title: The Pleasantest Works
variant_description: The general title page of this collection exists in three states: in STC 11638, the title begins "THE Whole woorkes"; in another state of STC 11638, it begins "THE Whoole workes"; in STC 11639, it begins "THE pleasauntest workes." See also STC 
title_page_title: THE pleasauntest workes ... <i>Newlye</i> compyled into one Volume, <i>That is to say:</i> His Flowers, Hearbes, Weedes, the Fruites of warre, the Comedie called Supposes, the Tragedie of <i>Iocasta</i>, the Steele glasse, the Complaint of <i>Phylomene</i>, the Storie of <i>Ferdinando Ieronimi</i>, and the pleasure at Kenelworth Castle.
title_page_author: of George <i>Gascoigne, Esquyre:</i>
title_page_imprint: LONDON Imprinted by <i>Abell Ieffes</i>, dwelling in the Fore Streete, without Creeplegate, neere vnto Grubstreete. 1587.
stationer_entries_in_register: Nov 6, 1598: Entered to William Wood: "j Gascoynes woorkes w<sup>th</sup> steele glasse".
stationer_additional_notes: The majority of the book is in black letter, with a few texts printed in roman. Although the imprint of this edition lists only the printer Abel Jeffes, the <i>STC</i> identifies Richard Smith as the book's publisher (3:277).
transcript_modern_spelling: The pleasantest works of george Gascoigne esquire newly compiled into one volume that is to say his flowers herbs weeds the fruits of war the comedy called supposes the tragedy of jocasta and the pleasure at Kenilworth castle London imprinted by abel jeffes dwelling in the fore street without cripplegate near unto grub street 1587