Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, publish'd according to the Original Copies. the first Edition in Folio, 1623.
The second Impression in Folio, of 1632.

I. A Midsummer Night's Dream, as it hath been sundry 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 Windsor, with the swaggering Vain of Ancient Pistol and Corporal Nym. printed for Arthur Johnson, 1619, Quarto.

III. The excellent History of the Merchant of Venice, with the extream Cruelty of Shylock the Jew toward the said Merchant, in cutting a just 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 same, printed by J. R. for Tho. Heyes, in the same Year (the 36th of his Age.)

IV. A pleasant conceited Comedy called Loves Labor lost, as it was presented 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 pleasant conceited History called The Taming of a Shrew, as it hath been sundry times acted by the Right Honourable the Earl of Pembroke his Servants. Printed at London by V. S. for Nich. Ling, 1607. There is scarce a line of this the same with the present Play, yet the Plot and Scenary scarce differ at all from it. I shou'd think it not written by Shakespear; but

there are some Speeches (in one or two Scenes only) the same: And we have there the conclusion of the Play, which is manifestly wanting in all the subsequent Editions, as well as the latter part of the last Act, manifestly better, and clear of that impertinent Prolixity which is in the common Editions.

VI. Mr. William Shakespear his true Cronicle History 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 sullen and assumed 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 Majesty's Servants playing usually 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 Wise, 1598. (the 34th Year of Shakespear's Age.)

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

VIII. The History of Henry the 4th, with the Battle of Shrewsbury, between the King and Lord Henry Piercy, Sirnamed Henry Hotspur of the North. With the humourous Conceits of Sir John Falstaffe. newly corrected by William Shakespear. Printed by P. S. for Andrew Wise, 1599, Quarto. his 35th Year.

The same Printed in 1604.

The same Printed for Matthew Law, &c. in 1608, Quarto.

IX. The Second Part of Henry the 4th, containing to his Death and Coronation of Henry the 5th. With the Humours of Sir John Falstaffe and swaggering Pistol. As it hath been sundry times publickly acted by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlain his Servants. Written by William Shakespear. Printed by V. S. for Andrew Wise and William Aspley, 1600, Quarto, (the 36th Year of his Age.)

X. The Cronicle History of Henry the 5th, with his Battle fought at Agincourt in France. Together with Ancient Pistol. As it hath been sundry 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. These Editions are short in many Scenes and Speeches, and want the Chorus's; which (with many other noble Improvements) were since added by the Author, not above 8 Years before his Death. This was

one of the last Plays he finish'd, a considerable 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 Houses, 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 present second and third Parts of Henry the Sixth; which were since greatly inlarged, and the Poetry improved; the Scenary was much the same as at present.

Since Printed under the same 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 Usurpations; with the whole course of his detested Life, and most deserved Death. As hath been lately acted by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlain his Servants. By W. Shakespear. Printed by Tho. Creed for Andrew Wise, 1598, Quarto (the 34th Year of the Author's Age.)

The same newly augmented, Printed for the same Printers in 1602.

The same in 1612.

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

XIV. The famous History of Troilus and Cresseida, excellently expressing 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 same, as it was acted by the Kings Majesty's Servants at the Globe. Printed by the same.

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 Hunsdon 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 sundry times publickly acted by the Right

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

XVI. The Tragical History 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 Majesty's Servants. Written by Will. Shakespear. Published by Tho. Walkely, Quarto, (soon after his Death, as appears by the Preface.)

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