title: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies
variant_description: There are five issues of this collection, varying in the imprint. <b>Issue 1:</b> lists Allot as publisher, and its imprint exists in four main states: STC 22274 reads "to be fold at his shop at the signe of the Blacke Beare" in "Pauls Church-yard"; STC 22274a reads "to be fold at the signe"; in STC 22274e.3, the original sheet <sup>π</sup>A2.5 was replaced by a cancel, which is printed on thicker paper and probably dates from 1641, after Thomas Cotes died; it corrects "fold" to "sold", lists the sign for Allot's shop as "the blacke Beare", and is otherwise the same as STC 22274; STC 22274e.5 also contains a cancel sheet <sup>π</sup>A2.5 similar to STC 22274e.3; it lists the sign for Allot's shop as "the blacke Beare" in "<i>Pauls</i> Church yard," and also contains variant states with either "according" or "accodring." <b>Issue 2:</b> STC 22274b lists Aspley as publisher at the Parrot in Paul's Churchyard. <b>Issue 3:</b> STC 22274c lists Hawkins as publisher in Chancery Lane, near Sergeant's Inn; in its two states, the imprint reads either "shop in Chancery" or "shop Chancery." <b>Issue 4:</b> STC 22274d lists Meighen as publisher at the Middle Temple Gate in Fleet Street. <b>Issue 5:</b> STC 22274e lists Smethwick as publisher in St. Dunstan's Churchyard. See also STC 
title_page_title: [in single column] COMEDIES, | HISTORIES, and | TRAGEDIES.
title_page_author: M<sup>R.</sup> WILLIAM SHAKESPEARES
title_page_imprint: Published according to the true Originall Copies. <i>The second Jmpression</i>. <i>LONDON</i>, Printed by <i>Tho. Cotes</i>, for I<i>ohn Smethwick</i>, and are to be sold at his shop in <i>Saint Dunstans</i> Church-yard. 1632.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatorie" <i>to</i>: William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke; and Philip Herbert, 1st Earl of Montgomery (4th Earl of Pembroke); <i>from</i>: John Heminges; and Henry Condell [<sup>π</sup>A3r; misprinted A2]
paratext_other_paratexts: "A Catalogue of all the Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies contained in this Booke" (including <i>Troilus and Cressida</i>) [*4v]
stationer_entries_in_register: There are five issues of this collection, varying in the imprint. <b>Issue 1:</b> lists Allot as publisher, and its imprint exists in four main states: STC 22274 reads "to be fold at his shop at the signe of the Blacke Beare" in "Pauls Church-yard"; STC 22274a reads "to be fold at the signe"; in STC 22274e.3, the original sheet <sup>π</sup>A2.5 was replaced by a cancel, which is printed on thicker paper and probably dates from 1637 to 1640; it corrects "fold" to "sold", lists the sign for Allot's shop as "the blacke Beare", and is otherwise the same as STC 22274; STC 22274e.5 also contains a cancel sheet <sup>π</sup>A2.5 similar to STC 22274e.3; it lists the sign for Allot's shop as "the blacke Beare" in "<i>Pauls</i> Church yard," and also contains variant states with either "according" or "accodring." <b>Issue 2:</b> STC 22274b lists Aspley as publisher at the Parrot in Paul's Churchyard. <b>Issue 3:</b> STC 22274c lists Hawkins as publisher in Chancery Lane, near Sergeant's Inn; in its two states, the imprint reads either "shop in Chancery" or "shop Chancery." <b>Issue 4:</b> STC 22274d lists Meighen as publisher at the Middle Temple Gate in Fleet Street. <b>Issue 5:</b> STC 22274e lists Smethwick as publisher in St. Dunstan's Churchyard; 22274e.3 and 22274e.5 are two later states of this issue, in which a reprint replaces the original sheet <sup>π</sup>A2.5. Greg notes "[t]he paper used for the reprints is thicker than that of the original" and suggests the reprints were probably produced in 1641, after the death of Thomas Cotes. See also STC 
stationer_additional_notes: The variant issues and states of this edition correspond in STC and Greg as follows: STC 22274=Greg *; STC 22274a=Greg †; STC 22274b=Greg §; STC 22274c=Greg **; STC 22274d=Greg ††; STC 22274e=Greg ‡; STC 22274e.3=first '1632' <i>reissue</i>; STC 22274e.5=second '1632' <i>reissue</i>.
transcript_modern_spelling: Mr William shakespeare's comedies histories and tragedies published according to the true original copies the second impression London printed by tho. Cotes for john smethwick and are to be sold at his shop in saint dunstan's churchyard 1632