title: King Darius
title_page_title: A preaty new Enterlude, both pythie and pleasaunt, of  the Story of King Daryus. Being taken out of the thyrde and fourth Chapter of  the thyrde Booke of Esdras.
title_page_performance: [in single column] The names of the Players. | The Prolocutor. [in double columns]  Iniquitie.  Charitie. |  Importunitie.  Parciallitie. |  Equitie.  Daryus King. | Agreeable.  Perplexitie. | Preparatus.  Curyositie. | Iuda.  Persia. | Medey.  Aethyopia. | Constancie.  Optimates. | Anagnostes.  Stipator prymus. | Stipator secūdus.   Zorobabell. [in single column, centered below others] Syx persons may easily play it.
title_page_imprint: Imprinted at London in Fleetestreate, beneath the Conduite, at the sygne of S. Iohn Euangelist, by  Hugh Iackson.  Anno Domini. 1577.
paratext_charachter_list: on title page [A1r]
paratext_other_paratexts: "The Song" [H4r]
stationer_entries_in_register: c. Oct, 1565: Entered to Thomas Colwell: "a playe intituled of the story of king Daryous beyinge taken oute of the iii<sup>de</sup> & iiij<sup>th</sup> chapeter of the iij<sup>de</sup> boke of Esdras &c".
transcript_modern_spelling: A pretty new interlude both pithy and pleasant of the story of king darius being taken out of the third and fourth chapter of the third book of esdras the names of the players the prolocutor iniquity charity importunity partiality equity darius king agreeable perplexity preparatus curiosity Judah Persia Medea Ethiopia constancy optimates anagnostes stipator primus stipator secundus zorobabel six persons may easily play it imprinted at London in fleet street beneath the conduit at the sign of St. John Evangelist by hugh Jackson anno domini 1577