ABSTRACT
The texts of the plays and masque included in this collection have all been newly edited from the earliest published editions with reference to later editions. Further details of editions consulted are included in the headnote to each play. Typographical errors in the first edition have been silently corrected. Textual variants have been footnoted only where significant to the meaning. No typographical distinction has been made between stage directions from the first edition and those added by later editors. The spelling has been modernised throughout. The punctuation has been modernised where necessary to make the text clear to a modern reader, but no attempt has been made to make it conform to current conventions.
