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2. Summary Tables: Watermarks in Individual Plays

Table 2.1. The Whole Contention;
16 edition sheets, 23 copies

                                                   

Watermark	23	Totals
Copy
C2	16	16
L(1)	16	16
O	16	16
Y2	16	16
BL(2)	16	16
F(1)	16	16
F(2)	16	16
F(3)	16	16
F(4)	16	16
F(5)	16	16
F(6)	16	16
F(7)	16	16
F(13)	16	16
F(14)	16	16
F(15)	16	16
HD	16	16
HN	16	16
ILL	16	16
NY(1)	16	16
NYP(2)	16	16
L18	16	16
E	16	16
E2	16	16
Totals	368	368

Table 2.2. Pericles; 9 edition sheets, 21 copies

                                     

Watermarks	1\14	2	6.1	7.1	23	Totals
Copy
C2	1	5	1		2	9
L	2	3	1	1	2	9
O	1	5	1	1	1	9
Y2	1	6	1	1		9
F(1)	2	4	1		2	9
F(2)		5	1	1	2	9
F(3)	1	5	1	1	1	9
F(8)	1	5	1	1	1	9
F(9)	1	4	1	1	2	9
F(10)	1	6	1	1	1	10
F(11)	1	4		1	3	9
F(12)	1	4		1	2	8
HD	1	4	1	1	2	9
Y		6	2	1		9
NY(1)		7	1	1		9
NY(2)	1	4	1	1	2	9
N	1	6	1	1		9

Table 2.2 (Continued)

           

Watermarks	1\14	2	6.1	7.1	23	Totals
HN	1	5	1	1	1	9
L18		5	1	1	2	9
E	1	5		1	2	9
E2	1	4	2	1	1	9
Totals	19	102	20	19	29	189

NOTE. For copy F(10) the total is greater than the number of edition sheets because this copy
was apparently made up, with the title page and 2B1, originally printed together as a half-
sheet, appearing on different papers.

Table 2.3. Yorkshire Tragedy; 4 edition sheets, 19 copies

                                           

Watermarks	1\14	2	6.1	23	41	Totals
Copy
C2	2	2				4
L(1)		3	1			4
O		3	1			4
Y2	3	1				4
L(2)	1	2	1			4
L(3)		3	1			4
F(1)		2	2			4
F(2)	1	1	1	1		4
F(3)	1	1		2		4
F(4)	1	1		2		4
F(5)	1	2	1			4
F(6)	1	2			1	4
HD		3	1			4
Y	2	1	1			4
NY	1	2	1			4
N	2	2				4
HN	2	1	1			4
L18	1	1	1	1		4
E2	1	2	1			4
Totals	20	35	14	6	1	76

Table 2.4. Merchant of Venice; 10 edition sheets, 15 copies

                                   

Watermarks	1\14	2	3	4.1	6.1	7.1	7.2	8	9	15\16.2	totals
Copy
C2	4	2			3			1			10
L(1)	2	3	1		1	1		1	1		10
O	2	1	1		2	1		1	1	1	10
Y2	2	2			2	1		1	1	1	10
L(2)	1	1			4	2		1	1		10
F(1)	2	2			5	1					10
F(2)	1	2			4	1		1	1		10
F(3)	2	3			4			1			10
F(4)	1	3			4	1		1			10
HD	4	3		1	1			1			10
NY	1	1			4	2		1	1		10
ILL	1	4			3	1		1			10
N	3	3			1	1		1	1		10
HN		3			4	1	1	1			10
E2	1	3			4						8
Totals	27	36	2	1	46	13	1	13	7	2	148

NOTE. Copy E2 totals less than ten because gatherings C and G are in facsimile.

Table 2.5. Merry Wives of Windsor; 7 edition sheets, 22 copies

                                                 

Watermarks	0.?	1\14	2	3	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.4	5	6.1	6.2	7.2	7.4	8	9	23	24\27.2	35	36	Totals
Copy
C2			1	1	3				1		1									7
L(1)		1		1	1				3			1								7
O			2	2					2			1								7
Y2			1		2				3					1						7
L(2)			2						3	1							1			7
F(1)			2	1					2									1	1	7
F(2)		1		1					3				1				1			7
F(3)		1		1	1				2							1	1			7
F(4)			2						2			1								7
F(5)	1		1	1		1			2								1			7
F(6)			1	1	2		1		1								1			7
F(7)			1						3			1								7
F(8)			1	1	1				1						1		1			6
HD			2	1	2				1								1			7
Y			1	1					2			1								5
NY(1)			1	1	3				1								1			7
NY(2)			2						2			1								7
ILL		1	1	1	2				1								1			7
N			2	1		1	1		2											7
HN			1						3								1			7
L18			1	1	1				3			1								7
E			1	1	1	1		1	1		1									7
Totals	1	4	26	25	19	3	2	1	44	1	2	7	1	1	1	1	10	1	1	151

NOTE. The totals for F(8) and Y are less than seven because the former is lacking F, the latter has the first two gatherings in facsimile.

Table 2.6. A Midsummer Night's Dream; 8 edition sheets, 19 copies

                                           

Watermarks	0.?	1\14	2	3	4.1	5	6.1	7.2	7.3	7.4	8	9	23	24\27.1	24\27.2	28	29	Totals
Copy
C2			3			1	1	1			1	1						8
L(1)		1	1			3	1	1						1				8
O	1		3			1	1			1				1				8
L(2)		1	2		1	2	2											8
F(1)			4			2	1					1						8
F(2)			1			2	1	1				1		1			1	8
F(3)			4	1		3												8
F(4)		1	1			3	1	1						1				8
F(5)			2			1	2						1	1		1		8
F(6)			2			2	2	1	1									8
F(7)			3			3	2											8
HD		1	2			2	2										1	8
NY			4	1		1	1					1						8
ILL			2			2	1					1			1		1	8
N			5			1	1					1						8
HN			3			1	1	1				1		1				8
Y2			2			2	1					1		1			1	8
E			4			3	1											8
E2			3	1		1		1	1									7
Totals	1	4	51	3	1	36	22	7	2	1	1	8	1	7	1	1	4	151

NOTE. I have excluded the Huth copy because, as noted above, I have not seen it. The total for copy E2 is seven because gathering D is in
facsimile.

Table 2.7. King Lear; 11 edition sheets, 19 copies

                                           

Watermarks	0.?	0.1	0.2	0.3	1\14	2	6.1	7.2	1O\11	12\l9.1	12\19.2	13	20.1	21	24\27.1	25	26	33	Totals
Copy
C2		2		1	1	1	1		2	2		1							11
L(1)	1			1		2			2	2		1	1			1			11
O		1		1	1	2			1	1	1			2			1		11
Y2		1	1	1		2		1	1	1	1	1		1					11
L(2)		1		1	3		1			1	1	1	1				1		11
L(3)		2			1	1	1		1		2	1				1		1	11
F(1)		2			1	1	1		2	1	1	1						1	11
F(2)	1		2			3				1	1	1		2					11
F(3)					2	1				1	1	2	1	1		1		1	11
F(4)		2			1		1			1	1	2		1			2		11
F(5)					2	1			1	2		2	2				1		11
F(6)				1		2			2	1	1	1	1	1		1			11
HD		1		1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1			11
NY				1		2	1		1	1	1	1	2			1			11
ILL	2	1			1	1	1				2	2	1						11
N					1	1			1	1	1		1	2	1	1		1	11
HN				1	2	1	1			1	1	2	2						11
E		1			2	2				1	1	1		1		1		1	11
E2					1	1			2	1	1	1	1			1		1	10
Totals	4	14	3	9	20	25	8	1	17	20	18	21	14	12	1	9	6	6	208

NOTE. The final gathering of E2 is in facsimile.

Table 2.8. Henry V; 7 edition sheets, 19 copies

                                           

Watermarks	0.?	0.1	0.4	5	12\19.1	12\19.2	15\16.1	18	20.2	21	22	32	38	39	43.2	Totals
Copy
C2		1	1		1		1		1	1	1					7
L(1)		1		2	1		2				1					7
O	1		1	1		1	1		1	1						7
Y2		2	1		1		1		1		1					7
L(2)			1		1		1		1	2	1					7
F(1)			1		1		2		2		1					7
F(2)		1		1	1		1		1		1		1			7
F(3)		2	1	1	1						1			1		7
F(4)		1		2	1					1	1	1				7
F(5)			1		1		2		2		1					7
F(6)				2	1		1	1		1						6
F(7)			2	1			1		1	1	1					7
HD		1		2	1		2				1					7
NY		1		2	1		1	1		1						7
N				1	1		2		1	1	1					7
HN		3	1			1			1						1	7
L18		1		1	1		1		1	1					1	7
E	1	1		1	1					1	1			1		7
E2		1		2	1		2				1					7
Totals	2	16	10	19	16	2	21	2	13	11	14	1	1	2	2	132

NOTE. The final gathering of copy F(6) is heavily restored and chainlines are obscured.

Table 2.9. Sir John Oldcastle; 10 edition sheets, 21 copies

                                               

Watermarks	5	15\16.1	15\16.2	17	18	30	31	34	37	40	42	43.1	44	45	46	Totals
Copy
C2	2	6		1	1											10
L(1)	2	7		1												10
O	2	7		1												10
Y2	1	5	1	2			1									10
L(2)	1	3		3			2		1							10
F(1)	1	4	2	1			1					1				10
F(2)	1	6		1			1						1			10
F(3)	2	5	1	1	1											10
F(4)	1	6	1			1	1									10
F(5)	1	4	1	2			1							1		10
F(6)	1	7		1			1									10
F(7)	2	5	1	1	1											10
HD	2	7		1												10
Y	2	6	1	1												10
NY	2	7									1					10
N(1)	1	5	1	1			1					1				10
N(2)	1	3		3			2		1							10
HN	1	4		1	1		1	1							1	10
L18(1)	2	6		1									1			10
L18(2)	2	6		1				1								10
E	1	7		1						1						10
Totals	31	116	9	25	4	1	12	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	210