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ca. late 1610 - early 1611
William Shakespeare joins Richard Lane and Thomas Greene in a suit against George Baron Carew, Sir Edward Conway, and others concerning the annual payment of a rent to Henry Barker for leasehold interests in parts of the Stratford tithes
This document is a draft of a bill of complaint to be submitted to the Court of Chancery regarding annuity payments on property relating to the 1544 lease of the Stratford tithes.
December 16, 1611
Stationers' Register entry for the transfer of Thomas Lord Cromwell in 1611
Thomas Lord Cromwell was originally entered into Liber C of the Stationers' Company on August 11, 1602 by the printer William Cotton for the publisher William Jones.
ca. Easter 1610 - Hilary 1611
The Combes sell Shakespeare arable land in old Stratford: Concord recording the confirmation to Shakespeare by William and John Combe of a freehold in Old Stratford, 1 of 2
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1611
The Troublesome Reign of King John, second edition
The Troublesome Reign of King John was first published anonymously in 1591, but the second quarto of 1611 includes the attribution “Written by W.Sh.” In 1622, a third quarto expanded this to “W.
December 4, 1611
Judith Shakespeare, William Shakespeare’s daughter, witnesses "by mark" a deed of conveyance
On December 4, 1611, by the deed shown here, the wealthy widow, Elizabeth Quiney, and her eldest son, Adrian Quiney, sold a sizeable house in Wood Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, to William Mountford. The deed has three tags with seals attached (shown here in the first image).
undated, possibly 1611?
The Scourge of Folly: John Davies of Hereford praises William Shakespeare
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May 7, 1612
Bellott v. Mountjoy: Compulsory Summons to Shakespeare and others for the first set of Interrogatories
Shown here is a Compulsory Summons, dated May 7, 1612, following the last of four pleadings in Bellott v. Mountjoy.
1612
The White Devil: John Webster refers to Shakespeare by name in his dedication
The playwright John Webster included Shakespeare in the list of dramatists he admired in his preface to The White Devil, printed in 1612 by Nicholas Okes for Thomas Archer. Webster asserts his support of his contemporaries (image 3: A2v):
June 30, 1612
Bellott v. Mountjoy: Final Order referring the dispute to the French Church in London
Shown here is the third of three orders given by the Court of Requests in Bellott v. Mountjoy.
1612
Richard III, fifth edition
This is the fifth edition of Richard III, printed in 1612. Like the fourth edition, it was printed by Thomas Creede for Matthew Law.

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