M R W I L L IAM S H A K E S P E A R E
O riginal an d E arl y Ed iti ons of his Q uart o s
an d Foli os his S o urc e B oo ks an d th ose
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P l ays A ss ig ne d to S hak e spe are
A dapta tio ns of H is W ork s
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num be r of b oo ks re lati ng to S hake spe are is so large
alre ady that it may s eem at first th ought unne ce ssary t o a dd
an o the r Fo r three c e nturi e s h e has b e e n appro ach ed f rom e v e ry
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My be st ex cus e f o r putting on e m o re book ab o ut S hake
sp e are befo re th e pub lic is that it c o ntains in one v olume full
an d accurate descripti ons of th e first e d iti o ns of a gre at man y
boo ks in e arl y English lit e ratur e c onn e cted with him an d giv e s
th e ir pre se nt l ocati o n I t is in fact an atte mp t t o b ring to
ge th e r in c ompact fo rm all th e mo re impo rtant p rinted s ourc e s
befo r e 1 640 f rom which w e de riv e o u r kn o wl edge o f th e
gre at est English d ramatist his li fe an d w o rks
I n 1 9 1 6 on th e occasi on o f th e 3 0 0 th anniv e rsary of S hake
spe are s de a th an e xhi b iti on o f b oo ks by an d ab o ut him was
he l d in th e Ne w Y o rk P ub lic Li b rary f rom Ap ril 2 t o J ul y 1 5
which was visit ed by o v e r
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th e b asis o n which th e pre s e nt w o rk is foun ded
I t was large l y d u e t o M r W A Whit e of Brookl yn that th e
Ne w Y ork P ub lic L i b rary was ab l e t o Sho w th e fin e st c ol le c
ti on of b oo ks re lating to S hake speare which was e v e r b rought
t oge th e r in on e plac e He sugge sted th e i de a in th e fall of 1 9 1 5
an d auth o riz ed m e to make all arrangem e nts with D r Ed win
An de rs on D ire ct o r of th e L i b rary D r A n de rs o n w e lc omed th e
sugge sti on an d h e an d his e ntire staff d i d e v e ry thing in th e ir
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Th e gre ate r p art of th e exh i b iti on was c omp o s ed of th e
White H untingt o n an d Le n o x ( Ne w Y o rk P ub lic L i b rary )
c oll e cti ons b ut Me ssrs Be v e rl y Ch e w Winsto n H H age n
D arwin P Kingsl ey M ars de n J Pe rry Willis Vicke ry J ohn
C W illiams an d th e U niv e rsity o f M ichigan all l e nt rare
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bo o ks in orde r that th o s e w h o visit ed th e exhi b iti o n might
hav e a chance to se e virtuall y an e ntire se ri e s o f th e e arl y ed i
ti ons of S hake sp e are s w o rks an d such o th e r boo ks as we re
nece ssary fo r a picture o f the s ource s from which th e gre at
d ramatist t oo k his pl o ts an d of the allusi o ns to him in c on
tempo rary lite rature
The British M us e um owns th e be st singl e c oll e cti on o f th e
k in d b ut it has no t all th e b oo ks which w e re sh o wn h e re n o r
can it b ring toge th e r such a l oan exhi b iti on as this f o r th e
re as on that n e arl y all th e impo rtant c o ll e cti o ns o f S hake
spe are s w o rks in G re at Britain are o wned by pub lic institu
ti o ns an d canno t be l e nt
Th e intro d ucti on to The Ce nsus of S ha k e spe are s P l ays in
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S hake spe are s quart o plays in Englan d an d Am e rica I n Eng
lan d they are chi e fly in public c oll e cti ons wh e re th ey may be
ex amin ed by th e stu de nt b ut may n o t be with d rawn fo r e xh i
b ition o r stu dy e ls e wh e re I n Am e rica th ey are chi e fl y in th e
li b rari e s of private c oll e cto rs wh ose ge ne ro sity ma de possi bl e
this gre at exhi biti on U n fo rtunate l y th e re are in Ame rica b ut
three public instituti ons which c ontain o riginal ed iti ons o f
Shake spe are s w o rks o f suffici e nt value to fo rm the b asis fo r
an exhi b iti on Th e se are th e B o st on P ublic L i b rary which
o wns th e Barto n C o ll e cti on ; th e Elizabe than C lub at Yal e
with its f am ous H uth Q uartos ; an d th e Ne w Y o rk P ublic
L i b rary c ontaining the Le n o x Coll e cti o n
The boo ks b ro ught t oge the r in 1 9 1 6 we re v e ry fin e an d the
thre e hun d re d an d fo rty three exhi b its inclu de d a fe w manu
scripts by c ontempo rari e s o f S hake spe are O f n e c e ssity the re
we re som e books which c o ul d no t be ob tained on this si de of
th e A tlantic an d s ome which c oul d be sh o wn onl y in a late
ed iti on
I n 1 9 1 7 I c ompil ed a catal ogu e of that exhi b iti on which
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The S o nne ts
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L o v e s M a rtyr 1 60 1 A ll kn o wn ed iti o ns of t h e s e w o rks issu ed
befo re 1 640 are de scri bed h e re as w e ll as th e first ed iti on o f
his c oll ected poe ms 1 640
T h e foll o wing plays app e are d in s eparat e form d uri ng
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Shake spe are s li fe tim e an d ar e kno wn as th e Q uart o
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Titus Andronic u s 1 594 1 60 0 1 6 1 1
R ic ha rd I I 1 59 7 1 598 ( 2 ed iti ons ) 1 6 0 8 1 6 1 5
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R ichard I II ,
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H e nry I V P a rt I , 1 598 1 599, 1 60 4 ,
L ov e s La b o rs L os t, 1 598
H e nry I V, Pa rt I I , 1 60 0
He nry V, 1 60 0 1 60 2
M e rcha nt of Ve nic e , 1 6 0 0
M ids u m m e r Nig ht s D re a m , 1 6 0 0
M u c h Ad oe A b o u t N o thing, 1 60 0
M e rry W iv e s of W indsor, 1 60 2
H a m l e t 1 60 3 , 1 60 4 , 1 6 1 1
King Lear, 1 60 8
P ericl e s, 1 60 9 ( 2 ed iti o ns ) , 1 6 1 1
Troyl us a nd Cre ss ida , 1 60 9
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befo re 1 7 0 9 an d are inclu ded in th e pre se nt w o rk from th e
first ed iti o n o f Titus Andronic us 1 594 t o th e e l e ve nth ed iti on
of H a m l e t 1 7 0 3
The re a de r s atte nti on is d rawn to th e uni qu e Cop y of th e
third ed iti on of R ic ha rd I I
U ntil a fe w ye ars ago M r
White s c opy was suppos ed t o be an ex ampl e o f th e s e c on d
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ed iti on als o 1 598 b ut in catal o guing his li b rary in 1 9 1 4 I
foun d that it was an e ntire l y n e w printing fo ll owing th e m o r e
c omm on se c on d ed iti on A s far as kn o wn this is th e onl y c opy
ex tant an d a facsimil e has bee n ma de with an exhaustiv e
intro d ucti o n by M r Al fred W Pollard keepe r of books of th e
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British M us eum
Th e first c oll e ct ed ed iti on o f all th e play s was issu ed by
S hake spe are s fe ll o w act o rs John He ming an d He nry Con de ll
in one foli o v olum e in 1 6 2 3 s e v e n ye ars a f te r his de ath an d
is c omm onl y kn own as th e First Foli o To this c oll e cti on w e
o w e th e t ex t of tw e nt y of th e pla y s which ha d n o t appe ared
in print until that ye ar This boo k is c onsi de red th e m ost
valuabl e S ingl e book in th e English language
I n 1 63 2 th e Fo li o was re printed th e titl e with varying im
prints be aring th e nam e s of the s e v e ral boo ks e ll e rs w h o S hared
th e expe ns e o f th e pro d ucti o n This was a c omm o n cust om in
th e si x tee nth an d s e v e ntee nth c enturi e s an d no on e ( if th e se
imp rints can be de finite l y assum ed t o be e arli e r than an y o th e r
Th e Third F oli o of 1 66 3 1 664 is foun d with titl e page s of
bo th d ate s an d with an d with o ut th e s e v e n spuri ous play s
which first app eared with th e s e c on d issu e 1 664 T h e s e plays
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A s Shake sp e are s reputati on incre as ed an d th e c omm e rcial
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value o f his nam e be cam e appare nt d isho n est an d care l e ss
publish e rs an d boo ks e ll e rs issued w o rks no t written by him
b ut with his nam e attach ed S om e o f th em ha d bee n pre vi ousl y
issued ano nym ous l y an d his auth o rship is assign ed o nl y in th e
late r ed iti ons whil e o th e rs app e ared at first un de r his nam e
Th e se inclu de
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The Tro u bl e s o m e raig ne of J o hn, King
The L o nd o n Prodiga l l , 1 60 5
Tragedy
A T o rk s hire
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Se v e ral o th e r plays w e re printed with th e initials W S
on th e ir titl e s b ut it is no t de finite l y kn o wn that the s e w e re
m e ant fo r Shake spe are ; th ey are :
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Tho m as L ord
The P uritaine
Cro m w e l l ,
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W idd ow of Wa tl ing
S tree te ,
1 60
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Vari o us o th e r plays which hav e bee n assign ed t o him at d i f
f e re nt tim e s by b o oks e ll e rs an d o th e rs are n o w ge n e rall y c on
s ide re d spuri o us
T h e ge nuin e auth o rs of s om e of the m are
kn own b ut th e foll o wing are still an on ym o us an d are de
scribed h e re
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A rde n of Fev e rs ha m
E d w ard III , 1 596
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M u ce d orus 1 598
M erry B e v il l of E d m o nton
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With th e ope ning of th e th e atre s in 1 66 0 a f te r th e acce s
si on of King C harl e s II Shake sp e are s play s fo un d a plac e in
th e repe rto ry Vari o us write rs h o we v e r c ons i de red the m t oo
ol d fashi on ed fo r c o ntempo ra ry taste an d proc eeded t o r e writ e
an d a d apt th e m in a mann e r inexplicabl e t o us b ut strictl y in
acco rd anc e with the hab its of th e S tage at that d ay as w ell as
d uring th e E lizabe than pe ri od I t is we ll kno wn that S hake
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spe are hims e l f began his w o rk as a d ramatist by re vising th e
w ork of e arli e r m e nf and th e s e c on d an d th ird parts of H e nry
VI re main t o S h o w th e m e th od us ed
Th e re is a l ong list of a d aptati o ns which w e re popular at th e
tim e an d we re acted fo r ye ars to th e exclusi on o f th e ge nuin e
plays J ohn D ryde n an d W illiam D av enant w e re the m ost
c e l e b rated of th e se a d ap te rs b ut th e ir w ork is n o t an improv e
m e nt on th e o riginals T h e numbe r o f a d apti o ns he re de
scri bed is particularl y inte re sting as fe w c oll e cto rs o r li b rari e s
hav e made a Specialty of this cl ass of S hake spe are ana an d th e
b oo ks are ofte n d i fficult t o fin d S om e of th e play s be ar th e
sam e nam e as th e o riginal such as The Te mpest an d Tro il us
a nd Cre ssida by D ryde n O th e rs hav e a n e w titl e an d d i ffe re nt
nam e s fo r th e characte rs b ut us e many o f th e line s of th e
o riginal with out change ; O tw ay s Caius M arius m ode ll ed on
R o m e o a nd J u l ie t is a cas e of th is kin d
I n m o st pla ys ackn o wl ed gm e nt is ma de o f th e deb t t o
Shake spe are b ut in o th e rs th e re is n o thing to S h o w th at th e
w o rk is n o t an o riginal c omp ositi on
Fo r ye ars th e stu de nts of S hake s pe are hav e bee n tracing
th e boo ks which w e re us e d by him in writing his pla ys no t
o nl y th o s e which c o ntain th e s o urc e s of his
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which h e make s an y refe re nc e Th e re sult of th is stu dy is
foun d in vari ous boo ks an d in th e n o te s in all m ode rn ed iti ons
of his w o rks Th e be st list is that fo un d in H R D A n de rs s
S ha k e speare s B o o ks ( Be rlin
which goe s int o th e m o st
minute de tails An attempt has bee n ma de t o descri be h e re all
th e important b oo ks t o which An de rs refe rs I t is n o t prob abl e
that S hake spe are c onsulted th em all b ut th ey w e re all acc es
si bl e in his d ay T h ey may be d ivi ded into four he a d s
First boo ks from which his play s w e re i m m ed iate l y a d apted
Am ong th e s e th e foll o wing are impo rtant :
Broo ke R o me us and J ul ie t 1 56 2
P aint e r P alace of P l eas ure 1 566 6 7
H olinsh ed Chro nicl es 1 57 7
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No rth P l u tarc h s Liv es 1 57 9
Lod ge R osal y nde 1 590
G re e n e P a nd osto 1 592
Tru e Trage dy of R ic hard II I 1 594
The Ta m ing of a S hre w 1 594
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King Leir and his Thre e D a ug hte rs 1 60 5
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Se c on d boo ks f rom which his mate rial was in d ire ctl y de riv ed
S ax o G ramm at ic u s 1 5 1 4
D a Port o 1 53 9
Gi ovanni 1 554
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G iral di Cinth io ,
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Third books f ro m which he b o rro w ed o r qu ot ed
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The B ibl e
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S urrey S o nge s and S ane tte s
S i dne y Arca dia 1 590
Montaign e E ssais 1 580
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D ani e l ,D e l ia
Kyd P lay s
M arl ow e P la y s an d H e ro a nd Le ande r
S i d ney As trophe l a nd S te l l a
I n 1 87 3 th e Ne w S haks pe re S oci e ty pub lish ed A Ce ntury
of P rais e
which inclu ded all th e allusi ons to th e poe t o r his
wo rks p rint ed befo re 1 693 an d trac ed up to 1 87 3 This has
bee n re vis ed an d re ed it ed s e v e ral time s an d in its p re s e nt
fo rm The S ha kspe re All us ion B o o k ed ited by J oh n M unr o
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t o de te rmin e as th e que sti o n of th e re lativ e value o f d i ff e rent
n o tice s must always be a matte r o f in d ivi d ual taste Th e at
tempt has bee n made t o inclu de all impo rtant allusi ons before
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th e publicati on of th e First Fo li o in 1 6 2 3 an d s om e a fte r
ward s inclu d ing a fu l l se t of th os e w o rks o f John D ryde n
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be cause h e was the first English critic o f S hake spe are wh o was
hims e l f a man of high lite rary stan d ing Be n Jons on can
hard l y be sai d t o criticiz e S hakesp e are an d his opini on as
giv e n in th e e ul ogistic v e rs e s printe d in th e First Fo li o is
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U n de r this h e a d ing are fo un d G re e nes G roa tsw orth of
W itte 1 59 2 which c ontains th e first allusi on t o S hake spe are
v e il ed in deed b ut un doub ted l y refe rring to him an d Wil l o bie
his A v isa 1 594 which is th e first b oo k t o m e nti on S hake spe are
by nam e ex cept his own poe m Ve nus a nd A do nis which ap
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maj o rit y o f th e n otice s are of his w o rks an d e speciall y of th e
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s ee m to hav e bee n Ha m l e t R ichard III R o m e o and Ju l ie t
an d th os e in which Falstaff appe ars
As re gard s th e me th od o f de scripti on : th e titl e of e ach v ol
u m e is lin e d O ff an d a c o llati o n by S ignature s with ed iti o n an d
size is giv e n as we ll as an y important b i b li ographical n o te So
much f o r th e co ll e cto r an d b i b li ograph e r Fo r th e stu de nt of
lite rature and histo ry th e re is a s tateme nt of th e facts in t e
gar d to th e c o nte nts of th e boo k b ut no atte mpt at criticism o f
an y kin d is made T he de sire is to pre s e nt the mate rial to th e
re ade r in a cl e ar an d c ompact fo rm an d to all ow him to d raw
his o wn c onclusi o ns G re at att enti on has be e n pai d t o accurac y
of de tail ; I hav e pe rs onall y examin ed an d v e rified th e titl e s
an d c ollati ons of n e arl y all th e b oo ks an d fo r the v e ry fe w
which I c o ul d n o t see ph o t ostats an d careful transcri pts hav e
bee n ma de by Sch olars he re an d in Europe
Fo r th os e boo ks befo re 1 640 which are so rare th at n o t m o re
than fiv e c opi e s can be l ocated I hav e e n de av o red t o assign
own e rs I t is so de sira b l e fo r a stu de nt to kn ow wh e r e such
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ra riti es can be s ee n that it s eem ed w o rth th e gre at am o unt of
tim e an d labo r inv o lv ed
C o ll e ct ors an d li b rarians bo th in Ame rica an d in Englan d
hav e bee n m o re than k in d in ai d ing m e b ut it is ine vitabl e th at
unlisted c opi e s Sh o ul d c om e t o light e spe ciall y in G re at
Britain I can onl y ask th e kin d l y in d ulge nc e an d c o ope rati o n
of all re a de rs an d b e g that th ey will fo rwar d to m e in fo rma
ti on in regard to n e w c opi e s which may turn u p Ed ito rs o f
English t ex ts are ofte n ob liged t o us e reprints an d m ode rn
ed i t i ons be caus e th ey do no t hav e acc e ss to th e o riginals an d
the re are fe w re prints which can be a b s o lut e l y d e pe n ded o n as
fa csim il e s An y thing b ut a t ruth ful ph o to graphic f acsimil e
may hav e bee n tampe red with impro v ed b e de vill ed as one
an d th e re sults are of te n d is
e min e nt b i b li ograph e r puts it
astrous
Th e e ntri e s in th e fo ur se cti ons are arranged chron ol ogicall y
un de r d at e o f publicati on except that th e w o rks o f an auth o r
are b ro ught toge th e r un de r th e d ate o f th e e arli est one W h e re
w e hav e re as on to suppos e that Shake spe are us ed a c e rtain
ed iti o n that on e is giv en b ut in all unc e rtain cas e s the e arli e st
is de scri bed W h e re a boo k is v e ry rare a good m o de rn reprint
is n o t ed a facsimil e i f one exists b ut this de tail has bee n
omitted in c e rtain cas e s
The Ke y to O w ners giv e s th e full nam e an d a dd re ss of
o wn e rs of th e v e ry rare boo ks arranged in o rde r of n u m e rical
supe ri o rity
The I nde x has a first e ntry o r e ntri e s in b lack fac ed typ e f o r
the full de scri pti o n of a book whe n it app e ars in the tex t ; su b
s eque nt entri e s are in o rd inary type an d refe r t o casual m en
ti on of th e w o rk
I t is with pl e asure an d gratitu de that I re c o r d th e l ong list
o f c o urte si e s which hav e be e n ex t e n ded t o m e by c o ll e ct o rs
stu dents li b rarians an d boo ks ell e rs in this co untry an d ab roa d
My s pe cial th anks are d u e : in Ame rica t o M r W A White
wh o has kin d l y all o wed m e to use th e n ot e s in his manuscri pt
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sp e ar e s S o nn e ts which ha d b ee n m e ntion e d th e y e ar b e f r e by M e r s
as his s g d S o nn e ts among his private f rie n d s T he s e w e re t e
printe d as No s 1 38 an d 1 44 in th e S o nne ts 1 60 9
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which app e are d in Lo v es La bors Los t 1 598 T h e r e st o f the b ook co m
pris e s p oems by M arl ow e R al e igh G ri ffin an d o the rs all e nte r e d
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m e nte d B y W S hake spe are T h e thir d Ed iti o n Wh e re unt o
is n e wl y ad / ded tw o Lo ue Epistl e s th e first/ f r om P aris t o
He ll e n and/ H elle ns answ e re b ac k e / againe t o P aris P rinted
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T orq u ato/ Cae liano by R obe rt C h e ste r With th e tru e l e ge n d
of fam o us K ing A rthur th e last of th e nine / W o rt hies be ing
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J uli et n d
V e nus an d A donis 1 593
Lucr e c e 1 594
V e nus an d A do nis 1 594
R o m e an d J ulie t 1 597
R ichar d I I 1 597
R ichar d I II 1 597
Lo v e s La b o rs L st 1 598
R ichar d II 1 598
He nr y I V 1 598
Richar d I I I 1 598
H e nry IV 1 599
R o m eo an d J uli e t 1 599
M uch A d e a b o ut No thing 1 60 0
T itus A n d r o nicus 1 60 0
M i d summ e r Night s D r e am R o be rts 1 60 0 [ 1 6 1 9 ]
M i d summ e r Night s D r e am Fish e r 1 60 0
M e rchant o f V e nic e Hey e s 1 60 0
M e rchant o f Ve nic e R ob e rts 1 60 0 [ 1 6 1 9 ]
H e nr y I V P art II S ig E 4 l e av e s 1 60 0
H e nr y IV P art II S ig E 6 l e av e s 1 60 0
H nr y V 1 6 0 0
M e rry W iv e s f W in d s o r 1 60 2
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Lon don 1 594
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D arb i e th e E arl e o f S uss ex an d th e / Lo rde Ch am be rl aine
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ne re th e littl e No rth do re of / P auls at the signe of th e G u n
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in 1 597 T h e re w e re six e d iti ons issue d s eparatel y b e fo re 1 640 an d all
o f th e m a e h e r e d e scri b e d
T h e chi e f s o urc e f o th e histo ry was H o linsh e d s Chro nic l e b ut
S hak e sp e ar e was als o in d e b t e d to M arl o w e s E dw a d II which sh ows
man y po ints o f r e s e mb lance
I t is p o ssi b l e that it was this pla y which was giv e n at th e G l ob e
T h e atr e by S hak e spe ar e s c o mpan y o n th e a ft e rn o o n b e fo r e th e r e b e l
lio n o f Lo r d E ss e x in 1 60 1 T h e state p ap e rs o f th e time s ay th a t s ome
o f E ss e x s f o ll w e rs pai d th e act o rs to giv e a pla y
o f th e d e p o sing o f
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which caus e d s o me o f th e act o rs to be b r ought b fo r e
th e auth riti e s o n suspici o n o f tr e a s o n b ut th y w e r e no t impris o n e d
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printing f ro m the the r e d itio n o f the sam e d ate
T his is th e o nl y pla y by S hake spe ar e o f which tw o e d iti o ns w e r e
pu b lish e d in the same ye ar d uring his li fe time
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C hurch y ard at/ the signe o f th e F oxe / 1 60 8 L on don 1 60 8
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the issu e c n n ot b e d e te rmin e d A ppar e ntl y t h e b oo k w a s issu e d with
t h e titl e in sh o rt e r f o rm an d th e n it was d isc o v e r e d that th e D e p siti o n
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ti on : with / th e Wh ol e c ourse o f his de te sted li fe an d m ost/
d e se ru e d de ath / A s it hath bee n e lat e l y Acted by th e R ight
h on o urabl e/ th e L o r d Ch am b e rl aine his se ru ants B y William
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by Th omas C reede fo r A n d re w W ise / dw e l l ing in P aul e s
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by M ath e w / Law e d w e lling in P aul e s Church y ard at th e
S igne / o f th e F oxe ne are S A ustins gat e 1 6 0 5
Lon don 1 60 5
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full murth e r of his inn oc e nt Ne / ph e w es : his ty rannic al l
v su rpation ; with th e / wh ol e c o urs e of his de t e st ed li fe
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m ost de se ru ed death / A s it hath bee n e late l y Acted by th e
Kings M aie stie s/ se ru ants / Ne w ly augm e nt ed B y W illiam
S hake spe are / [ C reede s de vic e M eK 2 99 ] / L on d on P rinted
by T h omas C reede an d are t o be s ol d by M ath e w / Law e
d w e lling in P auls C hurch y ard at th e S ign e / o f th e Foxe
ne are S A ustins gat e 1 6 1 2
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Kings M aiestie s/ S eru ants / Ne w ly au gm ente d / B y William
S hake spe are [ o rname nt ] Lo n d on P rinted by T h omas P ur
foo t an d are t o be s ol d by M athe w L aw d we lling/ in P auls
Church y ard at th e S ign e o f th e Foxe nee re / S A ustine s gate
Lon d on 1 6 2 2
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S e ru ants / V V ritte n by W illiam S hake spe are / [ o rnam e nt ]
Lo n do n P rinte d by Iohn N o rt on 1 634
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S e ru an ts / [ D ante r s de vic e M c K 2 8 1 ] Lon d o n P rint ed by
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Po rto s R im e e t P ros a 1 535 an d it w as us e d by Ban de ll ; b ut it is to
A rthur Brook s R o m eus nd J u lie t 1 562 that S hake sp e are is in de b te d
f o his pl o t a n d f o r m a n y d e tails o f his play He als o c o nsulte d
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a v e ry d e fe ctiv t e x t ; it w a s un do ub t d l y st l e n f r m th e manag rs o f
th e G l b e T h e atr
w h o w e r e t h e o wn e rs inst e a d f b ing purchas e d in
d te x t was issu e d which h a s all th
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m a rks o f auth nticity an d was fo ll w d in all late r qu a rt e d iti o ns T h e
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A cted by th e Kin gs M aie stie s S e ru ants/ at th e Gl obe Ne wl y
co rre cte d augm e nted an d/ ame n de d [ o rnament ] Lo n d on/
P rinted f o r I oh n S me thwick an d are to b e s ol d at his S ho p in
S aint D u nstane s C hurch y ard in Fle e testre e te v nde r th e
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titl e o f th e first e d iti on s ay s that it was Newl y c rre cte d an d aug
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which s e ems to in d icate that th e r e w as
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William S hake spe are Lo n d on P rint ed by Iohn No rt o n an d
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by W illiam S hake spe are [ o rnam e nt ] Lo n d on P rint ed by
for An d re w Wis e an d/ William A spl ey / 1 6 0 0
L o n d o n 1 60 0
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b atte ll fo ught at A gin C o urt in/ Franc e Togith e r with A nn
tie nt/ Pistoll / A s it hath be n e sun d ry time s pl ay d by th e R ight
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writte n at th e cl o s e o f his d ramatic car ee r in c llab o rati o n with J ohn
Fl e tch e r H e n y V is b as e d on Hol insh ed s Chro nic les an d has s o me
p o ints in c omm on with th e e arl y an ony mous play The Fa m o us V ictories
of H e n y the F if th 1 594 I n th e P r o l o gu e to A c t V is fo un d th e f am o us
fe f e re nc e to th e E arl o f E ss e x which is one o f th e f e w allusi ons S hake
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was r eprinte d twic e b e fo re the Fo li o O f 1 62 3 A ll three q uarto e d iti ns
w e re printe d f r m a c o rrupt an d sho rte n e d te x t whil e th e F li giv e s a
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h on o rab l e / th e L o r d Ch am b e rl aine his se ru ants / [ C reede s de
vic e M c K 2 99 ] L on d on / P rinted by T h omas C re e de fo r
Th om as/ P au ie r an d ar e t o b e s o l d at his sh o p in Co m h il l at
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sai de M e rchant in cut ting a iu st p o un d o f his fl e sh An d th e
W ritte n
ob t ain ing/ o f P o rtia by th e c h oyse o f thre e C aske ts
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th e sai d Me rchant in / cutting a j ust p o un d of his fl e sh : an d
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th e ob / taining of P o rtia by th e c h o ic e / o f three C h e sts
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th e ob taining/ o f Po rtia by th e ch oyc e o f three C he sts As it
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T h e r e a re s e v e ral d i ff e r e nt s o urc e s f or its vari o us pl o ts ; Chauc e r s
K night s Tale an d P lutarch w re b o th use d in the T he s e us Hippo l yta
sto ry whil e Ovi d gave s o me p o ints Po pular E nglish my tho l o gy w as
larg l y r e sp o nsib l e f o r P uck an d O be r o n is de rive d f rom th e Charl e
m a gn e r o mance o f H uo n o f B o r de au x
I t was writte n a b o ut 1 594 9 5 an d is m e ntio n e d by Me r e s in h is list o f
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fo r An d re w W is e an d/ William A spl ey / 1 60 0
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this play th nam s f W ill K mp an d R ichar d C wl y act rs
pr fi x d t D gb rry s an d V rg s S p ch s in A t IV S c n 2 S h wing
that th s d iti ns w r print d f r m a pr mpt c p y f th play T his
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hath be ne d iu e rs time s Acte d by th e right H on o rabl e m y Lo rd
Ch am b e rl aine s se ru ants B o th b e fo re h e r/ M aie stie an d e lse
wh e re [ o rname nt ] Lo n d on P rinte d by T Ctre e de] f o r
A rthur Iohnson an d are to b e s ol d at/ his sh op in P o wl e s
C hurch y ard at th e sign e o f th e / Fl o w e r de Le us e an d th e
L o n d o n 1 60 2
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in 1 598 o r 1 599 b ut d i d not app e a r in print until 1 60 2 wh e n a b a d l y
gar b l e d v e rsi on was issue d T his imp e r fe ct v rsi n pr ob ab l y sto l e n
f ro m the the atr e o r t ake n d own in sh o rthan d w as r e issu e d in 1 6 1 9 b ut
th e e d it o rs o f th e First F o li o in 1 6 2 3 pr o cur e d a f ar b e tt e r te x t an d
the ir v e rsi o n with a f e w a dd iti ns f r o m th e first quarto is acc epte d
t o d ay
A lth o ugh th e i d e a o f marital d e c e its an d j e al o usi e s was a f av o rite
o n e with th e I talian writ e rs an d th e r e w e r e man y v e rsi o ns o f tal e s
fo un de d on this su bj e ct in E nglish at th e p e rio d M erry W iv es is
chie fly th e cre atio n o f S hake sp e are s o w n b rain N ich l a s R ow e say s
that it was writte n at Qu ee n E lizab eth s c o mm a n d f o r a r oy al per
f o rm an ce at W in d s o r S h e was so pl e as e d with Falsta ff in H e nry I V
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l arge d to alm o st as m u c h / againe as it was acc o rd ing to the
tru e an d pe rfe ct C oppi e [ L ing s de vice M c K 3 0 1 ] A t Lo n
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m ost as much againe as it was acc o rd ing t o th e tru e/ an d pe r
fee t Coppy / [ S m e th w ic k e s de vic e M c K 3 7 6 ] A t Lon d o n
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S It ansb y h fo r I ohn S m e th w ic k e an d are to b e s ol d at h is/
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imprinted an d inl arge d acc o rd ing to th e tru e / am d [ sic ] p e r
f e c t C op y last P rint ed B y W illiam S hake s pe are [ S me th
wicke s de vice M oK 3 7 6 ] Lon don P rinte d by R Y ou ng f o r
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s eparate l y o nce in 1 6 73 In 1 674 app e are d the first e d iti o n o f Sir
W illiam D av e nant s a d aptatio n which was v e ry p pular an d f o r a
l ong time sup e rs e de d the ge nuin e play
T his pla y writte n in 1 60 5 o r 1 60 6 was un d o u b t e d l y c o mp o s e d t o
c omplime nt J ame s I w h o was pr oving a kin d f rie n d to th e playe rs b ut
the re is littl e o f c o urt flatte ry o r a d ulati on in th e grim trage dy Th e
main facts o f th e sto ry are fo un d in Ho linsh e d s Chro nicl e of S co ttis h
H is tory an d S hake sp e ar e has intr o d uc e d flatte ring allusi o ns to J am e s
in the prais e o f his r e pute d anc e sto r Ban qu o an d the pr ophe cy o f th e
l o ng l in e o f Ban qu o s d e sc e n d ants whe re th e witche s ann ounc e an d
so me I se e th at tw o fo l d b alls an d treb l e sc eptre s c a rry ; this re fe rs to
th e tw o islan d s o f G r e at Britain an d I r e lan d an d th e thr e e king d o ms
E nglan d I r e lan d an d S c o tlan d which w e r e first unite d un d e r J ame s
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No rth s translati o n o f P lutarch s Liv es which app e ar e d in 1 57 9 a n d
was r eprint e d in 1 595 S hake spe are us e d p o rtions o f th e liv e s o f Ca e sar
A nt o n y an d Brutus an d f o ll o w e d P lutarch v e ry cl o s e l y J o hn W e e v e r
in h is M irror of M arty rs 1 60 1 r e fe rs to Brutus sp ee ch o v e r the b o dy
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r e as o n f o r six e ditio ns in s e v e n y e ars must be s ought in th e gre at
popul a rity which the play ha d o n acc o unt o f th e e x c e ll e nt acting o f
T h o mas B e tte rt o n an d in th e g n e ral inte r e st in th e gr e at trag e d i e s
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partially an d s o me not at all w e r e all issu e d f r o m th e pr e ss o f W illiam
J aggard f o r T h omas P avi e r in 1 6 1 9 Fiv e have fals e d a te s o n the titl e
an d fo ur hav e th e name o f th e pub lishe r wr ong T his e ntire qu e stio n
has b ee n d iscuss e d at l ength by A W Pollar d in his S ha k espeare s
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J o ns o n ; 2 T itl e page ; 3 D e d icati o n to Lo r d s Pem b roke an d M o nt
go me ry ; 4 T o th e G r e at V arie ty o f Re a de rs ; 5 J o ns o n s T o the
W S hak e sp e ar e ; 6 H o llan d s V e rs e s ; 7 D igge s
M e m o ry o f
Ve rse s ; 8 N am e s o f A cto rs ; 9 Catalo gu e o f Play s
T h e r e a re a num b e r o f variati o ns in d iff e r e nt c opie s sh o wing that
c o rr e ctio ns w e nt on whil e the b o ok was passing th ro ugh th e pre ss ;
n o ta b l y the e arl y state o f the first page o f Troilus a nd Cressida foun d
in tw r thr e e c pie s an d th e page s o f H a m le t an d o f O the llo num
b e r e d re sp ectiv e l y 2 78 an d 333 all o f which S h ow c o rre cti ons T he
p o rtrait by D ro e sh o ut on th e titl e is fo un d in tw o state s the e arlie r
kn wn nl y by th e B d l e ian ( M a l o n e ) an d Fo lge r C o pie s
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Lo rd C ob ham T h e P uritan W i d o w A Y o rkshire T ragedy
Th e T ragedy o f L ocrin e T h e F o urth Ed iti o n [ o rnam e nt ]
Lon d on P rint ed f o r H H e rringm an an d are to be s ol d by
Jo s eph Knight/ an d Francis S aun de rs at th e Anch o r in th e
Lo we r W al k / o f th e Ne w Exchange 1 685
L on d on 1 685
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B o d l e i a n Li b rary In the lib rary o f K ing Charl e s I I the r e was a vo lume
c o ntaining this play with The M erry D e vil of E dm o nto n an d M u ce
this ascripti o n was fo ll ow e d
doru s an d l e tte r e d S hake sp e ar e V o l I
by Kirkman W instanl ey an d Langb aine at th e e nd o f the se v e nteen th
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T h e first part O f th e tru e an d h on o / rab l e h isto ric o f
th e li fe of S ir/ J ohn O l d castl e th e g ood / Lo rd Cob h am / As it
hath bee n latel y acted by th e righ t/ h o no rable th e E arl e of
No tingh am / L o r d high A dm iral l o f E nglan d his/ sc ru ants /
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Lon do n 1 60 0
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T his pla y first app ar d in 1 60 0 an n y m usl y b ut it is n w kn wn
that it was writt n by A nt n y M un d ay R b rt W ils n M icha l D ray
t n an d Ri c h ar d H athawa y
W h n P avi r issu d his f als l y d at d
diti n in 1 6 1 9 h ascri b d it t S hak sp ar th ugh it was riginall y
writt n st nsib l y t r m v th slur which S hak sp ar was supp d
t hav cast up n th hist rical Ol d castl by giving his nam t th f at
k night in H n y I V an d H n y V In d d such x c pti n was tak n
by O ld tl d sc n d ants that th nam was chang d t F a lsta ff in
S hak sp ar s pla y S i J hn O ld
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spuri ous o n e s a n d P eric les in th e T hir d Fo lio d i d no t kn ow the ge nuin e
first e diti o n as his te x t is take n f ro m th e 1 6 1 9 r eprint which is not as
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it ha th be n e late l y acted by the R igh t/ h ono rab le th e E arl e o f
N o tingh am / Lo r d H igh A dm irall o f Englan d his Se ru ants /
W ritte n by Willi am Shake spe are [ Heb D dieu de vic e ] / Lon
Lon do n 1 60 0
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Th e / T e Chronicl e Hi / sto ri e o f th e wh ol e li fe an d
dea th / o f T h omas L o r d C romw e ll / A s it hath bee n e su nd rie
tim e s pu b like l y A cted by th e R ight H on o / rabl e th e Lo r d
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T his is o ne o f th e an o ny m o us play s which app e ar e d with th e initials
W S d uring S hake sp e ar e s li fe time and which w e r e a fte rwar d s in
clu de d in th e T hir d Fo lio 1 66 4 T he r e is no r e as o n to b e lie v e that
S hake sp e ar e ha d any han d in it an d it is supp o s e d by s me sch o lars that
th e initials w e r e no t m e ant f o r him b ut f o r s o me o th e r d ramatist ;
how e v e r it s eems pr ob ab l e that this w as anoth e r cas e o f th e a d ve rtising
valu e o f S hak e sp e ar e s r eputati on It app e are d again in 1 6 1 3 I t was
r epro d uc e d in facsimil e by J ohn S Farme r 1 90 7 1 4
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T h e Lo n don Pro digal l / A s it was plai de by th e
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nam n th titl th r is n r as n t ascrib it t him Hi nam was
us d s v ral tim s by b ks ll rs as an a d v rtis m nt f S puri us
W rks Th L nd n P dig l was inclu d d by Ch tw ind in th T hir d
F li with th r S puri us play s I t was r pr d uc d in f acsimil by
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P uritain e O r T h e V V iddov v / o f W atling
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an d it was pr b a b l y f that r as n that Ch tw ind inclu d d it with
th
x tra pl ay s issu d with th T hir d F li in 1 664 It is n w kn wn
that it was n t by S hak sp ar b ut th auth r h a s n t b n d isc v r d
I t w a s n t r print d s p a rat l y I t was r pr d uc d in f acsimil by
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W ritte n by W S h ak spe arc / [ dc v ic c M c K 2 80 ] / A t Lon
d on/ Printe d by R B [ radoc k ] fo r T h omas P an i e r an d are to
bee s ol d at his sh op on C o rnhill ne e re to t [ sic ] h e exchange /
Lon d o n 1 60 8
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First d iti n 4t A D 1 6 l av s th last b lank
T his pla y was a scri b d t S h a k sp a r d uring hi li f tim b ut was
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act rs I t is n f th s v n play s a dd d t th T hir d F li 1 664
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S h oppe ne e re v nto S M argarite s hill in S ou th w ark e 1 62 6
L o n d on 1 6 2 6
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Rowl ey [ qu o tati o n o ne lin e / o rnam e nt ] Lo n don : P rinted
by T h o J ohns o n f o r Francis Kirkman an d/ H e nry M arsh
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First d iti n ; 4t ; A G 2 8 l av s
Francis Kirkman th b ks ll r an d pub lish r d scrib d this pi c
B y W illiam S hak sp ar n d W illiam R wl y b ut
n th titl pag as
it c ann t sa f l y b assign d t any d at arli r th an 1 62 2 an d is n
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C upi d s C ab ine t Unl oc k t O r Th e Ne w A c c adem y/
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O f Compl em ents O de s Epigr ams S ongs an d S on ne ts
Po e si e s P re s e ntati ons C ongratulati ons Ej ac u l ations / Rh ap
W ith oth e r vari ous f anci e s C re at ed partl y fo r th e
sod ie s 81 c
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de light b u t/ c h iefl y f o r th e u se o f all L a d i e s Ge ntl e me n an d
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T his littl e c o ll e cti n o f p o e ms is a p o rti o n o f a large r b o k which ma y
hav e h a d an e ntir el y d i ff e re nt titl e p a g It d e s no t c ontain a line f ro m
an y o ne o f S hake sp e ar e s ackn owl e d ge d w o rks no r is th e re an y re as o n
t o b e li e v e that an y part is by h im ; it is e vi d e nt that his nam e was us e d
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T h e/ Tw o/ N ob l e / Kinsme n / P re s e nted at th e B l ac k f rie rs/
by th e Kings M aie sties se rvants with gre at applaus e
W ritte n by th e m em orab l e W orth ic s/ of th e ir time M r J ohn
Fl e tch e r and/ M r William S h ak spe are Gent / [ Heb D die u
de vic e ] P rint ed at Lon d on by Th o Cote s f o r I ohn W ate r
s on an d are t o be s ol d at th e sign e of the Cro w ne/ in P auls
C hurch yard
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N 1 a re imp o s e d to ge th e r
T h e r e is b ut this o ne e arl y s eparat e e d itio n
S hak e sp e arian critics d o not agr ee a b o ut this play s o me acc e pting
th e ascripti o n o n th e titl e page whil e o th e rs c o nsi d e r that M assin ge r
B e aumo nt o r Chapman was r e sp o nsib l e f o r the po rtions which a e not
by Fl e tche r A d ual auth o rship with Fl etche r as one partn e r is gen
e ral l y acc ept e d
T h e pl o t is b as e d o n Chauc e r s Knight s T al e
I t was r e pr o d uc e d in f acsimil e by J o hn S Farm e r 1 90 7 1 4
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T H EO B ALD L E W I S ( 1 688
Dou bl e Fal sh ood O r Th e D istre st Lo ve rs / A / P lay / A s
it is Acte d at th e Th e atre Roy al in/ D rury L ane W ritte n
O riginall y by W Shake spe are An d n ow Re vis ed an d
Ad apted to th e S tag e/ B y M r T h e ob al d th e A uth o r o f S hake
spe are R e stor d / [ qu o tati o n 2 l ine s] Lon don P rinted by J
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First e d ition ; 8v o ; A E 40 l e av e s
T h e o b al d sai d th is was a hith e rt un d isc o v e r e d pla y by S h ak e sp e a re
b ut it is now c o nsi de re d pr ob ab l e that it was writte n by T h o b al d him
s e l f M al on e th ought it w as by M assinge r ; Farme r sai d S hirl ey ; it is
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T HOMA S S HAD W E LL
Th e Tem pe st o r th e Enchant ed I slan d A Com edy A s
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Lon d on 1 674
S e c o n d e d iti o n ; 4to ; A L M = 46 l e av e s the last b lank
T his is th e first e d iti o n to inclu d e S h ad w e ll s alt e rati o ns which ap
p e ar in e v e ry succ e e d ing e d itio n until 1 80 0
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All f o r Lo v c : / O r th e / W orl d w ell
it is A cted at th e/ Th e atre Roy al ; / A n d W ritte n in I mitati o n
of S hake spe are s S til e By J ohn D ryden Se rvant to H is
M a j e sty [ qu o tati on 2 l ines ] I n th e S av o y P rinted by Th o
N e w c om b f o r He nry He rringm an at th e Bl e w A n / ch o r in
th e Lo w e r Walk of th e N c w Ex change 1 6 7 8 L on d o n 1 6 78
First e d itio n ; 4to ; T itl e 1 l e a f A b B L 50 l e av e s
T his is an a d aptati o n o f A nto ny a nd Cl eopa tra Le sli e S te ph e n c on
s ide e d it D r yd e n s b e st pla y A s first act e d H art pla y e d A nt o n y an d
M rs B o ute ll Cl e opatra S hake sp e ar e s pla y was first pu b lish e d in th e
First Fo li o 1 62 3 an d d i d not app e ar s eparate l y during the s e v e nte enth
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T rage dy/ A s it is Act ed at the D uke s Th e atre / To which is
Pre fix d A P r ef ac e Co ntaining/ th e G ro un d s of C riticism in
T rage dy W ritte n B y J ohn D ryde n Se rvant to his M a j e sty
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L on don 1 6 7 9
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criticism in trage dy ; an d the P ro l o gue a ls o by D ryden w s sp oke n by
Be tte rt on as th e gh o st o f S hake sp a r e Th e P re fa c 1 5 full f allusions
to S hak e sp e ar e an d q u o tati o ns f r o m H a m le t an d R ic h ard I I
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me nts / Add iti ons an d/ N e w S o ngs / A s it s no w Acted at th e
D uke s Th e atre Lon don P rinted f o r P Che tw in an d are to
be S ol d/ by m ost B o okse ll e rs 1 67 4
L o n d on 1 6 74
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l e av e s th e last pr b ab l y b lank
S hak e sp e ar e s pl a y was first pub lish e d in t he F li o f 1 6 2 3 an d
s eparate l y in 1 673 whe n tw o s ongs f ro m The W itch by T h m a s
Mi dd l e to n an d one by D av e nant w e r e inclu de d T his a d aptati o n o f
1 6 74 a s th e titl e s a y s inclu d e s all th e n e w s o ngs a n d alte rs the t e x t as
w e ll Th e a d apting was d n e in 1 666 though this is th first ed iti on
Be fo re th e Re sto ratio n all w o me n s parts w e r e fill e d by b oy s an d it
was not until K illigr ew s c ompan y b e gan a cting in 1 660 that w ome n
app e ar e d on th e pub lic stage T ho mas Be tte rto n a n d his wi fe playe d
t gethe r in man y S hake spe arian d ramas a n d it is prob ab l e that Mrs
B e tte rto n was the first w o man to play mo st o f the gre at fe mal e parts
although M rs M argare t Hughe s is sai d to hav e acte d th e part o f
D e s d e m o na o n D e c e m b e r 8 1 660 which is the first r e c o r d e d app e aranc e
o f a w o man o n th e pu b lic stag e o f E nglan d In th e list o f act o rs h e r in
giv e n M rs B e tt e rto n is e nt r e d a s La dy M acbe th he r hus b an d as
M ac be th an d Nathanie l Lee as D uncan th ough it is sai d he n e v e r fill e d
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D uke s T h e atre [ o rnam e nt ] L on d on P rinted for A C lark
an d are t o be s o l d by m o st B oo kse ll e rs 1 674
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S ign o f th e three P i dge ons in Bedfo rd stree t/ in C ov e nt G ar
de n 1 6 74
Lon don 1 6 74
First e d iti o n ; 4to ; A B C G H = 2 8 l e av e s inclu d ing ( A I ) a
p o rtrait o f G r iffin
A t th e e nd o f this satir e is a trav e sty o n th e W itch e s in M ac be th
with titl e E pil o gu e Be ing a new Fanc y a fte r th e ol d an d mo st su r
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th e S tran d 1 6 7 5
First e d itio n ; 4t ; [ A ] B H = 3 2 l e av e s the first pr b a b l y b lank
T his b url e s q u e o n th e Te m pes t o f D r yd e n an d D av e nant was acte d
at th e T h e atre Roy al whil e th e o rigin a l was at th e D uke s T he atre in
I t is f ull o f h o rri b l e par o d i e s o f th e m o st b e auti f ul lin e s in
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Roy al B y N T ate / [ qu o tati on 3 lin e s ] Lon d on P rint e d by
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S wan wi th o ut Te mpl e Bar F C o ggan in th e I nne r Templ e
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Th e Rec u ye ll o f th e Histories o f T roy [ William C a x to n
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de ath in 1 52 9 this small v o lume f his writings was c ll e cte d an d
pu b lishe d by his b r othe r in 1 535 T h e st ry as he re to l d c o ntains th e
name s o f all th e principal ch a racte rs Capul e t M o ntague Ro meo
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an d translate d into Fr ench in 1 559 ; A rthur Bro oke us e d this Fre nch
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of th e o th e r b e / ginnyng at th e tym c o f k yng/ Henry th e
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d iti n b ut c pie s
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us e d f o r the s o urc e s o f his E nglish play s The fourth e d iti n w a s su p
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re a d : an d n o n e o th e r/ to be v se d thro ugho ut all his/ dom in
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d issol u e d h o use o f th e / G ra y f ri e rs by R ichar d G ra f t on /
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T his w a s th e first r e a d ing b oo k f o r chil d r e n an d fo ll ow e d d ir e ctl y
a fte r th e Ho rn b oo k I t c o nt a in e d r e ligio us tr a ining an d th e cate chism
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Ban de ll o s No v e lle by W W in 1 580 b ut no such w o rk is now kn own
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Fr a n co is de B e ll f o re st as L es H is toi es Trag iq u es in 1 559 an d it is
quite c e rtain that S h ake sp e ar e kn e w th e Fre nch v e rsio n an d c o nsulte d it
I t is d u b t f ul wh e th r he kn e w n o ugh I talian to r e a d th e o riginal
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a marke d re s e mb lanc e to parts o f it T he re a e als o p o ints in Mid
s u m m er Nig h t s D re a m an d V e nu s a nd A do nis w h ich s e e m t o p o in t
to this particular translati o n
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T h e P alac e of Plc asu re / B e au tifie d a do rn ed an d/ we ll fur
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A lam e ntab l e tragedy/ mi xed ful of pl e asant mirth c on
te yning th e li fe o f/ Cam b ise s king o f Pe rc ia f r om th e be gin
n ing/ o f his k ingd om e v n t o his de ath his o ne goo d de e d o f
ex / e c u tion a fte r that man y wicked deed s an d t iranno u s
murde rs c ommitted by an d/ thr ough him an d last o f all his
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L on don
First e d itio n ; 4to ; A F 2 4 l e av e s th e last pro b ab l y b lank
Fo ur c opie s are kn own 1 E M 2 B dl ; 3 L o f C ; 4 H untingto n
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O r / char de s in E ngl andc z/ Y e l ding su nd rie sw e e tc s au o u rs of
T ra / gic al C omical an d M o rall D isc o ur / sc s bo th e pl e asant
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appe are d in 1 57 5 with titl e The P os ies of G eorg e G as coig ne
The b oo k c nt a ins a pr s e tr a nslati o n o f A i sto s I t a li an c o me dy G li
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T h e Fre nch S ch oo l e / maiste r wh e re in is mo st plain l ie
sh e w ed th e t rue an d m ost/ pe r fe ct way o f pronou nc inge o f
th e/ Fre nch e t ong ue with o ut any h elpe o f M aiste r o r te ache r
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th e last m e nti o n o f him is in 1 598 H e wr o t e a num be r o f sch oo l b oo ks
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o f Fr e nc h a e r e cipr o call y us e f ul as sh o wing th e pr o nunciati o n o f
E nglish at th e tim e S hak e sp e ar e ma y hav e stu d i e d Fr e nch f r o m s o me
such b ook as this an d it is kn own that h e b o ar de d in Lo n don with
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vari e all s o rte s o f V e rb c s z/ Enric h c d so pl c ntifu lly/ w ith
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th e m o st part by M Ed war d s / s o m e tim e s o f h e r M aie s ties
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S o uthwe st doore / o f S aint P aul e s C hurch an d are th e re / t o be
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T his b oo k was so p o pular that it ran thr o ugh at l e ast e ight e d iti o ns
by 1 60 0 M o st o f the m surviv e in not mo re than two c pie s an d a list
fo ll ows with the own e rs T he c ontents o f th e vari us e d iti ons d iffe r an d
a list o f variati o ns is giv e n in Sir E ge rto n Bryd ge s r eprint in The
B ritis h B ibliog r pher 1 8 1 0 T h e list o f auth o rs m e nti o n e d o n the titl e
page inclu d e s : S aint B e rnar d Lo r d O xfo r d ( E
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first o rigin al l o f th e S c o tte s nati o n till th e ye arc / o f ou r Lo rde
Th e d e scripti o n an d C hr onicl es o f Y re l ande like wis e /
1 57 1
f rom th e firste original l o f that N ati on v ntill the ye arc
1 54 7
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v ntill this p re s e nt tym c
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H unn e God sau e th e Q uee n e
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Appar entl y the v lum e s w e r e issue d f r s e v e ral pub lishe rs an d e ach
ha d his ow n nam e put o n his c opi e s T h e n in the c ours e o f time c opie s
have b ee n mi x e d an d v o lum e s b aring the name s o f tw o pub lishe rs are
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f or th e nam e in th e imprint
T his was th e chi e f s urc e o f S h a ke sp e ar e s play s o n E nglish histo ry
an d was us e d by him f o r R ichard II R ic ha d I I I M ac beth H e nry I V
2 parts H e nry V H e nry V I 3 parts H e nry VI I I an d Cy m be line He
m ay h a v e c nsult d it a ls o f o r K ing Le r an d King J o hn though b oth
A t page 2 43
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T h omas N o rth / [ de vic e ] Im printed at L o n don by T h omas
V au trou llie r d v v e lling/ in th e Blacke Fri e rs by L u d gat e /
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P lutarch s liv e s o f Cae sar Brutus A nto ny an d Cice ro ; A nto ny a nd
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Tim o n of A thens o n th e liv e s o f A lci b ia d e s an d A nto n y H e t oo k su g
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Pl aye s/ Confu te d in fine Acti o ns Pro u ing that th e y are no t
t o be su ff re d in a Christian c omm o n w e al e by th e waye bo th
th e Cau ils of T h omas Lod ge an d th e Play of Playe s written
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fig u rc c as tc rs th e v a / miti c of d re ame rs th e be gge r li e art o f
A l c u / m yst rie Th e ab h om ination o f i dolatri e th e h o r / ri b l e
art o f p o isoning th e v e rtu e an d p o we r of natu ral l m agik e an d
all th e c onu e iancc s/ o f Legie rde m ainc an d iu ggl ing are de
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An / Ab ri dge m e nt/ of th e B oo ke of A cts an d M onume nts
of th e C hurch W ritte n by that R c u e re nd Fath e r M ai / ste r
Iohn F ox : an d no w a b ri d ged by T im o th e Bright D oc tou r o f
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T h e A rt e / of English / poc sic / Cont riu e d into three B ook cs
T h e first of P oe ts / and Poe si e th e s e c on d o f P ropo rti on th e
third of O rnam e nt [ de vic e Mc K 2 2 2 ] A t l on d on/ P rinted
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He m e nti o ns S i d n e y s A cad ia th ough the first
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T amb urlain e the G re at W h o f rom a S cy thian S hep
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m o st puissant an d m igh / tye Mo narque An d ( f o r his ty rann y
an d te rrou r in/ W arre ) was te arm e d T h e S co urge o f G o d
D c u idc d int o t w o T ragic al l D is c o urs e s as th e y w e re su nd rie
t im e s/ sh e w e d v po n S tage s in th e Cit ie / o f L o n d o n / B y th e
right h on o rabl e th e Lo rd/ A dm y ral l his se ru antc s N ow first
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R ichard Ioh ne s : at th e signe / o f th e Ro s e an d Crow ne nee re
Lo n don 1 590
H o l / b e orne Bri d ge 1 590
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might T am bu rl aine / W ith his imp ssi onate ur , f o r the e ath o f /
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ingto n ( Ro xb urgh e Ke m b l e D e v nshir e c opy
)
S hak e sp e a r e was much influ e nc e d by M arl ow e e sp e ciall y in his e arl y
pl ay s T his play was first acte d in 1 587 a n d was M a rl owe s first pl ay
I n th e S e c o n d P art o f Ta m bu rl aine I V iv th e sc e n e S ho ws T am b ur
lain e in a chari t d rawn by tw o kings with b its in th e ir mo uths ; he
sc o urg s th e m an d say s :
Ho lla ye pamp e r e d j a d e s o f A si a "
W hat " c an ye d raw b ut twe n ty mil e s a d ay
A nd hav e so pr o u d a ch a ri o t at y o ur h ee ls l
In H e nry I V P art I I I I iv 1 78 e tc P ist l say s
A nd h o ll o w pampe r e d j a d e s o f A sia
W hich cann o t g b ut thirty mil e s a d ay
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th e s e c on d King o f Englan d : with th e tragic all fall o f
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king Ed ward th e se c on d as it w as/ pu b l iq u ely acted by th e
right h o n o rabl e/ th e E arl e o f Pe mb roo ke h is/ sc ru antes / W rit
te n by Chri M arl o w Ge nt [ o rnam ent ] Imprinted at L on d on
by R i c har d B radoc k e fo r William I on e s d we lling nee re H ol
bourn e c on d uit at th e sign e o f th e Gunn e
Lon don 1 598
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T his pla y was M arl ow e s lat st an d b e st ; S h a k e sp e ar e was un d o u b t
Charl s Lam b sai d
e dly much influ e nc e d by it in writing R ic ha d I I
T h e r e luctant p a ngs o f a bd icating r oy a lt y in E dwar d 2 nd furnish e d
hints which S hake sp e ar e scarc e l y impro v e d o n in his R ichar d 2nd
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M ARL O W E
T h e Fam o us / T ragedy/ o f th e R ich Ie v v / o f M alta / As
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s ol d / at his S h op in the I nn e r Templ e nee re th e / C hurch
Lon don 1 63 3
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First e d iti on ; 4to ; A I K 38 l e av e s the first pr ob a b l y b lank
T his pl a y was first act e d a b o ut 1 588 an d was a f av o rite o n th e E liza
b e than stage A part f ro m the g en e ral influ e nc e o f M arl w e up o n S hake
sp e ar e this pl ay was fo ll o we d in many r e sp e cts in the M erc ha nt of
V e nice alth o ugh S hy l o ck is a much m o r e vit a l charact e r than B a ra b as
A lth o ugh first act e d m o r e than 40 y e ars b e fo r e this is th e first
e d iti o n
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M ARLO W E C H RI S TO P H ER an d G EORGE C HA P MAN
He ro an d/ Le an de r Be gun by C hristophe r M arloe ; an d /
finish ed by Ge o rge C hapman [ qu o tatio n one l ine / de v ic e
M e K 3 1 5] / A t London/ Printe d by Fe li x Kingst on f o r
P aul e Linl ey an d/ are to be s ol de in P aul e s C hurch y ard at
Lon d on 1 598
th e / signe o f th e Blacke
First c o mpl e te e d iti o n ; 4to ; A N 52 l e av e s
Onl y tw o c opie s a re kn o wn : 1 B M ( Lamp o rt c opy ) ; 2 Britwe ll
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l ow e als o app e ar e d in 1 598 The onl y c p y kn own t x ist is the Lam
p o rt H all c op y now in th e Britw e ll Co ll e ctio n The p oe m in its
c o mpl e te d fo rm was v e r y po pul a r an d ran thr ugh m a n y e d itio ns in
th e first hal f o f th e s e v e nt e nth c e ntur y ; th e s e e arl y e d iti o ns a e all
v e ry rare W e giv e a list o f the first e ight with liste d C opi s
A 1 598 M arl o w e o nl y Britw e ll ( Lamp rt H all c p y )
B 1 598 W ith Ch apman S ee a b o v e
C 1 60 0 1 R d l ; 2 H untingt o n ( A y l e s b ur y c p y )
D 1 60 6 1 E M ; 2 B o d l ( M al o n e ) 3 M o rg a n ( G risw o l d cop y )
ow f a nt ( no w untrac e d )
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F 1 6 1 3 1 E M ; 2 Britw e ll
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ingt o n ( Britwe ll c o p y ) 3 W hite
Ne wm a n r e issu e d th e b oo k late r in 1 59 1 at the r e qu e st o f the S i dn ey
f amily with o ut th e pr e face an d with s o me r e visi o n ; thre e c opie s o f this
a e r e c o r d e d : 1 2 B M ; 3 H untingto n ( Bright Co rs e r H uth c o y )
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T h e Fac ric Q ue e n e D isp o s ed int o tw e lu e b oo ks Fash ion
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T h e Se c on d P art of the Fa e ri e Q ue e n e Containing/ T h e
Fo urth Fi f th an d/ S i x th B oo k c s B y Ed Spe ns e r [ de vic e
M c K 2 2 2 ] Imp rinted at Lon don f o r W illiam P o ns on by
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T h e e arli e r c o pi e s printe d h av e b lank spac e s o n pp 33 2 an d 60 1 60 6
s ome c o pie s co ntain 4 unpage d l e av e s at e nd with all th e c o mplime ntary
s o nn e ts V l I was pr ob ab l y printe d by J W o l fe an d V o l II by R
Fie l d
V o l I c o ntains B oo ks 1 3 an d V o l II B o ks 4 6 ; this is a ll that e v e r
appe are d e x c e pt tw o canto s o f M tab ilitie which w e re first inclu de d
in the e d iti o n o f 1 60 9 In B ook 3 Canto 1 S p e ns e r de v o te s fiv e stanz a s
N s 34 3 8 to th e sto ry o f V e nus an d A d o nis
T he st o ry o f Le ar is t o l d in B o k 2 Cant o 1 0 stanzas 2 6 3 2 an d
S hake sp e ar e fo ll w e d this v e rsi n in calling his h e r o in e Co r d e lia
inste a d o f Co rdill a an d in making h e r die by hanging
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Ne w e s from S c o tlan d De claring th e d amnab l e li fe of
D oc t o r Fian a n o tab l e S oce rc r wh o w as b u m c d/ at Ede n
b ro ugh in Ianu aric last 1 59 1 Which D oct o r w as re giste r to
th e dc u il l that sund rie tim e s pre ach ed at N o rth Ba t icke/
Kirke to th e numbe r of no toriou s/ W itc h c s / W ith th e tru e
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ex aminati o ns o f the sai d D octo r an d / witch e s as they v tte re d
th em in th e pre se nce / o f th e S c o ttish king D isc ou e ring h o w
th ey p re te n ded to b e w ich and/ dro w ne his M aie stie in the se a
c oming f rom D e n / marke with such o th e r w onde rfu ll mat
te rs / as th e like hath no t b in h e ard/ at ani e tim e P ublish ed
acc o r d ing to th e S c o ttish c opic [ o rname nt ] / P rinted fo r Wil
liam W right
L on don [ 1
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c e rtain which is th e e arlie st
O ne e d iti o n is f un d at th e B o d l e ian an o th e r at Lamb e th P alac e an d
th e th ir d in th e li b rary o f M r W hit e ( T y ss e n S c o tt Bran d Fr ee ling
Co rs e r Huth c o p y )
No c op y o f an o rigin a l S c ttish e d iti on is kn own
In New es fro m S co tl nd o ne o f th e accus e d witch e s c o n fe ss e d th at a
c at was
c on v a id int o th e mi dd e st o f th e s ea by all th o s e witch e s sailing
in th e ir ri dd l e s o r sie v e s th e sai d cat b e ing part o f an incant a tion to
de stroy the K ing an d Qu e en o f S c o tlan d w h o w e re sailing home f r om
No rwa y
S hake sp e ar e d o u b tl e ss ha d this in min d in M a c be th wh e r e h e say s
F irs t W itc h
H e r H us b an d s to A l epp o g n e maste r 0 th
T ige r
But in a si e v e I ll thith e r sail
A nd lik e a rat W ith o ut a tail
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H ARIN GTON S ir J OH N ( 1 56 1
O rlan do/ Fu rioso in English He ro ical Ve rse by I ohn H ar
o l oph o n ] I mprinted at
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Lo n d o n b y/ R ichard Fi e l d d we lling in th e Black / fri e rs by
Lon d on 1 59 1
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an d iti n with c l r d plat s T h ngrav d titl pag i by T C ck
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S hak sp ar in M h A d
b t N thing a d pt d an inci d nt f r m
this p m f A i t th mai d w h imp rs nat d h mistr ss at th
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T ROU B LE S O M E R EIGN O F K IN G J O H N P art O ne
Th e / T ro u b le som e R aigne / o f Iohn King of E nglan d with
th e d is / c o u c rie o f K ing R ichar d C o r de li o ns / Bas e s o nn e ( vul
garl y named Th e B a / stard Faw c onb ridgc ) : als o th e / de ath
o f King Iohn at S w inste ad/ A bb e y / A s it was ( sun d ry tim e s
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b ac k c si de o f th e R o y all Ex change 1 59 1
Lon do n 1 59 1
First e d iti o n ; 4to b lack l e tte r ; A G 2 8 l e av e s
Onl y tw o c opie s are kn own : 1
2 H untingto n ( Pe rry c op y )
Th e s e c o n d p a rt als o appe ar e d in 1 59 1 ( see n e x t e ntr y )
T he first an d s e c o n d parts w e r e r e printe d t o g e th e r in 1 6 1 1 an d hav e
W ritte n by W S h o n titl e an d th e thir d e d iti n 1 6 2 2 has th e full
nam e by W S hak e sp e ar e T his play is the o riginal o f S hake spe are s
King J o hn which f ll ws it cl o s ly alm o st sc en f o r sc ne H a d opte d
th e g e n e ral pl o t m o st o f th e charact e rs an d occasi o nal l ine s f r o m th e
e arli e r pla y T he c mm e rcial valu e o f S hak e spe ar e s name is sh o wn by
th e f rau d ul e nt u se o f his initials in th e s e c o n d e d iti o n an d th e actual
u se o f his nam e in th e thir d S hak e sp e ar e s K ing J o h n was no t pr inte d
until it appe are d in th e First Fo lio 1 6 2 3
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T h e Se c on d part of the tro ub l e s om e B aign e o f King/ Iohn
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As it was ( sun d ry time s ) pu b lik e ly acted by the / Qu ec ne s
M aies tie s P laye rs in th e h o / no u rab le Citie of Lo n don [ o r
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nam e nt ] / Im p rin te d at Lo n d o n fo r S amps o n C larke
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at th e sign e of th e Cro w ne / 1 592
L on do n 1 59 2
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T h e b i b li o gr a phy o f th e s e tw o p o e ms is n o t ye t s e ttl e d an d it is
practicall y imp o ssib l e to t ll which c op y b el ongs t which e d itio n with
o u t a lin e f o r lin e c o mparis o n
A l l e arl y e d iti o ns o f b o th p oe ms a re
rare D e lia first app e ar e d in 1 592 an d was r eprinte d within th e y e ar ;
th e ab o v e e d iti o n is c o nsi d e r e d th e first an d has 50 s nne ts th e s e c o n d
h a s 54 R os a m o nd als o a pp e ar d first in 1 592 an d ran thro ugh three
e d iti o ns in th e y e a r Th e a b o v e e d iti o n is R os a m o nd C ; all thr e e e d iti o ns
c o llate d iffe r e ntl y
S hake sp e ar e was muc h influ en c e d by R os a m o nd an d trac e s o f it
app e ar in L u crece A Lov er s Co m plaint an d R o m eo and J u lie t T he
su bj e cts a re o f th e sam e natur e an d a re tre ate d in much th e sam e
mann e r S hake sp e are s s onn e ts als o o w e a gr e at d e al to D anie l e spe
c ially to D e lia an d th e r e a re lin e s in Tw e lf th Nig h t which are an e ch o
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P an dost o/ T h e T rium ph/ o f T im e VV h e rc in is d isc ov e red/
by a pl e asant H isto ric that alth ough by th e m e an e s of siniste r
fo rtun e T ruth may be c on / c e ale d ye t by T im e in s pite of
fo rtun e it/ is m ost mani fe stl y rev e ale d / Pl e asant fo r age t o
av o y d d rou sic th o ughts p rofit ab l e / f o r y o uth t o esc h u e o th e r
v v an to n pastim e s
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Lon d o n f o r I B d we lling at th e sign e o f th e / Bi b l e ne are
v n to th e N o rth doo re of
L o n don 1 592
S e c o n d e d iti o n ; 4to ; A G
2 8 l e av e s
T his was a v e ry p o pular tal e which first app e ar e d in 1 588 an d was
r eprinte d 1 4 tim e s b e fo r e 1 7 0 0 gen e rall y with the titl e D oras tus a nd
F a w nia T he first e d iti o n e x ists in n e imp e r f ct c opy o nl y which is in
th e British M us e um Th e e d iti o n h e r e d e scri b e d is als o kn o wn by one
Cop y o nly which is p e r fe ct an d be l ongs to M W hite
S hake sp e ar e us e d this as t he pl o t o f h is W inter s Ta l e
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Onl y n C p y is kn wn that in th British M us um
A lth ugh b vi usl y n t th first d iti n this is th
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T h first d at d ( 1 594 ) x ists in n c p y nl y th a t at G ttin n
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thr ugh m a n y d iti ns b f r 1 640 T h succ ss f this play pr b ab l y
in d uc d an d influ nc d th writing f Tit A nd ni
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Ide as M irrou r A mours I n Q uat o rzains / [ qu o tati on one
line ] / A t Lon d on P rinted by I am e s Robe rts fo r N ich olas/
L inge An n o 1 594/
Lon d on 1 594
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First e ditio n ; 4to ; A B G H 2 8 l e av e s
Onl y tw o c opi e s are kn wn : 1 Britw ll ( Heb e r Copy ) 2 W hite
D r y t n s s o nn e t s e qu e nc e ran thr o ugh fo ur e arl y e d i ti o ns d i ffe ring
large l y in c o nte nts I t was finall y reprinte d in 1 6 1 9 c ontaining 64
s onn e ts s o me f ro m e ach f the pre c e d ing e d itio ns an d 1 0 new n e s
Th e first e d iti n c o ntain e d o nl y 5 1 s o nn e ts
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Th e First p art of th e Co n / te nti o n be twi x t th e tw o f am ous
H o us e s o f Y o rke an d L ancast e r with th e de ath o f the goo d/
D uke H umphrey An d th e b anishme nt an d d e ath o f th e D uke
o f S u ff ol k e an d th e T ragic all e n d of th e p ro u d Card inal l / o f
VV inc h e ste r v v ith th e n o tab l e Rebe lli on o f I ac k c C a de A n d
th e D uke o f Y o rke s first c l aim e v u t o
M c K 2 99 ] / London/ P rin tc d by Th omas C reed fo r Th omas
M illingt on an d are t o be s ol d at his sh op v nde r S aint Pe te rs
C hurch in C o rnwall 1 594
Lon d on 1 594
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1 6 2 3 as
th e s e c o n d part o f H e nr y V I I t is ge n e rall y a gr ee d that S h a ke sp e ar e
is re sp onsib l e f o r a larg p o rti o n o f th e r e visi o ns as the play app e ars
in th First Fo li o b ut au th riti s d i ff e r as t th e o rigin a l a u th r
auth rs o f the Fi s t P art of the Co nte ntio n an d a s to th e amo unt o f
w rk which S hak e sp e ar e put into th e c o mpl e te d fo rm Th e same pr ob
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Th e First part o f th e Con t e nti o n be twi x t th e tw o
f am o us h ou / sc s o f Y o rke an d L ancaste r with th e / d e ath o f
th e go o d D uke/ H umphrey An d th e b anishme nt an d de ath o f
th e D uke o f/ S u ff o lk e an d th e T ragical e nd o f th e prow d C ar
d inal l of W inch e ste r with th e n o tab l e Rebe lli on o f / I ac k e
Cadc z/ A nd th e D uke of Y o rke s first c l aym e to th e Cro w ne
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Th e tru e T raged i e of R ichar d / D uke of Y o rke an d th e
de ath of goo d King He nri e the S ix t / w ith th e wh ol e c onte n
ti o n b e tw ee ne th e tw o House s L ancaste r/ and Y o rke as it was
su ndrie tim e s/ ac te d by th e R ight H o n o ura / b l e th e E arl e o f
Mc K 3 0 2 ] / P rint ed at
Pem / b rooke his
Lon d on by P S [h o rt] f o r T h omas M illing ton an d are to be
sol d at his Sh oppe vnde r/ S aint Pe te rs C hurch in/ Co rnw al
Lo n d on 1 595
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First e d iti o n ; 8v o ; A E = 40 l e av e s
Onl y one c opy is known : the Pe gge Chalme rs C o py n w in th e Bod
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W i th the de ath of Captaine / S tu k e le y / A s it was su ndrie
tim es plai d by th e L o rd high Admi / rall his se ru ants / [ Al l de s
de vice ] Imprinted at Lo n d o n by Ed war d A ll de fo r R ichard/
B ank w o rth an d are to be s ol de at his sh oppe in Po uls C hurch
y ar d at th e sign e o f th e S unn e
Lon don 1 594
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First e d itio n ; 4to A F G 2 6 l e av e s th e last b lank
In this play o n th e r e ct o O f C3 are th e fo ll owing lin e s :
Fee d th e n an d f aint no t f air Calypol is
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call ed Th e t am ing/ of a
Shre w / A s it was sun d ry tim e s act ed by th e / Right h on orab l e
th e E arl e o f/ Pc m b roo k his se ru ants [ de vic e ] P rinted at
Lon do n by Pe t e r S h o rt an d arc t o be so l d by Cu tb e rt B u rb ie
at his sh op at the Ro yall Exchange 1 594
Lon do n 1 594
First diti n ; 4t ; A F G 2 6 l av s
nl y kn wn c p y is n w th pr p rty f M H untingt n It
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H azl tt say s it pr b a b l y b l ng d t A P p an d w
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T his i th first d iti n f th s urc play f r m which S hak sp ar
d r w th I n d ucti n an d th pl t f K ath rin an d P truchi f his
T m ing f th S h w I t was r print d in 1 596 an d 1 60 7
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Th e / T ru e T raged i e of R i / char d th e th ird : / t
sh o w n e th e de ath o f Ed war d th e fo urth with th e sm o th e ring
of th e t w o/ yoo ng P rinc e s in th e T o w e r With a lam enta b l e
e n de of Sh o re s wi fe an ex ampl e/ f o r all wicked w ome n An d
lastl y th e coniu nc tion an d ioyn ing of th e tw o n ob l e/ Hous es
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L ancaste r an d Y o rke As it was playe d by th e Qu ec ne s M ai e s
ti e s P laye rs [ C reede s de vice ] Lon d o n [ P rinted by T h omas
C reede an d are to be s o l d b y/ William Barl e y at his sh op in
Ne wgate M arke t ne arc / C hrist C hurch doore
Lon don 1 594
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First e d iti on ; 4to A H I 34 l e av e s the first prob ab l y b lank
Onl y thr ee c opie s a re kn own : 1 Fo lge r ; 2 H untington ( Rho de s
D e nt D e v o nshir e C o py ) 3 Pf rzh e ime r ( P e rkins Britw e ll c op y )
T his an o n y m o us play was first acte d ab ut 1 59 1 an d S hak e sp e ar e
pr ob ab l y us e d it as a ro ugh b asis f o r parts o f his play o f Richard II I
S hak e sp e ar e s play V iv 7 1 3 r a d s :
King R : A ho rs e " a ho rs e " my kingdo m f o r a ho rs e "
Ca te : W ith d raw m y l o r d ; I l l he lp y ou to a h o rs e
King R : S lav e I hav e set my li fe up o n a cast
A nd I will stan d th e hazar d o f th e d ie
I think th e r e be s ix R ichm o n d s in th e fi e l d ;
Fiv e hav e I sl a in to d ay inste a d o f him
A h o rs e " a h o rs e " my king d o m f o r a h o rs e "
Th e c o rr e sp o n d ing lin e s in th e s o urc e pla y r e a d
King : A h o rs e a h o rs e a f re sh h o rs e
P age : A fl ie my Lo r d an d sav e yo ur li fe
King : Flie villaine l ook e I as th o I w oul d fl ie no first shall this
d ull an d sence le ss b all o f e arth r e c e ive my bo d ie c o l d an d
V i d o f s e nc e y ou wat e r y h e av e ns row l e o n m y gl o my d ay
an d d arks ome cl ou de s cl o s e up my ch ee rf l l s ow nde down e
is thy sunn e Ri char d n eu e r to shine againe
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EK T A T I C U S
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an d his b e ast : Anatomizing s ome ab u / s e s an d b a d tric k e s o f
this age W ritte n an d intitul ed t o min e H o st o f th e B el sau age
an d all his h one st Gu e sts By I ohn D an d o th e w ie rdraw c r of
H a dl ey an d H arri e R unt h e a d Ostl e r o f B osom es Inne / [ o r
Lon d on 1 59 5
1 59 5
nam e nt ] / P rint ed fo r C uth be rt Burby
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First e d iti o n ; 4to ; A C D 1 8 l e av e s th e first b lank W ith a
w oo d cut o f Banke s an d his ho rs e o n A4 v e rs
Fo ur c opie s a re kn own : 1 B M ( He be r D anie l T ite c opy ) ; 2
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Th e first n o tic e is in a manuscript c o p y f one o f D r D o nn e s
1 590
S ati r e s d ate d 1 593
The h o rs e an d his
Harl M S S No
mast r are m entio n e d in man y b o ks o f th e p e ri o d
It is sai d that th e y w e r e b o th b urn e d aliv e in R om e as wizar d s
S hak e sp e ar e allu d s to this h o rs e in Lo v es L a bo s Los t I ii 53 e tc
How e as y it
M o th : W hy sir is this such a pie c e o f stu dy ?
is to put ye ars to th e w o r d thr e e an d stu dy thr ee y e ars in tw o w o r d s
th e d ancing h o rs e will t e ll y ou
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M ORLE Y T HO MA S ( 1 557
A ltus O f T h omas Morl ey/ Th e First B ooke o f/ B alle tts /
To Fiv e V oyc c s [ de vic e M c K 3 0 5] In Lon don B y
Th omas Esta / CID IC) XC V
L on don 1 59 5
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First e d itio n ; 4to ; [ A ] B D E 1 6 l e av e s
I ssu e d in fiv e parts f o r Cantus ; A ltus ; T e n o r ; B a ssus ; an d Q uintus
E ach part h as titl e paginati o n an d signa t u r e s th e same e x c ept f o r th e
name o f the part at top o f titl e
I n Ta m ing of the S hrew I V i th e r e is an allusi o n to th e ma d rigal
b eginning Fye r Fye r my hart G rumio say s O ay Curtis ay and
th e re fo r e fire fire ; cast o n no wate r
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Mc nae c m i flA P l e asant an d fin e Con / c c ite d Com ac die
take n o u t o f th e m ost ex / c e llent witti e Poe t P lautus : /
C h o se n purp o se l y f rom out th e re st as l e ast h arm e fu l l an d /
ye t m o st de l igh tfu ll W ritte n in English by W W [ de vic e
M e K 2 99 ] / London/ Printc d by Th o C re e de an d are t o be
s ol d by W illiam Barl ey at his / sh op in G ratiou s stre e tc /
1 59 5
L o n don 1 59 5
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First e d itio n ; 4to ; A E F 2 2 l e av e s th e first an d last b lank
Fiv e Copies are kn o wn : 1 B M ; 2 Bo dl ; 3 Huntingt on ( Bri d ge
wate r C opy ) 4 H untingto n ( D e v onshir e c op y ) 5 J o ne s ( Huntingto n
C o py )
A lth o ugh this is th e first e d iti n it w as circulate d in manuscript f o r
s ome time be fo re it w as printe d an d S hake spe ar e may have s ee n the
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Th e / Fam o us Vic / t ori e s o f He nry/ Th e fi fth Containing/
th e H o n ourabl e B atte ll o f/ A gin Co u rt / A s it was Acted by
th e Kinge s M aie stie s S e ru an ts [ o rnam e nt ] L o n don Im
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D iana/ o f Ge o rge of M o nte may o r T ranslat ed out of
Spanish int o English by Bar th ol ome w/ Y on g of th e M i dd l e /
Te mpl e Ge ntl e man / [ o rname nt ] / A t Lon don P rinted by
Edm B o llif ant / Im pe nsis G B Iish op
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Y o ung say s in his pr e f ac e : T his has lain by m e finish e d S i x tee n
ye ars T he o riginal was pu b lish e d in V ale ncia n d [ c
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Fre nch translatio n was issu e d in P aris in 1 587 which S hake sp e are may
hav e re a d o r he may h a v e s ee n Y o ung s translation in manuscript The
sto ry o f the sh e phe r d e ss Fe l ism ena n page 54 e tc is c e rta inl y th e
s o urc e o f the st o ry o f P r ote us an d J ulia in Tw o G e ntle m en of V e ro na
whil e Tw elf th Nigh t als o S hows po ints o f r e s e mb lanc e
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Th e / T rage die / o f S o l im o n an d/ Pc rse d a / W h e re in is lai de
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A l l de fo r/ Ed war d Wh it e an d ar e t o be so l de at/ th e littl e
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S ou rc e B o o k s
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L on d on 1 599
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First e d iti on first issue ; 8V O in fours ; A H I 34 l e av e s
Th e s e c o n d issu e h a s a ne w titl e page with Ne wl y c o rre ct e d an d
ame n de d on it o th e rwis e it is th e sam e as the first issue A v e ry cl v e r
f acsimil e app e ar e d ab out 1 8 1 2 which is s ome time s mistake n f o r the
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l ow e r m a rgin
I n K ing J o hn I i S h ake sp e ar e r e fe rs to th e charact e r o f Basilisc o
in this play
L ady F a u lco nbridg e : W h at me ans this sc o rn th o u m o st unt war d
k nav e ?
B as tard : Knight knight g oo d m o the r Basilisc o like
Basilisc o is a b raggart characte r like P ar oll e s P istol an d Falsta ff
T h e r e a re als o r e minisc e nc e s o f S o lim o n a nd P e rs eda in M erc hant of
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T h e L i fe an d D e ath / o f T h omas W ol sey/ Cardinall / D i
His/ A spiring T riumph an d D e ath
n i d e d int o thre e parts
B y Th omas S t ore r S tu de nt o f Christ church in Oxford [ o r
1 599
nam e nt ] A t Lon d o n P rint e d by T h omas D aws on
Lon don 1 599
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S hake sp e a r e must hav e r e a d this b o o k b e fo r e writing H e nry VIII
f o r S to r e r say s
A nd ha d th e d tie to my G od b in such
A s it was f aith ful s e ru ing to th e King
T h e n h a d m y c o nsci e nc e f r e e f r o m fe ar e o r t o uch
M o unte d al o ft on Ch e ru b ins swi f t wing
I n h o l y c o ns o rt b o rn e a P art to sing
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J ON E S R O B ER T
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S onge s o r Aye rs o f/ fou re parts with
T a / bl e tu re f o r th e Lu te / S o ma de that all th e/ parts toge th e r
o r e ith e r o f / th c m se u e rally may be s ong/ to the L ute O rph e
rian/ o r V i o l dc gam b o / Com posc d by Rob e rt I o n e s / [ qu o ta
ti o n one lin e ] P rinted by Pe te r S h ort with th e asse nt/ o f
T h omas Mo rl ey an d are to be s ol d at th e / signe o f th e S tarre
on B re dstrec t hill 1 60 0
Lon don 1 60 0
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a dd re ss to th e re a de r ) 2 W hite ( W ats o n S harp e Craig H alliwe ll C o py
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S o ng 1 3 is q u o te d with s o m e variatio ns by S hake sp e ar e in Tw e lfth
Nig h t I I iii
S ir To by : Far e w e ll d e ar h e art sinc e I must n e e d s b e g o n e
Clo w n : H is e y e s do sh o w his d ay s a re almo st d o n e e tc
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T h e A nci e nt , H on o rab l e Famo us an d de ligh t fu ll H is
t o ri c o f H u on of B orde aux one of the Pc c rc s o f Frau nce an d
D uk e of G u yc nhe / Entc rl ace d with th e l oue of man y L a
d i e s as als o th e fo rtun e s an d adu entu rc s o f Knigh ts/ e rrant
the ir am o rous S e ru ants B e ing no w the T hird tim e im printed
an d th e ru de Eng / lish C o rre ct ed an d ame n ded [ o rnam e nt ]
Lon don
P rinted by T h omas Pu rfoo t an d are to be sou l d
b y/ Ed war d Whit e at his sh op at th e littl e N o rth d ore / o f
Po ul e s at th e sign e of th e G unn e 1 6 0 1
Lon d on 1 6 0 1
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to Lo r d C raw fo r d ; it was r e print e d f o r th e E arl y E nglish T e x t S oci e ty
in 1 883 85 with an intr o d uctio n by S ir S i dn e y Le e T he s e co n d e d iti o n
was printe d in 1 57 0 b ut no c p y is now kn own Fo ur c pie s o f the thir d
2 B o dl ; 3 R y lan d s
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T he nam e O b e r o n as k ing o f the f airi e s is first fo un d in this r o manc e
o f th e tim e o f Charl e magn e b ut S hak e sp e ar e s f airi e s in M ids u m m er
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E nglan d v nde r th e pre te nce of casting o u t d c u il s / Prac tisc d
by Edmun d s alias/ We st on a Ie su it an d diu e rs Romish /
P ri e sts his wicked ass ociate s Wh e re v nto are ann exed th e
Copi e s of th e/ C o n fe ssi ons an d Ex aminati o ns of th e parti e s
th em se l u e s which w e r e p r e t e n ded t o be p o ss e ss e d and d is
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Lo n don 1 60 3
First e d iti on ; 4to ; A Z A a Nn 0 0 1 46 l e av e s
T his acc o unt o f th e casting o u t o f d e vils by th e R o man Ca th o lic
prie sts in 1 585 86 c o ntains a numb e r o f name s o f de vils s o me o f which
S hak e sp e ar e us e d in King Lear I II iv an d vi an d I V i
E dg ar : T h is is th e fo ul fi e n d F libbertigibbe t
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T RUE C H RON IC LE H I S T O RY O F KI N G L EIR
T h e T ru e C hronicl e Hi st o ry of King Le ir an d his three /
d aught e rs G ono rill R agan an d Co rde l l a / A s it hath be ne
d i ne rs an d sun d ry/ time s late l y act ed [ o rn ame nt ] Lon d on
P rinted by S im on S ta ff or d fo r I ohn / W right an d are t o bee
s ol d at his sh op at/ Ch ristc s Church do re nex t Ne wgate
M arke t
Lon do n 1 60 5
First e d itio n ; 4to ; A I 36 l e ave s
Fiv e c opie s are kn own : 1 B M 2 Folge r ( Huth c opy ) 3 Hu nting
to n ( Ro w f ant Ch urch c op y ) ; 4 R o s e n b ach ( P e rry C o p y ) ; 5 Mo sty n
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T his is th e an o n y m o us s o urc e play first acte d in 1 594 o n which
S hake spe ar e b as e d his K ing Lear T his play is its e l f b as e d o n Ho linsh e d
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his thr on e by th e ai d o f Co r de lia an d th e King o f Franc e
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C AE S AR A N D P O M P E Y
Th e T rage d i e o f C ae sar an d P o mp e y o r C a e sars Re
de vic e M e K 3 2 O ] / A t London/ Im printe d by
G E dd] f o r Ioh n W right an d are to b ee / sou ld at his sh op at
C hrist church G ate
Lon d on [ c
First e d itio n first issu e ; 4to ; A I 36 l e av e s
Onl y thr e c pie s a re kn own : 1 V 81 A M ( D y c e C opy ) 2 Hunt
in gt n ( D e v nshir c py ) 3 H uth ( n w untrac e d )
T h e s e co n d issu e d at d 1 60 7 d i ff rs o nl y in th titl e p a g which
re ad s :
and
P i te l y a cte d by th S de nt s [ s ic ] o f T rinity / Co ll e g in O x f d / A t
Lo n d n / I mprinte d f r Nathani e l Fo sb oo k e an d I oh n W right an d are
to b s u l d in P aul e s Church y ar d at th / s igne o f th e
Copi e s o f this re f o un d : 1 B M 2 B o dl ; 3 W hit e
T h pla y w a s d u b tl e ss writt n by 1 594 an d is th e pl a y r e fe rr e d to
by Hensl ow e It may h a v s e rv e d as a s urc play f o S h ake sp e ar e an d
is p e rhaps th play r e fe rr d to by Po l onius in H a m le t III ii 1 0 8
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D e u te rom c lia z/ O r/ Th e Se c o n d part o f / M u sic k s m e l o d i c
o r m e l od iu s M u sic k e O f P l e asant R ou ndc l aic s K H
mirth o r/ Fre em c ns S o ngs / An d/ such de l igh tfu l l C atch e s /
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Lon d o n 1 6 0 9
First e d iti on ; 4t A F 2 4 l e av e s A I b lank e x c ept f o r signatur e
mark F4 pr ob ab l y b lank
F ur c pie s ar kn own : 1 B M 2 B dl ; 3 Huth ( now untrace d )
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R av e nscr o ft was a gr a d u a t in music at Ca m b ri d g b fo r e h e was
fi ft e en T his v o lume as its titl e in d icate s was th e S e c on d P art o f Pa m
m e lia 1 6 0 9 which w a s th e first E nglish c ll e cti n c ont a ining R o un d s
I t is th e first app e a ranc e in print o f No 1 0
o r Catch e s
Ho l d thy
p e ac th u knav e snatch s f ro m which are sung by S ir T by B e lch
in Tw e lf th Night which was writte n ab out 1 60 0 0 1 T his c o ll e ctio n
als o c o ntains the e arlie st v e rsio n o f T hr ee Blin d M ic e
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VIRGI N IA
A / T ru e D e c l a rati o n of th e / e st ate o f th e Co l onic in/ V ir
ginia With a c on futati o n o f such scan / d al o u s repo rts as hau e
te n ded to th e d is grac e o f so wo rth y an e nte rpris e P ublish ed
by adu ise an d d ir e cti o n o f th e Cou nc e ll o f Virginia [ de vic e ]
Lon d on P rinted f o r William Barre t an d a re t o be s ol d/ at
the blacke B e are in P auls C hurch
Lon d on 1 6 1 0
First e d itio n ; 4to ; A I = 36 l e av e s A 1 b lank e x c ept f o r signature
mark
I n a ll pro b a b ilit y S h a ke sp e ar e r e a d this o r s o me o th e r acc o unt o f th e
B e rmu d a s b e fo re writing The Te m pes t wh e re in I ii h e r e fe rs to T h
still v e x e d B e rm oo th e s A fl ee t o f nin e v e ss e ls un de r c mman d o f S ir
T ho mas G a t e s sail e d f o r V irginia in M ay 1 6 0 9 a n d G ate s o w n ship
w as s e p a rat e d f r m th e o th e rs by a st o rm a n d d riv e n ash o r e on B e r
mu d a A fte r nin e m nths th e r e the party s a il d f o r V irginia in tw o
pinnac e s which they ha d b uilt o n th e isl a n d
A n o th e r b o k o n the sam e su bj e ct with which h e may hav e b ee n
f amiliar is A dis co v ery of the B erm u das o therw is e ca lled the I s le of
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A / M irro u r/ fo r M agi strat e s Be ing a T ru e C hr onicl e /
H isto ric o f th e V ntim e ly/ f all e s o f such v nf o rtu nate P rince s
an d m e n o f n o te as hau e happ e n ed sinc e th e first e ntranc e of
B ru tc / int o this I l and v nt ill this o u r/ l atte r A ge / Ne wl y e n
l arge d with a last / p art call ed A W inte r nights V isi o n be ing
an addition/ o f such T rage d i e s e spe ciall y f am o us as are e x
e mpted/ in th e fo rm e r H istoric with a P oe m annexed call ed
Englan d s Eliza [ de vic e Mc K 2 7 4 ] / A t L on don I mprinted
by Fe li x Kingst on 1 6 1 0
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T his is th e first c o ll e ct e d e d iti o n o f all thr e parts o f this w e ll kn own
c oll e ctio n o f p oe ms o n the histo ry o f E nglan d f r o m the e arlie st mythi
The vari o us par ts w e r e v e ry
cal tim e s to th e r e ign o f R ichar d I I I
p opular an d ran thr o ugh many e diti ons in the si x tee nth c e n tury S hake
spe are was f amiliar with it an d us e d the sto ry f Q uee n Co rdila f or
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H w w ul d it hav j y d b rau T al b t ( th t rr r f th Fr nch ) t
that a f t r h ha d l y n tw hun d r d y a s in his T mb h
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unc o mplime nt a ry an d in the P re f ac to this w o rk Che ttl e ap l o gize s
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S he ph c ardc s ; / in m e m o ri e o f th e ir sacre d M is tre sse / El iz a
b e th Q ue e n e o f Ve rtu e whil e sh e c / l iu e d an d The am e o f
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lin e / o rname nt ] fl Printe d at L on d o n by V S tim m e S] f o r
T h omas M illingt o n an d a re / to b e s ol d at his sh op v nde r
saint P e te rs Church in Cornh il
L o n d on
First d iti n first issu ; 4t ; A F = 2 4 l av s th last pr b ab l y
b l a nk
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T G [ubb in] an d E N / and are to b e e s o l d in S aint D un
s to ne s/ Ch u rc h ye ar d in Fl e e ts t re e t
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Onl y tw c pi s
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an d are to / b e so l de at his sh oppe mee re Te mpl e b arre at th e
S ign e o f th e H an d an d S tarre / 1 598
Lo n d o n 1 598
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First e d itio n ; 4to ; A C A E 3 2 l e av e s
Onl y thr e e C o pie s are kn o wn : 1 B o dl ( Farme r M al o n e C o py ) ; 2
H untingt n ( Che w c p y ) 3 W hite ( R ow f ant c o py )
T his w s r e print e d in f acsimil e at th e A uchinl ec k P r e ss 1 8 1 6
I n a dd iti o n to th e p oe m m e nti o n e d o n the first titl e th r e are thr e
o th e r d ivisi o ns e a ch with its o w n titl e
Th e last is Poe ms I n D iv e rs
humo rs which c ont a ins A Re me mb r anc e f s o me English Poe ts
nam e l y S p ens e r D anie l D ray to n an d S hak e sp e ar e ; the lin e s o n S hake
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Liv e e v e r y ou at l e ast in Fam e liv e e v e r
W e ll m ay the B o dy dye b ut Fame die n e v e r
I n a dd iti o n this c o ll e cti o n c o ntains tw o p o e ms I f musi qu e an d sw e t
Poe trie agree an d A s it fe ll up o n a d ay b o th o f which are fo un d
un de r S hake sp e ar e s name in The P ass io na te P ilg rim 1 599 ; the y are
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M atil d a T h e f aire an d chaste / D aught e r of th e Lo r d
Robe rt/ Fitz w ate r Th e T rv c G l o ri e O f Th e / N ob l e H ov se
O f S uss ex [ qu otati o n on e lin e ] A t Lo n do n P rinted by
I am e s Robe rts fo r N L[ing] and/ I oh n Bus by 1 594
L on do n 1 594
First e d ition ; 4to
T h e o nl y c o py w e c an trac e is that at Britw e ll which fo rme rl y be
l o nge d to He b e r ; it has not b ee n p o ssib l e to se e this an d th e titl e is
*
t ake n f r om th e r e pr o d ucti on in P r o fe ss o r E lto n s b k
P r o fe ss o r E lton als o s ay s that th e re is a s e co n d state f the title with
imprint : / P rinte d by V al e ntine S imm s f o r N L an d Iohn Bus by
b ut d oe s no t s y whe re this titl e may be foun d
1 594
D ra y to n in this p oe m say s
E l t n O li v r M i h l D y t n L nd n A C n t b l
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Lon d o n 1 59 5
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b l a nk
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s parat T h w ll grac d A nth ny r f rr d t in th si d n t was
t h C unt ss
f P m b r k s pla y f that nam pu b lish d in 1 592
T his w rk has b n assign d t W Cl a rk
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C e phalus 81 P rocris [ o rnam e nt ] N arc issu s [ qu o tati on
on e lin e/ Wo l fe s de vic e ] Lo n d o n / Imprinted by I ohn Wo l fe
Lo n do n 1 59 5
First e d itio n ; 4to ; A H 3 2 l ave s
T he o nl y kn own C o p y f this w o rk is in Pe te r bo r ugh Cath e d ral
Li b rary b ut the British M us e um h as a f ragm e nt o f f o ur l e av e s which
c ame f ro m Lamp o rt Hall
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stanza b e ginning :
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S tate l y tr o up e s rich c o nc ite d
I t w as r e print d f o r th e R o xb urgh e Club in 1 878
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S aint P e te rs Complaint W ith o th e r Poc m c s [ de vic e
L on d on Imprinte d by Iohn Wol fe 1 595
McK
L on d on 1 59 5
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Onl y thre e c opie s are kn own : 1 T C C 2 Huntington ( Ch ew
C op y ) 3 W hite ( J o ll ey Huth c op y )
T h e r e is a lat e r e d iti o n o f th e sam e y e ar print e d by J Ro b e rts f o r
G Caw oo d an d at l e ast six o th e rs by l 63o
T h lin e s o n A 3 r e cto
S till fin e st wits a re stilling V e nus R o s e
I n pa y nim t oy e s th e S w ee te st vain e s a re S p e nt
r e fe r to V e nus a nd A do nis 1 593 which e x cite d s e v e re c on de mnatio n on
th e part o f th e cl e rgy
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S P EN S ER E D MU N D ( 1 552
Colin C l o uts C om e h om e againe B y Ed Spenc e r
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L on d on 1 595
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T he fo ll wing lin e s which re c nsi d e r e d to appl y to S hake sp e ar e
e f o un d o n C2 r e cto an d v e rs o
A n d the re th o ugh last not l e ast is A c ti on
A g e ntl e r S h eph e a r d ma y no wh e r e be fo un d
W h s e M us e full o f high th oughts inv e nti on
D o th like h im se lf e He r o icall y s o un d
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P rinted by P S h o rt f o r C uth be rt B u rb ic an d/ are t o be s o l de
at his sh op at th e Ro y all Exchange
Lon don 1 598
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T his is th e usual fo rm o f th e b oo k
T h e r e s e e ms to b e s o m e q u e sti o n a b o ut th e vari o us stat e s o f th e p re
liminary l e av s M de Ricci rep o rts a c op y now in the lib rary o f M r
C W Clark in th e o riginal limp v e llum which h e e x amin e d as to th e
imp o siti o n o f the first l e av e s ; it c ntain e d a first g a the ring o f 1 0 l e av e s
as fo ll ows : 1 A ppare ntly b lank b ut to rn b a d ly ; 2 T itl e ; 3 4 5 P ur
o se l
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visib l e ; 6 7 8 T a b l e ; 9 B e a rs the signature B 1 a n d c o nt a ins first
l e a f o f t x t ; 1 0 A stu b p o ssib l y b lank T he first l e a f o f the s e c o n d
g a the ring is re d uc e d to a stu b b ut sh o ws f ro m l e tte rs o n inn e r m a rgin
that it is the same as [ A 9 ] which b e ars the signatur e m a rk B 1 Th e
re main de r f the b ook c o llate s r e gularl y J ust what the first state w as
an d why th e vari ous l e av e s w e re de l e te d o r why B 1 w as appar e ntl y re
printe d o n [ A 9 ] is not plain
S h ak e sp e ar e is m e ntio n e d by nam e o n f o li o s 2 80 2 8 1 2 82 2 83 an d
2 84 T h e tw o m o st imp rt a nt r e fe r e nc e s a e as f ll o ws
so th e s w e e tc witti e s o ul e o f Ovi d liv e s in m l lifl u o u s 81 h o n y
tongu e d S hake sp e are w itne s his V e nus an d A do nis his Lucr c e hi s
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his Lo ve la b o rs l st his L v e lab o urs w nn his M i d summ e rs night
d re m e 81 his M e rchant o f V e nic e : f o r T rag e dy his R ichar d th e 2
Ri ch a r d th 3 H e nr y th e 4 King I h n T itus A n d r o nicus an d his
R m eo an d I lie t
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s ent by D uke D Epc rno u n v n to th e late Fre nch King He nry
th e 3 of that nam e whe n h e was c omman ded from th e/ Co urt
an d f rom his R oy all Co mpanie T ranslated / into English by
th o r [ quo tati o n one line ] / A t Lo n do n
th e / f o re s aid A u
P rint ed by Fe li x Kingst on f o r M atthe w / Lo w ne s 1 598
Lon d on 1 598
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last o ne c ontains all th e S hak sp e are allusi ons Th e first r f re nc e is
to W ill K e mp th e gr e at c o m e d ian
A hall a hall
R oo me f o r th e S ph e r e s the Or b e s c e le s t ial l
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Th e M alc o nt e nt B y I ohn M arst on / [ o rnam e nt ]
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are t o b e s o l de at his sh op in P au l e s/ Ch u rc h y ar d /
Lon do n 1 60 4
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O pitty th e n ; G rac sh o ul d with b e a uty d w e ll
M ids u m m er N ig ht s D rea m I i 2 0 7 2 0 8 has :
O th en what grac e s in my l v e do dwe ll
T hat h e hath tu rn d a h e av e n int o a h e ll
A nd again n E 2 v e rs o lin e s 1 8 1 9 M a rst o n write s :
I ll o h o h o h o art th e r e o l d t u p ny
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s o l d at his sh op at th e gre at n o rth do ore / o f P aul e s 1 599
Lo n don 1 599
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lin e s 7 1 2 c o ntain a r e fe r e nce to J u lius C es a
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B y Brutus sp e ach that Ca e sar was amb itious
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H is v e rtu e s w ho b ut Brutus th e n was vicio us ?
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are/ t o be sol d at his sh op at S aint M agnus / c o rn e r 1 6 1 0
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M ids u m m er N igh t s D rea m I V i 1 4 :
Co m e s it th e e d o wn up o n this fl o w e ry b e d
W hil e I thy amia b l e c h eek e s do c oy
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befo re th e Qu e c nes/ M aie stie this C hri stmas by th e
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m iral l o f E ng lan d his S e ru ants [ de vic e ] L o n d o n / P rinted
by S S [ta ff o rd] f o r William A spl ey d w e lling in/ Pau l c s
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Lon d on 1 6 0 0
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W e r e c l o sde by me rc y
V e nus a nd A do nis lin e 4 5 1 has
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b lank
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S i d n ey s n a m e o n H 1 th e canc e l b e aring N Br e to n ; o n L3 a c a nc e l
I gn to is past e d o v e r
a n d on O4 a cance l I gn oto o v e r
M F G Th e canc e ls a re c o nte mp o rary
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tw o s o ngs
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assign e d to S hake sp e ar e in The P as s io nate P ilgrim b o th sign e d h e re
I gn o to an d r e all y writte n by R ichar d B arnfie ld T h e b k a ls o c n
tains an O de f r m Loves La bors Los t 1 598 I V iii which als o ap
p e ars in The P ass io na te P ilg im 1 599 T h three v e rsi ons d i ffe r this o ne
fo ll owing The P as s io na te P ilgrim rath e r than the quarto o f 1 598 b ut
with one impo rtant co rre ction an d o ne imp o rtant variati on T hey b o th
c o rr e ct tw o e rr o rs in the quarto b ut mit tw o l ines It is unusual to get
three c o nt emp o rary te xts f or a p oe m by S hake sp e are an d the d iffe r e nc e s
S ho w the pr ob ab ility o f c o nsi d e ra b l e inaccur a cy in the r e c e ive d te x ts
A H Bull e n e d ite d E ng l nd s H e lico n with an intr o d ucti o n in 1 887
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M c be th are h e r e giv e n in full I t is g n e rall y c o nsi de r e d that they
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B y An S c Ge ntl eman [ qu o tati on one l ine ] / t rc v nto is
a dded Th e passi o nate mans P ilgrimage / [ C re ede s de vice ] /
Lon don P rinted by T C[re e de] fo r William Cott on : An d are
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t o be s o l d at his S h o p ne are L u d gat e 1 6 0 4
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like Frie n d l y S hake sp e ar e s T rage d ie s whe re the Co m m edian ri de s
whe n the T rage d ian stan d s o n T ip T oe : Faith it sho ul d pl e as e all lik e
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d i d no t c o ntain the o bj e ctio nab l e line s No c p y is kn wn in th e
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Christ church G at e 1 6 0 6
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stab l th e twe lv e j ur rs we r e h e a d e d by G eo rge W ith e r w h o was
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P oe ms / o f M r J o hn M ilt on bo th/ English an d L atin
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S ongs w e re se t in M usick b y/ M r H e nry L awe s Ge ntl e man
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t o/ O rde r Lon d on P rinted by R uth R aw o rth fo r H umphrey
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Sel e ct Ob s e rvati ons on English B od i e s O r C ure s bo th
Em pe ric al l an d/ H isto ric al ] p e r fo rm ed u p o n v e ry e min e nt
Pe rs ons in d e sp e rate D is e as e s First writte n in L atin e/ by M r
J ohn H all P h ysician living in W arwick shir e wh e re h e/ was
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D r H all d i e d in 1 63 5 an d M rs H all in 1 649 J a m es Co ke was a
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th e pass at th e Bri d ge o f S trat f o r d up o n A v o n
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which Cooke r e c o gniz d as in H all s han dwriting b ut which M rs Hall
d i d no t know w r e his Cooke transl ate d an d pub lish e d abo ut tw o hun
d re d o f the cas e s d scri be d by Hall On page 2 4 M s H all o f S tr at
fo r d my wi fe is re fe rre d t an d on page 47 S hake sp e are s gran d
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Lo wn e s M atth w b k
1 1 9, 2 69
Le gate ,
2 6 , 2 48
0
3 4
9
,
ar
2
3 9
Lo v es L a bo rs L os t : 5 2 , 5 3 , 2 2 ,
1 96 , 2 1 6 , 2 59 , 2 7 1 , 2 9 1 , 2 94,
Lo wn e s ,
22
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Lo v e
’
Lo wn
1 592
.
,
5, 6 , 7 ,
:
Lo v es M arty r : 2 5
Lo w e n , o hn : 1 7 1
.
,
1 633 :
Le
47 ,
D o m inio n : 385
Kingdo m : 3 8 5
s
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e,
e,
Lo v e
’
2 99 ,
1 82
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Le
3 4,
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,
.
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a
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1
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,
M ath ew e s
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1 682 : 1 7 6
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2 10
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1 1 1
1
,
65,
1
1 1 9, 1 6 7 ,
66 ,
M c Ke rro w Ro n a l d B : 1
M acklin Charl e s : 1 83
M acr a y W D : 33 1
M adag as c ar : 3 6 2
M agn e s M b k 1 680 : 1 0 6
.
.
,
1 , 2 2 , 2 6 , 2 8,
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f
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3 57
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,
: 1 88
M e rry ( The ) W iv es of W inds or
M e ta m orphos is : 2 1 1 1
M e thu e n Co z 1 1 8
M ic hae l D ray to n : 2 84
M icrocos m os : 3 1 8
M i dd l e to n T h o mas : 1 65
,
.
M an t u a n u s F B : 2 1 6
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.
.
,
,
,
22,
,
6
34
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2 88,
1
2
3 ,
,
,
M a rsto n
3 46
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,
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: 2
95
,
2 96 ,
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,
,
-
.
,
1
3 3,
M ids u m m er
2 59
M arsh H e nr y b k 1 64 1 6 5 : 1 56
M arsh T h o mas pr 1 554 8 7 : 2 1 6
M arshall W illiam : 2 1 2 7 336
,
1
3 ,
1 72 ,
M agn e s S b k 1 687 : 1 0 7
M a lco nte nt ( The ) : 2 9 6
M al o n e E d mun d : 1 59 333 348
M ansi o n Co l ard Fl e mish pr
,
Francis :
,
M erry ( The )
1 73 , 1 7 , 1
4 77
4
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.
,
1 48
M erc ha nt ( The ) of
Me re s
,
,
.
.
,
,
In de x
2
3 7,
bk
.
1 618
M illingt on
-
,
1 60 3 : 2 8 ,
.
1 649
85, 1 6 1 , 1 7 0
M as s a cre ( Th e ) of M o ney : 3 1 6
M assinge r , hilip : 1 58, 1 59, 3 56 ,
P
1
35
1
:
4
T h o mas ,
66,
Ro b
,
bk
.
1 593
2 5 1 , 2 52 , 2 53 ,
M ilto n J o hn : 3 69 3 7 0
M irrha : 3 3 4
M irror ( The ) of M a rtyrs :
,
,
2 9 8,
1 12
M a su cc io : 1 93 2 0 7
M ath e w e s A ugustine
M irro u r ( A ) for M ag is tra tes :
,
,
,
pr
.
16 19
53
4
M atilda : 2 84
: 10
:
1 54 , 2 47
1
9
M is ery ( The ) of Civ il W ar : 1 7 2
M o c h Te m pes t ( The ) : 1 68
M o ffat T h o m a s : 3 2 1
M o l iére J e an B P : 38 1
M ontaigne M ich e l de : 2 2 7 2 7 1
M o nt e m ay o r G e o rg e de : 2 65
M ontgo me ry P hilip He r b e rt E a rl
-
M eas u re for M eas u re :
1 1 9, 1 82 ,
,
.
,
M e as u re for M e as u re ( by G il
do n ) 1 8 2
M e e ting ( The ) of G a ll a nts : 3 2 2
M e igh e n R ich a r d b k 1 6 1 5 4 1
,
,
.
-
.
,
,
,
,
,
of :
1 1 9, 1 2 1 ,
6
33
M o ntj o y Christo ph e r : 2 1 7
M o rgan J o hn b k 1 642 : 3 53
Mo rl e y T h o mas : 2 60 2 68
,
M e na e c m i : 2 6 1 387
M e nan d e r : 3 47
,
277,
,
,
,
.
,
T he
2 12
P ark r
e
R ichar
,
d bk
,
Index
P rt
P i
1 69 0 - 1 7 0 0
.
P ark r s Bib l S B ibl
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,
:
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1 60
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7
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7
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m
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:
2
2
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(
)
g
2 3 , 2 4 , 5, 2 6 . 2 7 , 2 8 . 0 .
3 3 4 33 9
vie r , T h o m s , k an pr 1 60 0
as s o na te
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a b
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d
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T
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r
1 1 8, 1 43 ,
,
uigi d a :
6
1
,
4
93
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Th
e
o
G
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r
(
) f
g e G as
co ig ne , S e e A H u ndr e th s u n
drie F lo w res
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A
w
i
h
a
t
m a dde
a ck e t
( )
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o
1 82
.
e rs
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a nd
P
f
2 14
e
n
r
H
I
V
II
:
f
y
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1
u bl is he rs
’
1 485 1 640 : 1
ro m os a nd Cas s a ndra :
95
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-
P
P ayn J hn 340
P
n (Il)
2 62
0
P l G rg 2 56 35 1
P l 8 Th ti 83
P m b r k M ary S i d n y
e,
o
ec o ro
:
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eo
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P mb r k
e
o
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f
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: 2
39
,
6
33
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,
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,
,
1 0 2 , 1 1 8, 1 1 ,
9
1 00
1 23,
P rry H ugh bk 1 6 2 6 45
P hil ph ( Th ) B nq
P h nix ( Th ) nd th T
P i P nil
hi S ppli
,
,
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62
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u rtl e : 2 5
3 44
c a tio n :
as s us :
.
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s
n
a
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a
1
P
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f
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s
S ha k es peare :
,
1 59 1 - 1 640
b th pr
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,
.
1 63 3- 46
bk an d pr
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.
,
1 6 1 4- 3 2 :
1 2 2 , 1 2 3,
.
1
35
rge : 2 34
P [y o t t] L [ az a rus ] ps e u d
M un d ay A n th ny
G eo
,
,
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o
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or
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,
b rts J am s
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pr 1 60 7 33 5
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R an d o lph T h o mas : 3 7 6
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.
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,
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P lut a rch 7 3 1 1 2 2 2 6
P m ( by S hak sp ar )
:
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by
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3 69
3
39
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: 2
:
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2 4 1 , 2 90
.
S ee
27, 2 1,
P ll a r d A W 3 3 1 1 8
P ns n by W illiam bk 1 57 1
1 60
.
,
1 24
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R
229
a s pr
1
6
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43
55 69
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h
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1 79
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r
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Pu rf o o t , T h o m
P utt nham
P ilg im g t P n
33
P lautus T M 2 6 1 347 387
P l y C nf t d in fi A t n
Pl
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1
0
3
2 79
a
,
Pu rsl o w e , E liza
8
34
,
,
1 22,
,
3 57
:
e
e r c es :
e
,
2 87
,
P py s S amu l 1 60
P rc y S ci ty 2 82 3 2 2
P i l 9 6 9 7 9 8 99
e
e
W illiam He r b e rt E arl
1 1 9,
:
He r b e rt
e
W illiam : 360 36 1
s : 209
sa
s: 1
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P lm
P urc ll
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,
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e e us
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1
2
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2 24
2 23 , 2 10
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(
)
a ls o
f
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2 84
L u cre c e
R are B o o ks : 2 43
R a ts e is G hos t : 3 2 9
R a tse y , G
a mali l
e
a v nscr ft
R a v nscr ft
R
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:
2
3 9
dw a r d
T h o mas
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pr
.
:
1 78
5
1 645 48 : 3 69
: 27
-
,
The
R e cu y e ll ( The ) of the H is to ries
o f Troy : 1 88 ,
94
Bull T he atr : 3 38 386
R e d me r R ichar d b k 1 6 1 0 3 2
Re d
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,
,
,
1
3 9
R ee
d I s aa c
,
R e m aines
1
3 3
:
f
f
T
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(
)
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arnas s us
B a rnaby : 2 0 3
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M
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1 60
I II :
P
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2 77 ,
237
b
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b ins n
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,
.
Humphr e y
,
bk
.
R o ins o n , T h o mas : 3 5 1
R o ckit ( o r R o cke t ) , He nr
1 6 0 2 1 1 : 33 7
R o m a n ( Th e ) , A c to r : 3 57
.
W
,
,
.
.
1 569
1 1 8,
R o nsar
d Pi rr
e
,
R os a ly nde
:
.
R os a m o nd :
20
7
,
1 624
,
20
e : 220
233
2 4 8 , 2 88
a
R ow e , N ich o l s : 7 6
R o wl e , W illiam : 1 56 , 3 57
R o x a na Trag wdia : 3 5 5
y
o
,
imme s V al e ntin e
,
,
1 45, 1 46 , 1 48
aud
e
de
: 2 1 7, 2 1 8
Co ll e g e , C
amb ri d g
M arie M ag da le ns
Co nver
P
e
317
e ters
Co m pl aint :
2 89
y
8 , 46
,
,
:
r.
-
.
,
,
the S c o t : 1 8 0
S o G ram m aticu s : 7 9, 1 90
S c hoo le ( Th e ) of A bu s e : 69
S cil la es M e ta m orphos is : 2 3 2 ,
S c ol ok e r, nth o n : 3 2 3
A
S c o t , R e gin
.
:
o
y
al d
ay
1
: 2 30
,
1
3 3
S c o tt , M r A : 2 1 2
S co u rg e ( Th e ) of F o l ly : 3 1 9
S c ou rg e ( Th e ) of V e nus : 3 4 3
S c ou rg e ( The ) of Vil la nie : 2 9 5
S e c o n Fo li o , S ee S hak es pe are s
W orks , 1 63 2
S e l e , S ir Charl e s : 1 69
S e il e , H e nr , k 1 6 2 2 38 : 3 1 0
S ej a nu s H is a l l : 3 0 6
S e le c t O bs erv a tio ns o n E ng l is h
.
d
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d y
J u lie t :
e e
o
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S oun
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J u lie t : 4 6 , 4 7 , 4 8 , 4 9 ,
a nd
,
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1 30
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2
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a nd
V
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dwin
b ury C urt 357 3 63 364
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S an dy s D
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6
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30 4
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.,
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s io n :
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c 1 8o
: 1 86
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: 2 88,
pr 1 598 P rhaps G e rge
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b
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R u m b a l l , E , k 1 7 0 3 : 89
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3 46
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2 13
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1 546
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l
dw ll
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:
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1 62 , 1 7 0
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.
I nd e x
A nn e H atha
way : 3 7 5
S hak e sp e ar e S usanna
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’
1
2
2
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2
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1 6 5, 1 7 6 , 2 44 , 2 5 1 , 2 53 , 2 55,
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2 53 , 2 57 , 2 68 : 2 9 1 ,
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begy nne rs : 1 99
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G ra m m ar :
21
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or
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1 640
,
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33
1 56 7 - 9 5 : 2 1 5
.
1 30
a s pr
,
a nd
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1 60 3 2 5
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p e ns e r
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l ey , E rl o f : 1 , 1 4,
1 5,
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.
,
349
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.
1
3 5,
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b
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S o ng es
,
J
1 1 9, 1 2 0
,
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b
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1 8 , 1 46
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:
d
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,
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.
6 1 , 1 10
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S h e pp r , S amu e l : 3 73
S h e ri an , T h o mas : 1 7 6
S hirl e , am e s : 1 59 3 2 8, 3 65
S hirl e ( o r S h e rl e ) , o hn , k
1 644 66 : 3 7 6
S ho m a k e rs ( The ) Ho lid ay : 3 0 2
S h o rt , am e s , k an pr O o r
-
5
:
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,
S mith , R ich
-
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: 22
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S ir J o h n O l dc as tle : 1 4 3 , 1 4 4 ,
1 10
1
34
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b rt
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,
1 685 : 1 2 3
,
S ink e r , Ro
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pr 1 595 98 : 2 83
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2 83
.
1 583 - 1 60 0
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:
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54
b k an d pr
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b rt
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2 38
89
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,
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1 63 7 - 64 : 2 1
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Th e In d e x
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Tric k to ca tc h the O ld O ne : 3 57
Troia B rita nnica : 3 39
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by
by
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