Date:1581
Description:A body in its linen burial cloth, or shroud, and laid in a tomb: a possible source for Shakespeare. William Shakespeare, in 1605, purchased an interest in the local tithes, and so automatically became a lay-rector of the parish church in Stratford-upon-Avon. After his retirement to Stratford he may have become more familiar with the regular demands for burials. Churchyard tombs, and monuments were raised in memory of the departed, such as the Clopton Chapel in Stratford’s church, or the Rainsford family tomb in nearby Clifford Chambers, a village which by tradition has connections with Shakespeare’s mother’s family, and was much visited by his acquaintance, fellow poet Michael Drayton. Full title: Richard Day, A Booke of Christian Prayers collected out of the auncient writers and best learned in our tyme, worthy to be read with earnest mynde of all Christians in these daungerous and troublesome dayes', London, John Daye, 1581.
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