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The Maids Tragedy

Beaumont, Francis (1584-1616)

THE MAIDS TRAGEDY

Upon Mr. John Fletcher's Plays.

On Mr. John Fletcher's Works.

To Mr. Francis Beaumont (Then living.)

On Mr. Francis Beaumont (Then newly Dead.)

On Mr. Beaumont. (VVritten thirty years since, presently after his Death.)

Upon the Report of the printing of the Dramatical Poems of Mr. John Fletcher, collected before, and now set forth in one Volume.

Mr. John Fletcher his Dramatical works now at last printed.

On the Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, now at length printed.

On the happy Collection of Mr. Fletcher's Works, never before printed.

On the Edition of Mr. Francis Beaumont's, and Mr. John Fletcher's Plays never printed before.

On the Edition.

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Actus Secundus.

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Persons Represented in the Play.

King.
Lysippus, brother to the King.
Amintor, a Noble Gentleman.
Evadne, Wife to Amintor.
Melantius Brother to Evadne.
Diphilus Brother to Evadne.
Aspatia, troth-plight wife to Amintor.
Calianax, an old humorous Lord, and Father to Aspatia.
Cleon Gentleman.
Strato Gentleman.
Diagoras, a Servant.
Antiphila waiting Gentlewoman to Aspatia.
Olympias waiting Gentlewoman to Aspatia.
Dula, a Lady.
Night Masker.
Cynthia Masker.
Neptune Masker.
Eolus Masker.