March 1616
I'm sick and Susanna's husband, Dr. Hall, sees me everyday. I don't know what my illness is.
In any case I've decided to prepare my will.
I've decided to leave some money for Judith, poor thing. She got married this past February to Thomas Quiney, a man four years younger than she. I know his family--they were good--but we just found out that Quiney had impregnated another girl. The girl died in childbirth and she took her child with her.
I also left some money to my sister, Joan Hart, as well as his sons. All of my plates should go to Elizabeth and I've decided to donate some money to Stratford's poor. I have left some tokens and treasures with some friends and I leave my second best bed to my wife, Anne. Everything else that I own belongs to Susanna and her husband, Dr. Hall.
April 24, 1616
Hello. This is Susanna Shakespeare. My father died yesterday and has left me most of his belongings, including this blog. We're going to bury him at Holy Trinity Church tomorrow.
Thank you for following my father throughout his life via this blog.
I hope that one day, many will still remember his plays and his words. In the First Folio that he left, my father lives on.
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