M. VVilliam Shake-speare, his true chronicle history of the life and death of King Lear, and his three daughters. With the vnfortunate life of Edgar, sonne and heire to the Earle of Glocester, and his sullen and assumed humour of Tom of Bedlam. As it was plaid before the Kings Maiesty at White-Hall, vppon S. Stephens night, in Christmas hollidaies. By his Maiesties Seruants, playing vsually at the Globe on the Banck-side.

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• M. VVilliam Shake-speare, his true chronicle history of the life and death of King Lear, and his three daughters. With the vnfortunate life of Edgar, sonne and heire to the Earle of Glocester, and his sullen and assumed humour of Tom of Bedlam. As it was plaid before the Kings Maiesty at White-Hall, vppon S. Stephens night, in Christmas hollidaies. By his Maiesties Seruants, playing vsually at the Globe on the Banck-side.
• King Lear
• History of King Lear M. William Shake-speare, his true chronicle history of the life and death of King Lear, and his three daughters

People / Organizations

• William Shakespeare (Author)

Imprint

[London]: Printed [by William Jaggard] for Nathaniel Butter, 1608 [i.e. 1619]

Publication year

1619-1619

ESTC No.

S111098

Grub Street ID

131018

Description

[88] p. ; 4⁰

Note

Mostly in verse.

The imprint date is false; actually printed in 1619 by William Jaggard for the Shakespearian collection of that year (see Greg, III, p. 1107-9).

Signatures: A-L?.

Uncontrolled note

rpm 07/12/96