 The play was licensed for publication by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on 7 May 1633, and acted by Queen Henrietta's Men at the Cockpit Theatre; it was the only one of Jonson's post-1614 plays not premiered by the King's Men.The play was also performed at Court on 14 January 1634, before King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria – though it was not well received.Scholars are divided on the date of authorship of the play.