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 According to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 495), the play is a simple continuation of the style of satire and invective he had utilized for his earlier [[Afrikaans]] satires, notably ''[[De Nieuwe Ridderorde of De Temperantisten]]'' and ''[[Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedie-Lootje]]''.
-Written in 1843, it was Boniface's first play in English, and perhaps the first English play written and performed in the Cape. Originally "printed by J.C. Eckley of 43 Plein Street and published at 41 St John Street and at the Victoria Press" in 1843, a copy of which is held by the [[South African Library]] in Cape Town.  Reprinted in the ''Willem Hiddingh Reprint Series'' No 11, [[University of Cape Town]] Library, 1959.
+Written in 1843, it was Boniface's first play in English, and perhaps the first English play written and performed in the Cape. Originally "printed by J.C. Eckley of 43 Plein Street and published at 41 St John Street and at the Victoria Press" in 1843, a copy of which is held by the '''South African Library'''[http://www.nlsa.ac.za/index.php/cape-town-campus] in Cape Town.  Reprinted in the ''Willem Hiddingh Reprint Series'' No 11, [[University of Cape Town]] Library, 1959.
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 According to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 495), the play is a simple continuation of the style of satire and invective he had utilized for his earlier [[Afrikaans]] satires, notably ''[[De Nieuwe Ridderorde of De Temperantisten]]'' and ''[[Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedie-Lootje]]''.
-Written in 1843, it was Boniface's first play in English, and perhaps the first English play written and performed in the Cape. Originally "printed by J.C. Eckley of 43 Plein Street and published at 41 St John Street and at the Victoria Press" in 1843, a copy of which is held by the [[South African Library]] in Cape Town.  Reprinted in the Willem Hiddingh Reprint Series (No 11) 1956.
+Written in 1843, it was Boniface's first play in English, and perhaps the first English play written and performed in the Cape. Originally "printed by J.C. Eckley of 43 Plein Street and published at 41 St John Street and at the Victoria Press" in 1843, a copy of which is held by the [[South African Library]] in Cape Town.  Reprinted in the ''Willem Hiddingh Reprint Series'' No 11, [[University of Cape Town]] Library, 1959.
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 According to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 495), the play is a simple continuation of the style of satire and invective he had utilized for his earlier [[Afrikaans]] satires, notably ''[[De Nieuwe Ridderorde of De Temperantisten]]'' and ''[[Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedie-Lootje]]''.
-Written in 1843, it was Boniface's first play in English, and perhaps the first English play written and performed in the Cape. Originally "printed by J.C. Eckley of 43 Plein Street and published at 41 St John Street and at the Victoria Press" in 1843, a copy of which is held by the [[South African Library]] in Cape Town.  Reprinted in the [[Willem Hiddingh Reprint Series]] (No 11) 1956 ([[University of Cape Town Library]].
+Written in 1843, it was Boniface's first play in English, and perhaps the first English play written and performed in the Cape. Originally "printed by J.C. Eckley of 43 Plein Street and published at 41 St John Street and at the Victoria Press" in 1843, a copy of which is held by the [[South African Library]] in Cape Town.  Reprinted in the Willem Hiddingh Reprint Series (No 11) 1956.
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-A one act play is about three lawyers who try to trick the legal system and fail miserably and constituted an attack on Mr [[J.J. de Kock]], a friend and colleage from the days of [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]] and [[Vlyt en Kunst]] with whom he had subsequently quarrelled. The title refers directly to De Kock and his company as well as the French word ''coquin'' ("rogue"). "Burlosutacrifanpastoistisch-Language" is a complicated reference to the [[Cape-Dutch]] language at the time.
+A one act play is about three lawyers who try to trick the legal system and fail miserably and constituted an attack on Mr [[J.J. de Kock]], a friend and colleage from the days of [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]] and [[Vlyt en Kunst]] with whom he had subsequently quarrelled. The title refers directly to "De Kock and Company" as well as suggesting the French word ''coquin'' ("rogue"). "Burlosutacrifanpastoistisch-Language" is a complicated reference to the despised [[Cape-Dutch]] language spoken in the Cape at the time.
 According to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 495), the play is a simple continuation of the style of satire and invective he had utilized for his earlier [[Afrikaans]] satires, notably ''[[De Nieuwe Ridderorde of De Temperantisten]]'' and ''[[Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedie-Lootje]]''.

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−	''[[Kockincoz, or The Pettifogging Lawyer's Plot]]'' is a satirical play by [[Charles Etienne Boniface]].	+	''[[Kockincoz, or The Pettifogging Lawyer's Plot]]'' is a satirical play by [[Charles Etienne Boniface]] (1787 – 1853).

	Subtitled "Pro Causo de Libello. Translated from the Burlosutacrifanpastoistisch-Language. By the Author of Clasius."		Subtitled "Pro Causo de Libello. Translated from the Burlosutacrifanpastoistisch-Language. By the Author of Clasius."

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−	[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. ~~124m~~ 337, 495-6	+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 124, 337, 495-6.

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 A one act play is about three lawyers who try to trick the legal system and fail miserably and constituted an attack on Mr [[J.J. de Kock]], a friend and colleage from the days of [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]] and [[Vlyt en Kunst]] with whom he had subsequently quarrelled. The title refers directly to De Kock and his company as well as the French word ''coquin'' ("rogue"). "Burlosutacrifanpastoistisch-Language" is a complicated reference to the [[Cape-Dutch]] language at the time.
-According to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 495), the play is a simple continuation of the style of satire and invective he had utilized for his earlier [[Afrikaans]] satires, notably ''[[De Nieuwe Ridderorde of De Temperantisten]]'' and ''[[Clasius]]''.
+According to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 495), the play is a simple continuation of the style of satire and invective he had utilized for his earlier [[Afrikaans]] satires, notably ''[[De Nieuwe Ridderorde of De Temperantisten]]'' and ''[[Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedie-Lootje]]''.
 Written in 1843, it was Boniface's first play in English, and perhaps the first English play written and performed in the Cape. Originally "printed by J.C. Eckley of 43 Plein Street and published at 41 St John Street and at the Victoria Press" in 1843. A copy is held by the [[South African Library]]).  Reprinted in the [[Willem Hiddingh Reprint Series]] (No 11) 1956 ([[University of Cape Town Library]] and