4. The Merchant of Venice.
5. The First part of King Henry the fourth.
6. The Second part of K. Henry the fourth.
7. Romeo and Juliet.
8. The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida. **
* Note.—The scene of the play is Navarre and one of the
characters is Biron. A passport given to Bacon's brother
Anthony in 1586 from the court of Navarre, is signed
"Biron." (British Museum Add. MS. 4125).
** Note.—This has a new title and a Prologue in the Folio.
This extremely learned play which we are told was "never
clapper-clawd with the palmes of the vulger.... or sullied
with the smoaky breath of the multitude," has recently been
shewn by Mrs. Hinton Stewart to be a satire upon the court
of King James I.
THE SIX WHICH HAVE BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED ARE:—
1. The Life & death of Richard the second. Corrections throughout.
2. The Third part of King Henry the sixt. New title, 906 new lines, and many old lines retouched.
3. The Life & Death of Richard the Third. 193 new lines added, 2,000 lines retouched.