Viewing Event Record: Collier inserts forged verses into a genuine elegy on Richard Burbage's death

Abstract

John Payne Collier inserted a lengthy passage of forged verses into a genuine elegy on Richard Burbage's death. Collier's fictions allude to several King's Men plays and names the Globe. His additions begin at 'Friends, every one, and what a blank instead' and continue to 'It fill'd their brain with fury more divine.'

Date Event Recorded

Date
undated

Date Event Happened

Date
From: after 13 March 1618 (Source of claim: externally supplied)

Venues

Name
Globe (II)
Name
Globe (I)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Burbage, Richard player deceased

Event Type

  • cultural context
  • death
  • performance context
  • player context