A Chronicle History of the Life and Work of William Shakespeare

Chapter XIV: Appendix (2)

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Date. | For whom Entered.| Name of Play.
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1637-8 Mar. 13| [Andrew] Crooke |The Royal Master, by James
| John Crooke | Shirley. A play.
| Richard Searger |
| |A Latin Comedy called Naufragium
Mar. 14| [Henry] Seile | Joculare, by Abraham Cowley.
| |A Pastoral Comedy called Love's
| | Riddle, by Abraham Cowley,
| | whilst he was King's Scholar in
| | Westminster School.
1638 Mar. 30| { [Thomas] Harper }|A Latin Comedy called
| { [Thomas] Slater }| Cornelianum Dolium, by T. R.
April 5| Charles Greene |Tottenham Court, by Thomas
| | Nabbes. A play.
April 18| Thomas Walkley |Aglaura, by Sir John Sucklin,
| | Knight. A play.
May 28| Charles Greene |Covent Garden, by Thomas Nabbes.
| | A play.
June 23| Charles Greene |The Spring's glory, by Thomas
| | Nabbes. A book.
July 13| John Oakes |The Seven Champions of
| | Christendom, with the life and
| | death of Jack Straw and Wat
| | Tyler, by John Kirke. A play.
Oct. 24| { [Andrew] Crooke }| Phillip Chalbott, Admiral of
| { William Crooke }| France, and the Ball, by James
| | Shirley. A book.
Oct. 26| { John Crooke }| Arviagus and Philicia, first
| { Richard Serger }| and second parts. A play.
Oct. 26| Thomas Walkley |The Tragedy of } Two
| | Cleopatra, and Julia } plays.
| | Agripina, Emperess of }
| | Rome. }
Nov. 6| Henry Sheapard |The Lady's Trial, by John Ford.
| | A play.
Nov. 7| [Humphry] Mozeley |The Sophister. A comedy.
1638-9 Jan. 11| [Daniel] Pakeman |Argalus and Parthenia, by Henry
| | Glapthorne. A play.
Jan. 22| [John] Waterson |Monsieur Thomas, by Master John
| | Fletcher. A comedy.
Feb. 14| [John] Waterson |The unnatural Combat, by Phillip
| | Massinger. A tragedy.
Mar. 1| [Thomas] Harper |Imperiale. A tragedy.
1639 Mar. 28| Humphrey Blundon |A new trick to cheat the Devil,
| |by Master Damport. A book or
| |comedy.
1639 April 12|William Cooke |The Maid's Revenge, by James
| |Shirley. A play.
April 25|{ [Andrew] Crooke }|Nightwalkers. }
|{ William Cooke }|Opportunity. }
| |Love's Cruelty. } 5 plays.
| |The Coronation. }
| |Wit without money.}
June 18|John Okes |The Knave in Grain, or Jack
| | Cottington. A play.
July 8|Laurence Blaicklock |The Bride, by Thomas Nabbes.
| | A play.
July 29|William Cooke |The Humorous Courtier, by James
| | Shirley. A play.
Sept. 23|George Hutton |Albertus Wallenstein, late Duke
| | of Friedland, by Henry
| | Glapthorne. A tragedy.
Oct. 3|Daniel Frere |Messalina, the Roman Empress,
| |by N. R. A tragedy.
Oct. 4|{ John Crooke }|The Bloody Brother, by J. B.
|{ Richard Sergier }| A tragedy.
Nov. 4|Daniel Frere |Unfortunate Mother, a tragedy
| |by Thomas Nabbes. A play.
Nov. 20|Daniel Frere |The Rebellion, by Thomas
| | Rawlins. A play.
Nov. 29|{ John Williams }|The Arcadia. A Pastoral.
|{Francis Egglestone}|Love's Cruelty, by James
| | Shirley. A Tragedy. Entered
| | before to Master Crooke.
1639-40 Jan. 31|[William] Leake |The Strange Discovery, by J. G.,
| | gent. A tragi-comedy.
Feb. 14|William Cooke |The Tragedy of Saint Albons, by
| | Master James Shirley. A play.
Feb. 20|John Benson |The Masque of the Gypsies, by
| | Benjamin Johnson.
1639-40 Mar. 11|{ John Williams }|The Antiquary. A comedy.
|{Francis Egglestone}|Look to the Lady, by James
| |Shirley. A comedy.
| |Sparagus Garden. } Three plays,
Mar. 19|[Francis] Constable |The Antipodes. } by Rich.
| |Wit in a Madness.} Brome.
| |The Masque of Augurs.
Mar. 20|{ [Andrew] Crooke } |Time Vindicated.
|{ Richard Seirger } |Neptune's Triumphs.
| |Pan's Anniversary, or The
| |Shepherd's Holiday. Four
| |masques, by Benjamin Jonson.
1640 April 2|William Cooke |The Queen of Arragon, by
| |William Habington, Esquire.
| |The Swaggering Damosell, by
April 2|[Andrew] Crooke |Master Chamberlayne. A comedy.
| |The Prisoner, by Master
| |Killegrey. A tragedy.
April 4|[Francis] Constable |The Lady's Privilege, by Henry
| |Glaphthorne. A play.
April 27|[Francis] Constable |Wit in a Constable, by Henry
| |Glapthorne. A comedy.
April 28|[Richard] Whitaker |Saint Patrick for } Two plays,
| |Ireland. } by James
| |The Constant Maid.} Shirley.
May 22|Widow Wilson |The Hollander, by Henry
| |Glapthorne. A comedy.
May 22|John Okes |Love's Masterpiece, by Thomas
| |Haywood. A comedy.
| |Claracilla, by Master }
| |Killegray. A play. }
| |Christianetta. }
| |The Jewish Gentleman. } Six
Aug. 4|[Andrew] Crooke |A New Academy or } plays,
| | Exchange. } by
| |The Lovesick Count. } Richard
| |The Covent Garden. } Broome.
| |The English Moor, or }
| | Mock Marriage. }
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TABLE V.--TRANSFERS OF COPYRIGHT IN PLAYS, 1584-1640.

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Date. | Name of Play. |
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1584 |Campaspe |
1585 April 1 |Galatea |
1584 April 6 |Sappho |
1591 Oct. 4 |{Midas |
|{Endymion |
1594 Jan. 18 |Mother Bombie |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1591, Oct. 4, Galathea re-entered. 1597, April 12, Sappho and
Campaspe transferred from T. Cadman to Joan Brome. 1601, Aug.
23, Sappho, Campaspe, Endymion, Midas, Galatea, from Mrs. Brome,
deceased, to G. Potter. 1632, all six published together by E.
Blount.
| |
1592 Oct. 6 |Spanish Tragedy |
1593 Oct. 8 |Edward Longshanks |
1593 Oct. 23 |Jack Straw |
1593-4 Mar. 5 |Looking-glass for London |
1593-4 Mar. 12 |i York and Lancaster |
1595 |ii York and Lancaster |
1600 Aug. 11 |Sir John Oldcastle |
1600 Aug. 4 |Henry V. "stayed" |
1608 May 2 |Yorkshire Tragedy |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1599, Aug. 13, Spanish Tragedy and Edward Longshanks assigned from
A. Jeffes to W. White. 1600, Aug. 14, Henry V., Spanish Tragedy,
Edward Longshanks, Jack Straw, Looking-glass for London, "formerly
printed," set over to T. Pavier. 1602, April 19, 1 & 2 Henry VI.
assigned from T. Millington to T. Pavier. 1626, Aug. 4, Henry V.,
Spanish Tragedy, Sir John Oldcastle, and "Master Pavier's right in
Shakespeare's plays, or any of them," assigned by Mrs. Pavier to E.
Brewster and R. Bird. 1630, Nov. 8, his interest in Henry V., Sir
John Oldcastle, York and Lancaster, and Yorkshire Tragedy assigned
by Mr. Bird to J. Cotes.
| |
1600 July 24 |Maid's Metamorphosis |
1600 Sept. 8 |Jack Drum's entertainment |
1600 Oct. 23 |Weakest goeth to the wall |
1618 Aug. 7 |King and no King |
1619 April 28|Maid's Tragedy |
1619-20 Jan. 10 |Philaster |
1621 Oct. 6 |Othello |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1600, Oct. 23, Jack Drum assigned from F. Norton to R. Oliff. 1615,
Nov. 6, Jack Drum, Weakest to the Wall, and Maid's Metamorphosis,
from Mrs. Oliff to P. Knight. 1617, Oct. 18, Weakest to Wall
and Maid's Metamorphosis assigned from P. Knight to R. Hawkins.
1627-8, Mar 1, King and no King, Philaster, and Orthello assigned
from T. Walkley to R. Hawkins. 1629, Oct. 27, Maid's Tragedy from
Heggenbotham and Constable to R. Hawkins. 1638, May 29, all the
group except Jack Drum from Hawkins to Mead and Meredith. 1638-9,
Jan. 25, the same from them to Leake.
| |
1599 Aug. 28 |1 & 2 Edward IV. |
1601 Oct. 24 |Antonio and Mellida |
1601 Dec. 21 |Poetaster |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1599-1600, Feb. 23, his moiety in 1 & 2 Edward IV. assigned from
J. Busby to H. Lownes. 1627, May 30, his share in Poetaster and
Anthonie and Mellida assigned by T. Lownes to H. Lownes and R.
Young, 1628, Nov. 6, his interest in Poetaster, 1 & 2 Jane Shore,
and Anthony and Melida assigned by H. Lownes to G. Cole and G.
Latham. 1630, Dec. 6, their interest in the same play assigned by
them to R. Young.
| |
1597 Aug. 29 |Richard II. |
1597 Oct. 20 |Richard III. |
1597-8 Feb. 25 |1 Henry IV. |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1603, Jan. 25, set over from A. Wise to M. Low.
| |
1600 Aug. 14 |Every Man in his humor |
1601 May 23 |Cynthia's Revels |
|(Narcissus) |
1604 Nov. 2 |Sejanus |
1607 |Volpone |
1608 Oct. 4 |A mad world, my Masters |
1610 Sept. 20|Silent Woman |
1610 Oct. 3 |Alchemist |
1611 |Catilina |
1612 April 17|D'Ambois' Revenge |
1615 April 18|Ignoramus |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1605, Aug. 6, Sejanus assigned by E. Blunt to T. Thorpe. 1610, Oct.
3, Sejanus and Vulpone assigned by T. Thorpe to W. Burre. 1612,
Sept. 28, Silent Woman assigned by J. Browne to W. Burre. 1622-3,
Feb. 17, D'Ambois' Revenge assigned by Mrs. Browne to J. Marriott.
1630, July 3, Narcissus, Mad World, Alchemist, Silent Woman,
Ignoramus, assigned by Mrs. Bur to J. Spencer. 1630, July 20,
Ignoramus entered for G. Edmondson and J. Spenser (with Spencer's
consent). 1635, July 4, all the seven plays by Jonson were entered
for Stansby by virtue of a note bearing date 1621, June 10, under
the hands of W. Burre and M. Lownes. _N.B._ Stansby printed the
Jonson folios 1616, 1631.
| |
1594 May 2 |Taming of a Shrew |
1598 |Love's Labour's Lost |
1599 |Romeo and Juliet |
1602 July 26 |Hamlet |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1606-7, Jan 22, the first three were entered for N. Ling, with
C. Burby's consent. 1607, Nov. 19, all four were set over to J.
Smythick. Mr. Halliwell in his Outlines omits the Shrew entry.
| |
1594 May 28 |Orlando |
1595 April 1 |George a Greene |
1595 Dec. 1 |Edward III. |
1600 Aug. 14 |Every man in his humour |
1600 Oct. 28 |Summer's last Will and T. |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1609, Oct. 16, assigned by Mrs. Burby to Welby. 1617-8, Mar. 2, by
Welby to Snodham. 1625-6, Feb. 23, by Mrs. Snodham to W. Stansby.
1638-9, Mar. 4, the first four by Mrs Stansby to Bishop. Only half
shares in the two last plays are concerned in these entries.
| |
1600 |The Shoemaker's Holiday |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1610, April 19, assigned from V. Symms to J. Wrighte, and agreed
that "Symms shall have the workmanship of the printing thereof
for the use of the said J. Wrighte during his life, if he have a
printing house of his own."
| |
1600-1 Jan. 7 |Dr. Faustus |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1610, Sept. 13, assigned from T. Bushell to J. Wright.
| |
| |
1593 July 6 |Edward II. |
1600 Oct. 7 |Dr. Doddypoll |
| |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1611, Dec. 16, Edward II. assigned from W. Jones to R. Barnes.
1615-6, Jan. 5, Dr. Doddipoll from Mrs. Oliffe to H. Bell. 1617,
April 17, Edward II. from R. Barnes to H. Bell. 1638, Sept. 4,
both plays from Henry and Moses Bell to Haviland and J. Wright.
| |
1600 Dec. 1 |1 & 2 Robin Hood |
1602 Aug. 11 |Lord Cromwell |
1605-6 Mar. 12 |The Fawn |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1616-7, Feb. 16, all assigned from Leake to Barrett. 1626, April 3,
Cromwell and Fawn from Mrs. Barrett to Parker. 1638, Sept. 4, all
the plays from Parker to Haviland and J. Wright.
| |
1598 |Mucedorus |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1618, Sept. 17, assigned by Mrs. Jones to J. Wright.
| |
1605 June 26 |Dutch Courtesan |
1605-6 Mar. 17 |Sophonisba |
1607 May 20 |Woman hater |
1608 Oct. 4 |A Mad World, my M. |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1613, April 19, "a half part" in the two last plays, all Edgar's
interest in the Courtesan (which was entered originally to
Hodgetts), and the whole of Sophonisba assigned from E. Edgar to
J. Hodgetts.
| |
1615 Aug. 14 |The Honest Lawyer |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1622-3 Jan. 11, assigned by R. Woodriffe to T. Barlow.
| |
1607 April 24|Fair Maid of Exchange |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1616, April 9, assigned by Mrs. Rocket to N. Bourne. 1635-6, Feb.
27, by Bourne to G. Edwards.
| |
|{Cupid's Revenge |
1615 April 24|{The Palsgrave |
1615-6 Mar. 19 |Scornful Lady |
1621 Dec. 7 |Virgin Martyr |
1624 |Nero |
1633 |The Heir |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1617, May 8, Scornful Lady assigned by M. Patrich to T. Jones.
1619, April 15, Cupid's Revenge and the Palsgrave by J. Harrison
to T. Jones. 1633, Oct. 24, all six plays by T. Jones to Matthews.
| |
1600 Oct. 28 |Merchant of Venice |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1619, July 8, L. Hayes, inherited from T. Hayes, his father.
| |
1607 Oct. 12 |Family of Love |
1608 April 12|Humor out of Breath |
1614 |Greenes's Tu Quoque |
1617 |Fair Quarrel |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1621, Sept. 2, Tu quoque and Fair Quarrel assigned by J. Trundle to
T. Dewe. 1627, Dec. 3, all four plays by Mrs. Helme (and T. Dewe?)
to W. Washington. 1628, May 21, the last three by him to Flesher.
| |
1607 Oct. 22 |Merry Devil of Edmonton |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1624, June 21, Assigned by A. Johnson to F. Faulkner.
| |
1592 April 3 |Arden of Feversham |
1592 Nov. 20 |Salomon and Bersheba |
|{F. Bacon and F. Bungay |
1594 May 14 |{Robin Hood and Little John|
? |The Owl (not extant; |
|written 1613) |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1624, June 29, assigned by Mrs. White to E. Aldee. [The Leire
entered with these was not the old play, but a prose history now
lost] 1640, April 22, Bacon, Robin Hood, and The Owl assigned from
Mrs. Aldee to Oulton.
| |
1608 Oct. 6 |The Dumb Knight |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1610, Nov. 19, assigned by J. Bache to R. Wilson.
| |
1603 |Nero (in Latin) |
1611 Nov. 23 |Woman's a Weathercock |
1614 |Bartholomew Fair |
1622 |Share in Shakespeare Folio |
1626 April 14|Staple of News |
1629 |Roman Actor |
1630 Mar. 26 |Aristippus |
1633 Aug. 1 |True Trojans |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1626, Sept. 4, Nero and Woman's a Weathercock transferred from J.
Budge to Allott. 1630, Nov. 16, Blount's interest in Shakespeare
assigned to Allott. 1631, Sept. 7, Staple of News assigned by J.
Waterson to Allot. 1637, July 1, all the group from Mrs Allott to
Legatt and A. Crook. [_N.B._ 1 Henry VI, is called 3 Henry VI.,
Troylus is omitted, and Anthony included in the 1630 entry]
| |
1623 Nov. 8 |Share in Shakespeare Folio |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1627, June 19, Jaggard's share assigned by Mrs. Jaggard to T.
Cotes and R. Cotes.
| |
1609 |Faithful Shepherdess |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1628, Dec. 8, H. Walley's share assigned to R. Meighen.
| |
1606 Nov. 12 |Wily Beguiled |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1629, Oct. 12, assigned by C. Knight to T. Knight. 1635-6, Mar. 8,
by T. Knight to Alchorn.
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1601-2 Jan. 18 |Merry Wives of Windsor |
1607 May 19 |Phoenix |
1607 May 15 |Michaelmas Term |
1607 June 29 |Cupid's Whirligig |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1629-30, Jan. 29, assigned by A. Johnson to Meighen.
| |
1594 June 19 |Four London Prentises |
1611-12 Oct. 14 |Golden Age |
1613 |Silver Age |
1632 |Iron Age |
1615 April 28|Albumazar |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1630, Aug. 2, assigned by N. Okes to J. Okes.
| |
1611 |Roaring Girl |
1612 |White Devil |
1613 |Insatiate Countess |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1630-1, Feb. 10, assigned by T. Archer to H. Perrey. 1634, Sept.
15, White Devil and Insatiate Countess assigned by H. Perrey to H.
Taunton.
| |
1621-2 Feb. 22 |Herod and Antipater |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1633, May 9, assigned by M. Rhodes to F. Smith. 1633, Aug. 3, by
F. Smith to T. Lambert. 1633-4, Jan. 2, by T. Lambert to F. Smith
again.
| |
1606-7 Feb. 23 |Lingua |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1635, Aug. 19, assigned by S. Waterson to J. Waterson.
| |
1607 July 31 |Misery of enforced M. |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1637, April 28, assigned by Mrs. Vincent to R. Thraile.
| |
1607 Oct. 22 |Merry Devil of E. |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1624, June 21, assigned by A. Johnson to F. Faulkner.
| |
1608 Nov. 26 |Mustapha. |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1632, Nov. 10, assigned by N. Butter to J. Seile.
| |
1619-20 Jan. 15 |Guy of Warwick |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1620, Dec. 13, assigned by J. Trundle to T. Langley.
| |
1620 May 22 |Two Merry Milkmaids |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1623, Sept. 13, assigned by L. Chapman to M. Walbanke.
| |
1622-3 Jan. 20 |Duke of Milan |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1623, May 5, Norton's share assigned to Blackmore.
| |
1639 June 18 |Knave in grain |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1639, Oct. 22, assigned by J. Okes to J. Nicholson as "new vampt"
[which is not part of the title, as Mr. Haliwell supposes].
| |
1630 |Picture |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1634, Aug. 8, assigned by T. Walkey to J. Waterson.
| |
1600 April 8 |Every Man out of his Humor |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1638, April 28, assigned by Smethwick to Bishop.
| |
1629 |Wedding |
1629-30 Feb. 26 |{Grateful Servant |
|{Hoffmann |
1631-2 Jan. 26 |Holland's Leaguer |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1637, Sept. 25, assigned by J. Grove to W. Leake.
| |
1637-8 Mar. 5 |Lost Lady |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1638, Sept. 24, assigned by J. Okes to J. Coleby. 1640, Sept. 5,
by J. Coleby to R. Roiston.
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1604-5 Feb. 12 |Henry VIII. (When you see |
| me, &c.) |
1605 July 5 |1. If you know not me, &c. |
1605 Sept. 14|2. If you know not me, &c. |
1607 Nov. 26 |Lear |
1608 June 3 |Lucrece, Roman tragedy |
1630 June 29 |2. Honest Whore |
| |
To whom Transferred.
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1639, May 21, assigned by N. Butter to Flessher.
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At this point we lose the aid of Mr. Arber's reprint of "The Stationers' Registers," which does not extend beyond 1640. It is, however, necessary to continue our notes to 1660, the date of the reopening of the theatres, because even at that date entries were made attributing plays to Shakespeare. The following memoranda have no pretence to completeness, and are compiled (pending an opportunity of examining the registers themselves) from the much-abused _Biographia Dramatica_, which is, nevertheless, much more useful than the abbreviated compilation made from it (retaining nearly all its errors) by the scissors of Mr. Halliwell, and published by him as _A Dictionary of Old English Plays_. Two of these entries are so important for dramatic history that they are printed in parallel columns, with the list of MSS. once in the possession of John Warburton, the Somerset Herald, but mostly destroyed by his cook. From these it will be seen at a glance that three-fifths of his collection consisted of the remainder of Moseley's stock, which contained the majority of old unprinted MSS. extant in 1660.

From these S. R. entries, taken as a whole, the reader will find that the total number of extant plays originally produced between 1576, when theatres were first opened, and their closing in 1642, is less than 500. Nor have we reason to believe that they ever numbered more than 2000 or so. Nearly all worth preserving has been preserved. The gross exaggerations of Halliwell and Collier on this matter depend on their estimating the number of contemporaneous theatres and companies at some fifteen. They really never exceeded five. They also neglect the facts that many so-called new plays were mere revisions of the old ones, "new vamped" versions slightly altered; and that the inferior theatres depended largely on extemporaneous performances, of which only the plots were committed to writing. In the palmy days of the Admiral's company, Henslow brought out a new play once a fortnight, but this was undoubtedly an exceptional instance. The best companies, such as the King's, and after them the Queen's, produced one in about two months. Taking all this into consideration, 2000 is a liberal estimate; 20,000 is a number that could only be dreamed of by an inaccurate writer intent on effect rather than truth. And of this 2000 not more than a quarter would be worth preserving: indeed, of those preserved many are quite valueless. The few good ones lost are such as _The Jeweller of Amsterdam_, suppressed for political reasons; or the original _Henry VIII._, destroyed by fire or other accident.

In these Supplementary Lists names of authors wrongly attributed are printed in _italics_, and names of plays occurring both in Warburton's list and Moseley's entries are _asterised_.

* * * * *

1646. Sept. 4, were entered, The Spartan Ladies, by Ludovic
Carlell; The Corporal and the Switzer, by Arthur Wilson; The Fatal
Friendship, by Burroughes.

1653. Sept. 23, The Bondwoman.

1653. Nov. 29 (by R. Marriot), The Black Wedding; Castara, or
Cruelty without Lust; The Conceits; The Divorce; The Florentine
Friend; A Fool and her Maindenhead soon parted; The Law Case; The
Noble Ravishers; The Paraside, or Revenge for Honor, by _Henry
Glapthorne_; Pity the Maids; The Proxy, or Love's Aftergame; The
Royal Choice, by Sir Robert Stapylton; Salisbury Plain; Supposed
Inconstancy; The Woman's Law; Woman's Masterpiece; The Younger
Brother.

1654. April 8, The Apprentice's Prize, by Brome and Heywood; The
Life and Death of Sir Martin Skink, with the Wars of the Low
Countries, by Brome and Heywood; The Jeweller of Amsterdam, or the
Hague, by Fletcher, Field, and Massinger; The Maiden's Holiday, by
Marlowe and Day (see Warburton's list).

SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE OF MOSELEY'S ENTRIES IN 1653 AND 1660, AND
WARBURTON'S LIST.

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Plays entered 9 Sept. 1653 | Authors. ||
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*Philenzo and Hippolito. C. | P. Massinger ||
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*The Spanish Viceroy, or The | P. Massinger ||
Honor of Women. C. | ||
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*Minerva's Sacrifice, or The | P. Massinger ||
Forced Lady. T. | ||
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*Believe as you list. C. | P. Massinger ||
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The Italian Nightpiece, | P. Massinger ||
or Unfortunate Piety. | ||
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The Wandering Lovers, or | P. Massinger ||
The Painter. C. | ||
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*The Very Woman, or The Woman's | P. Massinger ||
Plot [or the Prince of Tarent.] | ||
T.C. | ||
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*The Noble Choice, or The | P. Massinger ||
Orator. T.C. | ||
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The Prisoner, or The Fair | P. Massinger ||
Anchoress [of Pausilippo]. T.C. | ||
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The Fool without Book. | W. Rowley ||
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*The Second Maiden's Tragedy. | ||
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*Beauty in a Trance. | J. Ford ||
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*The Governor. | Sir C. Formido ||
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*The Puritan Maid, the Modest | T. Middleton ||
Wife, and the Wanton Widow. C. | ||
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*The Widow's Prize. C. | W. Sampson ||
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The history of Cardenio. | Fletcher and _Shakespeare_ ||
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*Henry I. and Henry II. | _Shakespeare_ and Davenport ||
| [Query, is Duke Humphrey a ||
| version of 2 Henry VI.?] ||
*The Inconstant Lady. C. | A. Wilson ||
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The Lovesick Maid or, The | R. Brown ||
Honor of Young Ladies. | ||
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The Jew of Venice. | T. Dekker ||
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The Woman's Mistake. | Drue & Davenport ||
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The Duke of Guise. | H. Shirley ||
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The Dumb Bawd. | H. Shirley ||
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Giraldo the Constant Lover. | H. Shirley ||
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The Spanish Duke of Lerma. | H. Shirley ||
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The Countryman. | Anonymous ||
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The King's Mistress. | Anonymous ||
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The Politic Bankrupt, or Which | Anonymous ||
is the best Girl? | ||
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++--------------------------------+--------------------------------++
|| Plays in the Warburton MSS. | Authors. ||
|| | ||
++--------------------------------+--------------------------------++
|| *Philenzo and Hippolito. C. | P. Massinger ||
|| | ||
|| *Antonio and Vallia. C. | P. Massinger ||
|| | ||
|| *The Parliament of Love. C. | _W. Rowley_ ||
|| | ||
|| The Judge. C. | P. Massinger ||
|| *The Honor of Women. C. | P. Massinger ||
|| | ||
|| *Minerva's Sacrifice. T. | P. Massinger ||
|| | ||
|| *The Forced Lady. T. | P. Massinger ||
|| | ||
|| *Believe as you list. C. | P. Massinger ||
|| | ||
|| *The Woman's Plot. T.C. | P. Massinger ||
|| | ||
|| *The Noble Choice. T.C. | P. Massinger ||
|| | ||
|| *The Tyrant. T. | P. Massinger ||
|| | ||
|| Alexias, or The Chaste | P. Massinger ||
|| Gallant. T. | ||
|| | ||
|| *Fast and Welcome. C. | P. Massinger ||
|| | ||
|| *The four honorable Loves. C. | W. Rowley ||
|| | ||
|| *The Nonesuch. C. | W. Rowley ||
|| | ||
|| *The Second Maiden's Tragedy. | _G. Chapman_ ||
|| | ||
|| *Yorkshire Gentle-woman and | G. Chapman ||
|| her sons | ||
|| | ||
|| *The Fatal Love. | ||
|| | ||
|| *The King of Swedland. | ||
|| | ||
|| *Jocondo and Astolpho. | T. Dekker ||
|| | ||
|| *An ill beginning may have a | J. Ford ||
|| good end. C. | ||
|| | ||
|| *The London Merchant. C. | J. Ford ||
|| | ||
|| *The Royal Combat. C. | J. Ford ||
|| | ||
|| *Beauty in a Trance. | J. Ford ||
|| | ||
|| *The Governor. | Sir C. Formido ||
|| | ||
|| *The Duchess of Fernandina. T. | H. Glapthorne ||
|| | ||
|| The Vestal. T. | H. Glapthorne ||
|| | ||
|| *Nothing impossible to Love. | Sir R. LeGreece ||
|| T.C. | ||
|| | ||
|| *Love hath found out his eyes. | T. Jordan ||
|| | ||
|| *The Crafty Merchant, | _S. Marmion_ ||
|| or the Soldiered Citizen, | ||
|| [or Come to my country house], | ||
|| or the Merchant's Sacrifice. | [W. Bonen] ||
|| | ||
|| *The Puritan Maid, the Modest | T. Middleton ||
|| Wife, and the Wanton Widow. C. | ||
|| | ||
|| *The Widow's Prize. C. | W. Sampson ||
|| | ||
|| A play. | _W. Shakespeare_ ||
|| | ||
|| *Henry I. | _W. Shakespeare_ ||
|| | ||
|| *Duke Humphrey. T. | _W. Shakespeare_ ||
|| | ||
|| *The Inconstant Lady. C. | A. Wilson ||
|| | ||
|| The Fair Favorite. | Sir W. Davenant ||
|| The Bugbears. C. | J. Geffrey ||
|| | ||
|| A Mask. | R. Govell ||
|| | ||
|| The History (Tragedy) of Jobe. | R. Greene ||
|| | ||
|| The Queen of Corsica. T. | F. Jaques ||
|| | ||
|| | ||
|| The Maiden's Holiday. | C. Marlowe ||
|| | ||
|| St. George for England. | Wil. Smith ||
|| | ||
|| Works. | Sir J. Suckling ||
|| | ||
|| 'Tis good sleeping in a whole | W. Wager ||
|| skin. | ||
|| | ||
|| An enterlude. | R. Wood ||
|| | ||
|| The Flying Voice. | R. Wood ||
|| | ||
|| The City Shuffler. | Anonymous ||
|| | ||
|| The Fairy Queen. | Anonymous ||
|| | ||
|| The Great Man. | Anonymous ||
|| | ||
|| The Lovers of Loodgate. | Anonymous ||
|| | ||
|| Orpheus. | Anonymous ||
|| | ||
|| The Spanish Puecas. | Anonymous ||
|| | ||
|| Demetrius and Marsina, or The | Anonymous ||
|| Imperial Imposter and unhappy | ||
|| Heroine. | ||
++--------------------------------+--------------------------------++

++--------------------------------+----------------------------------
|| Plays entered 29 June 1660. | Authors.
++--------------------------------+----------------------------------
|| |
|| *Antonio and Vallia. C. | P. Massinger
|| |
|| *The Parliament of Love. | _W. Rowley_
|| |
|| *Believe as you list. C. | P. Massinger
|| |
|| *A right Woman. | _Beau._ and Flet.
|| |
|| *The Tyrant. T. | P. Massinger
|| |
|| *Fast and Welcome. C. | P. Massinger
|| |
|| *The four honored Loves. C. | W. Rowley
|| |
|| *The Nonesuch. C. | W. Rowley
|| |
|| *The Yorkshire Gentle-woman | G. Chapman
|| and her son. |
|| |
|| *Fatal Love, a French tragedy. | G. Chapman
|| |
|| *Gustavus, King of Swethland. | T. Dekker
|| |
|| *The tale of Jocondo | T. Dekker
|| and Astolpho. C. |
|| |
|| *An ill beginning has a good | J. Ford
|| end, and a &c. C. |
|| |
|| *The London Merchant. C. | J. Ford
|| |
|| *The Royal Combat. C. | J. Ford
|| |
|| *The Duchess of Fernandina, T. | H. Glapthorne
|| |
|| The Noble Trial. | H. Glapthorne
|| |
|| *Nothing impossible to Love. | Sir R. LeGreece
|| T.C. |
|| |
|| *Love hath found out his eyes. | T. Jordan
|| |
|| *The Soldiered Citizen. |
|| |
|| Iphis and Ianthe, or A | _W. Shakespeare_
|| marriage without a man. |
|| |
|| *Duke Humphrey. | _W. Shakespeare_
|| The History of King Stephen. | _W. Shakespeare_
|| |
|| The Faithful Friends. | _Beau. and Flet._
|| The history of Madoc, King of | _F. Beaumont_
|| Britain. |
|| |
|| The Fatal Brothers. T. | R. Davenport
|| |
|| The Politic Queen, or Murther | R. Davenport
|| will out. |
|| |
|| The Prodigal Scholar. C. | T. Randall
|| |
|| The Christmas Ordinary. | Trin. Coll. Oxon.
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INDEX.

INDEX OF PLAYS AND AUTHORS CONNECTED WITH SHAKESPEARE'S COMPANY BEFORE
1611.

NOTE ON THE ETCHINGS.

I have been asked to say a few words on the illustrations to this volume. The _Portrait of Alleyn_ has been kindly permitted to be taken from the oil painting preserved at Dulwich College, and has not, it is believed, been previously engraved as a book illustration. It was thought that the reader would prefer a representation of this great actor, the first managing director under whom Shakespeare performed, to a reproduction of one of the many portraits of the poet himself, which have now become so hackneyed. For like reason, the _Font in which Shakespeare was baptized_ has been obtained from a hitherto unreproduced original: an oil sketch made on the spot in 1853 by the world-known painter, Mr. Henry Wallis, and now in the artist's possession. It is with no little satisfaction that I find my work allowed to be associated with that of a painter so eminent, and with the name of one of the great poets for all ages, Mr. Robert Browning.

_Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., Edinburgh and London._

Transcriber's Note.

Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained. Minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently repaired. Some tables have been split for reading purposes.

Corrections.

The first line indicates the original, the second the correction.

p. 18:

and purveyed more plays for them than other four
and purveyed more plays for them than the other four

p. 108:

lingered on in some vague connecsion
lingered on in some vague connection

p. 201:

in the table given on p. 212
in the table given on p. 207

p. 325:

| ... for Henry Gosson
_y_ | ... for Henry Gosson

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