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Bargain and sale from Henry Walker, citizen and minstrel of London, to William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon, Gent., and to his trustees, William Johnson, citizen and vintner of London, John Jackson, and John Hemmyng of London, Gents [manuscript], 1612/13 March 10.

1 leaf ; 482 x 600 mm

Manuscript on vellum.

Shakespeare's copy of the deed for his purchase of the Blackfriars Gatehouse, London. Consideration: £140.

Shakespeare paid £80 of the £140 selling price up front and on the day after the conveyance he mortgaged the remaining £60 back to Walker. Johnson, Jackson and Heminge acted as trustees in Shakespeare's interest and were in charge of the sale of the property following Shakepeare's death (See Folger MS Z.c.22 (44)).

Counterpart originally given to Walker is now in the Guildhall Museum, London.

Infinite variety: exploring the Folger Shakespeare Library / edited by Esther Ferington. Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, c2002, p. 140-141.
"The pen's excellencie": treasures from the manuscript collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library / compiled and edited by Heather Wolfe. Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, 2002, p. 73-74.

Rev. Mr. Featherstonehaugh -- Albany Wallis -- Sir William Tite -- J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps -- Marsden J. Perry.

Acquired in 1908.

Exhibited: "The Pen's Excellencie" : Treasures from the Manuscript Collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library, curated by Heather Wolfe, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., February 6- June 8, 2002.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2016.Shakespeare, Life of an Icon. January 20th-March 27th ,2016 Display: matted and framed:

Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, 449.1
Halliwell-Phillipps, J.O. Calendar of the Shakespearean rarities, drawings & engravings formerly preserved at Hollingbury Copse (1891), 148

World Digital Library edition of Folger Shakespeare Library MS Z.c.22
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library Z.c.22 (45)

Great Britain -- England -- London.

Z.c.22 (45) Map case

cs449

Z.e.7, p. 18-19

Facsimile, incomplete.