Comedies, tragi-comedies, with other poems, by Mr William Cartwright, late student of Christ-Church in Oxford, and proctor of the University. The ayres and songs set by Mr Henry Lawes, servant to His late Majesty in his publick and private musick.

General note: Includes engraved frontispiece portrait of the author (plate). Additional publisher's initials T.R., i.e. Thomas Robinson, from title page for "The royall slave". Leaf f4 is blank. "The variations in this perplexing volume are too complicated to permit of formal analysis or a complete record of the copies in which they occur"--Greg. For these see G.B. Evans, "The Library" (June 1942, xxiii:12-22), J. Periam Danton, "The Library Quarterly" (Chicago, July 1942, xii:438-56) and Evans's edition of this work. "The lady-errant", "The royall slave", "The ordinary", "The siedge: or, love's convert", and "Poems written by Mr William Cartvvright" each have separate dated title page; "The ordinary" begins new pagination and register. Identified as Wing C710 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 2226. Annotation on Thomason copy: "June 23". Port.; MS. ink verses replace the verses omitted on V1 and on V3 (pp.301-306); several leaves closely cropped, affecting text; MS. pencil notes facing t.p UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), C709 Thomason, E.1224[1] Greg, III, pp. 1027-1031 Sabin, 11166 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1978. 1 microfilm reel; 35mm. (Thomason Tracts; 169:E.1224[1]). Microopaque. New York, N.Y. : Readex, 1953. 1 microopaque ; 23 x 15 cm. (Three centuries of drama. English, 1642-1700) (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830). Also available in microfiche. Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1994. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2226:2) Microfiche. Woodbridge, Conn. Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of Gale Group 2002. 8 microfiches. (Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America ; fiches 40,821-40,828). s2002 ctu b Ownership and custodial history: pencil note of ? C.E.[Charles Edward] Flower facing t.p.; signature of E.F. [Edward Fordham] Flower on front end-paper; deposited by the RSC UK-SuSCL