Excerpt from The Plays of William Shakspeare, Vol. 14: Containing King Henry Vi. Part III.; Dissertation; King Richard III

Third part 0? King henry VI.) The aaion of this play (which was at firfi printed under this title, The True Tfra gedy of Richard Duheof York, and the good King Henry the Sixth or, The Second Part of the Contention of York and Lan cafier,) opensjutt after the firfi battle at Saint Albans, [may 23, wherein the York faétion carried the day and clofes with the murder of King Henry VI. And the birth of Prince Edward, afterwards King Edward V. [november 4, So that this hit'tory takes in the (pace of full fixteen years. Theobald.

I have never feen the quarto copy of the Second part of the whole contention, printed by Valentine Simmes for Thomas Millington, 1600 5 but the copy printed by W. W'. For Thomas M illington, 1600, is now before me; and it is not pre cifely~ the fame with that defcribed by Mr. Pope and Mr. Theo bald, nor does the undated edition (printed in fact, in correfpond with their defcription. The title OE the piece printed in 1600, by W. W. Is as follows The True Tragedie ofricharde Duke of Yorke, and the Death of good King Henrie the Sixt: With the whole Contention between the Two Honfizs Lancqfier and Yorke as it was'fundry Times aéted by the Right Honourable the Earle of Pembrooke his Servants. Printed at London In lk Wfor Thomas Millington, and are to [rep/bid at his Shoppe under St. Peter's Church in Cornewall, 1600. On this piece Shakfpeare, as I conceive, in 1591. Formed the drama before. Us. See Vol. XIII. P. 2, and the Effay at the end of this play.

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