John Shakespeare, High Bailiff of Stratford-upon-Avon, 1569
Minutes of a meeting of the Stratford Corporation, 7 September 1569: 'Mr John Shakysper hygh balyf' heads the list of aldermen and chief burgesses attending. Shakespeare's father, John, had been active ...
'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, ...
Survey of leaseholders on the manor of Old Stratford, c. 1603. Page 1
In 1603, a survey was made of leaseholders of land owned by the Corporation. This survey was retrieved by the town clerk from the Corporation archives in 1614 when a dispute arose over an attempt to enclose ...
'The noate of corn and malte', 4 February 1598
A list of Stratford townsmen giving details of how much corn and malt they held in their barns.
During the mid 1590s there was a series of disastrous harvests due to bad weather. Thousands faced near ...
William Shakespeare listed as a possible contributor to a local fund to improve the roads, 11 September 1611. Page 1
In the early seventeenth century, several attempts were made to bring forward legislation to improve the state of the roads. Money was needed to promote this and local subscription lists were opened. ...