22 MAY 1593

Eight days

Pleaseth it your honorable Lordship, touching Marlowe’s monstruous opinions: as I cannot but with an aggrieved conscience think on him, or them, so can I particularize few… Howbeit, in discharge of duty, both towards God, your Lordships & the world, thus much have I thought good briefly to discover, in all humbleness.

THOMAS KYD, LETTER TO THE LORD KEEPER SIR JOHN PUCKERING, JUNE 1593

You are quoting from this Marlowe. Is he a communist?

CONGRESSMAN JOE STARNES, CROSS-EXAMINATION OF HALLIE FLANAGAN OF THE FEDERAL THEATRE PROJECT, HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES, 1938