The First part of the Contention betwixt the two famous houses of Yorke
and Lancaster, with the death of the good Duke Humphrey: And the
banishment and death of the Duke of Suffolke, and the Tragical end of
the prowd Cardinall of Winchester, with the notable Rebellion of Jacke
Cade: And the Duke of Yorkes first clayme to the Crowne. _London
Printed by Valentine Simmes for Thomas Millington, and are to be sold at
his shop under S. Peters church in Cornewall._ 1600.
4^o. (6-7/8 × 4-3/4). T. 8. 3.
Collation: A-H^4. Wanting all after G 1. Another edition is said to
have appeared the same year, printed by W. W. for Thomas
Millington. This may however be due to confusion with the 'True
Tragedy of Richard Duke of York'. The first edition had appeared in
1594.
Sinker 808.
The Whole Contention between the two Famous Houses, Lancaster and Yorke.
With the Tragicall ends of the good Duke Humfrey, Richard Duke of Yorke,
and King Henrie the sixt. Diuided into two Parts: And newly corrected
and enlarged. Written by William Shakespeare, Gent. _Printed at London,
for T. P._
4^o. (7-1/2 × 5-5/8). Q. 12. 4.
Collation: A-2A^42B^2, with one leaf inserted before sig. R,
unpaged. Wanting 2B 2 (? blank). Part ii begins at sig. I 1 with
the head-title 'The Second Part. Containing the Tragedie of Richard
Duke of Yorke, and the good King Henrie the Sixt.' 'Pericles'
begins with separate titlepage dated 1619 (_q.v._) on inserted
leaf. In this copy 'Pericles' is bound up in front of the
'Contention'. This is either the third or fourth edition of the
'First Part of the Contention,' the third of the 'True Tragedy of
Richard Duke of York' which first appeared in 1595, and the fourth
of 'Pericles.'