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The chamberlain’s account presented to the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation, including the first recorded payments to troupes of actors visiting the town

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Date: January 1568-1569
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Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
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January 27, 1570
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Meeting of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation, with an order appointing the bailiff and chief alderman, Adrian Quiney and John Shakespeare, to act on the Corporation’s behalf according to “theire discrecions”

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Title:  Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
Date: January 18, 1572
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Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
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January 18, 1572
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Meeting of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation at which officers for the following year were elected, including John Shakespeare's election as chief alderman

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Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
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September 5, 1571
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Chamberlain’s account for the year Michaelmas 1564 to Michaelmas 1565, made by John Shakespeare on behalf of William Tyler and William Smith

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Title:  Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
Date: February 15, 1566
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Call number and opening: BRU2/1,  pp. 11, 11v, 13, 13v
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[p. 11]

William Tyler & William Smythe chamburlens
Thaccompt
 of William Tyler & William Smythe Chamburlens made by Iohn
Shakspeyr the xvth day of February in the eight yere of the raigne of our 
Souereigne lady elyzabeth by the grace of god of englond fraunce and 
Irelond quene defendor of the feithe &c for one yere endyng at 
the feest of sent mychell tharchaungell now last past (vt sequitur)

Receyttes

In primis Sum of the rentroll                 
1li      vs        jd    ob
Item received. of mr Wheler                 
ijli      xs    
Item received of mr Smyth                   
vli
Item received the tuthe of wylmecot    
ijli    xiijs    iiijd
Item received of mededyns wyf                     
vjs   viijd
Item received of margere tompson                 
vjs   viijd
Item received of thomas Richardson                       
vs
Item savyd out of the almyshous                     
ijs   viijd
Item received of basell burdet                        
vijs

Summa totalis received       vixxjli     xvjs      vd   ob

money payd vppon receyt & alowaunces vt sequetur

In primis for burford hous                       
xvjs
Item for mr Combes iij tenementes         
xiijs    iiijd
Item for the Chere in shombulles                         
ijd
Item for a mukhyll                                            
viijd
Item for the chappell orchard                  
xiijs    iiijd

Summa         ijli     iijs     vjd

Item Title
Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
Item Date
February 15, 1566
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
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BRU2/1, p. 11

BRU2/1 Council Book A 1555-1594, p.11v

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Date: February 15, 1566
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Call number and opening: BRU2/1,  pp. 11, 11v, 13, 13v
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[p. 11v]

money payd vppon receyt

payd for vc tyell                                                                                
vijs       vjd
Item payd for a thousond lathe nayles                                                          
xxd
Item payd for vij crestes & ij gutter tyelles                                              
xviijd
Item for dimidium a thousond lathe naylles                                                  
xd
Item for jc tyell                                                                                          
xviijd
Item for naylles                                                                                                
jd
Item for iiic tyelles                                                                            
iiijs      vjd   
Item for a thousond lathe nayll                                                                    
xxd
Item for dimidium a thousond lathe naylles                                                  
xd
Item for iijc tyelles                                                                            
iiijs      vjd
Item for dimidium a thousond lathe naylles                                                  
xd
Item for jc tylles                                                                                        
xviijd
Item for iijc tyelles                                                                            
iiijs      vjd
Item for dimidium a thousond lathe naylles                                                  
xd
Item for a thousond lathe naylles                                                                
xxd
Item for dimidium a thousond lathe naylles                                                  
xd
Item for xl tyelles                                                                                        
vijd
Item for viij strykes lyme                                                                
iiijs
Item for dimidium hundred lathe                                                                
iijd
Item for carryeing iiij lodes tymber                                                  
ijs    viijd
Item for ij keys for the Chappell door                                                        
xijd
Item payd to peter start for work in the Chapell & the scoll     .    
xxjs
Item payd to Iohn tylar for tylyng the scole mr hous                        
iijs
Item to Thomas tylar for tylyng the scole mr hous                            
vs
Item payd to shakspeyr for a rest of old det                            
iijli     ijs     vijd ob

Summa     vjli     xiiijs     xd

Item payd to mr brechegyrdyll for a bord                                        
ijs     vjd
Item payd to Iohn tylor                                                                    
vs
Item payd for Sand                                                                          
ijs
Item payd to rodman                                                                      
vjs     viijd
Item to the Vycar in the abcence of the assystant                          
vjs     viijd
Item payd to mr geffereys                                                            
viijs

 

Item Title
Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
Item Date
February 15, 1566
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call Number
BRU2/1, p.11v

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Date: February 15, 1566
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Call number and opening: BRU2/1,  pp. 11, 11v, 13, 13v
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[p. 13]

Item payd to mr quyny                        
xxvijs    viijd
Item payd to mr perot                                  
ijs     ijd
Item payd to mr brounsword                      
ijs
Item Richard sharp                                            
xxijd
Item to grantam                                            
xs
Item to Richard sharp hys fee                    
xxs      
Item to loke                                              
iiijs
Item for a pece of tymber                            
ijs
Item for workemanshyp at the burge                  
viijd
Item payd basell for work at the burg                  
xijd
Item for carryag of tymber to the burg                  
ijd
Item to Richard Symons                              
xs
Item payd to butlar                                    
xxs        
Item payd to mr woodward                  
xxiiijs
Item to peter start for a thell                              
xvjd
Item payd hygges                                        
xs    viijd
Item payd to the Chamburlens                  
xxs
Item payd for kepyng the Clokkes          
xvjs
Item for the pynfold                                          
viijd
Item payd the stewardes fee            
iijli    vjs    viijd
Item payd to the serjeauntes                              
xvjd

Summa         xiijli     xiijs

Item payd for a. bell rop                            
ijs     vjd
Item payd the scollmaster              
xli
Item payd the almysfolk              
xxli    xvjs
Item payd master smart                
vjli
Item payd for iijC  lathes                          
vjs     vjd
Item payd for lyme                                
xiijs
Item payd for lyme                                        
xviijd
Item payd for jC lathes                                      
vjd
Item payd for Sclat pyns                                  
xijd
Item payd for iiij eves polles                          
iiijd

 

Item Title
Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
Item Date
February 15, 1566
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call Number
BRU2/1, p.13

BRU2/1 Council Book A 1555-1594, p.13v

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Date: February 15, 1566
Repository: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call number and opening: BRU2/1,  pp. 11, 11v, 13, 13v
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[p.13v]

Item payd the tylar & hys man
   for xxij days woorke        
xxixs    viijd
Item payd to the tylar for ij days worke                                            
xxd

Summa                            xxxixli    xijs      iiijd
Summa totalis payd        iiixxijli     iijs     viijd
Summa totalis receved    iiixxj1i   xvjs        vd ob

 

In this accompt the Chambur ys in det vnto
John shakspeyr 
to be payd vnto hymn by the next
Chamburlenes
                            vijs     iijd

[added later]
Which is payd the xijth of Ianuari Anno 10 Elizabethe Regine

Et sic quieti Sunt Willelmus tylor & Willelmus smythe pro duobus annis inde vltimis preteritis 

At this Sayd accompt William Smyth farmer of the late coleg
of stratford dyssolved hathe made a Just & trw accompt of for
& concernyng the rentes of the tythes of old stratford  busshopston
& welcum & hathe delyuered the arrerage or ouer plus of hys rentes that ys
to say xls to the handes of William brace now chamburlen &
he to <be> Countable therefor in the next accompt

    Et sic quyetus est
    William Smyth

Item Title
Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
Item Date
February 15, 1566
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call Number
BRU2/1, p.13v

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Meeting of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation at which John Shakespeare and John Wheeler are removed from the office of aldermen

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Title:  Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
Date: September 1586
Repository: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call number and opening: BRU2/1,  p. 259
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BRU 2/1, p. 259

Stratford
Burgus

Ad aulam ibidem tentam vjo die Septembris Anno Regni domine
Elizabethe dei gracia Anglie francie & Hibernie Regine fidei
defensoris &c vicesimo octavo

Nomina Aldermanorum                                            Nomina Burgensium
                   •                                                                            •
• • Willelmus Tyler ballivus                                  • • Willelmus Smythe
                   •                                                                            
• • Adrianus Quyney                                                   Iohannes Tayler
                   •                                                                            •
• Georgius Whateley  •                                          • • Willelmus Brace
                   •                                                                            •
• Radulfus Cawdrey   •                                          • • Petrus Smarte •
                   •                                                                            •
• Lodovicus ap Williams •                                    • • Phillipus Grene
                   •                                                                            •
• • Humffridus Plumley                                         • • Thomas Goodwyn
                   •                                                                            •
• • Ricardus hyll                                                      • Ricardus Courte   •
                                                                                                •
Iohannes Wheler                                                   • • Iohannes Smythe
                                                                                                •
Iohannes Shaxspere                                                 • Ricardus Quyney  •
                                                                                                •
• Robertus Salysburye                                              • Georgius Bardell   •
                                                                                                •
• Thomas Barber                                                   • • Willelmus Parsons
                                                                                                •
• • Nicolaus Barneshurst                                       • • Carolus Beynton
                   •                                                                            •
• Willelmus Wylson                                              • • Iohannes Gybbes
                                                                                                •
Thomas Dyxson                                                    • • Thomas Rogers

Eleccion of the  • • • • • • • • • • • Thomas Barber  
baylyffe             • • • • • • • •        Willelmus Wylson finem fecit 
                                                     Robertus Sallysburye
                                                     Nicolaus Bannester
                                                                     of whiche thre Mr Barber ys thought
                                                                     to be most fittest to be baylyffe

Ellecion of the          George Whateley ys Chosen to be Alderman     Iuratus
Alderman

Chamberlens            Richard Quyney & Iohn Gybbes                        Iurati

elleccon of newe      At thys halle William Smythe & Richard Courte
aldermen                  are Chosen to be Aldermen in the places of Iohn Wheler
                                 & Iohn Shaxpere for that MWheler dothe desyre to
                                 be put out of the Companye & MShaxspere dothe not
                                 Come to the halles when they be warned nor hathe
                                 not done of Longe tyme

Constables              George Badger Rodger Welshe Iohn Shaxspere Iuratus Humffrey braceIuratus

Tasters                    David Iones ^& Valentine Taunte         Iurati
                               Iohn Knight
                               Robert Bydell

Leather sealers       William Bell & Iohn Iorden               Iurati

Seriantes                Henrye Russell & Roberte Gybbes     Iurati

Item Title
Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
Item Date
September 6, 1586
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
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BRU2/1, p. 259

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Record of a meeting of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation, attended by John Shakespeare

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Date: December 20, 1564
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Call number and opening: BRU2/1,  p. 355
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Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
Item Date
December 20, 1564
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
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BRU2/1, p. 355

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Meeting of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation at which John Shakespeare was elected bailiff

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Date: September 4, 1568
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Call number and opening: BRU2/1, p. 367 verso
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Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
Item Date
September 4, 1568
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
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BRU2/1, p. 367v

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Shakespeare sues John Addenbrooke: the writ to secure Addenbrooke’s attendance at court

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Date: August 17, 1608
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Call number and opening: BRU15/5/139
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Order to the serjeants at mace there to arrest John Addenbrook, gentleman, and to bring his body before the bailiff of the said borough at the next court of record there held to reply to William Shakespeare in a plea of debt and there and then to have this precept. Witnessed by Henry Walker, gentleman, bailiff there, 17 August in the sixth year of the reign of King James.   

By virtue of this precept I have arrested the said John whose body I hold ready as I was ordered within that I do. Mainpernor for the defendant, Thomas Honby
[signed] Gilbert Charnock serjeant  

 

Semi-diplomatic transcription

[recto]

Stratford
Burgus
Preceptum est Servientibus ad Clavam ibidem quod capiant seu etc Johannem Addenbrooke generosum si etc et eum salvo etc Ita quod habeant Corpus

eius coram balliuo burgi predicti ad proximam Curiam de Recordo ibidem tenendam ad respondendum Willelmo Shackspeare generoso de placito

debiti Et habeant ibi tunc hoc preceptum Teste Henrico Walker generoso balliuo ibidem xvii die Augusti Annis

regni domini nostri Iacobi dei gratia Regis Anglie ffrancie et Hibernie sexto et Scotie quadragesimo
Greene

 

Item Date
August 17, 1608
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call Number
BRU15/5/139

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By virtue of this precept I have arrested the said John whose body I hold ready as I was ordered within that I do. Mainpernor for the defendant, Thomas Honby
[signed] Gilbert Charnock serjeant 

Semi-diplomatic transcription

[verso: endorsed]

Virtute istius
precepti cepi
infranominatum
Iohannem cuius
corpus paratum
habeo prout
interius mihi
precipitur
Manucaptor pro defendente
Thomas Hornebye
Gilbertus Charnock serviens

 

Item Date
August 17, 1608
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call Number
BRU15/5/139

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Shakespeare sues John Addenbrooke: the panel of twenty-four jurors

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Nomina Iuratorum inter Willelmum
Shakespere generosum versus Iohannem
Addenbroke de placito debiti

    Philippus Greene
    Iacobus Elliott
    Edwardus Hunte
    Robertus Wilson
    Thomas Kerbye 
    Thomas Bridges
    Ricardus Collins
    Iohannes Ingraham
    Daniell Smyth
    Willelmus Walker
    Thomas Mills
    Iohannes Tubb
    Ricardus Pincke
    Iohannes Smyth draper
    Laurencius Holmes
    Iohannes Boyce
    Hugo Piggon
    Iohannes Samwell
    Robertus Cawdry
    Iohannes Castle
    Paulus Bartlett
    Iohannes Yeate
    Thomas Bradshowe
    Iohannes Gunne.

Quilibet Iurator predictus pro se separatim
manucaptus est per plegios
                     Iohannem Doo
                     Ricardum Roo

Item Date
December 1608
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call Number
BRU15/5/127b

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Call number and opening: BRU15/5/127b

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December 1608
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Shakespeare sues John Addenbrooke: the writ to impanel a jury

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Date: December 21, 1608
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Call number and opening: BRU15/5/127a

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[recto]

Order to the serjeants at mace to have the bodies of 24 named men, summoned as jurors, in the court of the lord king here held before the bailiff there to form a jury of the neighbourhood between William Shakespeare, gentleman, plaintiff, and John Addenbrook, defendant, in a plea of debt and then and there to have this precept.
Witnessed by Francis Smith, junior, bailiff there, 21 December in the sixth year of the reign of King James.
​                                                             Greene

 

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[recto]

Stratford
Burgus
Preceptum est Servientibus ad Clavam ibidem quod habeant seu etc Corpora Philippi Greene Iacobi Elliottes Edwardi Hunt Roberti Wilson Thome Kerby Thom

Bridges Ricardi Collyns Iohannis Ingraham Danielis Smyth Willelmi Walker Thome Mylls Iohannis Tubb Ricardi Pincke Iohannis Smyth pannarii Laurencii Holmes

Iohannis Boyce Hugonis Piggen Iohannis Samvell Roberti Cawdry Iohannis Castle Pauli Bartlett Iohannis Yeate Thome Bradshowe Iohannis Gunne

Iuratorum summonitorum in Curia domini Regis hic tenta coram Ballivo ibidem ad faciendum quondam iuratam patrie inter Willelmum Shackspeare generosum querentem et Iohannem Addenbrooke

defendentem in placito debiti et habeant ibi tunc hoc preceptum Teste ffrancisco Smyth Iuniore generoso ballivo ibidem xxjo die Decembris Annis Regni domini nostri

Iacobi dei gratia Regis Anglie ffrauncie et Hibernie sexto et Scotie quadragesimo secundo:

Greene

Item Date
December 21, 1608
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call Number
BRU15/5/127a

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Call number and opening: BRU15/5/127a

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[verso: endorsed]

The execution of this order appears in a certain panel annexd to this order. 
Gilbert Charnock serjeant

Semi-diplomatic transcription

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Executio istius
precepti patet in
quodam panello
huic precepto
Annexo

Gilbertus Charnock
Serviens

Item Date
December 21, 1608
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BRU15/5/127a

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