title: The Shepherd's Paradise
variant_description: There are two issues of this edition, varying in the imprint: Greg 797a(*) lists Dring as publisher and is dated 1629 (an error); Greg 797a(†) is correctly dated 1659 and lists Starkey as publisher. See also Greg 
title_page_title: THE SHEPHEARD'S PARADISE. A <i>COMEDY</i>.
title_page_author: Written by <i>W. Mountague</i> Esq;.
title_page_performance: Privately Acted before the Late King <i>Charls</i> by the Queen's Majesty, and Ladies of Honour.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>, Printed for <i>John Starkey</i> at the Miter, nere the <i>Middle Temple Gate</i> in Fleet-street. 1659.
paratext_charachter_list: names of characters [A4v]
paratext_other_paratexts: "To his Friend the Stationer, upon the Shepheard's Paradise" (verses) [A4r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Sep 27, 1658: Entered to Thomas Dring (1): "a booke called The Shephards Paradice written by a Person of Honour & privately acted by the Queenes Ma<sup>tie</sup>. & Ladyes of Hono<sup>r</sup>."
transcript_modern_spelling: The shepherd's paradise a comedy privately acted before the late king Charles by the queen's majesty and ladies of honor written by W. Montague Esq. London printed for John Starkey at the Mitre near the middle temple gate in fleet street 1659