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September 4, 1568
Meeting of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation at which John Shakespeare was elected bailiff
Under the terms of Stratford-upon-Avon’s 1553 charter of incorporation, every September the fourteen aldermen and fourteen capital burgesses elected one of their number to serve as bailiff for the coming year.
April 15, 1569
Parish register entry recording Joan Shakespeare's baptism, 1569
Joan, John and Mary Shakespeare’s fifth child, was baptized on April 15, 1569, according to the Holy Trinity Church parish register. It was a normal practice at the time to use the name of a deceased child for later offspring.
September 7, 1569
Meeting of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation, presided over by the bailiff, John Shakespeare, at which officers for the following year were elected
Following his election as bailiff in 1568, John Shakespeare presided over meetings of the Corporation, although minutes were only properly kept for two – on October 1, 1568 and  April 20, 1569 (Minutes and Accounts, ii, pp. 13-14, 24-5).
1570
Exchequer, informations and proceedings against John Shakespeare for usury--accused of lending money at interest to John Musshem
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1570
Exchequer, record of fine paid by John Shakespeare for usury
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October 21, 1569 and February 1570
Register of recognizances concerning informations, including John Shakespeare recognizing a bond
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January 27, 1570
The chamberlain’s account presented to the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation, including the first recorded payments to troupes of actors visiting the town
In the later part of the 16th century, the chamberlains' accounts submitted to the Corporation show regular payments to traveling troupes of players.
ca. 1570
Braye Lute Book: only contemporary setting of the music for Benedick's song in Much Ado About Nothing
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1570
Two conveyances of property in Warwickshire by William Clopton showing John Shakespeare as a tenant of Ingon Meadow in the parish of Hampton Lucy
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September 28, 1571
Parish register entry recording Anne Shakespeare's baptism
Anne, John and Mary Shakespeare’s sixth child, was baptized on September 28, 1571, according to the Holy Trinity Church parish register. Next to the entry, an “X” added by a later hand highlights its significance.

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