 Thomas Middleton borrowed a plot element from "Westward Ho" in his later city comedy "The Roaring Girl" (published 1611), where he sends his characters on a trip to Brentford just as Dekker and Webster do in their play.Middleton likely expected his audience to recognise the allusion, since he mentions "Westward Ho" by name in his text (IV,ii,137).Traditional critics who took an interest in the controversy tended to side with Jonson and company more than with Dekker and Webster.