(Who was it? Christopher Marlowe!
A poet who had to give up his identity and name
to conceal himself and write under pseudonyms...
(e.g. alias Shak-spere, alias Drayton? alias many others....)
unimaginable, unbelievable, ridiculous... yes! for ignorants.....
A poet who had to give up his identity and name
to conceal himself and write under pseudonyms...
(e.g. alias Shak-spere, alias Drayton? alias many others....)
unimaginable, unbelievable, ridiculous... yes! for ignorants.....
Charles Hamilton Charles Hamilton (1914–1996) paleographer, handwriting expert and author of historical works in his book "In Search of Shakespeare" (1985) fashioned a "handwriting composition" by alternating lines from a) "Hand-D"(yellow) with lines from b) Shake-speare's "Will". (green).(s.also Blog 273)
He concluded that "beyond any reasonable doubts", both hands resulted from the same author. - s.Faksimile)
How can that be?
He concluded that "beyond any reasonable doubts", both hands resulted from the same author. - s.Faksimile)
How can that be?
John Ward's Notebook (1662) : 0nly known account of Shakespeare's death !! ...Be aware, that there is evidence from John Ward's Notebook that
1 month prior to Shakspear's death 1616 "Shakspear, Drayton and Ben Jonson had a merry meeting and, it seems drank too hard for Shakespear died of a feavour there contracted.".....(s.Faksimile)
What on earth Drayton had do in Stratford ?
1 month prior to his death Shakspere (Stratford) signed the draft of his will. Someone else [not William of Stratford] must have written it down.
Since the handwriting of "Shakspere's" will is identical to the hand D of the anonymous play "Sir Thomas More" (compare green and yellow lines, ) you may come to the conclusion that the assumed writer of Hand D ("Shake-speare") was the writer of the will , but it was not William of´Stratford.- - (Drayton must be discussed as early penname of the true poet. (study a bunch of plausible arguments blog 324, 323, 274).-
1 month prior to Shakspear's death 1616 "Shakspear, Drayton and Ben Jonson had a merry meeting and, it seems drank too hard for Shakespear died of a feavour there contracted.".....(s.Faksimile)
What on earth Drayton had do in Stratford ?
1 month prior to his death Shakspere (Stratford) signed the draft of his will. Someone else [not William of Stratford] must have written it down.
Since the handwriting of "Shakspere's" will is identical to the hand D of the anonymous play "Sir Thomas More" (compare green and yellow lines, ) you may come to the conclusion that the assumed writer of Hand D ("Shake-speare") was the writer of the will , but it was not William of´Stratford.- - (Drayton must be discussed as early penname of the true poet. (study a bunch of plausible arguments blog 324, 323, 274).-
Translation of John Halls Casebook by James Cooke 1657 "Select observations of English Bodies... The physician John Hall, son-in-law of Shakespear (Stratford) made notes in his case books (Latin) on his patients, and so when treating Drayton, (an excellent poet!) , why did he mention Drayton but never ever his father-in-law ?
| Handwritings of RED: loose leaf of "The Massacre of Paris" ascribed to Marlowe GREEN : page of Shakspere's will, written by a scribe YELLOW: loose leaf of the play "Sir Thomas More" (Hand D) ascribed to Shakespeare |  |
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