SC #: 252

Location: National Trust, Petworth

Shelfmark: PET 14

Copy-specific notes: Title page repaired; top corners of H3-4 torn affecting text. In a volume containing 10 plays: 1) Thomas Dekker, Old Fortunatus (1600); 2) Thomas Middleton, The Phoenix (1607); 3) King Lear (1608 [1619]); 4) Samuel Rowley, When You See Me You Know Me, [1613]; 5) Philip Massinger, The Bondman (1624); 6) 1 Henry IV; 7) John Marston, The Insatiate Countess (1631); 8) Thomas Heywood, The English Traveller (1633); 9) John Ford, Love’s Sacrifice (1633); 10) Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome, The Late Lancashire Witches (1634).

Provenance: Bourne, James (17th c.); Egremont, Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl (1710-1763); Northumberland, Algernon Percy, 10th Earl (1602-1668); Waterhouse, Robert (17th. c?)

Provenance notes: On K2v of The Phoenix, written vertically: "Mr James Boorne his Booke and pen. Amen. [trimmed] and if you fare well, it is well"; on A4v of The Bondman: "Robt Waterhouse". Probably acquired in the 17th century by Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland; bound around 1750 by the Earl of Egremont; and embossed with the Percy arms in the 19th century. Entered National Trust in 1947 as payment in lieu of inheritance tax.

Marginalia: On front pastedown: "18/ 4"; "2: 6: 43"; on front flyleaf: "I7. 3" (deleted); "F. 5. 3."; MS table of contents on verso of front flyleaf; next to imprint on Old Fortunatus and The Bondman: "23"; on last verso of King Lear, note in Welsh.

Binding: Gilt centrepiece on both covers: crescent moon, surrounded by garter motto with earl's coronet on top. Sprinkled calf, red sprinkled edges, double gilt fillet frame, gilt centrepieces (boxed).

Bookplate: Earl of Egremont

Bookplate location: Front pastedown

Bartlett 1939 #: 266

Bartlett 1939 notes: PETWORTH. 7 1/8 x 4 7/8". Acquired before 1750. Bound in sprinkled calf, with Northumberland arms on sides, with other Shakespeare plays.