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IV. Analogue
THE PAINFULL ADVENTURES OF
PERICLES PRINCE OF TYRE
by George Wilkins (1608)<s1>s
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The Painfull Adventures of Pericles Prince of Tyre.
Being the true History of the Play of <1Pericles,>1 as it was
lately presented by the worthy and ancient Poet John
Gower. At London Printed by T.P. for Nat: Butter,
1608.
<1The Argument of the whole Historie>1
<1Antiochus>1 the Great, who was the first founder of <1Antioch,>1 the most
famous Citty in all <1Syria,>1 having one onelie daughter, in the prime
and glory of her youth, fell in most unnaturall love with her; and
what by the power of his perswasions, and feare of his tyranny, he so
prevailed with her yeelding heart, that he became maister of his
desires; which to continue to himself, his daughter being for her
beauty desired in marriage of many great princes, he made this law,
That whoso presumed to desire her in marriage, and could not un-
fold the meaning of his questions, for . . .