"Fastidious'* is one of Emulous words, and he is called "a
brisk spangled baby." We are thus reminded of Jonson*s rep-
resentation of Daniel as Fastidious Brisk. When it is said
that Emulo will ** pull out a bundle of sonnets, written, and
read them to ladies,*' ^ there is, perhaps, an allusion to DanieFs
Delia.
The duel between Emulo and Owen described in III. 2 is
similar to that between Fastidious Brisk and Luculento de-
scribed in Every Man out of his Humour ^ IV. 4, and they may
have reference to the same incident. It is evident that Dek-
ker had in mind the passage in Jonson's play. As both duels
were about a woman and as Emulo and Fastidious Brisk are
evidently the same person, it is possible that the woman may
have been Delia (Lady Elizabeth Carey), and Owen and Lucu-
lento may be representations of Lord Berkeley her husband.^

Although no other character in Patient Grissil has been
identified, yet the almost certain identity of Emulo with
Daniel establishes a connection between this play and others
concerned in "The War of the Theatres," and may show that
Dekker, if at this time involved in the "war," was on Jonson's
side, at least so far as to join in the attack on Daniel. We do
not know positively what parts of Patient Grissil were written
by Dekker and what by Chettle and Haughton.^ The play
was performed at the Rose by the Admiral's company.
