John Marston's Entertainment at Ashby and the 1606 Fleet Conduit Eclogue.

PASTORAL poetry; ENTERTAINMENT at Ashby (Theatrical production); MARSTON, John, ca. 1575-1634; JAMES I, King of England, 1566-1625; CHRISTIAN VI, King of Denmark; DRAMA criticism; AUTHORSHIP; 17TH century English drama; MEDIEVAL & Renaissance (Literary period)

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The article compares the short "eclogue" performed at the Fleet Conduit in London, England on July 31, 1606 and the eclogue performed within John Marston's "Entertainment at Ashby" staged at Ashby Castle, Leicestershire in August 1607. A description of activities celebrating the visit of King James of England and King Christian VI of Denmark in London is provided. The structure of "Entertainment at Ashby" is outlined.