title: Epicene, or The Silent Woman
variant_description: There are two issues of this edition. The title page for Greg 304c(i) lists the date of first performance and "B. I." as author. The cancel title page for Greg 304c(ii) lists a different play title, slightly changes the name of the playing company, does not include date of first performance, and lists "B. Ionson" as author. See also Greg 
title_page_title: The Silent Woman. <i>A Comœdie</i>.
title_page_author: The Author B. I<small>ONSON</small>.
title_page_performance: Acted by the Children of the REVELS.
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 <i>William Stansby</i>, and are to be sold by <i>Iohn Browne</i> at his shop in Saint <i>Dunstanes</i> Church-yard in Fleetstreet. 1620.  [<i>var.</i>: "<i>Iobn</i>"]
paratext_dedication: Epistle <i>to</i>: Francis Stuart (<i>admiral</i>); <i>from</i>: Ben Jonson [A2r]
paratext_charachter_list: "The Persons of the Play" [A2v]
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: The silent woman a comedy acted by the children of the revels the author B. Jonson Horat Ut sis tu similis caeli byrrhique latronum non ego sim Capri neque sulci cur metuas me London printed by William Stansby and are to be sold by John Browne at his shop in Saint Dunstan's Churchyard in fleet street 1620