SOURCES FOR THE LOYAL SUBJECT

(perhaps) De Vega, Lope. El Gran Duque de Moscovia (Spanish play, 1617).

(perhaps) Heywood, Thomas. The Royal King and Loyal Subject (perf. 1602).

(perhaps) Painter, William. The Palace of Pleasure (collection of tales, 1566-7). Tome 2, Novel 4.

REFERENCE : G.E. Bentley. The Jacobean and Caroline Stage. 6 vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1941-68.