2. The same in all respects except the date, which is 1623.

3. A fac-simile of the Portrait by Harris. The versos of all the titles are blank. Lowndes says: "The way to discover the genuine state (of the Portrait) is by observing the shading in the face to be expressed by single lines, without any crossing whatever." This remark is inaccurate; it should read thus: the genuine portrait is known by observing that the cross lines do not occur on the right side of the face. The copper-plate in this state served for the first three editions, but in the third it is much worn: the cross lines were added for the fourth edition.

The title-page with the date 1622 is inlaid at the bottom, below the imprint: if by this means the last figure has been tampered with, the alteration is very successfully concealed.

There are seven preliminary leaves which follow the title-page; the versos of five are blank, viz. :

A3 To the great variety of readers. As (not marked) Verses signed Hugh Holland. do

A and I. M.

do L. Digges, The Workes of Wil

The

In the same play, pages 229, 230 are double. In the one 229 the signature V is correctin the other Vv incorrect.

In "All's well that ends well," pages 237, 238 are double. In one, 237 is correctly numbered-in the other it is 233.

In Richard the Second, pages 37, 38 (the second series of pagination) are double. In one, page 37 is correctly numbered— in the other it is 39. In all the copies of this edition the following errors occur: Merchant of Venice, page 170. The last line of the 2nd column, "How shall I know if I doe choose the right?" is repeated as the first line of page 171. Richard the Second, page 26, second series of pagination, "The flye flow houres shall not determinate" for "flye slow." The fl and fl being joined together in the old printing, the one has been used for the other.

Henry the Eighth, page 229. Lowndes in his enumeration of the mistakes and omissions in the signatures, does not notice that the signature of this leaf is omitted.

a

In "As you like it" pages 193, 194 are double.

One correctly numbered 193 and the signature R correct.

Another marked 203 and the signature R2 incorrect.

In the same play, pages 203, 204 are double.

I have also a copy, large size, of this reprint of 1806, on India Paper, of which only three were printed. It has the portrait by Droeshout in fac-simile, that of Philip, Earl of Pembroke, and a proof of the bust of Shakespeare from his monument.

SECOND EDITION, 1632.

This edition also begins with a leaf, the recto blank, and Ben Johnson's verses on the verso. There are two mistakes in Lowndes' transcript of chese verses :-the word "Brasse" in the 6th line should be spelt with a final

Another very large copy, measuring 13 by 8 inches, with a brilliant impression of the portrait. It formerly belonged to Nicol, the publisher, and has on the title-page the autograph of Ann King, the wife of the printer John Bill, of the time of Shakespeare.

2. The same in all respects as No. 1, except that the words "at his shop" are inserted in the second line of the imprint, which reads thus, | Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe, | &c.

3. Another, probably cancelled, with these variations from No. 2

In the 4th line, there is no comma after "Histories"

Last line of the imprint, "blacke" with a small b-Pauls in Italics-no hyphen between "Church" and "yard," and a comma after "yard," not a period. This copy was purchased at the sale of Dr. Bliss in June 1858.

4. Another title-page like No. 1, but the imprint below the portrait stands thus,-London Printed by Tho. Cotes for William Aspley, and are to be sold at the signe | of the Parrat in Pauls Church-yard. 1632. |

The s in this name is long, and joined to the P

6. Another like No. 5, except the imprint, which reads thus-London, Printed by Tho. Cotes, for John Smethwick, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstans Church-yard. 1632. | Size of my volume -13 by 8 inches.

7. This title-page resembles 2 and 3 in
some respects, but differs from both.
In the 4th line there is a comma after
Histories,

In the 6th line Copies is printed Coppies,
with two p's

There is a large space between the 5th and 6th, and the 6th and 7th lines; and the portrait being placed near the 7th line, the word "London" in the imprint is printed on the bottom of the portrait. Both the capital N in London, have a long end; in the other, the final N is thus N. The imprint has evidently been set up anew: there is a period after "Tho."--" blacke " with a small b, Pauls in roman type.

"This copy was purchased by Mr. Henry Foss, at a sale of duplicates belonging to the British Museum in Feby 1819, made in consequence of the purchase of the library of the Rev. Dr. Burney. Dr. B. obtained this volume in the following mannerr-At George Steevens' sale there was a copy of this edition, which had the autograph of Charles the 1st. Mr. Nicol bid for it for the king, (George the 3rd) and Dr. Burney was his opponent; but the Dr. yielded, when he knew for whom Mr. Nicol wished to purchase it. The king when informed of the circumstance, was so pleased with Dr. B's conduct, that he desired this copy from his own library might be presented to Dr. B. with his thanks for giving up King Charles' copy." Note by the late Mr. Foss on the fly-leaf. Mr. F. was a relative of Dr. Burney. Two other copies are known with the error Coppies.

There are eight preliminary leaves :--the versos of the following are blank: A3 (marked A) "To the great variety of Readers."

A (not marked) "Upon the Effigies, &“

On page 119, 1st col. 10th line, Rightly reasoned' correct, and on page 119, 1st col. 10th line from bottom, "I thanke you" correct. Another reads in these places, 'Righthly' and 'It thanke you.' Love's Labour's Lost, pages 143, 144 are double.

On page 143, 2d col. lines 39, 40, one reads correctly

Change not your offer made in heate of blood:

If frosts, and fasts, hard lodging, and thin weedes.

The Taming of the Shrew, pages 219, 220 are double. The running title of 219 is in one The Taming of the Shrew-in the other, Taming of the Shrew.

The same play, pages 223, 224 are double

--one correct, 223, the other marked 213. The First Part of Henry the Fourth, pages 49, 50 are double--one page 49 correctthe other 45.

The Epilogue to the Second Part of Henry the Fourth, page 101 (not marked) is double-one has the signature i correct-in the other i3.

Third Part of Henry the Sixth, pages 163

164 are double-one correct 164-the other 194.

Henry the Eighth, pages 205, 206 are double. In one the running title of page 206 is correct, 'The Life of Henry the Eight' -in the other it is, The Life and Death of Richard the Third.

Troilus and Cressida, pages 29, 30 are double-one page 29 has the signature bb3in the other the sig. is omitted. Romeo and Juliet, pages 83, 84 are double. Page 83, 2d col. 7th line from the bottom, one reads 'Saint-seucing' – the other Saint-seuncing'- both a mistake for Saint-seducing.

Pages 85, 86 are also double-one correct, 85 -the other 58.

Timon of Athens, pages 125, 126 are double-in one page 125, the signature 113 correct-in the other 13.

Macbeth, pages 269, 270 are double—in one 269 is correctly marked, in the other it is

209.

Measure for Measure, page 70, 2d col. 1. 8 from the bottom reads

For thine owne bowels which doe call thee, fire.

This mistake of fire for sire is noticed in the Notes and Queries. A long f is joined to the i, instead of a long s. The same mistake occurs elsewhere, e. g. in the 1st col. of the same page, 25th line, the fi in eafie are joined in the same way. But I have two leaves,

in one of which the word in the last mentioned line is correctly printed eafie, in the other it is eafie.

In the Merchant of Venice page 171, 1st col.

1st line, the last line of page 170 is repeated, as in the first edition, but in this instance incorrectly, the second I. being omitted'do' is printed without the final e. The line stands thus, How shall I know if do choose the right.

As you like it, page 196, 1st. col. 12 and

13 lines, the words, "have your parishiones withall, and never cri' de" are repeated: but in the first case, the two words are printed parishioners,' and 'cride.' The Taming of the Shrew, the running title on pages 213 and 223 is The Taming of a the Shrew.

Richard the Second, page 26 2d col. line 31 is said to read, in some copies, The flye flow houres shall not determinate,' as in the first edition-but the cross piece of the f in the word flye is in those instances either broken, or not very distinct.

Hamlet, page 294, the running title is, The Tragedy of King Lear, instead of The Tragedy of Hamlet. In the 2d col. 7th line. the question of the King, Will you know them then' wants the? at the end. In the 8th line, 'ope my armes' is 'hope.' In the 11th line, the phrase, what noyse is that?' is transferred fron Laertes' speech in the 19th line, and the words 'you speak' are omitted.

Cymbeline, page 416, 1st col. last line reads, 'My Daught' for My Daughter.'

The enumeration of errors of less importance might be greatly increased: and the same remark applies to all the editions. I have only noted those which are most remarkable, or which have been continued in the later editions.

THIRD EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, 1663.

My copy of this volume commences with a leaf entirely blank, followed by another, the recto of which is blank. On the verso are Ben Johnson's verses in type (commonly called double English) as large as that used for the same lines in the first and second editions, but of a thinner,face, and more spaced out. The same words are in italics as those in Lowndes' discription of the verses under the Portrait in the second issue of 1664. Some of the capital letters differ, especially the W in the fourth line, which is printed thus, VV. Similar characters both italic and upright, are employed in the Dedication, and Address to readers of this edition.

the

There are two title-pages, one with a space left for the Portrait :-the other with the Portrait inserted in its place. At the of top both is this title.

M'. William Shakespeares | Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies.-Published according to the true Original Copies. | The Third Impression. | and at the bottomLondon, Printed for Philip Chetwinde, 1663.

The four leaves described above have the same water-mark, a large crowend escutcheon,

with a scroll below, containing the letters, D. V. D. The verses are inlaid: the title pages, with and without the portrait, and with the date 1663. The blank leaf has written upon it in a very large hand "For Mrs. An: Howard. | B. Grenville." | These leaves were taken from Lord Stewart de Rothsay's copy, sold in London, in 1856 or 7. There is also a leaf of the full size of the volume, with the verses in the same large type inserted at the beginning.

Then follow the Portrait on the verso of a leaf with the verses underneath, and titlepage announcing the additional plays which are added at the end of the volume. The leaf of the second issue, containing the Portrait with the verses below, and the title-page with date 1664; have a water mark, a crowned escutcheon, but it is much smaller, and has no letters at the bottom.

There are eight preliminary leaves, printed in the large italic, or the upright type of the verses before the title-page, and all the leaves are printed on both sides. Size of the the volume 13 by 83 inches.

THIRD EDITION, SECOND ISSUE, 1664.

The

This volume has the portrait with the verses below, printed on the verso of the leaf which precedes the title-page. title thus M. William Shakespear's | Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. | Published according to the true Original Copies. | The third Impression.† | And unto this Impression is added seven Playes, never | before Printed in Folio. | viz. | Pericles Prince of Tyre. | The London Prodigall.

The History of Thomas La Cromwell. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. | The Puritan Widow.. | A York-shire Tragedy.

The Tragedy of Locrine. | VignetteTwo Snakes entwined around a circular band on which are the words Ad Ardua per Aspera Tendo in the centre, an Eagle perched upon a small circle-London, Printed for P. C. 1664. |

The Portrait and title-page have the small watermark described above.

The preliminary leaves correspond with

* Without the final e and an apostrophe before the s. † This line in larger type than in the previous issue, and a small t in third. The ss are both long: in the first issue, one is long, and the other is short.

those in the first issue-indeed, except the addition of the seven plays to the second, the two issues correspond. Lowndes remarks, The same errors in the pagination do not occur in all copies, as it is evident several were corrected during the time the volume was passing through the press.' The following differ from his list in the two issues:

on both sides of the face, and below, the verses as described by Lowndes.

There are two title-pages, varying in the size of the type, and in the imprint. The title in both is within double rules.

1. M William Shakespear's | Comedies,

| Histories, And | Tragedies Comedies,

page 109 is correct; in 1664 it is 111. In Much Ado About Nothing, 1663, page 120 is correct; in 1664 it is 119. 2d part of Henry the 6th, 1663, page 478, is paged on the wrong side; in 1664 it is paged on the proper side. Romeo and Juliet, 663, pages 650, 651,

are correct-in 1664 misprinted 649, 650. Romeo and Juliet, in 1663, pages 662, 663 are misprinted 660, 661; in 1664, pages 662, 663 are misprinted 646, 655. Cymbeline, page 877 is correctly numbered in both. Lowndes says that it is sometimes marked 881.

In the London Prodigall, pages 12, 13 are double-in one they are correctly numbered-in the other they are marked 4, 5. Lord Cromwell, pages 27, 28 are doublein one, 27 correct-in the other 30. Lord Cromwell, pages 29, 30 are double-in one 30 correct--in the other 27. Signatures. Lowndes says they run from A to Aaa in 6s--it should be to Aa in 6s-then Bb in 8s, &c. ¶B is misprinted ¶B.

In the Merchant of Venice, pages 170, 171, the line is not repeated.

which is added, Seven | Plays, | Never before Printed in Folio : | VIZ. | Pericles Prince of Sir John Oldcastle Tyre. |

The London Prodigal.

The History of Thomas Lord | Cromwel.

Lord Cobham. | The Puritan Widow A Yorkshire Trage

dy. I

The Tragedy of Locrine. I

A black line across the page- The Fourth Edition. | Another line across the page. Vignette A Fleur de lis in an ornament. 'Another line across. London, Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, at the Anchor in the | New Exchange, the Crane, in St. Pauls Church-Yard, and in Russel-Street Covent Garden.. 1685.* |

The second title is similarly arranged, but the type differs, and there is no period after MrThe Vignette is square, and appears to be made up of small Printer's marks the imprint is as follows:

are

London, | Printed for H. Herringman, and to be sold by Joseph Knight | and Francis Saunders, at the Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange. 1685. | Size 14 by 9 inches.

The introductory matter is in four leavesthe fourth to the seventh page inclusive printed in double columns-the eighth page is blank. The Pagination agrees with Lowndes' collation.

The following pages are double: Henry the Fifth, page 88, second series, correctly marked, another misprinted 87. Henry the Fifth, page 93, one correct, the other is 92.

In Henry the 8th, page 225 is correct, Lowndes says 224.

The signatures Aaa to Eee, in Coriolanus to Romeo and Juliet, should have a perfixed to them, except Eee and Eee2

*The name of R. Chiswell, given by Bohn, in his edition of Lowndes, is not in either of my copies.