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 Knack to Know a Knave, Leire, Locrine, Mucedorus, Soliman and Perseda, Taming of A Shrew, True Tragedy of Richard III, Wily Beguiled, Wisdom of Dr. Dodipoll (cf. ch. xxiv). ENTERTAINMENTS ''Dixie Pageant. 29 Oct. 1585''

1585. The Device of the Pageant borne before Woolstone Dixi Lord Maior of the Citie of London. An. 1585. October 29. Edward Allde. [At end, 'Done by George Peele, Master of Arts in Oxford'.] Editions in Nichols, Eliz. (1823), ii. 446, and F. W. Fairholt, Lord Mayor's Pageants (1843, Percy Soc. xxxviii). Polyhymnia 17 Nov. 1590

See s.v. Lee.

Descensus Astreae 29 Oct. 1591

1591. Descensus Astreae. The Deuice of a Pageant, borne before M. William Web, Lord Maior of the Citie of London on the day he tooke his oath; beeing the 29. of October. 1591. Wherevnto is annexed A Speech deliuered by one clad like a Sea Nymph, who presented a Pinesse on the water brauely rigd and mand, to the Lord Maior, at the time he tooke Barge to go to Westminster. Done by G. Peele Maister of Arts in Oxford. For William Wright.

Edition in F. W. Fairholt, Lord Mayor's Pageants (1843, Percy Soc. xxxviii). ''Anglorum Feriae. 1595''

[MS.] ''Brit. Mus. Addl. MS.'' 21432 (autograph). 'Anglorum Feriae, Englandes Hollydayes, celebrated the 17th of Novemb. last, 1595, beginninge happyly the 38 yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne ladie Queene Elizabeth. By George Peele M^r of Arte in Oxforde.' S. R. 1595, Nov. 18. 'A newe Ballad of the honorable order of the Runnynge at Tilt at Whitehall the 17. of November in the 38 yere of her maiesties Reign.' John Danter (Arber, iii. 53). [This is not necessarily Peele's poem.] Edition by R. Fitch (n.d. c. 1830). This is a blank-verse description of tilting, like Polyhymnia; on the occasion, cf. s.v. Bacon. ''Lost Entertainment. 1588''

S. R. 1588, Oct. 28. 'Entred for his copie vppon Condicon that it maye be lycenced, ye device of the Pageant borne before the Righte honorable Martyn Calthrop lorde maiour of the Cytie of London the 29th daie of October 1588 George Peele the Authour.' Richard Jones (Arber, ii. 504).

In the Merry Conceited Jests it is said that Peele had 'all the oversight of the pageants' (Bullen, ii. 381).