title: Cambises
title_page_title: A lamentable Tragedie, mixed full of <i>plesant mirth, containing the life of</i> Cambises  king of Percia, from the beginning of his kingdome, vnto his death, his one good deede of execu<i>tion, after that many wicked deedes and  tyrannous mur</i>ders, committed by and through him, and last of all, his  odious death by Gods Iustice appointed.  Done in such order as followeth.  [<i>var.</i>: "his owne good deed"]
title_page_author: By <i>Thomas  Preston</i>.
title_page_performance: The diuision of the parts. [in groups separated by rules, joined by pointed brackets, in double columns; group 1, column 1] Councell. | Huf. | Praxaspes. | Murder. | Lob. | The third Lord. } <i>For one man.</i> [group 2, column 1] Lord. | Ruf. | Commons cry. | Cōmons complaint | Lord Smirdis. | Venus. } <i>For one man.</i> [group 3, column 1] Knight. | Snuf. | Small hability | Proof. | Execution. | Attendance. | Second Lord. } <i>For one man.</i> [group 4, column 1] Cambises. | Epilogus. } <i>For one man</i> [group 5, column 2] Prologue. | Sisamnes | Diligence | Crueltie. | Hob | preparatiō | the 1. Lord } <i>For one man</i> [group 6, column 2] Ambidexter | Triall. } <i>For one man.</i> [group 7, column 2] Meretrix. | Shame. | Otian. | Mother. | Lady. | Queene. } <i>For one man.</i> [group 8, column 2] Yong child. | Cupid. } <i>For one man.</i>
paratext_charachter_list: on title page [A1r]
stationer_entries_in_register: c. Sep-Oct, 1569: Entered to John Allde: "an enterlude a lamentable Tragedy full of pleasaunt myrth".
transcript_modern_spelling: A lamentable tragedy mixed full of pleasant mirth containing the life of cambises king of Persia from the beginning of his kingdom unto his death his one good deed of execution after that many wicked deeds and tyrannous murders committed by and through him and last of all his odious death by god's justice appointed done in such order as followeth. By Thomas preston the division of the parts counsel huff praxaspes murder lob the third lord for one man prologue sisamnes diligence cruelty hob preparation the 1 lord for one man lord ruff commons cry commons complaint lord smirdis venus for one man ambidexter trial for one man knight snuff small ability proof execution attendance second lord for one man meretrix shame otian mother lady queen for one man young child cupid for one man cambises epilogus for one man 