title: The Faithful Shepherdess
title_page_title: THE FAITHFULL SHEPHERDESSE.
title_page_author: <i>Written by</i> J<small>OHN</small> F<small>LETCHER</small>.
title_page_performance: ACTED AT SOMERSET House before the K<small>ING</small> and Q<small>UEEN</small> on Twelf night last, 1633. And divers times since, with great applause, at the Private House in Black-Friers, by his Majesties Servants.
title_page_imprint: The Fourth Edition. LONDON, Printed for <i>Ga. Bedell</i> and <i>Tho. Collins</i>, at the Middle Temple Gate in Fleet-street. 1656.
paratext_dedication: Verses <i>to</i>: Joseph Taylor (<i>actor</i>); <i>from</i>: Shackerley Marmion [A4r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Dec 8, 1628: Transferred from Henry Walley to Richard Meighen: "The ffaithfull Sheaperdesse."<br />Nov 7, 1646: Transferred from Mercy Meighen, the widow of Richard Meighen, to herself and George Bedell: "The faithfull Sheapardesse. a play by m<sup>r</sup> fflesher".
transcript_modern_spelling: The faithful shepherdess acted at Somerset house before the king and queen on Twelfth night last 1633 and divers times since with great applause at the private house in Blackfriars by his majesty's servants written by John Fletcher the fourth edition London printed for Ga. Bedell and Tho. Collins at the middle temple gate in Fleet street 1656