title: Cambises
title_page_title: A lamentable tragedy <i>mixed ful of pleasant mirth, conteyning the life of CAMBISES</i> king of <i>PERCIA</i>, from the beginning <i>of his kingdome vnto his death, his one good  deed of ex</i>ecution, after that many wicked deeds and tirannous murders, committed by and through him, and last of all, his odious death by Gods Iustice  appointed.  Doon  in such order as foloweth.
title_page_author: By <i>Thomas  Preston</i>.
title_page_performance: <i>The  diuision of the partes</i>. [in groups separated by rules, joined by pointed brackets, in double columns; group 1, column 1] Councel. | Huf. | Praxaspes. | Murder. | Lob, | the 3. Lord. } <i>For one man.</i> [group 2, column 1] Lord.  | Ruf, | Commons cry, | Cōmōs cōplaint | Lord smirdis. | Venus. } <i>For one man.</i> [group 3, column 1] Knight, | Snuf. | Small habilitie. | Proof. | Execution. | Attendance. | second Lord. } <i>For one man.</i> [group 4, column 1] Cambises. | Epilogus. } <i>For one man</i><sup>.</sup> [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] Yung childe | 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 3 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 cambises epilogus for one man young child cupid for one man