NO.

138 Accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber

to King James I.

PAGE

78

139 Entry of "Lucrece" at Stationers' Hall. 79

140 Articles of Agreement between Shakespeare

and William Replingham relating to the

tithes of Stratford-upon-Avon

79

141 Extract from "The Excellency of the English

Tongue," by R. C. of Anthony Esquire. So

142 Extract from "Rub and a great Cast," by

Thomas Freeman

143 Extract from "The Annales or General

Chronicle of England," by John Stow

144 Title-page of "Richard II.,” fifth edition

145 Shakespeare's Will. .

146 Burial register of William Shakespeare

147 Inscription on Shakespeare's monument in

Stratford Church

148 Title-page of "Lucrece "

149 Entry of "Venus and Adonis" at Stationers'

81

82

82

83

88

89

Hall

150 Abstract of Deed transferring the legal estate

of the Blackfriars property in trust to follow

the directions of Shakespeare's Will .. 89

151 Extract from the Accounts of the Treasurer

of the Chamber .

152 Title-page of "The Merry Wives of Windsor,"

90

second edition

91

153 Title-page of "Pericles," third edition

154 Entry of "The Merchant of Venice" at

155 Entry of the assignment of the copyright of

"Venus and Adonis".

92

NO.

156 From "The Scourge of Folly," by John

Davies of Hereford.

157 Entry of "Othello" at Stationers' Hall

158 Title-page of "Othello".

159 Burial register of Mrs. Shakespeare

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92

92

92

93

160 Entry of the First Folio Edition of Shake-

speare's "Comedies, Histories, and Tra-

gedies" at Stationers' Hall

161 Title, etc., of the First Folio

Index.

93

93

103

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

NO.

I. SHAKESPEARE'S MONUMENT IN THE CHURCH

OF STRATFORD-ON-AVON

Frontispiece

2. TITLE-PAGE of Venus and ADONIS To face 3. TITLE-PAGE OF LUCRECE

4. FACSIMILE OF R. Quiney's LETTER To face 5. TITLE-PAGE OF HAMLET .

6. TITLE-PAGE OF THE SONNETS

PAGE

IO

I 2

28

49

62, 63

7. DEDICATION OF THE SONNETS
8. SHAKESPEARE'S SIGNATURE TO A DEED OF
PURCHASE OF A HOUSE IN
FRIARS, 1612.

9. SHAKESPEARE'S SIGNATURE TO A DEED OF

MORTGAGE, 1612

BLACK

To face

76

76

DROESHOUT

MARTIN
To face

98

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