title: The Bird in a Cage (The Beauties)
title_page_title: THE BIRD IN A CAGE. <i>A Comedie</i>.
title_page_author: <i>The Author</i> I<small>AMES</small> S<small>HIRLEY</small>, Servant to Her Majesty.
title_page_performance: As it hath beene Presented at the <i>Phœnix</i> in <i>Drury-Lane</i>.
title-page_latin_motto: I<small>UVEN</small>.  Satyra. 7. <i>Et Spes, & ratio Studiorum, in Cæsare tantum</i>.
title_page_imprint: LONDON  Printed by <i>B. Alsop</i>. and <i>T. Fawcet</i>. for <i>William Cooke</i>, and  are to be sold at his Shop neere <i>Furnivals-Jnne</i> Gate, in <i>Holborne</i>. 1633.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatorie" <i>to</i>: William Prynne (<i>pamphleteer and lawyer</i>); <i>from</i>: James Shirley [A2r]
  
paratext_charachter_list: "The Persons" [A1v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Mar 19, 1633: Entered to William Cooke: "a Comedy called The Bird in the Cage. by Ia: Shirley".
stationer_additional_notes: <i>Annals</i> gives the date of Henry Herbert's license for the stage as June 21, but it is actually from January 21 (see N. W. Bawcutt, <i>The Control and Censorship of Caroline Drama</i> [Clarendon, 1996], 178).
transcript_modern_spelling: The bird in a cage a comedy as it hath been presented at the Phoenix in Drury Lane the author James Shirley servant to her majesty Iuven Satira 7 et spes et ratio Studiorum in Caesare tantum London Printed by B. Alsop and T. Fawcet for William Cooke and are to be sold at his shop near Furnival's inn gate in Holborn 1633