title: The Shoemaker's Holiday, or The Gentle Craft
title_page_title: THE Shoo-makers Holy-day. OR THE GENTLE CRAFT. With the  humorous life of S<small>IMON</small> E<small>YRE</small>,  Shoo-maker, and Lord Mayor of LONDON.
title_page_performance: As it was acted before the Queenes most  excellent Majesty on New yeares day at night, by the right Honourable Earle of  Nottingham, Lord high Admirall of  England, his Servants.
title_page_imprint: LONDON,  Printed for <i>Iohn Wright</i>, and are to  be sold at his Shop without Newgate. 1631.
paratext_dedication: Epistle <i>to</i>: "To all good Fellowes, Professors of the Gentle Craft; of what degree soeuer"; <i>from</i>: unsigned [A3r]
paratext_other_paratexts: "The first Three-mans Song" [A2v]; "The second Three-mans Song" [A3r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Apr 19, 1610: Transferred from Valentine Simmes to John Wright (1): "A booke called, the shoomakers holyday or the gentle crafte ... It is agreed that Valentyne Sym<i>m</i>s shall haue the workmanshipp of the printinge thereof, for the vse of the sayd Iohn wrighte, during his lyfe, yf he haue a printinge house of his owne".<br />Jun 27, 1646: Transferred from John Wright (1) to Edward Wright: "The Shoemakers holiday. a play."<br />Apr 4, 1655: Transferred from Edward Wright to William Gilbertson: "A Play called The Shooemakers Holiday or the Gentle Craft."
transcript_modern_spelling: The shoemaker's holiday or the gentle craft with the humorous life of Simon Eyre shoemaker and lord mayor of London as it was acted before the Queen's most excellent majesty on new year's day at night by the right honorable Earl of Nottingham lord high admiral of England his servants London printed for John Wright and are to be sold at his shop without newgate 1631