title: Godly Queen Esther
title_page_title: A newe enterlude drawen oute of the holy scripture of  godly queene Hester, verye necessary ... Com nere vertuous matrons & womē kind | Here may ye learne of Hesters duty, | In all comlines of vertue you shall finde | How to behaue your selues in humilitie.
title_page_author: newly made
title_page_performance: The names of the players. [in double columns] The prologue   Pryde. | King Assuer[us].  Adulation. | iii. gentlemen   Ambition. | Aman.  Hardy dardy. | Mardocheus   A Iewe. | Hester.   Arbona. | Pursueuant.   Scriba.
title_page_imprint: and imprinted, this present yere.  M.D.LXI.
paratext_charachter_list: on title page [A1r]
stationer_entries_in_register: c. Jan-Feb, 1561: Entered to William Pickering: "a playe of quene hester".
transcript_modern_spelling: A new interlude drawn out of the holy scripture of godly queen Esther very necessary newly made and imprinted this present year MDLXI come near virtuous matrons and womenkind here may ye learn of Esther's duty in all comeliness of virtue you shall find how to behave yourselves in humility the names of the players the prologue pride king ahasuerus adulation iii gentlemen ambition haman hardy dardy mordechai a jew esther arbona pursuivant scribe