title: A Mad World, My Masters
title_page_title: A Mad World my MASTERS: A Comedy.
title_page_author: Composed by <i>T. M.</i> Gent.
title_page_performance: As it hath bin often Acted at the Private House  in <i>Salisbury  Court</i>, by her Majesties Servants.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>: Printed for <i>J. S.</i> and are to be sold  by <i>James Becket</i>, at his <i>S</i>hop in the inner Temple Gate. 1640.
paratext_charachter_list: "The Actors in the Comedy" [A4v]
paratext_other_paratexts: "The Catch for the Fifth Act, sung by Sir Bounteous Progresse to his Guests" [K4r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Oct 4, 1608: Entered to Walter Burre and Eleazar Edgar: "A booke called. A Mad World (my Maysters)".<br />Apr 19, 1613: Transferred from Eleazar Edgar to John Hodgets: "A half p<i>ar</i>te of A playe called A mad world my maisters".<br />Jul 3, 1630: Transferred from the widow of Walter Burre to John Spencer: "A mad world my masters."
stationer_additional_notes: <i>Thomas Middleton and Early Modern Textual Culture</i> dates the first production to Summer 1605; <i>Annals</i> dates it to 1606 [1604-1607].
transcript_modern_spelling: A mad world my masters a comedy as it hath been often acted at the Private house in Salisbury court by her majesty's servants composed by T.M. gent London printed for J.S. and are to be sold by James Becket at his shop in the inner temple gate 1640