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Notes
1. Some duplication of information from these earlier articles has been unavoidable in preparation of this work. Many thanks to Jay Moschella of the Boston Public Library; the expert referee for this essay, who offered invaluable feedback; and many colleagues and friends who have supported our research on The Dutch Lady. Evidence for the date of the play is somewhat beyond the purview of this article, yet relevant for the choices made concerning texts which were tested. An unmistakable reference to Margaret Cavendish as a public figure in London dates the play after 1667, and Behn’s use of the play in The Roundheads means it was available to her by 1681. Though the reference by Phillips in 1675 is erroneous, it is more likely that he would mistake by substituting the name of an existing play than by accidentally writing the name of a nonexistent – though soon to be written – one. Moreover, a reference to a politically potent “Cabal” (mentioned along with the word “Juncto”) is surely a wry reference to Charles II’s council, references to which were very common in the early 1670s.