 William Vaughan "The Golden_grove" 1rst Edition 1599 (1600) End of Epistle dedicatory |  William Vaughan "The Golden_grove" 2nd Edition 1608 End of Epistle dedicatory |
William Vaughan is the first historical witness who reported in Chapter-3 ("Of Atheists") in his book "The Golden-grove (1599) about some detailed facts about Marlowe's death:
...; it so hapned, that at Detford a litle village about 3 miles of London, as he meant to stab with his poynyard one named Ingram, that had invited him tither to a feast, and was then playing at tables, he quickly perceyyving it, so avoyded the thrust, that withall drawing out his dagger for his defence, hee stabd this Marlow into the eye, in such sort, that his braines comming out at the daggers point, he shortlie after died.
...; it so hapned, that at Detford a litle village about 3 miles of London, as he meant to stab with his poynyard one named Ingram, that had invited him tither to a feast, and was then playing at tables, he quickly perceyyving it, so avoyded the thrust, that withall drawing out his dagger for his defence, hee stabd this Marlow into the eye, in such sort, that his braines comming out at the daggers point, he shortlie after died.
Who was this Willam Vaughan? Nobody ever explained how Vaughan may have come to the specific insider knowledge of Marlowe's killing? (a strange method of killing a man instantly- ["instanter obiit"- the latin Coroners Report [found 1925]
In Vaughans Second Edition of the "Golden grove"(1608) in his "Epistle Dedicatorie" to his Brother Sir John he strangely changed one single sentence:
let them make tennis balles of my bookes (1rst editon-1599)
to
let them fling their cappes at my bookes (2nd edition 1608)
this must have a significant meaning! - It strongly reminds to Nicholas Breton's satyric poems of "Pasquils ->Fooles-Cap(1600)" and "Pasquils Mad-Cap"(1600)
Nicholas Breton is regarded as anaother out of the multiplicity of pseudonyms of the Poet-genius Christopher Marlowe/alias Shakespeare (-> Summary of the Book)
In Vaughans Second Edition of the "Golden grove"(1608) in his "Epistle Dedicatorie" to his Brother Sir John he strangely changed one single sentence:
let them make tennis balles of my bookes (1rst editon-1599)
to
let them fling their cappes at my bookes (2nd edition 1608)
this must have a significant meaning! - It strongly reminds to Nicholas Breton's satyric poems of "Pasquils ->Fooles-Cap(1600)" and "Pasquils Mad-Cap"(1600)
Nicholas Breton is regarded as anaother out of the multiplicity of pseudonyms of the Poet-genius Christopher Marlowe/alias Shakespeare (-> Summary of the Book)
| There are significant arguments that William Vaughan (similar to Shake-speare) belonged to the multiplicity of pseudonyms of the poet-genius Marlowe! ( As implausible and absurd as it may sound !) |
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