Certaine deu[is]es and shewes presented to her Maiestie by the gentlemen of Grayes-Inne at her Highnesse court in Greenewich, the twenty eighth day of Februarie in the thirtieth yeare of her Maiesties most happy raigne

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Certaine deu[is]es and shewes presented to her Maiestie by the gentlemen of Grayes-Inne at her Highnesse court in Greenewich, the twenty eighth day of Februarie in the thirtieth yeare of her Maiesties most happy raigne
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Hughes, Thomas, fl. 1587.
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At London :: Printed by Robert Robinson,
1587.
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Arthur, -- King -- Drama.
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"Certaine deu[is]es and shewes presented to her Maiestie by the gentlemen of Grayes-Inne at her Highnesse court in Greenewich, the twenty eighth day of Februarie in the thirtieth yeare of her Maiesties most happy raigne." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A03804.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 9, 2025.

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The argument of the first Act.

1 IN the first scene the spirit of Gorlois Duke of Cornwell, the man first & most wronged in this historie being dispoild both of Wife, Dukedome and life craueth reuenge for these iniu∣ries, denouncing the whole misfortune insuing.

2 In the second scene▪ Gueneuora hearing that Arthur was on Seas returning, desperately manaceth his death, from which in∣tent she is disswaded by Fronia, a Lady of her Court & priuie to her secretes.

3 In the third scene Gueneuora perplexedly mindeth her owne death, whence being diswaded by her sister she resolueth to en∣ter into Religion.

4 In the fourth scene Mordred goeth about to perswade Gue∣neuora to persist in her loue, but misseth thereof: And then is exhorted by Conan (a noble mā of Brytain) to reconcile him∣selfe to his Father at his comming, but refuseth so to doe and resolueth to keepe him from landing by battaile.

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