NO.

138 Accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber

to King James I.

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78

79

79

139 Entry of "Lucrece" at Stationers' Hall.

140 Articles of Agreement between Shakespeare

and William Replingham relating to the

tithes of Stratford-upon-Avon

141 Extract from "The Excellency of the English

Tongue," by R. C. of Anthony Esquire. 80

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 ".

81

82

149 Entry of "Venus and Adonis" at Stationers'

Hall

89

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,"

second edition

153 Title-page of "Pericles," third edition

154 Entry of "The Merchant of Venice" at

90

91

91

Stationers' Hall. .

91

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

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 .

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92

92

93

93

93

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

NO.

1. 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 .

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28

49

6. TITLE-PAGE OF THE SONNETS

7. DEDICATION OF THE SONNETS

8. SHAKESPEARE'S SIGNATURE TO A Deed of PURCHASE OF A HOUSE IN BLACK

92

IO. TITLE-PAGE OF THE FIRST FOLIO.
11. PORTRAIT OF SHAKESPEARE BY MARTIN

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