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George Gascoigne
The Whole woorkes of George Gascoigne (London, 1587)
Newberry Library (Case Y 12 .G208)
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George Gascoigne (1525-1577) composed an elaborate entertainment entitled The Princely Pastime for Elizabeth's visit to Kenilworth, but the drama was cut blissfully short by the excruciating July heat.

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