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Jan 22, 1606.

Nich. Ling.] Romeo and Juliett.

Love's Labour Loft.

Taming of a Shrewe.

147

Aug. 6, 1707.

Geo. Elde.] A booke called the Comedie

of the Puritan Widowe.

Aug. 6, 1607.

Tho. Thorpe.] A comedy called What you

Will.

Oct. 22, 1607.

Arth. Johnfon.] The Merry Devil of Ed

monton."

Nov. 19, 1607.

John Smythwick. ] A booke called Hamlett.

The Taminge of a Shrewe.

Romeo and Julett.

Love's Labour Loft.

Nov. 26, 1607.

Nath. Butter and John Busby.] Mr. William Shakespeare, his Hyftorie of King Lear, as it was played before the King's Majeftie at Whitehall,

157 b.

ibid.

159 b.

161

6 Perhaps this is Marfton's comedy of What you will. I have a copy of it dated 1607. What you will, however, is the fecond title to Shakspeare's Twelfth Night. STEEVENS.

This was certainly Marfton's play, for it was printed in 1607, by G. Eld, for T. Thorpe. MALONE.

The Merry Devil of Edmonton is mentioned in the Blacke Booke by T. M. 1604: "Give him leave to fee The Merry Divel of Edmunton, or A Woman kill'd with Kin dnesse."

STEEVENS.

upon St. Stephen's night at Chrift-
mas laft, by his Majefties fervants
playing ufually at the Globe on
the Bank-fide.

April 5, 1608.

Jofeph Hunt and Tho. Archer.] A book called the Life and Death of the Merry Devil of Edmonton, with the pleasant Pranks of Smugg the Smith, Sir John, and mine Hofte of the George, about their stealing of Venifon. By T. B.

May 2, 1608.

Mr. Pavyer.] A booke called a Yorkshire
Tragedy, written by Wylliam

Shakespeare.

May 2, 1608.

Edw. Blount.] The book of Pericles Prince

of Tyre.

A book called Anthony and Cleo

patra.

Jan. 28, 1608.

Rich. Bonian and Hen. Whalley.] A booke called the History of Troylus and

Creffida.

May 20, 1609.

Tho. Thorpe.] A booke called Shakespeare's

Sonnets.

161 b.

165 b.

167

167 b.

ibid.

178 b.

183 b.

Bound up in a volume of plays attributed to Shakspeare, and once belonging to King Charles II. but now in Mr. Garrick's collection. The initial letters at the end of this entry, fufficiently free Shakspeare of the charge from having been its author. STEEVENS.

Oct. 16, 160g.

Mr. Welby.] Edward the Third.

Dec. 16, 1611.

John Browne.] A booke called the Lyfe and Death of the Lo. Cromwell,

by W. S.

Nov. 29, 1614.

John Beale.] A booke called the Hyftorie of Lord Faulconbridge, baftard Son to Richard Cordelion."

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July 8, 1619.

Nich. Okes.] A play called the Merchaunt

of Venice.

189

214 b.

256 b.

279

288*

293 b.

303

Query, if this was Shakspeare's King John, or fome old romance like that of Richard Coeur de Lion. STEEVENS.

It was undoubtedly The famous Hiftorie of George Lord Fauconbridge, a profe romance. I have an edition of it now

before me printed for I. B. dated 1616. MALONE.

Bound up in a volume of plays attributed to Shakspeare, and once belonging to King Charles the Second, See Mr. Garrick's Collection. STEEVENS.

Oct. 6, 1621.

Tho. Walkely.] The tragedie of Othello the Moore of Venice.

Nov. 8, 1623.

Vol. D.

Mr. Blount and Ifaak Jaggard.] Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedyes and Tragedies, foe many of the faid Copies as are not formerly entered to other men.

Viz.

The Tempeft.,

Two Gentlemen of Verona,
Measure for Measure.

The Comedy of Errors.

Comedyes. As You Like it.

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69

93

Mr. Stansby.] Edward the Third, the play. 115

April 3, 1626.

Mr. Parker.] Life and Death of Lord

Cromwell.

Aug. 4, 1626.

Edw. Brewfter.] Mr. Pavyer's right, in

Rob. Birde.

] Shakespeare's plays, or
any of them.

Sir John Oldcastle, a play.
Titus Andronicus.

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127

193

Yorkshire Tragedy.

The fixteen plays in p. 69, were affigned by Tho. Blount to Edward Allott, June 26, 1632.

Edward Allott was one of the publishers of the fecond folio, 1632.

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It has hitherto been ufual to reprefent the ancient quartos of our author as by far more incorrect than thofe of his contemporaries; but, I fear, that this representation has been continued by many of us, with a defign to magnify our own

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