Template:RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Comedies and Tragedies/documentation

Usage

This template may be used in Wiktionary entries to format quotations from the first and second folios of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher's plays, entitled Fifty Comedies and Tragedies (1st folio, 1647; 2nd folio, 1679), which were written by Beaumont, Fletcher, and other playwrights. It can be used to create a link to online versions of the work at the Internet Archive:

• 1st folio (1647) (catalogue of plays).
• 2nd folio (1679) (catalogue of plays).

Where a quotation template for a specific play exists (for example, {{RQ:Beaumont et al Thierry and Theodoret}}), use that template instead of this one.

Parameters

The template takes the following parameters:

1st folio (1647)

• |url= – mandatory in some cases: if quoting from an unpaginated page, use this parameter to manually specify the URL of the webpage that the template should link to, like this: |url=https://archive.org/details/BeaumontFletcher1647/page/n447/mode/1up. This parameter must be specified for the template to link to the online version of the work.

2nd folio (1679)

• |folio= – mandatory: if quoting from the 2nd folio, specify |folio=2nd.
• |part= – mandatory in some cases: the work is notionally divided into two parts. The first part has page numbers from 1 to 578, and in the second part (starting with the play The Queen of Corinth) the page numbers restart at 1 and run to 557. To quote from the second part of the work, specify |part=2. If this parameter is omitted the template defaults to the first part of the work.

Both folios

• |1= or |title= – mandatory: the title of the play quoted from, as follows:

Parameter value	Result	First page
1st folio (1647)
Beggars Bush	Beggars Bvsh (c. 1622)	page 75
Bonduca or The Tragedie of Bonduca	The Tragedie of Bonduca (c. 1613 (first performance))	page 47
The Captain	The Captaine (1609–1612)	page 47
The Chances	The Chances (1617)	page 1
The Coxcomb	The Coxcomb (c. 1608–1610)	page 97
The Custom of the Country or The Custome of the Countrey	The Custome of the Countrey (c. 1619–1623)	page 1
The Double Marriage	The Double Marriage. A Tragedy. (c. 1619–1622)	page 21
The Fair Maid of the Inn	The Faire Maide of the Inne (licensed for performance 1 February 1626 (Gregorian calendar))	page 29
The False One	The False One. A Tragedy. (1619–1620)	page 121
Four Plays in One	Fovr Playes, or Morall Representations, in One (c. 1608–1613)	page 25
The Honest Man's Fortune or The Honest Mans Fortune	The Honest Mans Fortune (1612–1613)	page 149
The Humorous Lieutenant	The Humorous Lieutenant (1619)	page 121
The Island Princess or The Island Princesse	The Island Princesse (c. 1619–1621)	page 95
The Knight of Malta	The Knight of Malta (1616–1619 (first performance))	page 71
The Laws of Candy or The Lawes of Candy	The Lavves of Candy (c. 1619–1623)	page 51
The Little French Lawyer	The Little French Lawyer (c. 1619–1623)	page 51
Love's Cure or Loves Cure	Loves Cure or, The Martial Maid (c. 1612–1615?)	page 125
Love's Pilgrimage	Loves Pilgramage, a Comedy (c. 1615–1616)	page 1
The Lovers Progres or The Lovers' Progress	The Lovers Progres (c. 1623–1624 – 1630s)	page 71
The Loyal Subject	The Loyal Svbiect (c. 1616–1619 (first performance))	page 23
The Mad Lover	The Mad Lover (1616–1619 (first performance))	page 1
The Maid in the Mill	The Maid in the Mill (1623 (first performance))	page 1
The Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn	The Maske of the Gentlemen of Grayes-Inne, and the Inner-Temple, […] (2 March 1613 (Gregorian calendar; first performance))	page 27
The Nice Valour	The Nice Valovr, or, The Passionate Mad-man (c. 1615–1616)	page 149
The Noble Gentleman	The Noble Gentleman (licensed for performance 13 February 1626 (Gregorian calendar))	page 27
The Pilgrim	The Pilgrim (c. 1621)	page 47
The Prophetess or The Prophetesse	The Prophetesse (licensed for performance 24 May 1622 (Gregorian calendar))	page 25
The Queen of Corinth	The Queene of Corinth (1616–1618)	page 1
The Sea Voyage	The Sea-Voyage. A Comedy. (c. 1622)	page 1
The Spanish Curat or The Spanish Curate	The Spanish Curat (5 January 1623 (Gregorian calendar; first performance))	page 25
The Tragedie of Valentinian, The Tragedy of Valentinian or Valentinian	The Tragedie of Valentinian (1610–1614)	page 1
A Wife for a Month or A Wife for a Moneth	A VVife for a Moneth (licensed for performance 6 June 1624 (Gregorian calendar))	page 47
Wit at Several Weapons	Wit at Several Weapons. A Comedy. (c. 1613)	page 69
The Womans Prize or The Woman's Prize	The Womans Prize: Or, The Tamer Tamed (c. 1609–1622?)	page 97
Women Pleas'd or Women Pleased	Women Pleas'd (c. 1619–1623)	page 25
Only in the 2nd folio (1679)
The Bloody Brother	The Bloody Brother; or, Rollo. A Tragedy. (c. 1612–1630)	page 428
The Coronation	The Coronation. A Comedy. (licensed for performance 16 February 1635 (Gregorian calendar))	page 298
Cupid's Revenge	Cupid’s Revenge (c. 1607–1611) Where possible, use {{RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Cupids Revenge}}.	page 404
The Elder Brother	The Elder Brother. A Comedy. (1625) Where possible, use {{RQ:Fletcher Massinger Elder Brother}}.	page 107
A King and No King	A King, and No King (first performed 26 December 1611 (Julian calendar); published 1619) Where possible, use {{RQ:Beaumont Fletcher King}}.	page 40
The Knight of the Burning Pestle	The Knight of the Burning Pestle (1607 (first performance)) Where possible, use {{RQ:Beaumont Knight}}.	page 46
The Maid's Tragedy	The Maid’s Tragedy (c. 1608–1611) Where possible, use {{RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Maides Tragedy}}.	page 1
Monsieur Thomas	Monsieur Thomas. A Comedy. (1610–1616) Where possible, use {{RQ:Fletcher Monsieur Thomas}}.	page 385
The Night Walker	The Night-Walker, or The Little Thief. A Comedy. (licensed for performance 21 May 1633 (Gregorian calendar)) Where possible, use {{RQ:Fletcher Shirley Night-Walker}}.	page 208
Philaster	Philaster: Or, Love Lies a Bleeding (c. 1608–1610) Where possible, use {{RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Philaster}}.	page 21
Rule a Wife and Have a Wife	Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife (1624 (first performance)) Where possible, use {{RQ:Fletcher Rule a Wife}}.	page 279A
The Scornful Lady	The Scornful Lady, a Comedy (c. 1613–1616)	page 63
Thierry and Theodoret	The Tragedy of Thierry and Theodoret (c. 1607–1621) Missing a substantial part of the conclusion; use {{RQ:Beaumont et al Thierry and Theodoret}} for a complete version of the text.	page 450
Two Noble Kinsmen or The Two Noble Kinsmen	The Two Noble Kinsmen (1613–1614) Where possible, use {{RQ:Fletcher Shakespeare Two Noble Kinsmen}}.	page 425
The Wild Goose Chase or The Wild-Goose Chase	The Wild-Goose Chase; a Comedy (1621 (first performance))	page 447
Wit Without Money	Wit Without Money, a Comedy (c. 1614)	page 148
The Woman Hater	The Woman-Hater (1606) Where possible, use {{RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Woman Hater}}.	page 469

To request for further titles to be added to the template, please leave a message on the template talk page or at "Wiktionary:Grease pit".

• |2= or |act= – mandatory: the act number of the play quoted from in uppercase Roman numerals.
• |3= or |scene= – mandatory: the scene number of the play quoted from in lowercase Roman numerals.
• |section= – Four Plays in One is divided into the following sections: the Induction, The Triumph of Honor, The Triumph of Love, The Triumph of Death, and The Triumph of Time. However, these are not clearly indicated in this work. If desired, consult this 1812 edition to determine the section and use |section= to specify the section, and |scene= to specify the scene quoted from.
• |4= or |page=, or |pages= – mandatory in some cases: the page number(s) quoted from. Note the following:

1st folio:

• The pagination is erratic and restarts from page 1 eight times. If the title of the play quoted from is specified, the template is able to determine the correct page to link to.
• The prologue of The Fair Maid of the Inn is on an incorrectly repeated page 50. If quoting this page, specify "50A".

2nd folio: in the first part, the page numbers 279 and 280 are repeated. Specify "279A" and "280A" to quote the second occurrences of those page numbers.

If using |pages= to quote a range of pages, note the following:

• Separate the first and last pages of the range with an en dash, like this: |pages=10–11.
• You must also use |pageref= to specify the page number that the template should link to (usually the page on which the Wiktionary entry appears).

This parameter must be specified for the template to link to an online version of the work.

• |column= or |columns= – the column number(s) quoted from in Arabic numerals, either |column=1 or |column=2. When referring to a passage that spans both columns, either omit the parameter or use an en dash like this: |columns=1–2.

• |5=, |text=, or |passage= – the passage to be quoted.
• |footer= – a comment on the passage quoted.
• |brackets= – use |brackets=on to surround a quotation with brackets. This indicates that the quotation either contains a mere mention of a term (for example, “some people find the word manoeuvre hard to spell”) rather than an actual use of it (for example, “we need to manoeuvre carefully to avoid causing upset”), or does not provide an actual instance of a term but provides information about related terms.

Examples

1st folio (1647)

• Wikitext:
  • {{RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Comedies and Tragedies|title=The Maid in the Mill|act=IV|scene=ii|page=18|column=1|passage=VVee'll take up cudgels, and have one bovvt vvith 'em, / They ſhall knovv nothing of this union: / And till they find themſelves moſt deſperate, / '''Succour''' ſhall never ſee 'em.}}; or
  • {{RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Comedies and Tragedies|The Maid in the Mill|IV|ii|18|column=1|VVee'll take up cudgels, and have one bovvt vvith 'em, / They ſhall knovv nothing of this union: / And till they find themſelves moſt deſperate, / '''Succour''' ſhall never ſee 'em.}}
• Result:
  • 1623 (first performance), John Fletcher, William Rowley, “The Maid in the Mill”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act IV, scene ii, page 18, column 1:

    VVee'll take up cudgels, and have one bovvt vvith 'em, / They ſhall knovv nothing of this union: / And till they find themſelves moſt deſperate, / Succour ſhall never ſee 'em.

• Wikitext: {{RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Comedies and Tragedies|title=Four Plays in One|section=The Triumph of Love|scene=v|page=37|column=1|passage=Forgive me, Lady, I have deſtroyed ''Gerrard'', and thee; rebell'd againſt heavens ordinance; '''diſ-pair'd''' tvvo doves, made 'em ſit mourning; {{...}}}}
• Result:
  • c. 1608–1613, Nathan Field, John Fletcher, “Fovr Playes, or Morall Representations, in One”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, [The Triumph of Love, scene v], page 37, column 1:

    Forgive me, Lady, I have deſtroyed Gerrard, and thee; rebell'd againſt heavens ordinance; diſ-pair'd tvvo doves, made 'em ſit mourning; […]

2nd folio (1679)

Quoting from the first part

• Wikitext: {{RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Comedies and Tragedies|folio=2nd|title=The Maid's Tragedy|act=I|scene=i|page=1|column=1|passage=My Lord, my thanks; but theſe '''ſcratcht''' limbs of mine have ſpoke my love and truth unto my friends, more than my tongue ere could: my mind's the ſame it ever vvas to you; vvhere I find vvorth, I love the keeper, till he let it go, And then I follovv it.}}
• Result:
  • c. 1608–1611, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Maid’s Tragedy”, in Fifty Comedies and Tragedies. […], [part 1], London: […] J[ohn] Macock [and H. Hills], for John Martyn, Henry Herringman, and Richard Marriot, published 1679, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 1:

    My Lord, my thanks; but theſe ſcratcht limbs of mine have ſpoke my love and truth unto my friends, more than my tongue ere could: my mind's the ſame it ever vvas to you; vvhere I find vvorth, I love the keeper, till he let it go, And then I follovv it.

Quoting from the second part

• Wikitext: {{RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Comedies and Tragedies|folio=2nd|title=Love's Pilgrimage|part=2|act=I|scene=i|page=69|column=2|passage=Has he beſpoke, vvhat vvill he have a brace, / Or but one Partridge, or a ſhort-leg'd Hen, / Daintyly '''carbonado'd'''?}}
• Result:
  • c. 1615–1616, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “Loves Pilgramage, a Comedy”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 69, column 2:

    Has he beſpoke, vvhat vvill he have a brace, / Or but one Partridge, or a ſhort-leg'd Hen, / Daintyly carbonado'd?