This Indenture made the tenthe day of Marche, in the yeare of our Lord God according to the computac&obar;n of the church of England one thousand six hundrede and twelve, and in the yeares of the reigne of our sovereigne Lord James by the grace of God king of England, Scotland ffraunce and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. that is to saie, of England, ffraunce and Ireland the tenth, and of Scotland the six and fortith: Betweene Henry

Walker Citizein of London and Minstrel of London of thone partie, and William Shakespeare of Stratforde Upon Avon in the countie of Warwick gentleman, William Johnson citizein and Vintner of London, John Jackson and John Hemyng of London gentlemen, on thother ptie: Witnesseth, that the said Henry Walker for and in considerac&obar;n of the some of one hundred and fortie pounds of lawful money of England to him in hand before thensealing hereof by the said William Shakespeare well and trulie paid, whereof and wherew^th hee the said Henry Walker doth acknowledge himselfe fully satisfied and contented, and thereof and of every part or parcell thereof doth cleerlie acquite and discharge the saide William Shakespeare, his heires, executors, adm&ibar;strators, and assignes, and every of them, by these pnts hath bargayned and soulde, and by theis pnts doth fullie cleerlie and absolutlie bargayne and sell vnto the said William Shakespeare, William Johnson, John Jackson, and John Hemyng, theire heires and assignes for ever, All that dwelling house or Tenement w^th thappurten&abar;ncs situate and being w^thin the Precinct Circuit and Compasse of the late black fryers London, sometymes in the tenure of James Gardyner Esqui^re, and since that in the tenure of John ffortescue gent. and now or late being in the tenure or occupac&obar;n of one William Ireland or of his assignee or assignes; abutting vpon a streete leading downe to Puddle Wharffe on the east part, right against the kings Maiesties Wardrobe; part of w^ch said Tenement is erected over a great gate leading to a Capitall Mesuage w^ch sometyme was in the tenure of William Blackwell Esqui^re deceased, and since that in the tenure or occupac&obar;n of the right Honorable Henry now Earl of Northumberland. And also all that plott of ground on the west side of the same Tenement w^ch was lately inclosed w^th boords on two sides thereof by Anne Bacon, widowe, soe farre and in such sorte as the same was inclosed by the said Anne Bacon, and not otherwise; and being on

the thirde side inclosed w^th an olde Brick wall; Which said plott of ground was sometyme parcell and taken out of a great voide peece of ground lately vsed for a garden; and also the soyle wherevppon the said Tenement standeth, and also the said Brick wall and boords w^ch doe inclose the said plott of ground: With free entrie, accesse, ingresse, egresse, and regresse, in by and through the said greate gate and yarde there vnto the vsual dore of the said Tenement; And also all and singuler cello^rs, sollers, romes, lights, easiaments, profitts, comodities, and hereditaments whatsoever, to the said dwelling house or Tenement belonging or in any wise app'teyning; And the reversion and reversions whatsoever of all and singuler the premisses, and of every parcell thereof; And also all rents, and yearlie profitts whatsoever reserved and from hensforth to growe due and paiable vpon whatsoever lease, dimise or graunt, leases dimises or graunts, made of the premisses or of any parcell thereof, And also all the state, right, title, interest, propertie, vse, possession, clayme, and demaunde whatsoever w^ch hee the said Henry Walker now hath, or of right may, might, should, or ought to have, of in or to the premisses or any parcell thereof; And also all and every the deeds, evidencs, charters, escripts, miniments, & writings whatsoever w^ch hee the said Henry Walker now hath, or any other person or persons to his vse have or hath, or which hee may lawfullie come by w^thout suite in the lawe, which touch or concerne the premisses onlie, or onlie any part or parcell thereof, Together w^th the true coppies of all such deeds, evidencs, and writings as concerne the premisses (amounge other things) to bee written and taken out at the onlie costs and charg^s of the said William Shakespeare his heires or assignes. Which said dwelling house or Tenement, and other the premisses above by theis prnts menc&obar;ned to bee bargayned and soulde the saide Henry Walker late purchased and had to him his heires and assignes for ever of Mathie Bacon of Graies Inne in the

Countie of Midd gentleman, by Indenture bearing date the fifteenth day of October in the yeare of our Lord god one thousand six hundred and fower, and in the yeares of the reigne of our said Sovereigne Lord king James of his realmes of England ffraunce and Ireland the second, and of Scotland the eight and thirtith: To have and to holde the said dwelling house or Tenement, shopps, cello^rs, sollers, plott of ground and all and singuler other the premisses above by theis pntes menc&obar;ned to bee bargayned and soulde and every part and parcell thereof w^th thappurten&abar;nts, vnto the said William Shakespeare, William Johnson, John Jackson, and John Hemyng, their heires and assignes for ever: To thonlie & proper vse and behoofe of the said William Shakespeare, William Johnson, John Jackson, and John Hemyng, their heires and assignes for ever. And the said Henry Walker for himselfe, his heires, executo^rs, administrato^rs, and assignes, and for every of them, doth Coven&abar;nt, promise and graunt to and w^th the said William Shakespeare his heires and assignes by theis pñtes in forme following, that is to saie, That hee the said Henry Walker his heires, executo^rs administrato^rs or assignes shall and will cleerlie acquite, exonerate, and discharge or otherwise from tyme to tyme and at all tymes hereafter well and sufficientlie save and keepe harmles the said William Shakespeare his heires and assignes and every of them of for and concernyng the bargayne and sale of the premisses, and the said bargayned premisses and every part and parcell thereof w^th thappurten&abar;ncs of and from all and almanner of former bargaynes, sales, guifts, graunts, leases, statuts, Recognizauncs, Joynters, dowers, intailes, lymittac&obar;n and lymittac&obar;ns of vse and vses, extents and judgments, execuc&obar;ns, Annuities, and of and from all and every other charg^s titles and incumbrancs whatsoever, wittinglie and wilfullie had, made comitted, suffered, or donne by him the said Henrye Walker or any other under his authoritie or right, before thensealing and deliverye of theis pnts; Except the rents

and services to the Cheefe Lord or Lords of the fee or fees of the premisses from hensforth, for or in respecte of his or their seigniorie or seigniories onlie to be due and donne. And further the saide Henry Walker for himselfe his heires executo^rs and administrato^rs and for every of them, doth coven&abar;nt, promisse and graunt to and w^th the said William Shakespeare, his heires and assignes, by theis pntes in forme following; that is to saie, That for and notw^thstanding any acte or thing donne by him the said Henry Walker to the Contrary, hee the said William Shakespeare his heires and assignes shall or lawfullie maye peaceablie & quietlie have, holde, occupie and enioye the said dwelling house or Tenement, Cello^rs Sollers and all and singuler other the premisses above by theis pntes menc&obar;ned to bee bargayned and soulde and every part and parcell thereof w^ch thappurten&abar;nces, and the rents yssues and profitts thereof and of every part and parcell thereof to his and their owne vse receave perceave take and enioye from hensforth forever w^thout the lett troble evicc&obar;n or interrupc&obar;n of the said Henry Walker his heires executo^rs or administrato^rs or any of them, or of or by any other person or persons w^ch have or may before the date hereof pretende to have any lawfull estate, righte, title, vse, or interest, in or to the premisses or any parcell thereof, by from or under him the said Henry Walker. And also that hee the said Henry Walker and his heires and all and every other person and persons and their heires which have or that shall lawfullie and rightfullie have or clayme to have any lawfull and rightfull estate, right, title, or interest, in or to the premisses or any parcell thereof, by from or vnder the said Henry Walker, shall and will from tyme to tyme & at all tymes fromhensforth for and during the space of three yeares now next ensuing at or vpon the reasonable request and costs and charg^s in the lawe of the said William Shakespeare his heires and assignes doe make knowledge and suffer to bee donne made and knowledge all and every such further lawfull and reasonable

acte and acts, thing and things, devise and devises in the law whatsoever, for the conveying of the premises, bee it by deed or deeds inrolled or not inrolled, inrolment of theis pnts, fyne, feoffament, recoverye, release, confirmac&obar;n, or otherwise, w^th warrantie of the said Henry Walker and his heires against him the said Henry Walker and his heires onlie, or otherwise w^thout warrantie, or by all any or as many of the wayes meanes and devises aforesaid, as by the said William Shakespeare his heires or assignes or his or their Councell learned in the lawe shalbee reasonablie devised or advised, for the further, better, and more perfect assurance suertie suermaking and conveying of all and singuler the premisses and every parcell thereof w^th thappurten&abar;ncs vnto the said William Shakespeare his heires and assignes forever to th'use and in forme aforesaid, And further that all and every fyne and fynes to be levyed, recoveryes to be suffered, estats, and assurancs at any tyme or tymes hereafter to bee had made executed or passed by or betweene the said parties of the premisses or of any parcell thereof, shalbee, and shalbee esteemed, adiudged, deemed, and taken to bee, to th' onlie and proper vse and behoofe of the said William Shakespeare, his heires, and assignes forever; and to none other vse, intent or purpose. In witnesse whereof the said parties to theis Jndentures Jnterchaungablie have sett their seales. Yeoven the day and yeares first above written. William Shaksper W^m. Johnson. Jo: Jackson.

Sealed and delivered by the said William Shakespeare, William Johnson, and John Jackson in the pnce of Will: Atkinson

Ed: Ouery

Robert Andrewes Scr.

Henry Lawrence servant to the same Scr.

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