t he informed me by letter, [crossed-out text] that a
copy of this play was in Osborne's catalogue in the year 1754,
that he then saw it in his shop (together with several of M^r
Oldys's books that Osborne had purchased), + that the elegy in
question--"on Marlowe's untimely death" was inserted immediately
after the title page; that it mentioned a play of Marlowe's
entitled _The Duke of Guise_ and four others; but whether
particularly by _name_, he could not recollect. Unluckily he did
not purchase this rare piece, + it is now God knows where.

Bishop Tanner likewise mentions this elegy in so particular a
manner that he must have seen it. "Marlovius (Christopherus),
quondam in academia Cantabrigiensi musarum alumnus; postea actor
scenicus; deinde poeta dramaticus tragicus, paucis inferior
Scripsit plurimas tragedias, sc. Tamerlane.-Tragedie of Dido
Queen of Carthage. Pr. Come gentle Ganymed. Hanc perfecit +
edidit Tho. Nash Lond. 1594. 4^to.--Petrarius in praefatione ad
Secundam partem Herois et Leandri multa in Marlovii
commendationem adfert; hoc etiam facit Tho. Nash in _Carmine
Elegiaco Tragidiae Didonis praefiso in obitum Christop. Marlovii_,
ubi quatuor ejus tragidiarum mentionem facit, nec non et alterius
_de duce Guisio_." _Bib. Britan._ 1740.

I suspect M^r Warton had no other authority than this for saying
that this play was left imperfect by Marlowe, and completed +
published by Nashe; for it does not appear from the title page
that it was not written in conjunction by him + Marlowe in the
lifetime of the former. Perhaps Nashe's Elegy might ascertain
this point. Tanner had, I believe, no authority but Philipses,
for calling Marlowe an actor.

There was an old Latin play on the subject of Dido, written by
John Rightwise and played before Cardinal Wolsey + again before
Queen Elizabeth in 1564. There is also another Latin play on this
subject _Dido_, tragedia nova so quatuor pri*ibus ***
**************** Virgilii disampla Antwerp ed, 1559.

THE
Tragedie of Dido
_Queene of Carthage:_

Played by the Children of her
_Maiesties Chappell._

Written by Christopher Marlowe, and
_Thomas Nash. Gent._

Actors

_Iupiter._ _Ascanius._
_Ganimed._ _Dido._
_Venus._ _Anna._
_Cupid._ _Achates._
_Iuno._ _Ilioneus._
_Mercurie._ _Iarbas._
_Hermes._ _Cloanthes._
_AEneas._ _Sergestus._

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