The Dramatic Works of John Webster Author:John Webster Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: HOE. Sundry times Atted by the Children of Paules. By Thomas Decker, and lohn Webfter. Imprinted at London, by G. Eld. Northward Hoe was licensed, ... more »6 August, 1607. As to the title of the comedy, see the Introduction to the preceding play. NORTHWARD HOE. . GENEST, in his Account of the English Stage, gives this outline of the plot: ' Green - shield had endeavoured to seduce Mayberry's wife, but without effect;—he had contrived to get her wedding ring from her. Greenshield wishes to be revenged of her for her coyness: for this purpose he meets Mayberry at Ware, and affects not to know him. Greenshield and Featherstone say that they had both of them been intimate with Mayberry'a wife. Mayberry is at first much enraged—but afterwards he is convinced of his wife's innocence. Greenshield's wife pretends" to walk in her sleep: she gets into Featherstone's room, but no harm happens at that time. At the conclusion, Feather- stone ia taken in to marry a woman of the town. In the fourth Act, Mayberry says to his wife: " On with your riding suit, and cry Northward Hoe!" Hence the name of the play.' DRAMATIS PERSONS. Maybebby. Bellamont. Gbeenshield. Fe ATHEBSTONE. Philip. Levebpool. Chabtley. HOBNET. Hans Van Belch. Allum. Captain Jenkins. Leapfbog. Squibbel. Chambeblain. Pbentice. Tallob. Fullmoon. Musician, Sebgeants, Keepebs, Fiddlebs, Tapstebs, Sebvants. Mistbess Maybebby. Kate. Doll. Bawd. Hostess. NOKTHWARD HOE. ACT I.—Scene I. Enter Ltjke Gbeenshield, with Feathebstone, booted. Featherstone. ' RT sure old Mayberry inns here to-night ? Green. 'Tis certain; the honest knave chamberlain, that hath been my informer, my bawd, ever since I knew Ware, assures me of it: and more, being a Londoner, though ...« less