Attribution scholars rely on a variety of historical documents for information about authorship. Such sources of so-called external evidence of authorship include: entries in the Stationers' Register; references in correspondence, diaries, and biographies; ledgers and receipts; legal records; playlists compiled by stationers; and so on.

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Arber, Edwards, ed., A transcript of the registers of the Company of Stationers of London; 1554–1640, 5 vols (London, 1875–1894).

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Phillips, Edward, Theatrum Poetarum (London, 1675), Wing P2075.

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Winstanley, William, The lives of the most famous English Poets, or the Honour of Parnassus (London, 1687), Wing W3065.

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