title: The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses for the Armor of Achilles
title_page_title: [H1r] THE CONTENTION OF Aj<small>AX</small> and U<small>LYSSES</small>, FOR THE A<small>RMOR</small> of <i>ACHILLES</i>. 
title_page_author: WRITTEN By <i>JAMES SHIRLEY</i>.
title_page_performance: AS It was nobly represented by young Gentlemen of quality, at a private Entertainment of some persons of Honour.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>, Printed for <i>John Crook</i>, at the sign of the ship in S. <i>Pauls</i> Church-yard.
paratext_charachter_list: "The Speakers" [H2v]
stationer_additional_notes: The text contains a note that a song "was afterwards sung in parts, the Musick excellently composed by Mr. Ed. Coleman [K2v]. Greg distinguishes between the three issues of the two-play 1659 Shirley collection as 473b(i)-789a(i), 473(bii)-789a(ii), and 473b(iii)-789a(iii), but <i>The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses</i> remains unchanged in each issue.
transcript_modern_spelling: The contention of ajax and Ulysses for the armor of Achilles as it was nobly represented by young gentlemen of quality at a private entertainment of some persons of honor written by james Shirley London printed for john crooke at the sign of the ship in St. paul's churchyard.