Bartholomew Fayre ~ Introduction & Persons in the Play

T H E
P R O L O G U E
to the KING's MAJESTY

YOur Majesty is welcome to a Fair;
Such Place, such Men, such Language, and such Ware,
You must expect: with these, the zealous noise
Of your Lands Faction, scandaliz'd at Toys,
As Babies, Hobby-horses, Puppet-plays,
And such like rage, whereof the petulant ways
Your self have known, and have bin vext with long.
These for your Sport, without particular wrong,
Or just complaint of any private Man,
(Who of himself, or shall think well or can)
The Maker doth present: and hopes, to Night
To give you for a Fairing, true delight.

JOHN LITTLE - W I T, A Proctor.
WIN LITTLE - WIT, His Wife.
DAME PURE CRAFT, Her Mother and a Widow.
ZEAL - OF - THE - LAND BUSY, Her Suiter, a Banbury Man.
WIN - WIFE, His Rival, a Gentleman.
QUARLOUS, His Companion, a Gamester.
BARTHOLMEW COKES, An Esquire of Harrow.
HUMPHREY WASPE, His Man.
ADAM OVERDO, A Justice of Peace.
DAME OVERDO, His Wife.
GRACE WELBORN, His Ward.
LANT. LEATHERHEAD, A Hobbi-Horse seller.
JOAN TRASH, A Ginger-Bread Woman.
EZECHIEL EDGWORTH, A Cutpurse.
NIGHTINGALE, A Ballad-singer.
URSLA, A Pig-Woman.
MOON - CALF, Her Tapster.
JORDAN KNOCK - HUM, A Horse-courser, and a ranger o' Turnbull.
VAL. CUTTING, A Roarer.
CAPTAIN WHIT, A Bawd.
PUNQUE ALICE, Mistriss o' the Game.
TROUBLE - ALL, A Mad man.

WATCHMEN, three.

COSTARD - monger.

MOUSTRAP - man.

CLOTHIER.

WRESTLER.

PORTERS.

DOOR - KEEPERS.

PUPPETS.