title: Poetaster, or The Arraignment
variant_description: The title page of the play exists in three states. In Greg 186b(*), it is printed inside a border compartment and lists Lownes as publisher. In Greg 186(†), it does not contain a border and lists Lownes as publisher. In Greg 186(§), it does not contain a border and does not list Lownes as publisher. See also Greg 
title_page_title: [Z4r] POËTASTER, OR His Arraignement.  <i>A Comicall Satyre</i>.
title_page_author: The Author B. I.
title_page_performance: Acted, in the yeere 1601.  By the then Children of Queene E<small>LIZABETHS</small> C<small>HAPPEL</small>.
title-page_latin_motto: M<small>ART</small>. <i>Et mihi de nullo fama rubore placet</i>.
title_page_imprint: L<small>ONDON</small>, Printed  by W<small>ILLIAM</small> S<small>TANSBY</small>, for <i>Matthew Lownes</i>.  M. DC. XVI.
paratext_dedication: Epistle <i>to</i>: Richard Martin (<i>barrister and politician</i>); <i>from</i>: Ben Jonson [Z5r]
paratext_charachter_list: "The Persons of the Play" [Z5v]
paratext_other_paratexts: Note on performance and license [2G3v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Dec 21, 1601: Entered to Matthew Lownes: "A booke called. Poetaster or his arrainement".<br />Apr 10, 1627: Transferred from Matthew Lownes decd. to Thomas Lownes (4): "Poetastar by B Iohnson."<br />May 30, 1627: Transferred from Thomas Lownes (4) to Humphrey Lownes (1) and Robert Young: "Poetaster by Ben: Iohnson."<br />Nov 6, 1628: Transferred from Humphrey Lownes (2) to George Cole and George Latham: "Poetaster by Ben: Iohnson."<br />Dec 6, 1630: Transferred from George Cole and George Latham to Robert Young: "Poetaster".<br />Jul 22, 1644: Transferred from Robert Young decd. to James Young: "(Salvo iure cuiuscunq<i>ue</i>) ... Poetaster by Ben: Iohnson."
transcript_modern_spelling: Poetaster or his arraignment a comical satire acted in the year 1601 by the then children of Queen Elizabeth's chapel the author B.J. Mart. Et mihi de nullo fama rubore placet London printed by William Stansby MDCXVI