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ca. 1616
Possible draft for Bolton's 'Hypercritica': refers to Shakespeare by name
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February 16, 1617
Stationers' Register entry for the transfer of Venus and Adonis and 29 other books in 1617
Venus and Adonis was the first of Shakespeare's works to be entered into the Stationers' Register and to be printed. It was originally entered into Liber B on April 18, 1593, by Richard Field.
1617
Venus and Adonis, eleventh edition
William Stansby printed the eleventh edition of Venus and Adonis for William Barrett in 1617. William Leake had transferred the right to publish Venus and Adonis to Barrett earlier that year on February 16, 1617.
April 18, 1617
Estreat of court roll of Rowington manor showing the admission of Susanna Hall and her husband John to a cottage in Stratford after the death of Shakespeare
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March 2, 1618
Stationers' Register entry for the transfer of Edward III in 1618
Edward III was originally entered in the Stationers' Register on December 1, 1595, by publisher Cuthbert Burby.
February 10, 1618
Bargain and sale for the transfer of Blackfriars Gatehouse to new trustees John Greene and Matthew Morryes
On February 10, 1618, five years after William Shakespeare and his associates William Johnson, John Jackson, and John Heminges agreed to purchase the Blackfriars Gatehouse in 1613, Shakespeare’s trustees transferred the title of the Gatehouse to two new trustees.
April 20, 1619
Witter v. Heminges and Condell: Shareholdings in the Globe: Bill of complaint of John Witter of Mortlake, Surrey, gent against John Hemings of London, gent and Henry Condell, gent
In 1606 John Witter of Mortlake, Surrey, married Anne Phillips, widow of Augustine Phillips, a member of the King’s Men who had died in 1605.
April 28, 1619
Witter v. Heminges and Condell: Shareholdings in the Globe: The joint and several answers of John Hemings and Henry Condell, gents
In 1606 John Witter of Mortlake, Surrey, married Anne Phillips, widow of Augustine Phillips, a member of the King’s Men who had died in 1605.
May 10, 1619
Witter v. Heminges and Condell: Shareholdings in the Globe: The replication of John Witter
In 1606 John Witter of Mortlake, Surrey, married Anne Phillips, widow of Augustine Phillips, a member of the King’s Men who had died in 1605.
July 8, 1619
Stationers' Register entry for the transfer of The Merchant of Venice and another book in 1619
The Merchant of Venice was originally entered into the Stationers' Register on July 22, 1598, by James Roberts.

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