title: The First Part of Churchyard's Chips
variant_description: The inner form of sheet * exists in two states, with distinct settings that affect the list of contents and the heading of the dedicatory epistle. Both are listed under STC 5232, though Greg distinguishes them as 66a(*) and 66a(†) (erroneously implying that the  variants in the preliminaries of the collection are variant states of <i>The Entertainment in the City of Bristow</i>). In one issue, which corresponds to Greg 66a(*), the dedication is addressed to the "right worshipful" Christopher Hatton; in the other, which corresponds to Greg 66a(†), Hatton is called the "righte worshipfull." See also the other STC 
title_page_title: THE FIRSTE parte of Churchyardes <i>Chippes, contayning</i> twelue seuerall Labours.
title_page_author: <i>Deuised and published, only</i> by Thomas Churchyard Gentilman.
title_page_imprint: Imprinted at London <i>in Fletestreate neare</i> vnto Saint Dunstones Church by Thomas Marshe.   1575.  Cum Priuilegio.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatorie" <i>to</i>: Christopher Hatton (<i>courtier and politician</i>); <i>from</i>: Thomas Churchyard [*2r]
paratext_other_paratexts: "The Contents of this Booke" [*1v]; "To the dispisers of other mens workes that shoes nothing of their owne" (verses) [*3v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Jun 23(?), 1591: Transferred from Thomas Marsh decd., with the consent of Edward Marshe, to Thomas Orwin: "In folio / ... Churchyardes Chippes".
transcript_modern_spelling: the first part of churchyard's chips containing twelve several labors devised and published only by Thomas churchyard gentleman imprinted at London in Fleet Street near unto Saint Dunstan's church by Thomas marsh 1575 cum privilegio