title: King Lear
title_page_title: True Chronicle Historie of the life and death of King L<small>EAR</small> and his three Daughters. <i>With the vnfortunate life of</i> Edgar, <i>sonne</i> and heire to the Earle of Gloster, and his sullen and assumed humor of Tom of Bedlam:
title_page_author: M. William Shak-speare: <i>HIS</i>
title_page_performance: <i>As it was played before the Kings Maiestie at Whitehall  vpon S.</i> Stephans <i>night in Christmas Hollidayes</i>. By his  Maiesties seruants playing vsually at the Gloabe on the Bancke-side.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>, Printed for <i>Nathaniel Butter</i>, and are to be sold at his shop in <i>Pauls</i> Church-yard at the signe of the Pide  Bull neere S<sup>t</sup>. <i>Austins</i> Gate. 1608.
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 for Nathaniel Butter and are to be sold at his shop in Paul's Churchyard at the sign of the pied Bull Near St. Augustine's gate 1608