STRATFORD-ON-AVON. 1. Select Observations on English Bodies, or Cures both Empericall and Historicall performed upon very eminent Persons in desperate Diseases. First written in Latine by Mr. John Hall, physician, living at Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire, where he was very famous, now put into English by James Cooke. 12mo. Lond. 1657. Study. 2. The Accounts of the Chamberlains of the Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon from the year 1590 to the year 1597. 4to. Lond. 1866. Study. 3. Extracts from the Accounts of the Chamberlains of the Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon from the year 1585 to 1608. Selected and Edited from the original Manuscripts. sm. 4to. Lond. 1866. Study. 4. Extracts from the Accounts of the Chamberlains of the Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon from the year 1609 to 1619. 4to. Lond. 1867. Study. 5. History and Antiquities of Stratford-upon-Avon, comprising a Description of the Collegiate Church, the Life of Shakspeare, &c. By R. B. Wheler. 8vo. Stratford-upon-Avon, 1806. Study. Contents.-History, p. 1; population, p. 16; government, p. 17; list of mayors from 1664, p. 19; parochial account, p. 22; the Avon, p. 23; fairs, p. 24; the Church, p. 25; list of incumbents from 1200, p. 29; monumental inscriptions, p. 41; the College, p. 90; the Guild and Chapel of the Holy Cross, p. 92; the Guild Hall, p. 106; the Grammar School, p. 106; the Alms Houses, p. 107; the Town Hall, p. 107; the Market House or Cross, p. 109; the great stone bridge, p. 110; biographical accounts of natives and residents, p. 112; New Place, p. 135; Combe document, 1602, and other Shaksperian documents and indentures, p. 139; Life of George Carew, Earl of Totness, p. 157; Dr. Brady, p. 160; Francis Ainge, p. 162; Account of the Jubilee, p. 164. 6. A Guide to Stratford-upon-Avon, by R. B. Wheler. sm. 8vo. Stratford-upon-Avon, 1814. Study. Contents.-History, p. 3; the Birth-Place, p. 11; Life of Shakespeare, p.14; Life of Dr. Hall, p. 26; the Market House or Cross, p. 40; The Town Hall, p. 41; New Place, p. 45; Chapel of the Guild, p. 48; Guildhall, p. 67; Grammar School, p. 68; Alms Houses, p. 69; The Church, p. 69; the College, p. 94; Mill Bridge, p. 95; the Great Bridge, p, 97; Bridge Town, p. 101; the Avon, p. 104; the Canal, p. 106; Local Biography, p. 107; the Jubilee, p. 144; Shakespeare's Ring, p. 153. 7. A Nominal Index to J. O. Halliwell's Descriptive Calendar of the Ancient Records of Stratford-on-Avon. 8vo. Lond. 1865. Study. 8. Abstracts and Copies of Indentures respecting Estates in Henley Street, Stratford-on-Avon, which illustrate the Topography and History of the Birth-Place of Shakespeare. 4to. Lond. 1866. Study. 9. Original Collections on Shakespeare and Stratfordon-Avon by John Jordan, the Stratford Poet, selected from the Original Manuscripts written about the year 1780. With notes of Villages near Stratford-on-Avon. 4to. Lond. 1864. Study. 7; the Combes, p. 28; the Contents.-Account of Stratford-on-Avon, p. Shakespeare Family, p. 34; Bridge Town, p. 61; Ryan Clifford, p. 64; Milcot, p. 64; Luddington, p. 65; Drayton and Dodwell, p. 66; Shottery, p. 67; Little Wilmecote, p. 68; Bishopton, p. 69; Clopton, p. 71; Welcombe, p. 74; Ingon, p. 76; fhe Church, p. 78; the Cloptons, p. 86; Mill Bridge, p. 99; the Town Hall, p. 100; List of Church Inscriptions, p. 102. 10. Diary of the Rev. John Ward, A.M., Vicar of Stratford-on-Avon, extending from 1648 to 1679, from the original MS. preserved in the Library of the Medical Society of London. Arranged by Charles Severn, M.D. Svo. Lond. 1839. Study. 11. The Correspondence of Edmond Malone with the Rev. James Davenport, D.D., Vicar of Stratford-onAvon. 4to. Lond. 1864. Study. 12. Original Letters from Edmond Malone to John Jordan, the Poet, now first Printed from the autograph MS. preserved at Stratford-upon-Avon. 4to. Lond. 1864. Study. 13. Extracts from Ancient Subsidy Rolls, showing the Values of Goods and Lands upon which Assessments were made in respect to the Inhabitants of Stratfordupon-Avon. sm. 4to. 1864. Study. 14. Rent-Roll of the Manor of Stratford-on-Avon, belonging to Ambrose Earl of Warwick anno 32 Elizabeth, from the Special Commissions of the Court of Exchequer. 4to. MS. Study. 15. A Descriptive Account of a Series of Churchwardens' Presentments, &c., appertaining to the Parish of Stratford-on-Avon. By Clarence Hopper. sm. 4to. Lond. 1867. Study. 16. A Descriptive Calendar of the Ancient Manuscripts and Records in the Possession of the Corporation of Stratford-upon-Avon. By J. O. Halliwell. fol. Lond. 1863. Study. 17. Stratford-upon-Avon in the Times of the Shakespeares, illustrated by Extracts from the Council Books of the Corporation, selected especially with Reference to the History of the Poet's Father, by J. O. Halliwell. fol. Lond. 1864. Study. 18. An Historical Account of the New Place, Stratfordupon-Avon, the Last Residence of Shakespeare. By J. O. Halliwell. fol. Lond. 1864. fol. Lond. 1864. Study. 19. A List of the Bailiffs of Stratford-on-Avon, 1553 to 1615; Incorporation of the Town; Inventory of Property belonging to the Borough; Particulars relating to the wool-trade of Stratford; ancient letters relating to Stratford. In the Appendix to the second volume of Boswell's Malone. 8vo. Lond. 1821. Study. 20. Extracts from the Vestry-Book of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-on-Avon. sm. 4to. 1865. Study. 21. A Levy made in July, 1697, for the Relief of the Poor at Stratford-upon-Avon, now first printed from the original Manuscript. sm. 4to. 1865. Study. TAMING OF THE SHREW. 1. A Pleasant Conceited Historie called the Taming of a Shrew, as it was sundry times acted by the right honorable the Earle of Pembrook his servants. Lond. 1594. Facsimile. Play Safe and Study. 4to. 2. The Story of the Drunkard from Sir Richard Barckley's Discourse of the Felicitie of Man. 4to. Lond. 1598. Play Safe. 3. Supposes, a Comedie written in the Italian Tongue by Ariosto, Englished by George Gascoyne of Grayes Inne esquire, and there presented, 1566. 4to. Hazlitt's Reprint from the Posies, ed. 1575. Play Safe. 4. The Old Taming of a Shrew, upon which Shakespeare founded his Comedy, reprinted from the Edition of 1594, and collated with the subsequent Editions of 1596 and 1607. Edited by Thomas Amyot. 8vo. Lond., Shak. Soc., 1844. Map Room, in Dupl. 5. The Womans Prize or the Tamer Tamed, from the 1647 edition of the Works of Beaumont and Fletcher. fol. Lond. 1647. In Parcel. 6. The Pleasant and Delightful History of the Frolicksome Courtier and the Jovial Tinker. 12mo. n. d. Play Safe. 7. Admirable Events selected out of Foure Bookes, written in French by the Right Rev. John Peter Camus, Bishop of Belley, and translated into English by S. Du Verger. 4to. Lond. 1639. In Parcel. 8. Tom Tyler and his Wife, an excellent old Play, as it was printed and acted about a hundred years ago. 4to. Lond. 1661. Study. THE TEMPEST. 1. Schönen Sidea, the original Edition from Ayrer's Opus Theatricum. fol. 1618. Play Safe. 2. An Essay on the Play of the Tempest. By P. Macdonnell. 8vo. Lond. 1840. In Parcel. 3. The Tempest or the Enchanted Island. A Comedy, as it is now Acted at his Highness the Duke of York's Theatre. 4to. Lond. 1670. In Parcel. 4. Another Account of the Incidents from which the Title and a Part of the Story of Shakespeare's Tempest were derived and the true Era of it ascertained, evincing the original Connexion of the Royal Family with the Poet's Drama. By George Chalmers. 8vo. Lond. 1815. In Parcel. 5. An Attempt to Rescue that aunciente English Poet and Play-Wrighte, Maister Williaume Shakespere, from the maney Errours faulsely charged on him by certaine new-fangled Wittes. 8vo. Lond. 1749. In Parcel. 6. A Disquisition on the Scene, Origin, Date, etc., of Shakespeare's Tempest. By the Rev. Joseph Hunter. 8vo. Lond. 1839. In Parcel. 7. Notes of Studies on the Tempest. Minutes of the Shakspere Society of Philadelphia for 1864-65. 4to Privately Printed for the Society, 1866. Map Room. 8. Fletcher's Sea Voyage, from the 1647 edition of the Works of Beaumont and Fletcher. fol. 1647. Parcel. In 9. An Account of the Incidents from which the Title and Part of the Story of Shakspeare's Tempest were derived, and its true date ascertained. By Edmond Malone. 8vo. Lond. 1808.-With the rare Appendix to the same, 1809. In Parcel. 10. The Tempest. 12mo. Oxford, 1875. Room. Edited by W. Aldis Wright. Map 5 |