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MR R. William Shakespear's Comedies, Hiftories and Tragedies, publifh'd according to the Original Copies. the first Edition in Folio, 1623.

The second Impreffion in Folio, of 1632.

I. A Midfummer Night's Dream, as it hath been fundry times publickly acted by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlain's Servants. Printed by James Roberts, Quarto, 1600 (the 36th Year of the Author's Age.)

II. A most pleasant and excellent conceited Comedy of Sir John Falstaffe, and the Merry Wives of Windfor, with the fwaggering Vain of Ancient Piftol and Corporal Nym. printed for Arthur Johnson, 1619, Quarto.

III. The excellent Hiftory of the Merchant of Venice, with the extream Cruelty of Shylock the Jew toward the faid Merchant, in cutVOL VI.

ting a juft Pound of his Flesh, and the obtaining of Portia by the choice of three Caskets. Printed by J. Roberts, 1600, Quarto.

Another Edition of the fame, printed by J. R. for Tho. Heyes, in the fame Year (the 36th of his Age.)

IV. A pleasant conceited Comedy called Loves Labor loft, as it was prefented before her Highness this last Christmas, newly corrected and augmented by William Shakespear. Imprinted at London by W. W. for Cutbert Burley, 1598.

V. A pleafant conceited' Hiftory called The Taming of a Shrew, as it hath been fundry times acted by the Right Honourable the Earl of Pembroke his Servants. Printed at London by V. S. for Nich. Ling, 1607. There is fcarce a line of this the fame with the present Play, yet the Plot and Scenary scarce differ at all from it. I fhou'd think it not written by Shakespear; but Oooo

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there are fome Speeches (in one or two Scenes only) the fame: And we have there the conclufion of the Play, which is manifeftly wanting in all the fubfcquent Editions, as well as the latter part of the laft Act, manifeftly better, and clear of that impertinent Prolixity which is in the common Editions.

VI. Mr. William Shakespear his true Cronicle Hiftory of the Life and Death of King Lear and his three Daughters, with the unfortunate Life of Edgar Son and Heir to the Earl of Gloucester, and his fullen and affumed humour of Tom a Bedlam. As it was play'd before the King's Majesty at Whitehall upon St. Stephens Night in Christmas Holydays. By His Majefty's Servants playing ufually at the Globe on the Bankside. Printed for Nath. Butter,

1608.

VII. The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, as it hath been publickly acted by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlain his Servants. By William Shakespear. Printed by Valentine Simms for Andrew Wife, 1598. (the 34th Year of Shakespear's Age.)

The fame, with new Additions, of the Parliament Scene, and the depofing of King Richard. As it hath been lately acted by the King's Majefty's Servants at the Globe. By W. Shakespear. Printed by W. W. for Matthew Law, 1608, and again 1615.

X. The Cronicle Hiftory of Henry the 5th, with his Battle fought at Agincourt in France. Together with Ancient Piftol. As it hath been fundry times played by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlain's Servants. Printed by Tho. Crede for Tho. Millington, 1600.

Another Printed for T. P. 1608, Quarto. Thefe Editions are fhort in many Scenes and Speeches, and want the Chorus's; which (with many other noble Improvements) were fince added by the Author, not above 8 Years before his Death. This was

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one of the laft Plays he finifh'd, a confiderable time after Henry the 6th had been written and acted. See the Epilogue of Henry 5th.

XI. Henry the 6th, first Printed under this Title. The whole Contention between the two famous Houfes, Lancaster and York: With the Tragical Ends of the good Duke Humphrey, Richard Duke of York, and King Henry the Sixth divided into two parts, and newly corrected and inlarged. Written by W. ShakeSpear, Gent, Printed at London for T.P. (without a date) Quarto.

This was the first Sketch only of the prefent fecond and third Parts of Henry the Sixth; which were fince greatly inlarged, and the Poetry improved; the Scenary was much the fame as at present.

Since Printed under the fame Title by W. W. for Tho. Millington, with the true Tragedy of Richard D. of York, and the Death of good King Henry the 6th, acted by the Earl of Pembroke his Servants. 1600.

XII. The Tragedy of King Richard the 3d, containing his treacherous Plots against his Brother Clarence, the pitiful Murther of his Innocent Nephews, his Tyrannical Ufurpations; with the whole courfe of his detefted Life, and moft deferved Death. As hath been lately acted by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlain his Servants. By W. Shakespear. Printed by Tho. Creed for Andrew Wife, 1598, Quarto (the 34th Year of the Author's Age.)

The fame newly augmented, Printed for the fame Printers in 1602. The fame in 1612.

XII, The moft lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus. As it hath been fundry times play'd by the King's Majefty's Servants. Printed for Edw. White, 1611. It appears from B. Johnson's Induction to Barthol. Fair, that this Play was of 25 Years ftanding, in the Year 1614, fo that if it was Shakespear's, it must have been writ in the 25th Year of his Age.

XIV. The famous Hiftory of Troilus and Creffeida, excellently expreffing the beginning of their Loves, with the conceited wooing of Pandarus Prince of Lycia. Written by Will. Shakespear. Imprinted by G. Eld, for R. Bonian and H. Walley, 1609, Quarto, with a Preface of the Publisher. (This was 8 Years before his Death.)

The fame, as it was acted by the Kings Majefty's Servants at the Globe. Printed by the fame.

XV. An excellent conceited Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. As it hath been often with great Applause play'd publickly, by the Right Honourable the Lord of Hunfdon his Servants. London Printed by John Danter, 1597, Quarto.

The most excellent and lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, newly corrected, augmented, and amended. As it hath been fundry times publickly acted by the Right

Honourable

Honourable the Lord Chamberlain his Servants. Printed by Tho. Crede, for Cutbert Burby, 1599, Quarto.

XVI. The Tragical Hiftory of Hamlet Prince of Denmark. By W. Shakespear. Newly imprinted and enlarg❜d to almost as much again as it was, according to the true and perfect Copy. Printed by J. R. for N. L. 1605, Quarto.

The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark, newly imprinted and

enlarg'd according to the true and perfect Copy lately Printed. Printed by W. S. for John Smethwich, 1611.

XVII. The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. As it hath been divers times acted at the Globe, and at the Black Fryars, by his Majefty's Servants. Written by Will. Shakespear. Published by Tho. Walkely, Quarto, (foon after his Death, as appears by the Preface.)