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Title: Stratford-upon-Avon Borough: Minute books: Council Book A, 1555-1594
Date: December 20, 1564
Repository: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call number and opening: BRU2/1, p. 355
View online bibliographic record
Robert Bearman, "Record of a meeting of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation, attended by John Shakespeare," Shakespeare Documented, https://doi.org/10.37078/504.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, BRU2/1 Corp. Rec., Council Book A 1555-1594, p. 355. See Shakespeare Documented, https://doi.org/10.37078/504.
John Shakespeare had been recorded as present at all the meetings held during this crisis period, as had his fellow chamberlain John Taylor.
A Halle holden in the Counsell Chamber of stratford vppon Avon
the xxti day of December in the Syxt yere of the Reigne of oure
Souereign lady Elizabeth by the grace of god Quene of englond
ffrance & Irelond Defendor of the ffeyth etc.
Aldermen beyng then present Burgesys beyng then present
Mr Balye Iohn leywys
Mr Alderman Wylliam Brace
Mr Smyth Thomas Dyxon
Mr George Whaytley Iohn Sadler
Mr Cawdrey Robert Sallesbery
Mr Quyney Iohn Shaxspere
Mr Bott
Aldermen absent: Burgesys absent:
pardon' Mr Jeffereys xijd Wyllyam Smyth Haberdassher
pardon' Mr Parrett xijd William Smyth Cordyner
pardon' Mr Sadler xijd Iohn Bell
pardon' Mr Plymley pardon' Iohn Icheuer
pardon' Mr Wheler xijd Thomas Berber
pardon' Mr Bratt pardon' Richard Symons
pardon' Mr Tyler xijd Iohn Taylor
Written by Robert Bearman
Last updated May 14, 2020