Facsimiles, 43 vols.); H. H. Furness (1871-1919, the New Variorum Shakespeare, 18 plays in 19 vols. issued); E. Dowden and others (1899-1922, the Arden Shakespeare); A. T. Q. Couch and J. D. Wilson (1921-2, the New Shakespeare, 5 vols. issued). Of dissertations I can only note, for biography, J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps, Outlines of the Life of Shakespeare (1890, ed. 9), and S. Lee, A Life of William Shakespeare (1922, new ed.), and for bibliography, S. Lee, Facsimile of F_{1} from the Chatsworth copy (1902, with census of copies, added to in 2 Library, vii. 113), W. W. Greg, The Bibliographical History of the First Folio (1903, 2 Library, iv. 258), A. W. Pollard, Shakespeare Folios and Quartos (1909) and Shakespeare's Fight with the Pirates (1920), A. W. Pollard and H. C. Bartlett, A Census of Shakespeare's Plays in Quarto (1916), and H. C. Bartlett, Mr. William Shakespeare (1922).
1 Henry VI. 1592
[F_{1}] 1623. The first Part of Henry the Sixt.
2, 3 Henry VI. 1592 (?) S. R. No original entry. [Probably these plays were regarded from a stationer's point of view as identical with the anonymous Contention of York and Lancaster (q.v.), on which they were based. Pavier had acquired rights over these from Millington in 1602.] [F_{1}] 1623. The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Good Duke Humfrey. The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Duke of Yorke. S. R. 1626, Aug. 4. Transfer from Mrs. Pavier to Edward Brewster and Robert Birde of 'Master Paviers right in Shakesperes plaies or any of them' (Arber, iv. 164). S. R. 1630, Nov. 8. Transfer from Bird to Richard Cotes of 'Yorke and Lancaster' (Arber, iv. 242).
Richard III. 1592-3 (?) S. R. 1597, Oct. 20 (Barlowe). 'The tragedie of Kinge Richard the Third with the death of the Duke of Clarence.' Andrew Wise (Arber, iii. 93). [Q_{1}] 1597. The Tragedy of King Richard the third. Containing, His treacherous Plots against his brother Clarence: the pittiefull murther of his iunocent nephewes: his tyrannical vsurpation: with the whole course of his detested life, and most deserued death. As it hath beene lately Acted by the Right honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. Valentine Sims for Andrew Wise.
[Q_{2}] 1598. . . . By William Shake-speare. Thomas Creede for Andrew Wise.
[Q_{3}] 1602. . . . Newly augmented. . . . Thomas Creede for Andrew Wise. [There is no augmentation.] S. R. 1603, June 25. Transfer from Andrew Wise to Mathew Lawe (Arber, iii. 239). [Q_{4}] 1605. Thomas Creede, sold by Mathew Lawe.
