title: Epicene, or The Silent Woman
variant_description: The gathering 2Y exists in two states. Greg 304b(*) contains the original setting, with the heading "Prologue" in italic capitals, a marginal description of the second prologue, and with a comma in the HT [2Y1r]. Greg 304b(†) contains a rather inaccurate reprint, with "Prologue" in roman capitals, no marginal description of the second prologue, and no comma in the HT; most of these copies are found on large paper. See also Greg 
title_page_title: [2X5r] EPICOENE, OR The Silent Woman. <i>A Comœdie</i>.
title_page_author: The Author B. I.
title_page_performance: Acted in the yeere 1609. By the Children of her  Maiesties R<small>EVELLS</small>.
title-page_latin_motto: [in single column] H<small>ORAT</small>. | <i>Vt sis tu  similis Cœlî, Byrrhiq</i>[<i>ue</i>] <i>latronum</i>, | <i>Non ego sim Caprî, neq</i>[<i>ue</i>] <i>Sulcî. Cur metuas me?</i>
title_page_imprint: L<small>ONDON</small>,  Printed by W<small>ILLIAM</small> S<small>TANSBY</small>. M. DC. XVI.
paratext_dedication: Epistle <i>to</i>: Francis Stuart (<i>admiral</i>); <i>from</i>: Ben Jonson [2X6r]
paratext_charachter_list: "The Persons of the Play" [2X6v]
paratext_other_paratexts: Note on performance and license [3D6v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Sep 20, 1610: Entered to John Browne (1) and John Busby (2): "A booke called, Epicoene or the silent woman by Ben: Iohnson".<br />Sep 28, 1612: Transferred from John Browne (1) to Walter Burre: "A booke called the Comedye of the silent Woman".<br />Feb 17, 1623: Transferred from the widow of John Browne (1) to John Marriot: "[Epicæne or the silent woeman. <i>deleted</i>] vide 28<sup>o</sup> Sept 1612".<br />Jul 3, 1630: Transferred from the widow of Walter Burre to John Spencer: "Silent woman".<br />Jul 4, 1635: Transferred from Walter Burre decd. to William Stansby: "by vertue of a noate vnder the hand" of Walter Burre and Matthew Lownes, Warden, "bearing date the 10<sup>th</sup> of Iune 1621 ... The Silent Woman".
stationer_additional_notes: An edition of 1612 was reported by William Gifford but is no longer extant, if it ever existed; Greg lists this edition as 304a. <i>Annals</i> dates the first production of this play to 1609, but Martin Butler supplies a "corrected date" of "1610(?)" ("The Riddle of Jonson's Chronology Revisited," <i>The Library</i>, 7th series, 4 [2003]: 49-63).
transcript_modern_spelling: Epicene or the silent woman a comedy acted in the year 1609 by the children of her majesty's revels the author B.J. Horat Ut sis tu similis caeli byrrhique latronum non ego sim Capri neque sulci cur metuas me London printed by William stansby MDCXVI.