title: The New Inn, or The Light Heart
title_page_title: THE NEW INNE. O<small>R</small>, <i>The light Heart</i>. A COMOEDY.
title_page_author: By the Author, <i>B. Ionson</i>.
title_page_performance: As it was neuer acted, but most negligently play'd, by some, the Kings Seruants. And more squeamishly beheld, and censured by others, the Kings Subiects. 1629. Now, at last, set at liberty to the Readers, his Ma<sup>ties</sup> Seruants, and Subiects, to be iudg'd. 1631.
title-page_latin_motto: [in single column] Hor. . . . . <i>me lectori credere mallem:</i> | <i>Quàm spectatoris fastidia ferre superbi</i>.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>, Printed by <i>Thomas Harper</i>, for <i>Thomas Alchorne</i>, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yeard, at the signe of the greene Dragon. <i>MDCXXXI</i>.
paratext_dedication: "The Dedication" <i>to</i>: "the Reader"; <i>from</i>: Ben Jonson [(*)2r]
paratext_charachter_list: "The Persons of the Play" [(*)8v]
paratext_other_paratexts: "The iust indignation the Author tooke at the vulgar censure of his Play, by some malicious spectators, begat this following Ode to himselfe" (verses) [H1v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Apr 17, 1631: Entered to Thomas Alchorn: "a Comedy Called New Inne written by Ben: Iohnson."
transcript_modern_spelling: The new inn or the light heart a comedy as it was never acted but most negligently played by some the king's servants and more squeamishly beheld and censured by others the king's subjects  1629 now at last set at liberty to the readers his majesty's servants and subjects to be judged 1631 by the author B Jonson Hor me lectori credere mallem quam spectatoris fastidia ferre superbi London printed by Thomas Harper for Thomas Alchorn and are to be sold at his shop in Paul's Churchyard at the sign of the green dragon MDCXXXI