Furnivall, Frederick James, editor,
6552.30— No. 2 in **G.130.1.2.Part 1
William Stafford’s Compendious or briefe examination of certayne
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ordinary complaints ... (Continued.) A note by William Lambarde on one of the manuscript copies still existing (made in 1565) says this was “penned by St Thomas Smythe . or, Mr Jhon Hales....” W. S., Gentleman, who claimed the authorship of the first printed edition (1581) seems thus to have been only an editor. The initials have been thought to be those of William Stafford, 1554-1612, or an older William Stafford. The use of Shake- speare’s name on the title-page of the second edition was a manifest error. Other edition, with varying titles, are on shelf-numbers 3648.86, *2529.21= **G.4016.40, **G.4016.41, and No. 11 in *6575.1.5.
This card was printed at the Boston Public Library, October 22, 1919.