title: The City Match
variant_description: There are two issues of this edition. Greg 568b(i) does not contain a title page, was printed as a quarto with 38 lines per page, and was intended to be part of the 1658 Mayne collection (Wing M1480). Greg 568b(ii) contains a title page dated 1659, was printed as an octavo with 35 lines per page, and was sold as a single-play playbook. The octavo issue was printed from the same setting of type as the quarto, the type being first rearranged and then reimposed; only the two prologues were completely reset. See also Greg 
title_page_title: THE CITY MATCH. A COMOEDY
title_page_author: <i>By</i> J. M. <i>St</i>: <i>of Ch</i>: <i>Ch</i>: <i>in</i> O<small>XON</small>.
title_page_performance: <i>PRESENTED TO THE</i> KING and QVEENE <i>AT WHITE-HALL.</i> ACTED SINCE AT BLACK-FRIERS BY HI<i>S</i> M<small>AIESTIES</small> <i>Servants</i>.
title-page_latin_motto: H<small>ORAT</small>. de Arte Poet. <i>Versibus exponi Tragicis res Comica non vult.</i>
title_page_imprint: <i>OXFORD</i>, Printed by H<small>ENRY</small> H<small>ALL</small>, Printer to the U<small>NIVERSITY</small>, for R<small>ICH</small>: D<small>AVIS</small>. 1659.
paratext_charachter_list: "The Persons of the Play" [A2v]
stationer_additional_notes: <i>The City Match</i> was first performed in private court performances and afterward by the King's Men at the Blackfriars.
transcript_modern_spelling: The city match a comedy presented to the king and queen at Whitehall acted since at blackfriars by his majesty's servants horat de arte poet versibus exponi tragicis res comica non vult By J.M. St of Ch Ch in Oxon Oxford printed by Henry Hall printer to the university for rich Davis 1659