title: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
title_page_title: THE COUNTESSE OF PEMBROKES A<small>RCADIA</small>, ... with a twofold supplement of a defect in the third Book:  ...  dedicated to K. <i>James</i>, and now annexed to this work, for the Readers benefit. Whereunto is also added a sixth Booke,
title_page_author: Written by Sir P<small>HILIP</small> S<small>IDNEY</small> KNIGHT. ... the one by S<sup>r</sup>. <i>W. A</i> Knight; the other by M<sup>r</sup> <i>Ja. Johnstoun</i> Scoto-Brit. ... By <i>R. B.</i> of Lincolnes Inne, Esq.
title_page_imprint: Now the ninth time published, ... <i>LONDON</i>, Printed for <i>J. Waterson</i> and <i>R. Young</i>, 1638.
paratext_dedication: Epistle <i>to</i>: Mary (Sidney) Herbert, Countess of Pembroke; <i>from</i>: Philip Sidney [π3r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Aug 23, 1588: Entered to William Ponsonby: "a booke of S<sup>r</sup> Ph<i>il</i>ip Sidneys makinge intitled Arcadia."<br />Sep 3, 1604: Entered to Simon Waterson as a copy of William Ponsonby (decd.): "The Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney."<br />Nov 5, 1605: Entered to Simon Waterson and Matthew Lownes: "the booke called the Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney."<br />Aug 31, 1616: Entered to William Barrett: "aditions to the Arcadia by S<sup>r</sup> Will<i>ia</i>m Alexander knight".<br />Mar 22, 1619: Transferred from William Barrett to Matthew Lownes: "S<sup>r</sup> w<sup>m</sup> Alexanders addico<i>in</i>s to the Arcadia. being fiue shett<i>es</i>."<br />Dec 20, 1619: "It is agreed vpon that the Booke called the Arcadia that is begun to be ymprinted in Ireland shalbe forthw<sup>t</sup>finished and that so many shalbe kept there as shalbe thought fit to serue that kingdom & the Residue brought ou<i>er</i>, & mr waterson and mr math Lownd<i>es</i> to haue them at the Rate that they paid for those they last printed herein England." (Court Book C, fol. 58<sup>b</sup>)<br />Apr 10, 1627: Transferred from Matthew Lownes decd. to Thomas Lownes (4): "Alexanders addico<i>i</i>n to the Arcadia ... His p<i>ar</i>te of the Arcadia of S<sup>r</sup> phi: Sidney."<br />May 30, 1627: Transferred from Thomas Lownes (4) to Humphrey Lownes (1) and Robert Young: "Alexanders addico<i>i</i>n to the Arcadia. ... his parte of the Arcadia by S<sup>r</sup> P<sup>h</sup>. Sidney."<br />Mar 18, 1628: Entered to Thomas Downes and Robert Young: "the sixt booke to the Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia by R. B." (entry cancelled.)<br />Nov 6, 1628: Transferred from Humphrey Lownes (1) to George Cole and George Latham (in full court of 28 June): "Alexanders addicions to the Arcadia, and his parte of the Arcadia by Sir Philip Sydney."<br />Dec 20, 1629: Entered to the partners in the Irish Stock (by order of a court of the Irish partners): "the sixt booke of the Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia, by R. B."<br />Dec 6, 1630: Transferred from George Cole and George Latham to Robert Young (by order of court of 4 Oct.): "Alexanders addicions to the Arcadia, and his part of the Arcadia."<br />Aug 19, 1635: Transferred from Simon Waterson to John Waterson: "his part in Sir Philip Sidneys Arcadia."
stationer_additional_notes: This is the tenth edition of <i>The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia</i>, but only the eighth containing <i>The Entertainment at Wanstead</i> [Greg 152h]. Collation, content, and leaf count based on Bent Juel-Jensen, "Sir Philip Sidney, 1554-1586: A Check-List of Early Editions of His Works," <i>Sir Philip Sidney: An Anthology of Modern Criticism</i>, ed. Dennis Kay (Oxford: Clarendon, 1987), 289-314. Juel-Jensen lists a variant state of the title page, with "dedilcated" for "dedicated," and copies with variant states of the preliminaries.
transcript_modern_spelling: The countess of pembroke's arcadia written by sir Philip Sidney knight now the ninth time published with a twofold supplement of a defect in the third book the one by sir w.a. knight the other by mr ja. Johnstoun scots-brit dedicated to k. james and now annexed to this work for the reader's benefit whereunto is also added a sixth book by r.b. of lincoln's inn esq. London printed for j. waterson and r. young 1638