title: The Royal Master
variant_description: There are two issues of this edition, varying in the imprint: Greg 538a(*) lists John Crooke and Sergier as booksellers in London; Greg 538a(†) lists Allot and Edmond Crooke as booksellers in Dublin. See also Greg 
title_page_title: THE ROYALL MASTER;
title_page_author: Written by I<small>AMES</small> S<small>HIRLEY</small>.
title_page_performance: As it was Acted in the new Theater in <i>Dublin</i>: AND Before the Right Honorable the Lord Deputie of <i>Ireland</i>, in the  Castle.
title-page_latin_motto: ——<i>Fas extera quærere regna</i>.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>, Printed by <i>T. Cotes</i>, and are  to be sold by <i>Iohn Crooke</i>, and <i>Richard Serger</i>, at the Grayhound  in <i>Pauls</i> Church-yard. 1638.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatory" <i>to</i>: George Fitzgerald, 16th Earl of Kildare; <i>from</i>: James Shirley [A2r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Mar 13, 1638: Entered to Andrew Crooke (1), John Crooke (1), and Richard Sergier (2): "a Play called The Royall Master. by Ia: Shirley".
transcript_modern_spelling: The royal master as it was acted in the new theater in Dublin and before the right honorable the lord deputy of Ireland in the castle written by James Shirley fas extera quaerere regna London printed by T. Cotes and are to be sold by John Crooke and Richard Sergier at the Greyhound in Paul's Churchyard 1638