Comedies, tragi-comedies, with other poems, by Mr William Cartwright, late student of Christ-Church in Oxford, and proctor of the University. The ayres and songs set by Mr Henry Lawes, servant to His late Majesty in his publick and private musick.

Includes engraved frontispiece portrait of the author (plate) engraved by Pierre Lombart (1620?-1681).
Additional publisher's initials T.R., i.e. Thomas Robinson, from title page for "The royall slave".
Pts. II-V: The lady-errant : a tragi-comedy -- The royall slave : a tragi-comedy. 3d ed. -- The ordinary : a comedy -- The siedge, or, Love's convert : a tragi comedy.
"The variations in this perplexing volume are too complicated to permit of formal analysis or a complete record of the copies in which they occur"--Greg. For these see G.B. Evans, "The Library" (June 1942, xxiii:12-22), J. Periam Danton, "The Library Quarterly" (Chicago, July 1942, xii:438-56) and Evans's edition of this work.
Leaf f4 is blank.
"The lady-errant", "The royall slave", "The ordinary", "The siedge: or, love's convert", and "Poems written by Mr William Cartvvright" each have separate dated title page; "The ordinary" begins new pagination and register.
Contains the six-line Postscript.
Commendatory verses by Robert Stapylton, Jasper Mayne, James Howell, Henry Vaughan, John Fell, Izaak Walton and others.
For "cancels" in the printing of this volume see notes made by Mr. Darton, Dec. 1941, and inserted.
Pt. 1 consists of 56 commendatory verses, among the contributors, Dr. John Fell, Izaac Walton, Jasper Mayne, Henry Vaughan the Silurist, Alexander Brome, Jo. Jeffryes.