DEEP: Database of Early English Playbooks

1608 Shakespeare, William Richard the Second

Reference Information

DEEP #: 221
Greg #: 141d(†)
STC/Wing #: 22311
Record Type: Single-Play Playbook
Play Type: Adult Professional
Genre (Annals): History
 
Book Edition: 4
Play Edition: 4
Format: Quarto
Leaves: 40
Date of First Publication: 1597
Date of First Production: 1595
Company of First Production: Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
Company Attribution: King's Men
 
Total Editions: 6 quartos, 2 folios in collection
 
Variants: There are two issues of this edition: Greg 141d(*) names the Chamberlain's Men and no theater on its title page; the cancel title page for Greg 141d(†) names the King's Men and the Globe theater, and it advertises "new additions of the Parliament Sceane, and deposing of King Richard." See also Greg 141d(*)

Title-Page Features

Title: THE Tragedie of King Richard the Second: With new additions of the Parliament Sceane, and the deposing of King Richard,
Author: By William Shake-speare.
Performance: As it hath been lately acted by the Kinges Maiesties seruantes, at the Globe.
Imprint: AT LONDON, Printed by W. W. for Mathew Law, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Foxe. 1608

Paratextual Material

None

Stationer Information

Printer: White, William
Publisher: Law, Matthew
Imprint Location: A.7 (Paul's Churchyard - Southeast)
Entries in Stationers' Register: Aug 29, 1597: Entered to Andrew Wise: "The Tragedye of Richard the Second".
Jun 25, 1603: Transferred from Andrew Wise to Matthew Law: "iij enterludes or playes. ... The second of Richard the .2. ... all kinges."