title: The Siege, or Love's Convert
variant_description: The title page exists in two states, with a different line division in the author attribution: Greg 703a(*) reads "<i>in</i> | O<small>XFORD</small>, and"; Greg 703a(†) reads "<i>in</i> O<small>XFORD</small>, | and". See also Greg 
title_page_title: [F8r] THE SIEDGE: O<small>R</small>, Love's Convert, A T<small>RAGI</small>-C<small>OMEDY</small>.
title_page_author: Written by M<sup>r</sup> W<small>ILLIAM</small> C<small>ARTWRIGHT</small>, Late Student of <i>Christ-Church in</i> O<small>XFORD</small>, and Proctor of the <i>Vniversity</i>.
title_page_imprint: L<small>ONDON</small>, Printed for <i>Humphrey Moseley</i>, and are to be sold at his shop at the Sign of the Princes Armes in St <i>PAVLS</i> Churchyard. 1651.
paratext_dedication: "The Dedication" <i>to</i>: Charles I, King; <i>from</i>: William Cartwright [G1v]
paratext_charachter_list: "The Persons" [G2v]
paratext_other_paratexts: "Occasio Fabulæ," extract from "Plut. in vitâ Cimonis" in Greek, with a translation "out of Greek into French by M<sup>r</sup> Jaques Amiott" [G2r]
stationer_entries_in_register: May 4, 1648: Entered to Humphrey Moseley: "a booke called Poems & Playes (viz<sup>t</sup>.) The Siege or Loues Convert, ... being TrageComedies by M<sup>r</sup>. W<sup>m</sup>: Cartwright".
transcript_modern_spelling: The siege or love's convert a tragicomedy written by Mr. William Cartwright late student of Christ Church in Oxford and Proctor of the university London printed for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the prince's arms in St. Paul's Churchyard 1651