title: King Lear
title_page_title: True Chronicle History of the life and death of <i>K</i>ing <i>Lear</i>, and his <i>three Daughters</i>. W<i>ith the Vnfortunat lif</i>e<i> of </i>E<small>DGAR</small>, sonne and heire to  the Earle of <i>Glocester</i>,  and <i>his  sullen assumed humour of</i> TOM of Bedlam. 
title_page_author: M. William Shake-speare, <i>HIs</i>
title_page_performance: <i>As it was plaid before the Kings Maiesty at Whit-Hall,  vppon S. Stephens night, in Christmas Hollldaies</i>. By his  Maiesties Servants, playing vsually at the <i>Globe</i> on the <i>Bank-side</i>.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>. Printed by <i>Jane Bell</i>, and are to be sold at the East-end of <i>Christ-Church</i>. 1655.
paratext_other_paratexts: Advertisement for books "Sold by Jane Bell" [A1v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Nov 26, 1607: Entered to Nathaniel Butter and John Busby (1): "A booke called. M<sup>r</sup> Will<i>ia</i>m Shakespeare his historye of Kynge Lear as yt was played before the king<i>es</i> maiestie at Whitehall vppon S<sup>t</sup> Stephans night at xpistm<i>a</i>s Last by his mai<sup>ties</sup> servant<i>es</i> playinge vsually at the globe on the Banksyde".<br />May 21, 1639: Transferred from Nathaniel Butter to Miles Flesher: "saluo iure cuiuscunq<i>ue</i> ... The history of king Lear. by [William <i>interlined above </i> Iohn <i>deleted</i>] Shakspeare".
transcript_modern_spelling: Mr. William Shakespeare his true chronicle history of the life and death of king Lear and his three daughters with the unfortunate life of Edgar Son and heir to the Earl of Gloucester and his sullen and assumed humor of Tom of Bedlam as it was played before the king's majesty at Whitehall upon St. Stephen's night in Christmas Holidays by his Majesty's servants playing usually at the Globe on the bankside London printed by Jane Bell and are to be sold at the East end of Christ Church 1655