Gammer Gurtons Nedle
Gammer Gurtons Nedle,the second English comedy in verse (the first being Ralph Roister Doister ), published 1575 , having been acted 1566 , at Christ's College, Cambridge. Its authorship has been attributed either to J. Still , fellow of Christ's College, or to William Stevenson , also a fellow of the college and one of its leading spirits in dramatic activities.
It is written in rhymed long doggerel, and deals farcically with the losing and finding of the needle used to mend the garments of Hodge, Gammer Gurton's man. The other characters, besides Hodge and the Gammer, are Tib and Cock, their maid and boy; Diccon the Bedlem; Dame Chatte and Doll, her maid; Master Baylye and his servant Scapethryft; Doctor Rat the curate; and Gyb the cat. The mischievous Diccon persuades the Gammer that Dame Chatte has taken the needle; a quarrel ensues and Doctor Rat is called in, but gets his head broken. Finally Hodge becomes acutely aware...
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