title: The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea)
variant_description: There are three issues of this edition: the imprint for Greg 439a(i*) lists Mabbe as bookseller, while Greg 439a(i†) lists Allot as bookseller and gives the location of his bookshop. Copies of Greg 439a(i†) were also issued unchanged as the second part of a collection with <i>The Rogue</i> in 1634 [Greg 439a(ii)].
title_page_title: [2A2r] THE SPANISH BAWD, <i>REPRESENTED JN</i> CELESTINA: <i>OR,</i> The Tragicke-Comedy of CALISTO and MELIBEA. <i>Wherein is contained, besides the pleasantnesse and sweetenesse</i> of the stile, many Philosophicall Sentences, and profitable Instructions necessary for the younger sort: <i>Shewing the deceits and subtilties housed in the bosomes of false</i> seruants, and Cunny-catching Bawds.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i> Printed by <i>J. B.</i> And are to be sold by R<small>OBERT</small> A<small>LLOT</small> <i>at the Signe of the Beare</i> in Pauls Church-yard. 1631.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatory" <i>to</i>: Thomas Richardson (<i>judge</i>); <i>from</i>: "Don diego Peude-ser" (James Mabbe) [A3r]
paratext_charachter_list: "The Actors in this Tragick-Comedy" [A8v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Feb 27, 1630: Entered to Ralph Mab: "A play Called The Spannish Bawde."
transcript_modern_spelling: The Spanish bawd represented in Celestina or the tragicomedy of Calisto and Meliboea wherein is contained besides the pleasantness and sweetness of the style many philosophical sentences and profitable instructions necessary for the younger sort showing the deceits and subtleties housed in the bosoms of false servants and coney catching bawds London printed by J.B. and are to be sold by Robert Allot at the sign of the bear in paul's churchyard 1631