title: The Widow
title_page_title: THE WIDDOW A COMEDIE.
title_page_author: Written by { <i>BEN: JOHNSON.</i> | <i>JOHN FLETCHER</i>.  | <i>THO: MIDDLETON</i>. } Gent.
title_page_performance: As it was Acted at the private House in <i>Black-Fryers</i>,  with great Applause, by His late M<small>A</small>j<small>ESTIES</small>  Servants.
title_page_imprint: Printed by the Originall Copy. <i>LONDON</i>, Printed for <I>Humphrey  Moseley</i> and are to be Sold at his Shop, at the Sign of the Princes Arms in  St. <i>Pauls</i> Church-yard. 1652.
paratext_charachter_list: "The Persons of the Play" [A2v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Apr 12, 1652: Entered to Humphrey Moseley: "a Play called The Widdow. Written by Iohn Fletcher & Tho: Middleton [Gent': <i>added</i>]".
stationer_additional_notes: <i>Thomas Middleton and Early Modern Textual Culture</i> dates the first production to Winter 1615-1616; <i>Annals</i> dates it to c.1616.
transcript_modern_spelling: The widow a comedy as it was acted at the private house in blackfriars with great applause by his late majesty's servants written by Ben Jonson John Fletcher Tho Middleton Gent Printed by the original copy London printed for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the prince's arms in St. Paul's Churchyard 1652