Brutus of Alba: or, The enchanted lovers. A tragedy. Acted at the Duke's Theatre. Written by N. Tate. Licensed July 15. 1678. Roger L'Estrange

People / Organizations

• Nahum Tate (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed by E[lizabeth]. F[lesher]. for Jacob Tonson, at the sign of the Judge's Head in Chancery-Lane, near Fleet-street, 1678.

Added name

Virgil. Aeneid. Book 4; Flesher, Elizabeth, active 1653, printer.; Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller.; L Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704, licensor.

Publication year

1678

ESTC No.

R16

Grub Street ID

63888

Description

[8], 56, [2] p. ; 4°.

Note

In verse

The plan of the play is taken from the fourth book of Virgil's Aeneid

Printer's name from Wing CD

The last leaf bears an epilogue on recto and advertisement on verso. "The epilogue leaf was apparently an afterthought and does not occur in most copies"--Pforzheimer catalogue

Dedication leaf is a cancel; line 1 ends: 1) "Right Honourable". Variant: dedication leaf is the cancellandum; line 1 ends "Charles Earl"

Signatures: A-H]4 I]2.