He was baptised on 11 March 1573/4 at Holy Trinity, Stratford, and entered in the parish register as "Richard sonne to Mr John Shakspeer."[3][4]
Not much is known about him, except that he was summoned before an ecclesiastical court in Stratford on 1 July 1608 and fined one shilling. The nature of the charge against him is not recorded.[1]
He was buried at Holy Trinity, Stratford on 4 February 1612/3—a year and a day after the burial of his brother Gilbert.[5][6]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 S. Schoenbaum, William Shakespeare A Compact Documentary Life, Oxford University Press, 1977, page 28. Internet Archive (accessed 21 Apr 2020)
↑ J. O. Halliwell, The Life of William Shakespeare, London: J. R. Smith, 1848, page 30. Google Books (accessed 21 Apr 2020)
↑ Richard Savage, The registers of Stratford-on-Avon, in the County of Warwick, Baptisms, 1558-1652 , London: privately printed, 1897, page 20. Internet Archive (accessed 21 Apr 2020)
↑ 'Parish register entry recording Richard Shakespeare's baptism', 11 Mar 1574, Shakespeare Documented, Folger Shakespeare Library (accessed 21 Apr 2020)
↑ Richard Savage, The registers of Stratford-on-Avon, in the County of Warwick, Burials, 1558-1622-3 , London: privately printed, 1905, page 83 Internet Archive (accessed 21 Apr 2020)
↑ 'Parish register entry recording Richard Shakespeare's burial', 4 Feb 1513, Shakespeare Documented, Folger Shakespeare Library (accessed 2pr 2020)
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