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1600	Shakespeare, William	2 Henry the Fourth
Reference Information DEEP #: 294 Greg #: 167a(ii) STC/Wing #: 22288a Record Type: Single-Play Playbook Play Type: Adult Professional Genre (Annals): History Book Edition: 1 Play Edition: 1 Format: Quarto Leaves: 44 Date of First Publication: 1600 Date of First Production: 1597 [1597-1598] Company of First Production: Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men Company Attribution: Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men Total Editions: 1 quarto, 2 folios in collection Variants: Gathering E exists in two states: leaves E3-E4 in Greg 167a(i) were replaced by a complete sheet of four leaves (E3-E6) in Greg 167a(ii), adding a passage to Act III. See also Greg 167a(i) Title-Page Features Title: THE Second part of Henrie the fourth, continuing to his death, and coronation of Henrie the fift. With the humours of sir Iohn Falstaffe, and swaggering Pistoll. Author: Written by William Shakespeare. Performance: As it hath been sundrie times publikely acted by the right honourable, the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. Imprint: LONDON Printed by V. S. for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley. 1600. Paratextual Material None Stationer Information Printer: Simmes, Valentine Publisher: Wise, Andrew; Aspley, William Entries in Stationers' Register: Aug 23, 1600: Entered to Andrew Wise and William Aspley: "Twoo bookes. ... Thother the second parte of the history of kinge henry the iiij^th w^th the humo^rs of S^r Iohn ffallstaff: Wrytten by m^r Shakespere".