William Herbert,Third Earl of Pembroke (1580–1630) was an English nobleman and politician who served as Chancellor of Oxford University. Mary Ellen Lamb is professor emeritus of English from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Garth Bond is associate professor of English at Lawrence University. Steven W. May is adjunct professor of English at Emory University.

"This fine, scholarly edition will bring into prominence a poet who exemplifies the way that poetry connects multiple networks across the seventeenth century. The editorial and contextual work is meticulous and constantly illuminating."

• Acknowledgments Preface List of Poems Sigla Editorial Conventions List of Abbreviations Illustrations General Introduction Biographical Introduction Texts of Poems Textual introductions with commentaries and readings Appendix A: Descriptions of B4, U1, U2 Appendix B: Attribution in PR (1660 printed Poems) Index of First Lines Bibliography