title: The Honest Lawyer
variant_description: The title page exists in two states: Greg 337a(*) spells the publisher’s name "Woodroffe"; Greg 337a(†) spells it "Woodruffe." See also Greg 
title_page_title: THE HONEST Lawyer.
title_page_author: WRITTEN <i>By</i> S. S.
title_page_performance: ACTED <i>BY The QVEENES Maiesties</i> SERVANTS.
title-page_latin_motto: [in single column] —————<i>leuis esse videtur</i> | <i>Fabula, quæ posci vult, & spectata  reponi.</i>
title_page_imprint: L<small>ONDON</small>, Printed by <i>George Purslowe</i> for <i>Richard Woodroffe</i>, and are to be sold at  his Shop neere the great North-dore of Paules, <i>at the signe of the guilded Key</i>.  1616.
stationer_entries_in_register: Aug 14, 1615: Entered to Richard Redmer: "A play called The Honest Lawyer".<br />Undated: Transferred from Richard Redmer to Richard Woodroffe.<br />Jan 11, 1623: Transferred from Richard Woodroffe to Timothy Barlow: "the play called The honest lawyer."
transcript_modern_spelling: The honest lawyer acted by the queen's majesty's servants written by S.S. levis esse videtur fabula quae posci vult et spectata reponi London printed by George Purslowe for Richard Woodroffe and are to be sold at his shop near the great north door of Paul's at the sign of the gilded key 1616