title: The Virgin Martyr
variant_description: The title page exists in two states: Greg 380a(*) lists the authors in a single line, contains the printer’s device 299, and names "Bernard Alsop" as printer; Greg 380a(†) lists the authors in two lines enclosed in brackets, contains a lace ornament, and names "B. A." as printer. See also Greg 
title_page_title: THE VIRGIN MARTIR, A TRAGEDIE.
title_page_author: Written by { <i>Phillip Messenger</i> and | <i>Thomas Deker</i>. }
title_page_performance: AS IT HATH BIN DIVERS times publickely Acted with great Applause, <i>By the seruants of his Maiesties Reuels</i>.
title_page_imprint: L<small>ONDON</small>, Printed by <i>B. A.</i> for <i>Thomas Iones</i>. 1622.
paratext_charachter_list: "The Actors names" [<i>var</i>.: "nomes"] [A2v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Dec 7, 1621: Entered to Thomas Jones (2): "A Tragedy called The Virgin Martir."<br />Oct 24, 1633: Transferred from Thomas Jones (2) to Augustine Mathewes: "Virgin Martyr".<br />Jul 28, 1641: Transferred from Augustine Mathewes to William Sheares (1): "The Virgin Martyr. Provided the said M<sup>r</sup> Mathewes is to haue the workemanship of printing them (if hereafter he shall keepe a Printing house) & shall doe them as reasonably as any other Printer will doe the same".
transcript_modern_spelling: The virgin martyr a tragedy as it hath been divers times publicly acted with great applause by the servants of his majesty's revels written by Phillip Massinger and Thomas Dekker London printed by B.A. for Thomas Jones 1622