. Mr. William Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies : faithfully reproduced in facsimile from the edition of 1623 . ry, &c. Gentleman of hisMaiefties Bed-Chamber. Both Knights of the moft Noble Orderof the Garter, and our fingular goodLORDS. Right Honourable, Hilflwefludie to be thankful in ourparticularrorthe many fauors voe haue rcceiuedfromyour arc faine^ vpon the ill fortune, to mingle^tvoothe mojldiuerfe things that can beeyfeare,andraflineffe • rafhneffe in the enterpriseandjeare of the fucceffe. For, when voe valevo the places your cannot but fyove the
. Mr. William Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies : faithfully reproduced in facsimile from the edition of 1623 . ry, &c. Gentleman of hisMaiefties Bed-Chamber. Both Knights of the moft Noble Orderof the Garter, and our fingular goodLORDS. Right Honourable, Hilflwefludie to be thankful in ourparticularrorthe many fauors voe haue rcceiuedfromyour arc faine^ vpon the ill fortune, to mingle^tvoothe mojldiuerfe things that can beeyfeare,andraflineffe • rafhneffe in the enterpriseandjeare of the fucceffe. For, when voe valevo the places your cannot but fyove their dignity greater ,then todefcendtothe reading ofthefe trifle siand^hile Voe name them trifles ys>e hauedepriud our feiues ofthe defence of our Dedication. haue beenepie as*d to thinke thefe triflesfoment king, becreto*fore • andhaueprofequuted both them, and their Autbour lining,Withfo muchfauour: voe hopeythat(jbey outAiuing himyandhe nothauing the fate, common Voith fome> to be exequutor to his ovone vori*tings) you mil vfe the lify indulgence toward them^jou haue done *J I vnto. The Epiftle Dedicatorie. vntotbeir parent. 7hereis a greatdiprencewhetheranyBool^chooje his Tatrones, or finde them^: 1 his hath done both. For,Jo much were^your L L. /i/^ngs of the^ feuerall parts, whenthey wereaUedjs before they werepublifhed, the Vilumeasl{dtobeyours. We haue but colleBedthem~,and done an office^ to thedead, to procure his Orphanes, guardians; without ambition ei-ther offelfe-proft, orfame: onely to keepe the memory ojfo worthya Friend & Fellow aimers wasour Shakespear e,by hum-ble offer of his play esJoy our mofl noble^ patronage. Wherein, aswe haue iufly obferued, noman but witha fyndofreligiousaddreffe-;;ithatb bin the height of wr care, whoare the Trefenters,to make the prefent worthy of your H. H. by theperfectionfButjhere we mufl alfo craue our abilities to be confiderd,my Lords, We cannot go beyond our ownepowers. Country han
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