title: The Grateful Servant (The Faithful Servant)
title_page_title: THE GRATEFVLL SERVANT. A Comedie.
title_page_author: Written by J<small>AMES</small> S<small>HIRLEY</small> Gent.
title_page_performance: As it was lately presented with good applause at the private House in <i>Drury-Lane. By her Majesties Servants</i>.
title-page_latin_motto: [in single column] ———<i>Vsque ego postera</i> | <i>Crescam laude recens</i>.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>: Printed by <i>I. Okes</i> for <i>William Leake</i>, and are to be sold at his shop in Chancery-lane neere the Roules. 1637.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatorie" <i>to</i>: Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland; <i>from</i>: James Shirley [A3r]
  
paratext_charachter_list: "Persons" [a4v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Feb 26, 1630: Entered to John Grove: "A play Called The gratefull servant by Ia: Sherley".<br />Sep 25, 1637: Transferred from John Grove to William Leake (2): "these ffour Playes following (viz<sup>t</sup>.) ... The gratefull Servant."
stationer_additional_notes: There is another undated edition of this play, which was printed after 1660 and therefore not included in DEEP.
transcript_modern_spelling: The grateful servant a comedy as it was lately presented with good applause in the private house in Drury lane by her majesty's servants written by James Shirley Gent usque ego postera crescam laude recens London printed by J. Okes for William Leake and are to be sold at his shop in Chancery lane near the rolls 1637