Betty S. Travitsky, archivist at the College of Staten Island, CUNY, is editor of The Paradise of Women. Anne Lake Prescott is professor of English at Barnard College and the author of Imagining Rabelais in the English Renaissance.

• Introduction Acknowledgments I. Domestic Affairs 1. Margaret Lucas Cavendish, duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673) Richard Brathwait (1588?-1673) 2. Elizabeth Cavendish Egerton, countess of Bridgewater (1626-1663) Ben Jonson (1572-1637) 3. Mary Sidney Herbert, countess of Pembroke (1561-1621) Henry Vaughan (1622-1695) 4. Amelia Bassano Lanyer (1569-1645) Henry Howard, earl of Surrey (1517-1547) 5. Elizabeth Stafford Howard, duchess of Norfolk (1497-1558) Henry, Baron Stafford (1502-1563) 6. Rachel Wrothesley Vaughan Russell (1636-1723) Henry King (1592-1669) 7. Jane Sharp (fl. 1641-1671) John Sadler (fl. 1636) 8. Rachel Speght [Procter] (c. 1597-after 1621) Richard Hyrde (d. 1528) 9. Elizabeth Talbot Grey, countess of Kent (1581-1651) Hugh Platt (1552-c. 1611) II. Religion 10. Sarah Chevers (fl. 1663) and Katherine Evans (d. 1692) William Weston (1550-1615) 11. Anne Vaughan Lock [Dering, Prowse] (c. 1534-after 1590) Henry Lock (1553?-1608?) 12. Elizabeth Melville Colville of Culross (fl. 1603-1630) Thomas Sackville (1536-1608) 13. A Medley of Christian Religious Poetry: Anne Collins (fl. 1653) Anne Dudley Bradstreet (1613-1672) Dame Gertrude More (1601?-1633) Gertrude Aston Thimelby (c. 1617-1668) Henry Colman (fl. 1640) John Collop (1625-after 1676) Henry Constable (1562-1613) 14. Jane Ward Lead (1624-1704) John Milton (1608-1674) 15. The Jewish Question in Early Modern England: Sara Ames Lopez (1550-after 1594) Anne Lopez alias Pino de Britto (1579-1626) Johanna and Ebenezer Cartwright (fl. 1648) Menasseh Ben Israel (1604-1657) Margaret Fell Foxe (1614-1702) George Herbert (1593-1633) III. Political Life and Social Structures 16. Mary Tudor Brandon (1496-1533) Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk (1473-1554) 17. Margaret Douglas [Stuart], countess of Lennox (1515-1578) Thomas Howard (d. 1537) 18. Women's Political Petitions, 1649 John Taylor (1578-1653) 19. Margaret Tyler (fl. 1578) Daniel Tuvil (fl. 1609) 20. Diana Primrose (fl. 1630) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 21. Anne Edgcumbe Dowriche (before 1560-after 1613) Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) 22. Mary Fage (fl. 1637) Francis Lenton (fl. 1630-1640) 23. Eleanor Audley Davies [Douglas] (1590-1652) A "Digger" Follower of Gerrard Winstanley (c. 1649) 24. Elizabeth Sawyer (d. 1621) and Henry Goodcole (1586-1641) Thomas Dekker (c. 1572-1632), John Ford (1586-c. 1639) and William Rowley (d. 1626) 25. Mary White Rowlandson (c. 1635-after 1677) Thomas Hariot (1560-1621), Michael Drayton (1563-1631), and Robert Hayman (1575-1629) IV. Love and Sexuality 26. Mary Sidney Wroth (1587?-1653?) Robert Sidney (1563-1626) and Philip Sidney (1554-1586) 27. Katherine Fowler Philips (1632-1664) Richard Barnfield (b. 1574) and William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 28. Isabella Whitney (fl. 1566-1573) Edmund Spenser (1552?-1599), John Donne (1572-1631), and Thomas Campion (1567-1620) 29. Mary Sidney Wroth (1587?-1653?) Philip Sidney (1554-1586) 30. Mary Moders Carleton (d. 1673) Thomas Whythorne (1528-1598)

Betty S. Travitsky, archivist at the College of Staten Island, CUNY, is editor of The Paradise of Women. Anne Lake Prescott is professor of English at Barnard College and the author of Imagining Rabelais in the English Renaissance.

• Introduction Acknowledgments I. Domestic Affairs 1. Margaret Lucas Cavendish, duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673) Richard Brathwait (1588?-1673) 2. Elizabeth Cavendish Egerton, countess of Bridgewater (1626-1663) Ben Jonson (1572-1637) 3. Mary Sidney Herbert, countess of Pembroke (1561-1621) Henry Vaughan (1622-1695) 4. Amelia Bassano Lanyer (1569-1645) Henry Howard, earl of Surrey (1517-1547) 5. Elizabeth Stafford Howard, duchess of Norfolk (1497-1558) Henry, Baron Stafford (1502-1563) 6. Rachel Wrothesley Vaughan Russell (1636-1723) Henry King (1592-1669) 7. Jane Sharp (fl. 1641-1671) John Sadler (fl. 1636) 8. Rachel Speght [Procter] (c. 1597-after 1621) Richard Hyrde (d. 1528) 9. Elizabeth Talbot Grey, countess of Kent (1581-1651) Hugh Platt (1552-c. 1611) II. Religion 10. Sarah Chevers (fl. 1663) and Katherine Evans (d. 1692) William Weston (1550-1615) 11. Anne Vaughan Lock [Dering, Prowse] (c. 1534-after 1590) Henry Lock (1553?-1608?) 12. Elizabeth Melville Colville of Culross (fl. 1603-1630) Thomas Sackville (1536-1608) 13. A Medley of Christian Religious Poetry: Anne Collins (fl. 1653) Anne Dudley Bradstreet (1613-1672) Dame Gertrude More (1601?-1633) Gertrude Aston Thimelby (c. 1617-1668) Henry Colman (fl. 1640) John Collop (1625-after 1676) Henry Constable (1562-1613) 14. Jane Ward Lead (1624-1704) John Milton (1608-1674) 15. The Jewish Question in Early Modern England: Sara Ames Lopez (1550-after 1594) Anne Lopez alias Pino de Britto (1579-1626) Johanna and Ebenezer Cartwright (fl. 1648) Menasseh Ben Israel (1604-1657) Margaret Fell Foxe (1614-1702) George Herbert (1593-1633) III. Political Life and Social Structures 16. Mary Tudor Brandon (1496-1533) Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk (1473-1554) 17. Margaret Douglas [Stuart], countess of Lennox (1515-1578) Thomas Howard (d. 1537) 18. Women's Political Petitions, 1649 John Taylor (1578-1653) 19. Margaret Tyler (fl. 1578) Daniel Tuvil (fl. 1609) 20. Diana Primrose (fl. 1630) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 21. Anne Edgcumbe Dowriche (before 1560-after 1613) Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) 22. Mary Fage (fl. 1637) Francis Lenton (fl. 1630-1640) 23. Eleanor Audley Davies [Douglas] (1590-1652) A "Digger" Follower of Gerrard Winstanley (c. 1649) 24. Elizabeth Sawyer (d. 1621) and Henry Goodcole (1586-1641) Thomas Dekker (c. 1572-1632), John Ford (1586-c. 1639) and William Rowley (d. 1626) 25. Mary White Rowlandson (c. 1635-after 1677) Thomas Hariot (1560-1621), Michael Drayton (1563-1631), and Robert Hayman (1575-1629) IV. Love and Sexuality 26. Mary Sidney Wroth (1587?-1653?) Robert Sidney (1563-1626) and Philip Sidney (1554-1586) 27. Katherine Fowler Philips (1632-1664) Richard Barnfield (b. 1574) and William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 28. Isabella Whitney (fl. 1566-1573) Edmund Spenser (1552?-1599), John Donne (1572-1631), and Thomas Campion (1567-1620) 29. Mary Sidney Wroth (1587?-1653?) Philip Sidney (1554-1586) 30. Mary Moders Carleton (d. 1673) Thomas Whythorne (1528-1598)

Betty S. Travitsky, archivist at the College of Staten Island, CUNY, is editor of The Paradise of Women. Anne Lake Prescott is professor of English at Barnard College and the author of Imagining Rabelais in the English Renaissance.

• Introduction Acknowledgments I. Domestic Affairs 1. Margaret Lucas Cavendish, duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673) Richard Brathwait (1588?-1673) 2. Elizabeth Cavendish Egerton, countess of Bridgewater (1626-1663) Ben Jonson (1572-1637) 3. Mary Sidney Herbert, countess of Pembroke (1561-1621) Henry Vaughan (1622-1695) 4. Amelia Bassano Lanyer (1569-1645) Henry Howard, earl of Surrey (1517-1547) 5. Elizabeth Stafford Howard, duchess of Norfolk (1497-1558) Henry, Baron Stafford (1502-1563) 6. Rachel Wrothesley Vaughan Russell (1636-1723) Henry King (1592-1669) 7. Jane Sharp (fl. 1641-1671) John Sadler (fl. 1636) 8. Rachel Speght [Procter] (c. 1597-after 1621) Richard Hyrde (d. 1528) 9. Elizabeth Talbot Grey, countess of Kent (1581-1651) Hugh Platt (1552-c. 1611) II. Religion 10. Sarah Chevers (fl. 1663) and Katherine Evans (d. 1692) William Weston (1550-1615) 11. Anne Vaughan Lock [Dering, Prowse] (c. 1534-after 1590) Henry Lock (1553?-1608?) 12. Elizabeth Melville Colville of Culross (fl. 1603-1630) Thomas Sackville (1536-1608) 13. A Medley of Christian Religious Poetry: Anne Collins (fl. 1653) Anne Dudley Bradstreet (1613-1672) Dame Gertrude More (1601?-1633) Gertrude Aston Thimelby (c. 1617-1668) Henry Colman (fl. 1640) John Collop (1625-after 1676) Henry Constable (1562-1613) 14. Jane Ward Lead (1624-1704) John Milton (1608-1674) 15. The Jewish Question in Early Modern England: Sara Ames Lopez (1550-after 1594) Anne Lopez alias Pino de Britto (1579-1626) Johanna and Ebenezer Cartwright (fl. 1648) Menasseh Ben Israel (1604-1657) Margaret Fell Foxe (1614-1702) George Herbert (1593-1633) III. Political Life and Social Structures 16. Mary Tudor Brandon (1496-1533) Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk (1473-1554) 17. Margaret Douglas [Stuart], countess of Lennox (1515-1578) Thomas Howard (d. 1537) 18. Women's Political Petitions, 1649 John Taylor (1578-1653) 19. Margaret Tyler (fl. 1578) Daniel Tuvil (fl. 1609) 20. Diana Primrose (fl. 1630) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 21. Anne Edgcumbe Dowriche (before 1560-after 1613) Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) 22. Mary Fage (fl. 1637) Francis Lenton (fl. 1630-1640) 23. Eleanor Audley Davies [Douglas] (1590-1652) A "Digger" Follower of Gerrard Winstanley (c. 1649) 24. Elizabeth Sawyer (d. 1621) and Henry Goodcole (1586-1641) Thomas Dekker (c. 1572-1632), John Ford (1586-c. 1639) and William Rowley (d. 1626) 25. Mary White Rowlandson (c. 1635-after 1677) Thomas Hariot (1560-1621), Michael Drayton (1563-1631), and Robert Hayman (1575-1629) IV. Love and Sexuality 26. Mary Sidney Wroth (1587?-1653?) Robert Sidney (1563-1626) and Philip Sidney (1554-1586) 27. Katherine Fowler Philips (1632-1664) Richard Barnfield (b. 1574) and William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 28. Isabella Whitney (fl. 1566-1573) Edmund Spenser (1552?-1599), John Donne (1572-1631), and Thomas Campion (1567-1620) 29. Mary Sidney Wroth (1587?-1653?) Philip Sidney (1554-1586) 30. Mary Moders Carleton (d. 1673) Thomas Whythorne (1528-1598)