title: Messalina, the Roman Empress
title_page_title: [engraved title page; A2r] THE TRAGEDY <i>of</i> MESSALLINA <br />[letterpress title page; A3r] THE TRAGEDY OF MESSALLINA The Roman Emperesse.
title_page_author: [engraved title page] <i>by</i> N: RICHARDS. <br />[letterpress title page] Written by N<small>ATHANAEL</small> R<small>ICHARDS</small>.
title_page_performance: [letterpress title page] As it hath beene Acted With generall applause  divers times, by the Company of his Majesties Revells.
title-page_latin_motto: [letterpress title page; in single column] <i>Optimus hic & formosissimus idem</i> | <i>Gentis  patritiæ rapitur miser extinguendus</i>. | <i>Messallinæ oculis</i>. Iuvenal,  Satyr. 10.
title_page_imprint: [engraved title page] <i>london printed for Dan: Frere. 1640</i> <br />[letterpress title page] <i>London</i> Printed by <i>Tho. Cotes</i> for <i>Daniel  Frere</i>, at the signe of the Red Bull in <i>Little Brittaine</i>. 1640.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle. Dedicatory" [<i>sic</i>] <i>to</i>: John Carey (2nd Earl of Dover); <i>from</i>: Nathaniel Richards [A4r]
paratext_charachter_list: "The Actors Names" [B1r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Oct 3, 1639: Entered to Daniel Frere: "The Tragedy of Messalina the Roman Emperesse by N: R".
transcript_modern_spelling: The tragedy of Messalina the roman empress as it hath been acted with general applause divers times by the company of his majesty's revels written by Nathanial Richards Optimus hic et formosissimus idem gentis patritiae rapitur miser extinguendus messallinae oculis juvenal satyr 10 London printed by Tho. Cotes for Daniel Frere at the sign of the red bull in Little Britain 1640
  
  The Tragedy of Messalina by N. Richards London Printed for Dan. Frere 1640