for though the toye bee shadowed under the title of Kind-hearts Dreame, it discovers the false hearts of divers that wake to commit mischiefe. Had not the former reasons been, it had come forth without a father; and then shuld I have had no cause to feare offending, or reason to sue for favour. Now am I in doubt of the one, though I hope of the other; which, if I obtaine, you shall bind me hereafter to bee silent till I can present you with something more acceptable.-Henrie Chettle. 17 Entry at Stationers' Hall: 1593, xviijo Aprilis. Richard Feild. Entred for his copie, under handes of the Archbisshop of Cant. and Mr. Warden Stirrop, a booke intuled Venus and Adonis. Assigned over to Mr. Harrison sen: 25 Junij, 1594. 18 1593. Title-page and Dedication of "Venus and Adonis." VENUS AND ADONIS. Vilia miretur vulgus: mihi flavus Apollo London Imprinted by Richard Field, and are to be sold To the Right Honorable Henrie Wriothesley, Earle of Southampton, and Baron of Titchfield. Right Honorable, I know not how I shall offend in dedicating my unpolisht lines to your Lordship, nor how the world will censure mee for choosing so strong 19 20 21 a proppe to support so weake a burthen, onely if your Honour seeme but pleased, I account myselfe highlie praysed, and vow to take advantage of all idle houres, till I have honoured you with some graver labour. But if the first heyre of my invention prove deformed, I shall be sory it had so noble a god-father: and never after eare so barren a land, for feare it yeeld me still so bad a harvest, I leave it to your Honourable survey, and your Honour to your hearts content, which I wish may alwaies answere your owne wish, and the worlds hopefull expectation. Your Honors in all dutie, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Entries at Stationers' Hall: 1593-4, vjo die Februarij. John Danter. Entred for his copye under thandes of bothe the wardens, a booke intituled a Noble Roman Historye of Tytus Andronicus. 1593-4, xij° Marcij. Thomas Myllington. Entred for his copie, under the handes of bothe the wardens, a booke intituled the firste parte of the contention of the twoo famous houses of York and Lancaster, with the deathe of the good Duke Humfrey, and the banishement and deathe of the duke of Suf: and the tragicall ende of the prowd Cardinall of winchester, with the notable rebellion of Jack Cade and the duke of Yorkes first clayme unto the crowne. 1594, 9 May. Mr. Harrison sen: Entred for his copie, under thand of Mr. Cawood, warden, a booke intituled the Ravyshement of Lucrece. 22 1594, 25 Junij. Mr. Harrison sen: Assigned over unto him from Richard Feild, in open court holden this day a book called Venus and Adonis, the which was before entred to Ric. Feild, 18 April 1593. 23 1594. Title-page of "Venus and Adonis." VENUS AND ADONIS. Vilia miretur vulgus: mihi flavus Apollo London. Imprinted by Richard Field, and are to be sold at the signe of the white Greyhound in Paules Church-yard. [4to.] 24 1594. Title-page and Dedication of "Lucrece." LUCRECE. London. Printed by Richard Field, for John To the Right Honourable Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, and Baron of Titchfield. The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this Pamphlet, without beginning is but a superfluous Moity. The warrant I have of your Honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance. What I have done is yours, what I have to doe is yours, being part in all I have, devoted yours. Were my worth |