King Edward the Third
Subtitle: with the fall of Mortimer, earl of March. An historicall play
By: as it was acted at the Theatre-Royall, by Their Majesties servants.
Contributors: Bancroft, John, d. 1696, supposed author.
Series: Three centuries of drama; Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1800
Publisher: J. Hindmarsh [etc.]
Published: 1954
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Mortimer, Roger de, -- Earl of March, -- 1287?-1330 -- Drama.
Genres: Drama.
Other titles: King Edward the Third.; Fall of Mortimer.
Notes: The dedication is singed Will. Mountfort, and states that the play was a present to him. It was included in "Six plays written by Mr. Mountfort," in 1720, the editor stating that though "not wholly composed by him, he had at least a share in fitting it for the stage." Coxeter states that it was written by John Bancroft and given by him to Mountford. cf. Dict. Nat. biog.; Brit. mus. Catalogue. New ed. and Nicoll, Allardyce. History of restoration drama, 1940, p. 158.

Published in 1731 under title: The fall of Mortimer. An historical play. Reviv'd from Mountfort, with alterations.

Micro-opaque of original in Library of Congress. New York. Readex Microprint. 1954. 1 card ; 22.6 x 14.8 cm. (Three centuries of drama: English 1642-1700) (Three centuries of English and American plays 1500-1800)