C ARTAE SHAKESPEAREANAE SHAKESPEARE DOC UMENTS A C HRONOLOGI CAL CATALOGUE OF EX TANT EV I DENCE R ELATI NG TO THE LIFE AND WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE C O LLATED AN D C H R ON OLOG I CAL LY AR R AN GED BY D . B B A H LAM RT . E , . S O L IC IT O R ; F O R M E R LY M E M BE R O F T HE N E W S HA K S PE RE S OC I E T Y ; A N D HO N O RA RY M E M B E R O F T HE N E W YO RK S HA K E S PE A RE S OC I E TY LO NDO N GEO RGE B E L L A ND S ONS 1 904 ' ‘ c u rswrc x P RESS : C HA RL ES wm m m o u m i A N D TOO KS CO URT C HANC E R LONDO N . , Y L I S T O F C O N T E NT S Baptis mal register of J oan Shakespe are B apti smal regi ster o f Margaret Shakespeare Bapti smal regi ster o f William Shakespeare Bapt ismal r egi s ter of Gilbert S hakespeare Bapt ismal regi ster of J oa n S hakespeare Bapti smal register of A n na Shakespeare B apti sm al register of Ric hard Shakespeare Fi n e levied on the purc hase of t wo h ouses i n Henley S treet 9 Fi n e levied when an Estate at Aston Can tlowe was m ortgaged to Edm u n d Lambert Bapti smal regi ster of Edm u nd S hakespeare Ext c t o m the D oc s st Wo c e st ra fr i e an regi er, r er B o d o m the D oc s n e st Marriage n fr i e a r gi er , Worc ester l Bapt ismal register of Su san na h S hakespe are U' Bapti smal regi ster o f Harrie t an d Jud it h Shakespeare Abst rac t of Bill of Co mpla i n t brough t by J o hn L t Shakespeare agai n st J ohn amber . T t De d c t a n Add ss o f H e n i le, i a ion d re ry ’ C he ttle s Ki n d - Harts Drea m “ ’ En try of V e n u s an d Ad on i s at S ta ti o ne rs Hall ” Ti tle page a nd Ded icati on of Ve n u s a n d Ad oni s vi LI ST OF CONTENTS N O . PAG E “ ’ 1 9 En try of Ti tu s Andronicu s at Stati o ners Hall . “ ’ 20 Entry of Henry V I . at Stat ion ers Hall ’ 2 : E n try of Luc rec e a t Stat ioner s Hall “ 2 2 En try of assign m ent of copyright of V en us ” ’ an d Ad o ni s at Statio ners Hall “ 2 T t - of V s and Adon s s c on d 3 i le page enu i , e edi tion 24 Title page an d Dedi cat i on of Lu c rec e 25 Man u script Acc oun t s of the Treasurer of the C hamber to Queen Elizabeth ’ “ 2 6 Extract from Edmund Spen ser s Colin ” Clou ts com e h ome again “ 2 7 En try of assign me n t of c opyright of V enu s ’ n H and Ad on i s at Stati o ers all . 2 8 B urial regi ster of Ham n et Shakespeare 2 T t D d c t on an d Add ss of Rob t 9 i le, e i a i re er ’ ” Green s Groatsworth of Wi t 1 4 30 Draft of a Grant of Arm s t o J ohn Shakespea re 1 8 “ ” 1 T t - of V n s an d Adon s t d 3 i le page e u i , hir editi on 3 2 Foot of a fin e levied i n the purc hase of New Plac e from William U n derhill “ ” ’ f r t t o H l 2 33 En try o R ic ha d II . at S a i ners a l 3 ’ E t f R n a t t o s H . 2 34 n ry o ichard III . t S a i er all 3 35 Papers i n a Chan cery suit respec t i ng an estate at Wilmc ote “ 36 Ti tle -page of Rom eo an d Juliet “ ” T - 37 i tle page of Ri c hard II . “ 8 - 3 Ti tle page of Richard III . 39 Ex trac t from a letter from Abraham Stu rl ey t o Richard Qui n ey ” ’ 0 En f V at S t t on s H 4 try o Henry I . a i er all LIST OF C ONTENTS vi i PAG E “ En try of The M e rc han t of V en i c e a t ’ S tation ers Ha ll Extrac t from the Ca rlton RideRecord Offic e Subsidy R oll 2 8 ’ R ic hard Quiney 3 letter to William Shakespeare 2 8 Extrac t from a letter of Abraham Stu rl ey t o R ic hard Qui n ey ’ Ex trac t fro m Fran c i s Mere s Palladi s Tamia ’ Extract fr om Barn field s En com ium o f Lady ” Pec u n ia ’ “ Ti tle-page of B en Jon so n s Every one i n hi s hu mour 3 1 T t - of L c c s c on d d t on 1 i le page u re e, e e i i 3 T t f c d d t o . 1 o R c d . s o i le page i har II , e n e i i n 3 Title-page of Ri c hard III secon d editi o n 3 1 ‘‘ T t - 2 i le page of He n ry IV . 3 ’ ’ Title page of Love s Labour s Lost 3 2 A Return of the Quan tit ies of C orn an d Malt at St t o - n —von ra f rd upo A . ’ “ Extract from J ohn Weever s Epigram s i n the oldest c u t an d newest fashi o n C on fi rmat io n o f the Gran t of Arm s to J ohn Shakespeare 34 T t - V c n d d t on 6 i le page of Hen ry I . se o e i i 3 “ ” Ti tle page of The Passi onate Pilgr im 3 7 ” T t of R o m o and t s co d i lep age e Julie , e n editi on ” E t f n n o As You L It He V . a d ry ike , nry ” ’ Muc h Ad o about Nothing at Statio ners Hall “ ’ E tr f V at t n H n y o He n ry . Sta i o ers all “ En t o f c Ad o bo t Not n a nd ry Mu h a u hi g, viii LIST O F CONTENTS PAG E “ t he s c on d t of H e n at ta e par ry III . S ’ ti on er s H all ’ Entry of A Mid su m m er Nigh t s Dream at ’ Stat ion ers Hall “ Entry o f The Merc han t o f V en ic e a t ’ St ati oners Hall “ T t of V s Ad o s o t i le page enu and ni , f ur h edi tion T t - of L c c t d d t o i le page u re e, hir e i i n T - i tle page of the third part of Henry VI . T - V i tle page o f the secon d part of Hen ry I . “ ’ Titl e-page of A Mid su mmer Night s Dream “ ’ T t of A d s m m r t s D m i le page Mi u e Nigh rea , sec ond ed itio n . “ Ti tle page of The Merc ha n t o f V enic e “ T t of Th c t of V n c i le page e Mer han e i e, secon d ed itio n Ti tle-page of Mu c h Ad o abo u t Nothi ng “ Ti tle-page of Tit us And ron i c u s T t - V i le page of Henry . Buria l regi ster o f J ohn Shakespea re ’ “ En try at S tat i on ers Hall of The Merry W v s of W n d so an d of the ss n m nt i e i r, a ig e o f the c opyrigh t o f same Extrac t fro m the Diary o f J o h n Man n i ngham En try of the assign me n t of t he c opyrigh t of the first a nd secon d par ts of H e n ry V “ an d of Ti tu s Andro nic u s Abstract of the c onveyan c e of o ver 1 00 ac res o f lan d from William and J oh n Combe to h P t e o et .