June 25, 1603.
Mati. Law.] King Richard III.

King Richard II.
King Henry IV. First Part.

. Feb. 12, 1604.
Nath. Butter.] That he get good allowance for

the Enterlude of Henry VIII. before he
begin to print it; and then procure the
warden's hand to it for the entrance of yt,
he is to have the same for his copy *.

May 8, 1605.
Simon Stafford.] A booke called the tragicall

Historie of King Leir and his three Daugh-
ters, as it was lately acted.

* Though it be uncertain whether this Interlude was Shakspere's King Henry VIII. or not, yet we have never heard of any other play, professedly written on the same subject; and have reason to think that our author's pero formance was produced during the reign of queen Elizábeth, on account of the compliment paid to her at the conclusion of it. ..

Nathaniel Butter was the publisher of Shakspere's King Lear. The particular cautions shown concerning the licence to print the present dramatick piece, might lead us to suspect it to have been Shakspere's, and that the sagacious Company of Stationers were of opinion that this compliment to the memory of the queen, might not prove very pleasing to her inglorious successor.

Aaij

John

ibid.

John Wright.] By assignment from Simon Staf.

ford, and consent of Mr. Leake, the tragical
History of King Lear, &c. provided that
Simon Stafford shall have the printing of
this book *.

July 3, 1605.
Tho. Pavyer.] A ballad of a lamentable Murder

done in Yorkshire, by a Gentleman upon
two of his owne Children, sore wounding
his Wife and Nurse, &ct.

126
Jan. 22, 1606.
Nich. Ling.] Romeo and Juliett.

Love's Labour Lost.
Taming of a Shrewe.

Aug. 6, 1607.
Geo. Elde.] A booke called the Comedie of the
:Puritan Wydowe.

157 b.
1. Aug. 6, 1607.
Tho. Thorpe.) A comedy called What You Will f. ibid.

O&. 22, 1607.
Arth. Johnson.] The Merry Devil of Edmontong. 159 b.

147

* This is the King Lear before that of Shakspere..
+ Query, if the play.

I Perhaps this is Marston's comedy of What You Will. I have a copy of it dated 1607. What You Will, however, is the second title to Shakspere's Twelfth Night.

§ The Merry Devil of Edmonton is mentioned in the Blacke Booke by T. M. 1604. “ Give me leave to see the Merry · Divil of Edmunton, or A Woman kill'd with Kindnesse."

Nou.

161

Nov. 19, 1607.
John Smythwick.] A booke called Hamlett.

The Taminge of a Shrewe.
Romeo and Julett..
Love's Labour Lost.

Nov. 26, 1607.
Nath. Butter and John Busby.] Mr. William

Shakspere, his Hystorie of King Lear, as
it was played before the King's Majestie at
Whitehall, upon St. Stephen's night at
Christmas last, by his Majesties' servants
playing usually at the Globe on the Bank-
side.

161 be
April 5, 1608.
Joseph Hunt and Tho. Archer.] A book called the
.. Life and Death of the Merry Devil of

Edmonton, with the pleasant Pranks of
Smugs the Smith, Sir John, and mine
Hoste of the George, about their stealing
of Venison. By T. B* *

May 2, 1608.
Mr. Pavyer.] A booke called a Yorkshire Tra-

gedy, written by William Shakspere. 167

1,376

165 b.

1396

Wever

* Bound up in a volume of plays attributed to Shake spere, and once belonging to King Charles I. but now in Mr. Garrick's collection. The initial letters at the end of this entry, sufficiently free Shakspere from the charge of having been its author. Ą aiij

May

183 b.

May , 1608.
Edw. Blount.] The book of Pericles, Prince of
Tyre.

167 b. A book called Anthony and Cleopatra. ibid.

Jan. 28, 1608. Rich. Bonian and Hen. Whalley.) A booke called the History of Troylus and Cressida. 178 b.

May 20, 1609.
Thomas Thorpe.] A booke called Shakspere's
Sonnets.

0&t. 16, 1609. Mr. Welby. ] Edward the Third.

Dec. 16, 1611. John Browne.) A booke called the Lyfe and Death of the Lord Cromwell, by W. S. 214 b.

Nov. 29, 1614.
John Beale.] A booke called the Hystorie of Lord

Faulconbridge, bastard Son to Richard .. Cordelion *.

Feb. 16, 1616. Mr. Barrett. ] Life and Death of Lord Cromwell. 279

March 20, 1617. Mr. Snodham.] Edward the Third, the play. 288.

· 189

256 b.

* Query, if this was Shakspere's King John, or some old romance like that of Richard Cour de Lion ?

Sept. OF THE STATIONERS-COMPANY.

John Wright. i th Sept. 17. 188.Company:

John Wright.] The comedy called Mucedorus *. 293 b.

- Fuly 8, 1619.
Nich. Okes.] A play called the Merchaunt of
Venice.

303

Vol. D.
0&t. 6, 1621.
Tho. Walkely.] The Tragedie of Othello, the
Moore of Venice.

: Nov. 8, 1623.
Mr. Blount and Isaak Jaggard.] Mr. William

Shakspere's Comedyes and Tragedyes, soe
many of the said Copies as are not formerly
entered to other men. Viz.

COMEDIE Ş.
The Tempest.
Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Measure for Measure.
The Comedy of Errors.
As You Like It.
All's Well that Ends Well '
Twelfe Night.
The Winter's Tale.

HISTORIES.
The Third Part of Henry the Sixt.
Henry the Eight.

* Bound up in a volume of plays attributed to Shakspere,
and once belonging to King Charles I. See Mr. Garrick's
collection,

TRAGEDIES.