The second part of Crafty Crumvvell, or, Oliver in his glory as king
Subtitle: a trage commedie wherein is presented, the late treasonable undertakings, and proceedings, of the rebells, their murthering of Capt. Burley : with their underhand workings to betray their King
By: vvritten by Marcurius Pragmaticus
Contributors: Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678, attributed name; Taylor, John, 1580-1653, attributed name; Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner; Roxburghe, John Ker, Duke of, 1740-1804, former owner; Marlborough, George Spencer, Duke of, 1739-1817, former owner
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1648
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Drama; Early works to 1800; History
Other titles: Second part of Crafty Cromwell; Second part of Crafty Crumwell; Oliver in his glory as king; Second part of Crafty Crumwell or, Oliver in his glory as king; Early English Playbooks, 1594-1799 (Boston Public Library); Shakespeare Collection (Collection of Distinction)
Work titles: Crafty Cromwell. Part 2
Notes: According to the heading of the dedicatory poem at the beginning of the second part, "To the readers of my former peece", the two parts are by the same author. Therefore, Mercurius Pragmaticus = Mercurius Melancholicus, whose name appears on title page of part 1.

Sometimes ascribed to John Taylor and to Marchamont Nedham, who used the pseudonym Mercurius Pragmaticus. Cf. Frank, J. Cromwell's press agent : a critical biography of Marchamont Nedham, 1980, p. 68; The Revels history of drama in England, 1981, v. 4, p. 286-7.

Partly in verse.

Signatures: A-B́þ.

Title page vignette; head- and tailpieces; initials.

English short title catalogue, R10370

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), XXXX

Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, II: 673

Boston Public Library. Barton Catalogue, Misc., p. 362

Cataloged 20171012 gangulo

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy inscribed in lower margin of title page: "1527."

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy is the seventh of eleven items bound together into a single volume titled Dramatick satires. This volume contains: 1. A new play called Canterburie his change of diot (ESTC R17847) -- 2. Canterburies amazement, or, The ghost of the yong fellow Thomas Bensted who was drawne, hangd, and quartered by the meanes of the Bishop of Canterburie (ESTC R7838) -- 3. The devill, and the parliament, or the parliament and the Devill: a contestation between them for the precedencie (ESTC R7780) -- 4. Mrs. Parliament, her invitation of Mrs. London, to a thanksgiving dinner (ESTC R14149) -- 5. Mistris Parliament brought to bed of a monstrous childe of reformation (ESTC R14013) -- 6. Mistris Parliament presented in her bed after the sore travaile and hard labour which she endured last week, in the birth of her monstrous off-spring, the childe of deformation (ESTC R14014) -- 7. The second part of Crafty Crumwell, or, Oliver in his glory as king (ESTC R10370) -- 8. A tragi-comedy, called New-Market-Fayre, or A Parliament out-cry (ESTC R219725) -- 9. The second part of the tragi-comedy, called New-Market-fayre, or, Mrs. Parliaments new figaryes, written by the man in the moon (ESTC R204705) -- 10. Phanatick play. The first part (ESTC R207965) -- 11. Lamberts last game plaid, set out in a mock-comedy, betwixt John Lambert, Esq. Col. Cobbet. (ESTC R208596). Each item cataloged separately.