. William Shakespere : a biography. r t^2A^ Thomas Quiney was the son of Richard Quiney of Stratford, whom we haveseen in 1598 soliciting the knd offices of his loving countryman , who was born in 1588, was probably a well-educated man. At anyrate he was a great master of calligraphy, as his signature attests :. The last will of Shakspere would appear to have been prepared in some de-gree with reference to this marriage. It is dated the 25th of March, 1616:but the word Januarii seems to have been first written and afterwardsstruck out, Martii having been written above it. It is
. William Shakespere : a biography. r t^2A^ Thomas Quiney was the son of Richard Quiney of Stratford, whom we haveseen in 1598 soliciting the knd offices of his loving countryman , who was born in 1588, was probably a well-educated man. At anyrate he was a great master of calligraphy, as his signature attests :. The last will of Shakspere would appear to have been prepared in some de-gree with reference to this marriage. It is dated the 25th of March, 1616:but the word Januarii seems to have been first written and afterwardsstruck out, Martii having been written above it. It is not unlikely, andindeed it appears most probable, that the document was prepared before themarriage of Judith; for the elder daughter is mentioned as Susanna Hall,—the younger simply as Judith. To her one hundred pounds is bequeathed,and fifty pounds conditionally. The life-interest of a further sum of one hun-dred and fifty pounds is also bequeathed to her, remainder to her children ;but if she died without issue within three years after the date of the will, thehundred and fifty pounds was to be otherwise appropriated. We pass over thevarious legacies to relations and friends * to come to the bequest of the greatbulk of the propertv. All the real estate is devised to his daughter SusannaHall, for and duriiis]
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