thirty-year quarrel between them. Once both old men accept their heirs' marriage, Annabelle pulls a cushion out from under her dress, revealing her pregnancy fictitious and her virtue intact. (Brome's play shares this plot device with Thomas May's 1622 comedy The Heir.) Tim Hoyden is now the son of a gentleman, as he'd always wanted to be; the play's conflicts are resolved. References External links Richard Brome Online contains a scholarly edition of this play, including textual and critical introductions. The Sparagus Garden online. English Renaissance plays Plays by Richard Brome 1635 plays