You men are skilful in the trade of love

DMI number:

19900

Poem Aliases

King Edward the Third.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

You men are skilful in the trade of love

Last Line:

And we believe em to our own undoing

Poem Genre / Form:

Extract / snippet from longer work

Themes:

Love and Sex / relations between the sexes

Related People

Author:

John Bancroft

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract from Edward III Act 1 Scene 1 (1691 R8063). Co-authorship with William Mountfort suggested in ODNB and ESTC. ESTC entry: 'Sometimes attributed to John Bancroft, and to William Mountfort, who signs the dedication and states that the play was "a present" to him. The play was included in "Six plays written by Mr. Mountfort," 1720, the editor stating that though "not wholly composed by him, he had a least a share in fitting [it] for the stage." Cf. Nicoll, A. History of Restoration drama, 1940, p. 158.'

Author:

William Mountfort

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract from Edward III Act 1 Scene 1 (1691 R8063). Co-authorship with John Bancroft suggested in ODNB and ESTC. ESTC entry: 'Sometimes attributed to John Bancroft, and to William Mountfort, who signs the dedication and states that the play was "a present" to him. The play was included in "Six plays written by Mr. Mountfort," 1720, the editor stating that though "not wholly composed by him, he had a least a share in fitting [it] for the stage." Cf. Nicoll, A. History of Restoration drama, 1940, p. 158.'

Content/Publication

Title:

Thesaurus Dramaticus [II] [T134540] [ecco]

Page No(s):

p.46

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Mountf. Edw. III.

Attributed To:

William Mountfort