title: The Rival Friends
title_page_title: THE RIVALL FRIENDS. <i>A Comœdie</i>,
title_page_author: by The Authour, P<small>ET</small>. H<small>AVSTED</small> M<sup>r</sup>. in Artes in Queenes Colledge.
title_page_performance: As it was Acted before the King and Queens  Maiesties, when out of their princely favour they were pleased to visite their Vniversitie of <i>Cambridge</i>, upon the 19. day of <i>March.</i> 1631. Cryed downe by Boyes, Faction, Envie, and confident Ignorance, approv'd by the judicious, and now exposed to the publique censure,
title-page_latin_motto: <i>Non tanti est ut placeam insanire</i>.
title_page_imprint: LONDON,  Printed by <i>Aug. Matthewes</i> for <i>Humphrey Robinson</i>, at the signe of  the three Pidgeons in <i>Pauls</i> Church-yard. 1632.
paratext_dedication: Verses <i>to</i>: "the right Honourable, right Reuerend, right Worshipfull, or whatsoever he be or shall bee whom I hereafter may call Patron"; <i>from</i>: Peter Hausted [A2r]
paratext_charachter_list: "Dramatis Personæ" [A1v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Jun 13, 1632: Entered to Humphrey Robinson: "a Comedy called The Rivall ffriends.  Peter Hausten".
stationer_additional_notes: The play was performed on Mar 19, 1632, so the date in the performance attribution on the title page follows the legal reckoning.
transcript_modern_spelling: The rival friends a comedy as it was acted before the King and Queen's majesties when out of their princely favor they were pleased to visit their university of Cambridge upon the 19 day of March 1631 cried down by Boys faction envy and confident ignorance approved by the judicious and now exposed to the public censure by the author pet Hausted Mr. In arts of Queen's college non tanti est ut placeam insanire London printed by Aug Mathewes for Humphrey Robinson at the sign of the three pigeons in Paul's Churchyard 1632