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Day, John

John Day was born in Cawston, Norfolk, and educated at Ely. In 1592 he became a sizar of Caius College, Cambridge, but he was expelled in the next year for stealing a book. He became a playwright, collaborating on or authoring 22 plays. Little is known of his personal life outside of a description by Ben Jonson in 1618/19 as a "rogue" and a "base fellow." It is likely that he was the "John Daye, yeoman" who killed fellow dramatist Henry Porter in Southwark 1599, although if he did murder his colleague it did not interrupted his writing career. The date of his death is unknown, but an elegy on him by John Tatham was published in 1640.

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Born 1574
Died 1640?

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  • Cover of: Blind beggar of Bednall Green: mentioned by Henslowe, 1600; date of this the earliest known edition, 1659 (B.M. 644. d. 77 & 161. i. 3) reproduced in facsimile, 1914.

    First published in 1902 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The works of John Day

    Cover of edition worksofjohnday0000dayj First published in 1881 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The blind-beggar of Bednal-green: vvith the merry humor of Tom Strowd the Norfolk yeoman, as it was divers times publickly acted by the Princes Servants

    First published in 1659 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Law tricks, 1608

    First published in 1950 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Humour out of breath: a comedy. Now first reprinted from the original edition of 1608.

    First published in 1608 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Travailes Of The three English Brothers: Sir Thomas, Sir Anthony, Mr. Robert Shirley ; As it is now play'd by her Maiesties Seruants.

    First published in 1607 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The fair maid of Bristow. 1605

    Cover of edition fairmaidofbristo00dayjuoft First published in 1912 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: works of John Day: now first collected

    First published in 1881 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Blind-Beggar of Bednal-Green, with the merry humor of Tom Strowd the Norfolk Yeoman

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  • Cover of: The ile of gulls: as it hath been often playd.

    First published in 1606 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The ile of guls: As it hath been often playd in the blacke Fryars, by the Children of the Reuels. VVritten by Iohn Day.

    First published in 1606 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Law-trickes, or, Who would have thought it

    First published in 1608 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The parliament of bees, with their proper characters. Or a bee-hive furnisht with twelve hony-combes, as pleasant as profitable: Being an allegoricall description of the actions of good and bad men in these our daies. By John Daye, sometimes student of Caius Colledge in Cambridge

    First published in 1641 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The knave in grain.

    First published in 1961 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The faire maide of Bristovv

    First published in 1913 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The fair maid of Bristow.

    First published in 1970 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Ile of Guls

    First published in 1936 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: John Day's the Isle of Gulls: A Critical Edition (Renaissance drama)

    First published in 1980 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: John Day's The Isle of Guls: A Critical Edition

    First published in 1980 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Law Tricks

    First published in 1949 — 1 edition
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Born 1574
Died 1640?

Subjects

Drama, Church history, Early works to 1800, England and Wales, England and Wales. Parliament, Humor, Poetry, Politics and government

Places

Great Britain

People

Anthony Sherley Sir (1565-1635?), Robert Sherley Sir (1581?-1628), Thomas Sherley Sir (1564-1630?), Anthony Sherley (1565-1635)

Time

1625-1649, 17th century

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
January 18, 2011 Edited by Sarah Breau Added bio, added Wikipedia link
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import