title: Jacob and Esau
title_page_title: A newe mery and wittie Comedie or Enterlude, ...  treating vpon the Historie of Iacob and Esau, taken out of the .xxvij. Chap. of  the first booke of Moses <i>entituled  Genesis.</i>
title_page_performance: <i>The  partes and names of the Players</i> who are to be consydered to be Hebrews and so should be apparailed with attire. [in double columns reading vertically, joined by pointed brackets] 1 The Prologe, a Poete. | 2 Isaac, an olde man, father to Iacob & Esau. | 3 Rebecca an olde womā, wife to  Isaac. | 4 Esau, a yong man and a hunter. | 5 Iacob, a yong mā of godly  conuersation. | 6 Zethar a neighbour. | 7 Hanan, a neighbour to Isaac also. | 8  Ragau, seruaunt vnto Esau. | 9 Mido, a little Boy, leading Isaac. | 10 Deborra, the  nurse of Isaacs Tente. | 11 Abra, a little wench, seruāt to Rebecca.
title_page_imprint: newely imprinted, ... Imprinted at London  by Henrie Bynneman, dwelling in Knightrider streate, at the signe of the  Mermayde.  Anno Domini. 1568.
paratext_charachter_list: on title page [A1r]
paratext_other_paratexts: "This song must be song after the prayer" (verses) [G4r]; "Then foloweth the prayer" (verses) [G4v]
stationer_entries_in_register: c. Oct-Nov, 1557: Entered to Henry Sutton: "an enterlude vpon the history of Iacobe and Esawe out of the xxvij chapeter of the fyrste boke of moyses Called genyses".
transcript_modern_spelling: A new merry and witty comedy or interlude newly imprinted treating upon the history of Jacob and esau taken out of the xxvii chap. Of the first book of moses entitled genesis the parts and names of the players who are to be considered to be Hebrews and so should be appareled with attire. 1 the prologue a poet 2 isaac an old man father to Jacob and esau 3 rebecca an old woman wife to Isaac 4 esau a young man and a hunter 5 jacob a young man of godly conversation 6 zethar a neighbor 7 hanan a neighbor to Isaac also 8 ragau servant unto esau 9 mido a little boy leading Isaac 10 deborah the nurse of isaac's tent 11 abra a little wench servant to Rebecca imprinted at London by henry bynneman dwelling in knightrider street at the sign of the mermaid anno domini 1568