title: The City Madam
variant_description: There are two issues of this edition. In the first issue, dated 1658, the dedication exists in five states: Greg 788a(*<sup>1</sup>*<sup>2</sup>) is dedicated to John Wrath; Greg 788a(*<sup>1</sup>†<sup>2</sup>) is dedicated to Thomas Freake; Greg 788a(*<sup>1</sup>§<sup>2</sup>) is dedicated to Richard Steadwell; Greg 788a(*<sup>1</sup>║<sup>2</sup>) is dedicated to "M<sup>r</sup> Lee"; Greg 788a(*<sup>1</sup>‡<sup>2</sup>) is dedicated to Lady Ann, Countess of Oxford. The second issue, Greg 788a(†<sup>1</sup>‡<sup>2</sup>), dated 1659, contains only the dedication to Lady Ann, Countess of Oxford. See also Greg 
title_page_title: THE City-Madam, A COMEDIE.
title_page_author: Written by <i>Phillip Massinger</i> Gent.
title_page_performance: As it was acted at the private House in <i>Black Friers</i> with great applause.
title_page_imprint: LONDON Printed for <i>Andrew Pennycuicke</i>, one of the Actors, in the year 1658.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatory" <i>to</i>: Thomas Freake; <i>from</i>: Andrew Penneycuicke [A2r]
paratext_charachter_list: "The Actors names" [A1v]
transcript_modern_spelling: The city madam a comedy as it was acted at the private house in blackfriars with great applause written by Philip Massinger gent London printed for Andrew Penneycuicke one of the actors in the year 1658