Crowdsourcing the Reconstruction of a 17th-Century Englishwoman's Library
Jonson, Ben. The diuell is an asse : a comedie acted in the yeare, 1616 (London : For Iohn Budge, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Greene Dragon in Pauls Churchyard, 1631)
Extracted from Bartholmew Fayre: A Comedie, Acted in the Yeare, 1614, ESTC S4350.
Harry Ransom Center -q- PR 2610 A1 1631. Images of the book may be seen here.
Shakespeare, William. The life and death of King Richard the second, with new additions of the Parliament scene, and the deposing of King Richard : as it hath beene acted by the Kings Majesties servants, at the Globe (London : Printed by Iohn Norton, 1634)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 353. ESTC S111142.
University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center PFORZ 896 PFZ. Located by Paul Morgan. Images of the book may be seen here.
Heywood, Thomas. The rape of Lucrece : a true Roman tragedie, with the seuerall songes in their apt places, by Valerius, the merrie lord amongst the Roman peeres : acted by her Majesties Seruants at the Red Bull, neere Clarken-well (London : Printed [by E. Allde] for I. B[usby]. and are to be solde [by Nathaniel Butter] in Paules-Church-yard at the signe of the Pide-Bull, 1608)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 285. ESTC S106206.
University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center Pforz 483. Located by Paul Morgan.
Chapman, George. Caesar and Pompey : a Roman tragedy, declaring their vvarres, out of whose euents is euicted this proposition : only a iust man is a freeman (London : Printed by Thomas Harper, and are to be sold by Godfrey Emondson, and Thomas Alchorne, 1631)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 239. ESTC S107722.
University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center Pforz 146. Located by Paul Morgan.
Shirley, James. Love will finde out the way : an excellent comedy (London : Printed by Ja: Cottrel, for Samuel Speed, at the signe of the Printing-Press in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1661)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 231. ESTC R10871. In September 2017, Harry Ransom Center curator Aaron T. Pratt discovered that Wolfreston annotated the book “i doe not lik this.”
University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center PFORZ 929 PFZ. Located by Paul Morgan.
Frances Wolfreston Hor Bouks 