'Mr Shaxsper' sells stone to the Stratford Corporation, 1597/8 - detail
Entry in the chamberlains' accounts submitted to the Stratford Corporation for the year 1597/8 recording the purchase of a load of stone for 10 pence from 'Mr Shaxsper'.
As William Shakespeare's father, ...
Names of the jurors summoned in the case, Shakespeare v Addenbrooke, c. January 1609
List of twenty-four men summoned by order of 21 December 1608 to form a jury to hear the case, Shakespeare v Addenbrooke.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust reference: BRU 15/5/127b
Nineteenth-century endorsement of the conveyance in which William Shakespeare buys land in Stratford, 1 May 1602.
William Shakespeare bought 107 acres of land in Stratford, 1 May 1602.
This document was once part of the collections of R.B. Wheler. After his death, these had been given by his sister to the Trustees ...
Note of Shakespeare's ownership of New Place and its garden, c. 1605-10
On the back of a 1572 lease of a barn and garden in Chapel Lane, a clerk later scribbled down an undated note about the owners of adjoining land. Shakespeare had purchased New Place in 1597 and he is ...
Order to summon jurors in the case, Shakespeare v Addenbrooke, 21 December 1608
In August 1608, William Shakespeare had alleged in the local Court of Record that John Addenbrooke owed him £6. In this document, the court orders that a twenty-four men be summoned to form a jury to ...
Original letter from Abraham Sturley to Richard Quiney with mention of William Shakespeare, 4 November 1598. Page 1
Letter from Abraham Sturley to Richard Quiney making mention of William Shakespeare's assistance with a loan. It was badly water-damaged during World War II, but luckily Captain James Saunders, a local ...
Ralph Hubaud binds himself to observe an agreement with William Shakespeare, 24 July 1605.
On 24 July 1605, Shakespeare purchased from Ralph Hubaud a lease of part of the Stratford tithes. As was usual in property transactions of the time, the parties signed another document binding themselves ...
Richard Quiney addresses his letter to Shakespeare, 25 October 1598. Reverse
Quiney folded up his letter, sealed it, and addressed it: 'To my Loveinge good frend & contreymann Mr Wm. Shackespere deliver thees.'
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust reference: ER 27/4
Richard Quiney asks Shakespeare's help with a loan of £30, 25 October 1598
In late 1598, Richard Quiney was in London on Corporation business. On 16 October his friend, Abraham Sturley had written to him from Stratford, outlining the financial difficulties he was in, and asking ...
Shakespeare acquires some property in Chapel Lane, September 1602
Copy of court roll recording the assignment to William Shakespeare of premises in Chapel Lane.
In 1597, Shakespeare had purchased New Place, a large house on the corner of Chapel Street and Chapel ...
Shakespeare protects his interests when enclosure is proposed, 28 October 1614
Part of an agreement between William Shakespeare and William Replingham, setting out procedures to ensure that Shakespeare would not suffer financially as a result of the proposed enclosure at Welcombe.
As ...
Shakespeare pursues Philip Rogers for the recovery of a debt of 35s 10d, plus damages.
Note of a hearing in Stratford's Court of Record concerning a claim by William Shakespeare that he was owed 35s 10d by Philip Rogers arising out of the sale of 20 bushels of malt.
Shakespeare's allegation ...
Shakespeare takes action against John Addenbrooke's surety, 7 June 1609. Front
The final document concerning this case is a summons to Thomas Hornby, who had stood bail for Addenbrooke when he was arrested the previous year. He now had to explain, in Addenbrooke's absence, why action ...
Shakespeare v Addenbrooke, front
Order binding jurors to appear in the case.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust reference: BRU 15/5/115
Shakespeare v Addenbrooke, front
Names of the jurors and their verdict.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust reference: BRU 15/5/116
Shakespeare's cottage in Chapel Lane
Shakespeare's cottage in Chapel Lane. Pen and wash drawing by Captain James Saunders, c.1810.
Shakespeare's daughter baptised, 26 May 1583
Entry in the parish register, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon (later marked with a cross), recording the baptism of Shakespeare's first child, Susanna.
William Shakespeare had married Ann ...
Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, buried, 11 August 1596
Entry in the parish register, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, recording the burial of Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, one of his twin children. He was eleven years old. The cause of death is not ...