Modern Editions
Laird Barber produced a modern edition of the play in 1979, under its traditional title. When Gabriel Egan produced another modern edition in 2002, he employed the title The Witches of Lancashire, in the judgement that this reflected the play as performed in 1634. (The second title derives from a letter dated 16 August 1634 written by Nathaniel Tomkyns, a member of the audience. The run-on title in the 1634 quarto, positioned along the tops of the pages, is also The Witches of Lancashire.)
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