The royall king, and the loyall subject
Subtitle: as it hath beene acted with great applause by the Queenes Majesties Servants
By: written by Thomas Heywood
Contributors: Painter, William, 1540?-1594; Bandello, Matteo, 1485-1561; Okes, Nicholas, printer; Okes, John, active 1627-1644, printer; Becket, James, active 1636-1641; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
Publisher: Printed by Nich. and John Okes for James Becket, and are to be sold at his shop at the inner Temple neare the Gate
Published: 1637
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
Other titles: Thomas Pennant Barton Collection of Shakespeare and Shakespeariana (Boston Public Library)
Work titles: Royal king and the loyal subject
Notes: "A dramatization of William Painter's "Palace of pleasure", tome II, which is a translation of Matteo Bandello's "Ariabarzane senescalco del re di Persia" from his "Novelle" (part 1, novella 2)."--ESTC.

Signatures: A-Éþ F́þ (+-F4 [=K4]) G-Íþ Ḱþ (-K4)

Headpieces; initials.

Greg 516

STC 13364

ESTC S104074

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy halfbound in early red morocco and marbled papers. The armorial bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedown. The name of Thomas Heywood and an edition statement ("first edition") are inscribed on the title page. The first leaf (A1), which is blank, is wanting.