Notes
[*]
For Part I of this monograph, see
Studies in Bibliography, VIII (1956), 129-146.
[1]
Cf. SB, VIII (1956),
139.
[2]
For the use of these forms in the unaided
plays of Massinger, see SB, VIII (1956), 144-145. The
distribution of of't in Massinger's unaided plays was
omitted from the table on page 145. Its occurrence is as follows:
The Duke of Milan — 3; The Parliament of
Love
—
2; The Roman Actor — 1; The Picture
— 4;
The
Renegado — 2; The Emperor of the East
— 5;
The
Maid of Honour — 4; A New Way to Pay Old
Debts
— 4;
The Great Duke of Florence — 1; The
Unnatural
Combat — 1; The Bashful Lover — 5;
The
Guardian — 9; The City Madam — 3.
The form
does not
occur in the unaided plays of Fletcher.
[*]
References in parentheses are to page and
column number of the 1647 Folio.
[3]
SB, VIII (1956), 139.
[4]
Cf., for instance, "A dreadfull musicke"
(The Renegado, sig. L1v, and The Roman
Actor,
sig.
K); "Solemne lowd musick" (The Emperor of the East, sig.
B2); "sad musicke" (The Roman Actor, sig. I2; The
City
Madam, sig. I4; The Unnatural Combat, sig. D4);
"wanton
musick" (The City Madam, sig. F3).
[5]
A few instances of this should suffice: "what
proofes (Niger)" [25a], "abuse 'em (Unkle)" [27b], "All your
Commands (dread Caesar)" [30a], "Our Suits are (Sir) to see the
Emperour" [33b], "Thou shalt not (fool)" [37b], "his valour
(Gentleman) will deserve your favours" [42a], "Can ye be so base
(Cousin)" [45b].
[6]
Cf. SB, VIII (1956),
140.
[*]
The form occurs once as 'um in
the
1647 folio text (30a).
