title: 2 Henry the Sixth (The First Part of the Contention of the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster)
title_page_title: [HT; A2r] The first part of the Conten<i>tion of the two Famous Houses of Yorke</i> and Lancaster, with the  death of the good Duke <i>Humfrey</i>.
stationer_entries_in_register: Mar 12, 1594: Entered to Thomas Millington: "a booke intituled, the firste p<i>ar</i>te of the Contention of the twoo famous houses of york and Lancaster w<sup>th</sup> the deathe of the good Duke Humfrey and the banishment and deathe of the duke of Suff<i>olk</i> and the tragicall ende of the prowd Cardinall of winchester/ w<sup>th</sup> the notable rebellion of Iack Cade and the duke of york<i>es</i> firste clayme vnto the Crowne".<br />Apr 19, 1602: Transferred from Thomas Millington to Thomas Pavier: "Salvo Iure cuiuscu<i>m</i>q<i>ue</i> viz ... The first and Second p<i>ar</i>te of henry the vj<sup>t</sup> ii book<i>es</i>".<br />Aug 4, 1626: Transferred from the widow of Thomas Pavier to Edward Brewster and Robert Bird: "M<sup>r</sup>. Paviers right in Shakesperes plaies or any of them".<br />Nov 8, 1630: Transferred from Robert Bird to Richard Cotes: "Yorke and Lancaster".
stationer_additional_notes: <i>William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion</i> dates the first production to 1591; <i>Annals</i> dates it to 1590.
transcript_modern_spelling: The first part of the contention of the two famous houses of York and Lancaster with the death of the good Duke Humphrey 