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Notes
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.
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).
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].
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