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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Copy of The history of King Henry the Fourth, after 1598

ca. 1623

38v-39r

FSL collection

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

King Henry IV

Copy of The history of King Henry the Fourth, after 1598 [manuscript], ca. 1623.

[1], 55 leaves.

Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413 -- Drama -- Manuscripts.

Cast lists -- 17th century -- Manuscripts.

Plays -- 17th century -- Manuscripts.

Manuscripts -- 17th century.

Dering, Edward, Sir, 1598-1644.

Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.

Carington, Mr., former owner.

"The pen's excellencie" : treasures from the manuscript collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library / compiled and edited by Heather Wolfe. Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, 2002, p. 87.

A facsimile edition was prepared by G.W. Williams and G.B. Evans, 1974.

Copied by Mr. Carington. The two parts of the play condensed into one, with various alterations and insertions in the hand of Sir Edward Dering of Surrenden, Kent. Facing leaf 1 is a cast list for John Fletcher's "The Spanish Curate," with the names of members of the Dering family and their friends.

For the date and copyist's name see Dering's account book, U350 E4 in the Kent Archives Office, under February 27, 1622/23. This entry is discussed in Shakespeare Quarterly, 37 (1986), 224-226.

Ricci, S. de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., 3.2

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