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Stow (John) Annales, or a Generall Chronicle of England begun by John Stow: continued and augmented with matters Foraigne and Domestique, Ancients and Moderne, unto the end of this present yeere, 1631, London: Richard Meighen, 1631, (dated 1632 to final page), folio, full calf rebacked and re-cornered, red morocco and gil title label 'Stow's Chronicle' bookplate for Lord Sandys, storiated initials, decorative head and endpieces, bound with Howes, (Edmond) [(Edmund)] An Appendix or Corollary of the Foundations and Descriptions of the three most famous Universities of England, viz. Cambridge, Oxford and London, London: Avg Matthewes for Richard Meighen, 1632 Provenance: Ombersley Court, Worcestershire Footnote: This edition has been of interest to Shakespeare scholars as it recounts the burning of the Globe Theatre in 1613. It provides Shakespearean literary references and background information; Stow’s Annales clearly furnished ideas and imagery for Henry IV, Part II and may have been a source for several key passages in Henry V (see Whitaker, 144-5; Bullough IV:155ff). “Hal’s pranks have been splendidly elaborated on hints mainly supplied by Stow” (Bullough IV:177). [STC 23340. ESTC S117586. Huth IV:1404-05.]