title: The Distracted State
title_page_title: THE DISTRACTED STATE, A Tragedy.
title_page_author: Written in the Yeer, 1641. By <i>J. T.</i> Gent.
title-page_latin_motto: <i>Seditiosi sunt Reipublicæ ruina</i>.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON,</i> Printed by <i>W. H.</i> for <i>Iohn Tey</i>, and are to be sold at his shop at  the Sign of the White Lion in the <i>Strand</i>, neer the <i>New Exchange</i>, 1651.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatory" <i>to</i>: John Sedley, Baronet [<i>var.</i>: "William"]; <i>from</i>: John Tatham [A2r]
paratext_charachter_list: "The Persons" [A4v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Nov 23, 1650: Entered to John Tey: "a Tragedy called the distracted State written in the yeere 1641 by Iohn Tatham".
transcript_modern_spelling: The distracted state a tragedy written in the year 1641 by J.T. Gent seditiosi sunt reipublicae ruina London printed by W.H. for John Tey and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the white lion in the strand near the new exchange 1651