. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012. 1547. -
Jonson, Ben. The vvorkes of Beniamin Ionson. Containing these playes, viz. 1 Bartholomew Fayre. 2 The staple of newes. 3 The Divell is an asse. London, 1641. EEBO. Reprint. Subscr. STC 14754.
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John Marston is mentioned in the following documents:
John Marston authored or edited the following items in MoEML’s bibliography:
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Chapman, George, Ben Jonson, and John Marston. Eastward Ho! Ed. R.W. Van Fossen. New York: Manchester UP, 1999. Print.
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Philip Massinger is mentioned in the following documents:
Philip Massinger authored or edited the following items in MoEML’s bibliography:
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Massinger, Philip.
The City Madam.
The Plays and Poems of Philip Massinger. Ed. Philip Edwards and Colin Gibson. Oxford: Claredon, 1976. Print. -
Massinger, Philip. A New Way to Pay Old Debts. London: Printed by E[lizabeth] P[urslowe] for Henry Seyle, 1633. Reprint. EEBO. Web.
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Thomas Middleton is mentioned in the following documents:
Thomas Middleton authored or edited the following items in MoEML’s bibliography:
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Brissenden, Alan.
Introduction.
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside. By Thomas Middleton. 2nd ed. New Mermaids. London: A&C Black; New York: Norton, 2002. xi–xxxv. Print. -
Dekker, Thomas, Stephen Harrison, Ben Jonson, and Thomas Middleton. The Whole Royal and Magnificent Entertainment of King James through the City of London, 15 March 1604, with the Arches of Triumph. Ed. R. Malcolm Smuts. Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works. Gen. ed. Gary Taylor and John Lavagnino. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2007. 219–79.
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Middleton, Thomas, and Thomas Dekker. The Roaring Girl. Ed. Paul A. Mulholland. Revels Plays. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1987. Print.
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Middleton, Thomas. A Chaste Maid in Cheapside. Ed. Alan Brissenden. 2nd ed. New Mermaids. London: Benn, 2002.
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Middleton, Thomas. Civitatis Amor. Ed. David Bergeron. Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works. Gen. ed. Gary Taylor and John Lavagnino. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2007. 1202–8.
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Middleton, Thomas. The Triumphs of Honour and Industry. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1617. STC 17899. Reprint. EEBO. Web.
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Middleton, Thomas. The Triumphs of Integrity. Ed. David Bergeron. Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works. Gen. ed. Gary Taylor and John Lavagnino. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2007. 1766–1771.
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Middleton, Thomas. The Triumphs of Love and Antiquity. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1619. STC 17902. Reprint. EEBO. Web.
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Middleton, Thomas. The Triumphs of Truth. London, 1613. Ed. David M. Bergeron. Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works. Ed. Gary Taylor and John Lavagnino. Oxford: Clarendon, 2007. 968–76.
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Middleton, Thomas. The Triumphs of Truth. London, 1613. STC 17903. Reprint. EEBO. Web.[Differs from STC 17904 in that it does not contain the additional entertainment.]
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Middleton, Thomas. The Triumphs of Truth. London, 1613. STC 17904. Reprint. EEBO. Web. [Differs from STC 17903 in that it contains an additional entertainment celebrating Hugh Middleton’s New River project, known as the Entertainment at Amwell Head.]
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Middleton, Thomas. The Works of Thomas Middleton, now First Collected with Some Account of the Author and notes by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. Ed. Alexander Dyce. London: E. Lumley, 1840. Print.
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Taylor, Gary, and John Lavagnino, eds. Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works. By Thomas Middleton. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2007. The Oxford Middleton. Print.
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Anthony Munday
(bap. 1560, d. 1633)Playwright, actor, pageant poet, translator, and writer. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company or Merchant Taylors’ Company.Anthony Munday is mentioned in the following documents:
Anthony Munday authored or edited the following items in MoEML’s bibliography:
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Anthony Munday. The Triumphs of Re-United Britannia. Arthur F. Kinney. Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments. 2nd ed. Toronto: Wiley, 2005.
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Munday, Anthony. Camp-Bell: or the Ironmongers Faire Feild. London: Edward Allde, 1609. DEEP406. STC 18279.
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Munday, Anthony. Chruſo-thriambos. The Triumphes of Golde. London, 1611. STC 18267.5. Trinity College, U of Cambridge copy Reprint. EEBO. Web.
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Munday, Anthony, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood, and William Shakespeare. Sir Thomas More. Ed. Vittorio Gabrieli and Giorgio Melchiori. Revels Plays. Manchester; New York: Manchester UP, 1990. Print.
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Munday, Anthony. Metropolis Coronata, The Trivmphes of Ancient Drapery. London: George Purslowe, 1615. DEEP 630. STC 18275. Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery copy filmed by EEBO.
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Munday, Anthony. The Trivmphs of the Golden Fleece. London: T[homas] S[nodham], 1623. STC 18280. British Library copy filmed by EEBO.
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Stow, John, Anthony Munday, and Henry Holland. THE SVRVAY of LONDON: Containing, The Originall, Antiquitie, Encrease, and more Moderne Estate of the sayd Famous Citie. As also, the Rule and Gouernment thereof (both Ecclesiasticall and Temporall) from time to time. With a briefe Relation of all the memorable Monuments, and other especiall Obseruations, both in and about the same CITIE. Written in the yeere 1598. by Iohn Stow, Citizen of London. Since then, continued, corrected and much enlarged, with many rare and worthy Notes, both of Venerable Antiquity, and later memorie; such, as were neuer published before this present yeere 1618. London: George Purslowe, 1618. STC 23344. Yale University Library copy Reprint. EEBO. Web.
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Stow, John, Anthony Munday, and Humphrey Dyson. THE SURVEY OF LONDON: CONTAINING The Original, Increase, Modern Estate and Government of that City, Methodically set down. With a Memorial of those famouser Acts of Charity, which for publick and Pious Vses have been bestowed by many Worshipfull Citizens and Benefactors. As also all the Ancient and Modern Monuments erected in the Churches, not only of those two famous Cities, LONDON and WESTMINSTER, but (now newly added) Four miles compass. Begun first by the pains and industry of John Stow, in the year 1598. Afterwards inlarged by the care and diligence of A.M. in the year 1618. And now compleatly finished by the study &labour of A.M., H.D. and others, this present year 1633. Whereunto, besides many Additions (as appears by the Contents) are annexed divers Alphabetical Tables, especially two, The first, an index of Things. The second, a Concordance of Names. London: Printed for Nicholas Bourne, 1633. STC 23345.5. Harvard University Library copy Reprint. Early English Books Online. Web.
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Strype, John, John Stow, Anthony Munday, and Humphrey Dyson. A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster. Vol. 2. London, 1720. Remediated by The Making of the Modern World.
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Samuel Rowley is mentioned in the following documents:
Samuel Rowley authored or edited the following items in MoEML’s bibliography:
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Rowley, Samuel. When You See Me, You Know Me. London, 1605. STC 21417. Reprint. Edinburgh; London: Tudor Facsimile Texts, 1912. Reprint. New York: AMSP 1970.
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William Shakespeare is mentioned in the following documents:
William Shakespeare authored or edited the following items in MoEML’s bibliography:
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Munday, Anthony, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood, and William Shakespeare. Sir Thomas More. Ed. Vittorio Gabrieli and Giorgio Melchiori. Revels Plays. Manchester; New York: Manchester UP, 1990. Print.
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Shakespeare, William. All’s Well That Ends Well. Ed. Helen Ostovich. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. Ed. Randall Martin. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. The Comedy of Errors. Ed. Matthew Steggle. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. The first part of the contention betwixt the two famous houses of Yorke and Lancaster with the death of the good Duke Humphrey: and the banishment and death of the Duke of Suffolke, and the tragicall end of the proud Cardinall of VVinchester, vvith the notable rebellion of Iacke Cade: and the Duke of Yorkes first claime vnto the crowne. London, 1594. STC26099. [Transcription available from Internet Shakespeare Editions. Web.]
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Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Part 1. Ed. Rosemary Gaby. Internet Shakespeare Editions. 11 May 2012. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. Henry V. Ed. James D. Mardock. Internet Shakespeare Editions. 11 May 2012. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. King Lear. The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Ed. David Bevington. 5th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2004. 1201–54.
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Shakespeare, William. King Richard III. Ed. James R. Siemon. London: Methuen, 2009. The Arden Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare, William. The Life of King Henry the Eighth. The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Ed. David Bevington. 5th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2004. 919–64.
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Shakespeare, William. Measure for Measure. The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Ed. David Bevington. 5th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2004. 414–54.
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Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Ed. Suzanne Westfall. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies Published according to the true originall copies. London, 1623. STC 22273. [Book facsimiles available from Internet Shakespeare Editions. Web.]
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Shakespeare, William. Much Ado About Nothing. Ed. Grechen Minton. Internet Shakespeare Editions. 11 May 2012. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. The Passionate Pilgrim. Ed. Hardy M. Cook. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. The Phoenix and the Turtle. Ed. Hardy M. Cook. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. Richard II. The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Ed. David Bevington. 5th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2004. 740–83.
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Shakespeare, William. Richard the Third (Modern). Ed. Adrian Kiernander. Internet Shakespeare Editions. 6 March 2012. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. The Second Part of King Henry the Sixth. The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Ed. David Bevington. 5th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2004. 552–984.
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Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. Ed. Brent Whitted and Paul Yachnin. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. Titus Andronicus. The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Ed. David Bevington. 5th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2004. 966–1004.
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Shakespeare, William. Troilus and Cressida. Ed. W. L. Godshalk. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night. Ed. David Carnegie and Mark Houlahan. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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Shakespeare, William. Two Gentlemen of Verona. Ed. Melissa Walter. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Open.
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John Webster is mentioned in the following documents:
John Webster authored or edited the following items in MoEML’s bibliography:
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Webster, John. The dramatic works of John Webster. Vol. 3. Ed. William Hazlitt. London: John Russell Smith, 1897. Print.
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Webster, John. The Tragedy of the Dutcheſſe of Malfy. London: Nicholas Okes, 1623. STC 25176. Subscr. EEBO.
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Webster, John. The Works of John Webster: An Old-Spelling Critical Edition. 3 vols. Ed. David Gunby, David Carnegie, and Macdonald P. Jackson. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2007. Print.
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Webster, John. The Works of John Webster. Ed. Alexander Dyce. Rev. ed. London: Edward Moxon, 1857. Print.
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Julius Caesar is mentioned in the following documents:
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Sir William Davenant is mentioned in the following documents:
Sir William Davenant authored or edited the following items in MoEML’s bibliography:
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Davenant, William. Entertainment at Rutland House. The Dramatic Works of Sir William D’avenant. Vol. 3. Edinburgh, 1873. Web.
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Homer is mentioned in the following documents:
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Lucius of Britain is mentioned in the following documents:
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Richard Johnson is mentioned in the following documents:
Richard Johnson authored or edited the following items in MoEML’s bibliography:
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Johnson, Richard. The Nine Worthies of London. London: Thomas Orwin, 1592. STC 14685.7. Reprint. Subscr. EEBO.
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Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey Bishop of St. Asaph
(d. between 1154? and 1155?)Bishop of St. Asaph 1152-1155. Author of History of the Kings of Britain.Geoffrey of Monmouth is mentioned in the following documents:
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Cassivellaunus
Cassivellaunus King of the Catuvellauni
King of the Catuvellauni. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.Cassivellaunus is mentioned in the following documents:
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Bede
Bede Venerable Bede
(b. between 672 and 673, d. 735)Monk at the monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth. Known as theFather of English History.
Author of Ecclesiastical History of the English People.Bede is mentioned in the following documents:
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Ovid is mentioned in the following documents:
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Nathan Field
Actor and playwright.Nathan Field is mentioned in the following documents:
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William Congreve is mentioned in the following documents:
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Gildas is mentioned in the following documents:
Locations
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London is mentioned in the following documents:
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Guildhall is mentioned in the following documents:
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The Thames is mentioned in the following documents:
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River Medway is mentioned in the following documents:
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Gerrards Hall is mentioned in the following documents: