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Shakespeare, John, -1601

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January 18, 1572
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”
Under the 1553 charter of incorporation, Stratford-upon-Avon had been granted a certain degree of self-government, independent of the lord of the manor who had previously held authority over the town's affairs.
June 24, 1575
Writ of attachias to Sheriff of Warwickshire naming John "Shakyspere" of Stratford upon Avon: June 1575
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November 28, 1575
Writ of attachias to Sheriff of Warwickshire naming John "Shakispere" of Stratford upon Avon
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September 20, 1575
John Shakespeare witnesses the conveyance of a house in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon adjoining his own
A surviving bundle of deeds, dating back to the mid sixteenth century, documents the ownership of the house in Henley Street adjoining the Shakespeare family property on the south-east.
1575
Foot of Fine recording the conveyance of two messuages, two gardens and two orchards in Stratford-upon-Avon by Edmund Hall to John Shakespeare
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June 4, 1576
Writ of attachias to Sheriff of Warwickshire naming John "Shakyspere" of Stratford upon Avon: June 1576
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July 11, 1576
Writ to Sheriff of Warwickshire naming John "Shakespere" of Stratford upon Avon, among others
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1573 and 1578
Court of Common Pleas, Plea Roll; action by Henry Higford against John Shakespeare and John Musshem for debt, 15 Eliz I Easter
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1573 and 1578
Court of Common Pleas, Plea Roll; action by Henry Higford against John Shakespeare and John Musshem for debt, 20 Eliz I Easter
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1573 and 1578
Court of Common Pleas, Plea Roll; action by Henry Higford against John Shakespeare and John Musshem for debt, 20 Eliz I Easter part 2
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