title: Rhodon and Iris
variant_description: There are two issues of this edition, varying in the imprint: Greg 449a(*) lists the location of Sparke’s bookshop in London and no bookseller; Greg 449a(†) lists Causon as bookseller in Norwich. See also Greg 
title_page_title: RHODON AND IRIS. <i>A</i> PASTORALL,
title_page_performance: AS IT WAS PREsented at the F<small>LORISTS</small> Feast in <i>Norwich, May</i> 3. 1631.
title-page_latin_motto: <i>Vrbis & orbis gloria Flora</i>.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>: Printed for M<small>ICHAEL</small> S<small>PARKE</small>, at the  blew Bible in Greene-Arbour. 1631.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatorie" <i>to</i>: Nicholas Bacon (<i>son of Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet</i>); <i>from</i>: Ralph Knevet [A2r]. Address <i>to</i>: Society of Florists; <i>from</i>: unsigned [a1r]
paratext_charachter_list: "Dramatis Personæ" [a4r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Nov 12, 1631: Entered to Michael Sparke (1): "a Booke called a fflora show at Norwich".
transcript_modern_spelling: Rhodon and Iris a pastoral as it was presented at the florists' feast in Norwich may 3 1631 urbis et orbis Gloria flora London printed for Michael Sparke at the blue Bible in green arbor 1631