Lewis Machin ( fl. 1607–09) was an English poet and playwright in the early 17th century. He may have worked with Gervase Markham on the play The Dumb Knight around 1601, [1] although it is now argued that instead Machin revised Markham's original around 1608-09. [2]
In 1607 "certaine Eglogs" by "L.M" were appended to actor-playwright William Barksted's poem Mirrha the Mother of Adonis, and Machin contributed a commendatory verse as well. [3] Around the same time Machin worked with Barksted to revise and complete John Marston's The Insatiate Countess for the short-lived Children of the King's Revels at the Whitefriars Theatre. [4] It has also been suggested that Machin is the author of another of that company's plays, Every Woman In Her Humour (1609). [5] [6]
Lewis Machin ( fl. 1607–09) was an English poet and playwright in the early 17th century. He may have worked with Gervase Markham on the play The Dumb Knight around 1601, [1] although it is now argued that instead Machin revised Markham's original around 1608-09. [2]
In 1607 "certaine Eglogs" by "L.M" were appended to actor-playwright William Barksted's poem Mirrha the Mother of Adonis, and Machin contributed a commendatory verse as well. [3] Around the same time Machin worked with Barksted to revise and complete John Marston's The Insatiate Countess for the short-lived Children of the King's Revels at the Whitefriars Theatre. [4] It has also been suggested that Machin is the author of another of that company's plays, Every Woman In Her Humour (1609). [5] [6]