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1631	Jonson, Ben	The New Inn, or The Light Heart
Reference Information DEEP #: 767 Greg #: 442a STC/Wing #: 14780 Record Type: Single-Play Playbook Play Type: Adult Professional Genre (Annals): Comedy Book Edition: 1 Play Edition: 1 Format: Octavo Leaves: 60 Date of First Publication: 1631 Date of First Production: 1629 [licensed for stage, Jan 19] Company of First Production: King's Men Company Attribution: King's Men Total Editions: 1 octavo Title-Page Features Title: THE NEW INNE. OR, The light Heart. A COMOEDY. Author: By the Author, B. Ionson. Performance: As it was neuer acted, but most negligently play'd, by some, the Kings Seruants. And more squeamishly beheld, and censured by others, the Kings Subiects. 1629. Now, at last, set at liberty to the Readers, his Ma^ties Seruants, and Subiects, to be iudg'd. 1631. Latin Motto: [in single column] Hor. . . . . me lectori credere mallem: \| Quàm spectatoris fastidia ferre superbi. Imprint: LONDON, Printed by Thomas Harper, for Thomas Alchorne, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yeard, at the signe of the greene Dragon. MDCXXXI. Paratextual Material Dedication: "The Dedication" to: "the Reader"; from: Ben Jonson [()2r] To the Reader: [see Dedication] Argument: "The Argument" [()3v] Character List: "The Persons of the Play" [(*)8v] Other Paratexts: "The iust indignation the Author tooke at the vulgar censure of his Play, by some malicious spectators, begat this following Ode to himselfe" (verses) [H1v] Stationer Information Printer: Harper, Thomas Publisher: Alchorn, Thomas Imprint Location: A.3 (Paul's Churchyard - Northeast) Entries in Stationers' Register: Apr 17, 1631: Entered to Thomas Alchorn: "a Comedy Called New Inne written by Ben: Iohnson."