{"id":"01KG6S5M2SV071FT7CFGXXBC1N","cid":"bafkreifguqu7eclttvckaf2fiuommaju6dgj5ogy73z6jbsq4nyoityszm","type":"section","properties":{"description":"# EIGHTH EDITION, 1655.\n\n## Overview\nThis section, titled \"EIGHTH EDITION, 1655.,\" describes a reissue of William Shakespeare's poem *The Rape of Lucrece* published in 1655. It details the publication information, physical characteristics, and contents of this specific edition. The section spans lines 4058 to 4081 of its source file.\n\n## Context\nThis section is part of [Chapter III](arke:01KG6S4EM1AKPD5T35XS8GTZ8A), which is contained within the larger collection \"[PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53](arke:01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y)\". It was extracted from the text file \"[pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt](arke:01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA)\". This section follows a description of \"[No. XXX. Mr. Perry's copy.](arke:01KG6S5M2M3J7JCC4RK36V52B7)\" and precedes a section discussing the \"[EIGHTH EDITION, 1635.](arke:01KG6S5M2SWX8FZ5ECJH115XQQ)\".\n\n## Contents\nThe section describes the 1655 reissue of *The Rape of Lucrece*, noting that William Gilbertson, who had recently acquired the copyright, was primarily responsible for its publication. The full title is given as *The Rape of LUCRECE, Committed by TARQUIN the Sixt; AND The remarkable judgments that befel him for it. BY The incomparable Master of our English Poetry, WILL: SHAKESPEARE Gent. Whereunto is annexed, The Banishment of TARQUIN: Or, the Reward of Lust. By J. Quarles.* It was printed by J. G. for John Stafford and Will: Gilbertson.\n\nThe volume consists of 71 numbered pages for Shakespeare's poem and 12 pages for J. Quarles' sequel, *Tarquin Banished: Or, The Reward Of Lust*. Signatures are continuous (A4, B–F8 in eights, G4). It features an engraved frontispiece by William Faithorne, depicting a small oval portrait of Shakespeare (adapted from the Droeshout engraving) above full-length images of Collatinus and Lucretia, with the inscription: \"The Fates decree that tis a mighty wrong To Woemen Kinde, to have more Greife, then Tongue. Will: Gilbirson: John Stafford excud.\" The title page includes a wreath device with the initials I. S. and W. G. A dedication by John Quarles to Mr. Nehemiah Massey is on sig. A3, the \"Argument\" on A4, and Shakespeare's poem on B–F4 (verso blank). Quarles' poem begins on F5 and concludes on G4, preceded by an address \"To the Reader\" on F6.","description_generated_at":"2026-01-30T06:26:00.765Z","description_model":"gemini-2.5-flash-lite","description_title":"EIGHTH EDITION, 1655.","end_line":4081,"extracted_at":"2026-01-30T06:24:08.801Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"EIGHTH EDITION, 1655.","source_file":"01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA","start_line":4058,"text":"EIGHTH EDITION, 1655.\n\nA reissue in 1655, for which William Gilbertson, who had just purchased the copyright, was mainly responsible, bears this title:—The Rape of | LUCRECE, | Committed by | TARQUIN the Sixt; | AND | The remarkable judgments that befel him for it. | BY | The incomparable Master of our English Poetry, | WILL: SHAKESPEARE Gent. | Whereunto is annexed, | The Banishment of TARQUIN: | Or, the Reward of Lust. | By J. Quarles. | LONDON. | Printed by J. G. for John Stafford in George-yard | near Fleet-bridge, and Will: Gilbertson at | the Bible in Giltspur-street, 1655. | The pages are numbered 1–71 for Shakespeare’s poem and 1–12 for Quarles’ brief sequel. The signatures are continuous throughout—A 4, B–F 8 in eights, G 4. The volume opens with an engraved frontispiece, by William Faithorne. In the upper part of the page is a small oval portrait of Shakespeare, adapted from the Droeshout engraving in the First Folio, and below are full-length pictures of Collatinus and Lucretia with the inscription in large italics:—\n\nThe Fates decree that tis a mighty wrong\nTo Woemen Kinde, to have more Greife, then Tongue.\nWill: Gilbirson: John Stafford excud.\n\nOn the title-page, which faces the frontispiece and is in ordinary type, is the device of a wreath containing the initials I. S. and W. G. (i.e. John Stafford and William Gilbertson). A dedication follows on sig. A3, ‘To my\n\n<!-- [Page 192](arke:01KG6QCD2ENPMM0H9BXGG63GZD) -->\nLUCRECE 53\nEIGHTH EDITION, 1655.\n\nesteemed friend Mr. Nehemiah Massey,³ and is signed John EIGHTH Quarles. The ‘Argument’ is on A₄, and the text of Shakespeare’s poem on B–F₄ (verso blank). The separate title-page\n\n![img-0.jpeg](arke:01KG6RKJGW3HHBEBD875MV0VZP)\n\nof Quarles’ poem is on F₅:—Tarqvin Banished: Or, The Reward Of Lust. Written by J. Q. There follows an address ‘To the Reader’ (F₆), and the text of Quarles’ poem fills F₇–G₄.\n\n<!-- [Page 193](arke:01KG6QCD6FCEQE51NAZ2PM68TN) -->\n54\nLUCRECE\n","title":"EIGHTH EDITION, 1655."},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG6S4EM1AKPD5T35XS8GTZ8A","peer_type":"chapter","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG6S5M2M3J7JCC4RK36V52B7","peer_type":"section","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG6S5M2SWX8FZ5ECJH115XQQ","peer_type":"section","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-30T06:24:11.353Z","ts":"2026-01-30T06:26:00.970Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}