100 1605, Sep. 23. Certificate of the Muster Roll for
Rowington, in the County of Warwick. (Pub-
lic Record Office.)

The names of the trayned souldiers within the Warr
Hundred of Baschichway and Armes of the same taken
at Alcester the xxiiird of September 1605 before Sir
Ffoulk Greville and Sir Edward Greville Knightes and
Mr Tho Spencer Esq' under the Comaund of Capt"
Hayles.

Rowington

Ric. Price

Ric. Averne

Mi. Smith

Geo. Saunders

Ar. Collins

Wm Horsley
Clem. Grissold

Wm Shakspere

101 1605. Title-page of " King Richard III."

THE TRAGEdie of King RICHARD THE THIRD. Containing his treacherous Plots against his brother Clarence: the pittifull murther of his innocent Nephewes: his tyrannicall usurpation: with the whole course of his detested life, and most deserved death. As it hath bin lately Acted by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his servants. Newly augmented by William Shakespeare. London, Printed by Thomas Creede, and are to be sold by Mathew Lawe, dwelling in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Foxe, near S. Austins gate. 1605. [4to.]

102 1606. Extract from "The Returne from Parnassus, or the Scourge of Simony, publiquely acted by the Students in St. John's Colledge in Cambridge."

Ingenioso asks Judicio his opinions of various writers, coming at last to

Ing. William Shakespeare.

Jud. Who loves Adonis love, or Lucres' rape
His sweeter verse containes hart-robbing life;
Could but a graver subject him content,
Without loves foolish [lazy] languishment.

Also later in the same play:

Kemp. Few of the university pen plaies well; they smell too much of that writer Ovid, and that writer Metamorphosis, and talke too much of Proserpina & Juppiter. Why, here's our fellow Shakespeare puts them

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all downe, I, and Ben Jonson too. O that Ben Jonson is a pestilent fellow! he brought up Horace giving the poets a pill, but our fellow Shakespeare hath given him a purge that made him beray his credit.

Entries at Stationers' Hall:

1606-7, 22 Januar. Mr. Linge. Entred for his copies, by direccion of a Court, and with consent of Mr. Burby under his handwryting, These three copies, viz. Romeo and Juliett, Loves Labour Loste, The taminge of a Shrewe.

1607, 5 Regis, 26 Nov. Na. Butter; Jo. Burby. Entred for theer copie, under thandes of Sir Geo. Buck, Knight, and thwardens, a book called Mr. William Shakespeare his historye of Kinge Lear, as yt was played before the Kinges majestie at Whitehall uppon St Stephans night at Christmas last, by his Majesties servantes playinge usually at the globe on the Banksyde.

1607, 5to Regis, 29 Novembr. Jo. Smythick. Entred for his copies, under thandes of the wardens, these bookes folowing whiche dyd belonge to Nicholas Lynge, viz, a booke called Hamlett; Romeo and Julett; Loves Labour Lost.

108 From the Registers of St. Saviour's, Southwark. Burial of the poet's brother.

1607, Dec. 31. Edmund Shakespeare, a player, in Church.

107 1607. Extract from "Mirrha, the mother of Adonis, or Lustes Prodegies, by William Barksted." 8vo. Lond. 1607. (Ed. by Grosart. Arch. Bodl. B. III. 92.)

But stay my Muse in thine owne confines keepe,
& wage not warre with so deere lou'd a neighbor
But hauing sung thy day song, rest and sleepe
preserve thy small fame & his greater fauor:
His song was worthie merrit (Shakspeare hee)
Sung the faire blossome, thou the withered tree :
Laurell is due to him, his art and wit
Hath purchast it, Cypres thy brow will fit.

108 1607. Title-page of " Lucrece."

LUCRECE. 1607. [8vo.]

109 Entry at Stationers' Hall:

1608, 20 May. Edw. Blount. Entred for his copie, under thandes of Sir Geo. Buck, Knight, and Mr. Warden Seton a booke called The booke of Perycles prynce of Tyre.

Edw. Blunt. Entred also for his copie, by the lyke aucthoritie, a booke called Anthony and Cleopatra.

110 Stratford Registers. Burial:

1608, September 9, Mayry Shaxspere, wydowe.

111 1608. Title-page of "King Lear."

Mr. William Shak-speare: HIS TRUE CHRONICLE HISTORIE OF THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KING LEAR AND HIS THREE DAUGHTERS. With the unfortunate life of Edgar, sonne and heire to the Earle of Gloster, and his sullen and assumed humor of Tom of Bedlam. As it was played before the King's Maiestie at Whitehall upon S. Stephans night in Christmas Hollidayes. By his Maiesties servants playing usually at the Gloabe on the Banckeside. London. Printed for Nathaniel Butter, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard, at the signe of the Pide Bull neer St. Austin's gate. 1608. [4to.]

112 1608. Title-page of “ King Lear."

M. William Shake-speare, HIS TRUE CHRONICLE HISTORIE OF THE LIFE AND DEath of King Lear, and his three DAUGHTERS. With the unfortunate life of Edgar, sonne and heire to the Earle of Glocester, and his sullen and assumed humour of Tom of Bedlam. As it was plaid before the Kings Maiestie at White-Hall uppon S. Stephens night, in Christmas Hollidaies. By his Maiesties Servants, playing usually at the Globe on the Banck-side. Printed for Nathaniel Butter, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Churchyard. 1608. [4to.]

113 1608. Title-page of "King Richard II.”

THE TRAGEDIE OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND.
As it hath been publikely acted by the Right Honour-
able the Lord Chamberlaine his servauntes. By
William Shake-speare. London Printed by W. W.