The first vol. contains an address to the reader signed E. C., and
a glossary to Shakespeare, after which come the notes and various
readings to the different plays, which fill the remainder of vol. i
and the whole of vol. ii. Vol. iii contains Preface signed E. C.,
'Index of Books extracted', and Extracts. There follows 'Notitia
Dramatica; or, Tables of Ancient Plays, (from their Beginning, to
the Restoration of Charles the second) so many as have been
printed, with their several Editions: faithfully compiled, and
digested in quite new Method, by E. C. With a Preface.'. This is
followed by a bibliographical appendix of titles, which was never
printed. The 'School of Shakespeare' was begun Feb. 3, 1767 and
ended Jan. 16, 1771. Part of the commentary was published in 1774
but was not well received and was recalled. The whole was then put
forth in three quarto vols. in 1779-1783, the last of which
appeared after Capell's death in 1781.
Paradise Lost a Poem in Twelve Books; written by Iohn Milton. _London:
Printed for &c._
4^o. (11-3/4 × 9-3/8). MS. 3.
Epistle dedicatory to the Bishop of Rochester signed, and dated
Essex Court in the Temple, Ian. 23, 1767. With List of editions and
various readings at the end. The text was begun July 23, 1759 and
ended Dec. 18, 1760. After this with separate titlepage 'Hermes,
or, A Guide to the Elements; setting forth their just Number, and a
Mode of representing with Certainty: For the Benefit of Youth, and
of Foreigners. Fronte, exile negotium, Et dignum pueris putes;
Aggressis, labor arduus. Ter. Mau. London: Printed for &c.' a
treatise on phonetics with a folding leaf of sounds (printed), and
a vocabulary to 'Paradise Lost'. Neither of the works in this
volume was printed.
["Prolusions, or, select Pieces of ancient Poetry", by E. C. 2. Vol^s.
4^o. small.]