Harington's List
Background
As described by Furnivall, "[i]n a volume of letters, notes, extracts, accounts, &c., of Sir John Harington, the poet, who died in 1612, is a list of eleven bound voluems of plays, besides several single comedies and other dramas" (382).
The list printed by Furnivall in Notes & Queries is transcribed below.
Transcription
British Museum Add. MS. 27,632, lf. 30
The combat of Lingua made by Thom. Tomkis of Trinity colledge in Cambridge.
A note of things sent to London the 29th of Jan. 1609.
In the model. —Doctor Androes bookes. a bundle of Comedies, ruld. Countess of Pembr. pssalms, 2 Copies. 2 bundles of old bound. 1 vnbound. Cast Candles.
Loose books. — Aiaz. Lidiat. Alminacks. Duello. Guiana. mandevil & Virginia. Arthur. Mr Toste. Booke of Survey. 2 paire of stockings. 1 shirt. 3 pairs of stockings of mr Johns. 1 shirt. guilt spurs.
- Jeronimus Torrensis H. (?)
British Museum Add. MS. 27,632, lf. 41
Books to Cary down. — Mr Hall. Ball and Pynet. Bellarmin. Tortura torti. Pseudomartir. Pollycy. Religion. Lerch. Walsingham. Costea. Leycesters. greencote.
British Museum Add. MS. 27,632, lf. 43
| Names of Comedyes. | 13 | Evry wom. In her humour. | ||||
| 13 | A mad world my Mrs. | c | Cupide whirlegigg. | |||
| 13 | What yow will. | * | The weakest to wall. | 2 | ||
| 12 | The dumb Knight. | Cornelia Tragedy. | ||||
| 12 | Northward hoe. | 13 | Alex. vi. papa. trag. | 2 | ||
| 12 | Perocles, pr. Of Tyre | 13 | Revengers tragedy. | 2 | ||
| 12 | Humor out of Breth. | 13 | Bussy D\'Amboys. | |||
| 12 | Law tricks, or who wold. | Ferrex & Porrex quaere. | ||||
| 13 | The case is Altred. | Belynus. Brennus. | ||||
| 12 | Thre english Brothers. | Rape of Lucres. | 13 | |||
| 12 | Lingua. | Puritan widdow. | 13 | |||
| 12 | Family of love. | Muliasses the turk. | 13 | |||
| 12 | Yor fyve gallants. | Poetaster. Ben Johnson. | ||||
| 12 | Mustaffa tragedy. | Satiromastix. Jo. Decker. | 2 | |||
| 12 | Byroun tragedy. | Alexander Campaspe. | ||||
| Faythful Sheppard. | 5 | Erl of Huntington. | ||||
| Mery wyves of winsor. | Sr Tho. Wyat. | 13 | ||||
| Looke about you. | 2 | Glasse of government. | ||||
| Ed. the 3 | Grisild. | |||||
| More foole. | Yorkshyre tragedy. | |||||
| K. Leir of Shakspear. | ||||||
| 1 Tom. 13 pl[ays]. | Moch adoe about nothing. | |||||
| 1 | The Marchant of Venice. | Queen Elis. | ||||
| The London prodigall. | Queen Elis. hobs tawny coat | |||||
| Tryall of Chyvalrie. | Wil somers will. | |||||
| Everie man in his humor. | Loves labor lost. | |||||
| Eastward hoe. | Pastor fido. | |||||
| Monsieur D'Olyve. | Midsomer night dream. | |||||
| Henry the fourth. | 1 | Volpone the fox. | ||||
| Henry the fourth. | 2 | Spanish tragedy. Romeo. | ||||
| Richard ye 3d tragedie. | Richard the 2. | |||||
| King Leire. old. | Note yt Guiana ys sorted | |||||
| Locryne. | wth Virginia and Maundev. | |||||
| Hamlet. | ||||||
| Seianus. Ben. Johnsson. | ||||||
| 5 Tome. 13. | ||||||
| 2 tome. xi. pl. | Thre Ladyes of London. | |||||
| 2 | All Fooles. | Warning for fayr wimen. | ||||
| Gentleman Vsher. | Looking glasse for London. | |||||
| The Queens Arcadia. | Fayr mayd of Bristow. | |||||
| Sr Giles Goose capp. | The Lords of London. | |||||
| Liberalitie & Prodigal. | Stukly. | |||||
| Good wife and bad. | Fortunatus. | |||||
| The Malcontent. | Tamberlane. | |||||
| Lord Cromwell. | Tamberlane. | |||||
| Larum for London. | Edward 4. | |||||
| Pasquill & Katherin. | Edward 4. | |||||
| Alphonso of Arragon. | Arden of Feversham. | |||||
| Doctor Faustus. | ||||||
| 3 Tom. 9 pl. | ||||||
| Scourge of Symony retire from. | 6 Tome. 13 | |||||
| Blurt mr Constable. | Nobody. | |||||
| Henry the viijt. | Loves metamorph. | |||||
| Everie man out of his humour. | Pedlers prophecy. | |||||
| Fleyre. | Doctor Dodypol. | |||||
| The fawn. | Musidorus. | |||||
| The Isle of gulls. | Antonio & Melida. | |||||
| Romeo and Julyet. | Woman in the moon. | |||||
| Sophonisba. | Jeronimo. j. part. | |||||
| David and Bersabe. | ||||||
| 4 Tome. 12 [plays]. | Arraignment of paris. | |||||
| The taming of a shrow. | Blynde begger of Alexandria. | |||||
| Orlando foolioso. | Antonius (?). | |||||
| Solimon and Perseda. | ||||||
| Leaf 43 bk.:-- | ||||||
| 7 Tome. 13. | Three Engl. brother. | |||||
| Lusty Juventus. | Lingus. | |||||
| Cambyses. | Famyly of love. | |||||
| Henry the fift. Pistol. | Yor fyve gallants. | |||||
| Supposes. | Mustaffa. j. | |||||
| Marius and scilla. | Biron. j. | |||||
| Two tragedyes in one. | Biroun. 2. | |||||
| Jack Straw. wat tiler. | ||||||
| Mayds metamorpd. | 12. 10 Tome. | |||||
| Edward the first. | Sr. Tho. wyat. Decker. | g | ||||
| Menechmus. | Cupids whirligig. E.S. | L | ||||
| Selimus. j. part. | Puritan wyddow. W.S. | H | ||||
| Cinthias revels. | Revengers tragedy. | I | ||||
| Devils charter. Bar. Barns. | ||||||
| 8 Tome. | H | |||||
| Downfal of Rob. E. Hunt. | 1 | Bussy d Amboys. | I | |||
| Alexander Campaspe. | F | What you wil. Marston. | H | |||
| Merry wyves winsor. | W.S. | Mad world. T.M. | I | |||
| G | Ye Rape of Lucress. Tho. heywood | K | ||||
| King Leyr. W. Sh. | L | Ye case ys altered. | I | |||
| Glas of government, gaskin. | n | Evry woman in humour. | H | |||
| Ed. the third. | J | |||||
| Cornelia. tra. | L | 11 Tome. 11. | ||||
| Dutch cortesan. marston. | Mother Bombee. | h | ||||
| H | Whore of Babylon. J. d. | K | ||||
| Yorksh. Traged. W.S. | D | Caesar and Pompey. | I | |||
| Pacient Grisild. | L | Coblers prophesy. | g | |||
| Faythful shepardes. Jo. fle. | Westward hoe. J. De. Web. [Decker, Webster]. | I | ||||
| Taming of a shrow. | g | |||||
| 12. 9 Tome. | Pinner of wakfeeld. | g | ||||
| The dumb Knight. | Return from pernass. | h | ||||
| Northward hoe. | Phoenix. | K | ||||
| Pericles. | Michelmas term. | I | ||||
| Humor out of breth. | Willy beguild. | K | ||||
| Law tricks. |
Works Cited
Furnivall, F. J. “Sir John Harington’s Shakspeare Quartos.” Notes & Queries s-7 IX (May 1890): 382-83. Print.
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