title: The Deserving Favorite
title_page_title: The Deseruing FAUORITE.
title_page_author: <i>Written by</i> L<small>ODOWICKE</small> C<small>ARLELL</small>, <i>Esquire</i>, Gentle-man of the B<small>OWES</small>, and Groome of the King <i>and Queenes Priuie Chamber</i>.
title_page_performance: As it was lately Acted, first before the Kings  Maiestie, and since publikely at the <i>BLACK-FRIERS</i>. By his M<small>AIESTIES</small> Seruants. [<i>var</i>.: "M<small>AIESIES</small>"] 
title_page_imprint: <i>AT LONDON</i>, Printed for M<small>ATHEW</small> R<small>HODES</small>. 1629.
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: "The Names of the Actors" [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 as it was lately acted first before the king's majesty and since publicly at the blackfriars by his majesty's servants written by Lodowick Carlell Esquire gentleman of the Bows and Groom of the king and Queen's privy chamber at London printed for Matthew Rhodes 1629