SOURCE: Peery, William. “The Prayer for the Queen in Roister Doister.” Studies in English 27 (1948): 222-33.
In the following essay, Peery considers the prayer at the close of Ralph Roister Doister, arguing that it is addressed to Queen Mary, rather than Queen Elizabeth, as is often assumed. This contention has implications for the dating of the play and the authorship of the prayer.
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