The first part of the contention betwixt the two famous houses of Yorke and Lancaster : with the death of the good Duke Humphrey: and the banishment and death of the Duke of Suffolke, and the tragicall end of the proud Cardinall of VVinchester, vvith the notable rebellion of Iacke Cade: and the Duke of Yorkes first claime vnto the crowne.
1594
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The first part of the contention betwixt the two famous houses of Yorke and Lancaster : with the death of the good Duke Humphrey: and the banishment and death of the Duke of Suffolke, and the tragicall end of the proud Cardinall of VVinchester, vvith the notable rebellion of Iacke Cade: and the Duke of Yorkes first claime vnto the crowne.
Uniform title
King Henry VI. Part 2
Created/published
London : Printed by Thomas Creed, for Thomas Millington, and are to be sold at his shop vnder Saint Peters Church in Cornwall, 1594.
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[64] p. ; (4to)
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Note
A corrupt and shorter version, possibly a memorial reconstruction, of "Henry VI, part 2" by William Shakespeare, which first appeared in finished form in the First Folio.
Running title reads: The first part of the contention of the two famous houses, of Yorke and Lancaster.
Signatures: A-H⁴.
Ent 12 March [1594]
Running title reads: The first part of the contention of the two famous houses, of Yorke and Lancaster.
Signatures: A-H⁴.
Ent 12 March [1594]
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Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2008. History in the Making.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 26099
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, no. 119(a)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S105347
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, no. 119(a)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S105347
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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STC 26099
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available. Manuscript markings on t.p. Cropped, affecting some sig. marks and catchwords. C4 torn and repaired, affecting text. Red goatskin binding. Provenance: Marsden J. Perry; Rosenbach purchased and collated, July 22, 1919