title: 1 & 2 The Passionate Lovers
variant_description: There are two issues of this collection. Wing C581 was printed in octavo, while Wing C581A was printed from the same setting of type but reimposed in quarto, with altered signatures. See also Wing 
title_page_title: THE PASSIONATE LOVERS, A <i>TRAGI-COMEDY. The First and Second Parts</i>.
title_page_author: <i>Written by LODOWICK CARLELL,</i> Gent.
title_page_performance: Twice presented before the K<small>ING</small> and Qu<small>EENS</small>  Majesties at <i>Somerset-House</i>, and very often at the Private House in <i>Black-Friars</i>, with great Applause, <i>By his late</i> M<small>AJESTIES</small> <i>Servants</i>.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>, Printed for <i>Humphrey Moseley</i>, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the <i>Prince's Arms</i> in St. <i>Pauls</i> Church-yard. 1655.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatory" <i>to</i>: Mary (Villiers) Stuart, Duchess of Lennox and Richmond; <i>from</i>: Alexander Gough (editor) [A3r]
paratext_charachter_list: "The Names and Characters of the Persons" [A4v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Sep 4(?), 1646: Entered to Humphrey Robinson and Humphrey Moseley: "these seu<i>er</i>al Tragedies & Comedies herevnder menc<i>i</i>oned (viz<sup>t</sup>.) [(Saluo iure cuiusumq<i>ue</i>) <i>deleted</i>] ... The passionate Louer ... [1<sup>st</sup>. & 2<sup>d</sup>. parts. <i>added</i>] by M<sup>r</sup> Carlile".
transcript_modern_spelling: The passionate lovers a tragicomedy the first and second parts twice presented before the king and queen's majesties at Somerset house and very often at the private house in blackfriars with great applause by his late majesty's servants written by Lodowick Carlell Gent London printed for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Churchyard 1655