title: The Deserving Favorite
title_page_title: THE <i>DESERVING</i> FAVORITE. A <i>TRAGI-COMEDY</i>.
title_page_author: <i>Written by LODOWICK CARLELL</i>, Esq;.
title_page_performance: As it was presented before the K<small>ING</small> and Q<small>UEENES</small> Majesties at <i>White-Hall</i>, and very often at the Private house in <i>Black-Friers</i>, with great Applause. <i>By his late</i> M<small>AIESTIES</small> <i>Servants</i>.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>, Printed for <i>Humphrey Moseley</i>, and are to be sold at his shop at the <i>Prince's Armes</i> in St. <i>Paul's</i> Church-yard. 1659.
paratext_dedication: Epistle <i>to</i>: Thomas Carey (<i>son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth</i>); and William Murray (1st Earl of Dysart); <i>from</i>: Lodowick Carlell [A2r]
paratext_charachter_list: "Drammatis Personæ" [A3v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Mar 7, 1653: Transferred from John Rhodes to Humphrey Moseley: "a booke or Copie called The deseruing Fauourite Written by Lodowick Carlell Esq<sup>r</sup>. formerly printed in the name of Mathew Rhodes his Brother, but for the vse & benefite of the said Iohn Rhodes."
transcript_modern_spelling: The deserving favorite a tragicomedy as it was presented before the king and queen's majesty's at Whitehall and very often at the private house in Blackfriars with great applause by his late majesty's servants written by Lodowick Carlell esq. London printed for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at his shop at the prince's arms in St. Paul's Churchyard 1659