Richard Brome Knew...

[@rooruffneck]

This is one of the strongest ones, in my opinion. Fascinating.

[@wayneferris9022]

Well done!

[@2Worlds_and_InBetween]

Agreed

[@jimsteele9559]

Watching everyone of these “Who Knew”. I don’t think anyone should go to the State approved schools anymore. They don’t know anything.

[@wcraigburns3458]

Fantastic thank you . Can you tell us more about loving a player. Nudge nudge wink wink . Is this the reason for a front man ?

[@ronroffel1462]

The name above the tiel of the first quarto of Lear (8:16) has no medial 'e' between "Shak" and "speare" for a total of 17 letters. The dot after the "M" can be seen as a counting dot. The number of words in the full title from "HIS" to "Bedlam" has 40 words . Therefore, we have 17 + 40. The first acting company credit has 17 words for yet another numerical 'coincidence', counting the "S." as a separate word. The clue to count it separately is in the name Stephan which appears in roman font as opposed to the italic font which makes up the rest of the credit. Following that are another 40 words from the word "As" to 1608, for another 17 + 40 group. Both incorporate the 17-40 authorship clue which Alexander knows well. In addition, there are 17 lines of text. The title page would have had 18 lines were it not for the redundant word "HIS" which makes up the entire second line: it was inserted to create the sum. It is always assumed the name above the title is for the writer, so there is no need to use the word. These are 3 'coincidences' which the establishment will studiously ignore. So sad for them, I say.

[@2Worlds_and_InBetween]

Cheers for the info, may I add, when I have to count letters in words... so yes

[@stevenhershkowitz2265]

M = 40 in Hebrew gematria William Shakspeare = 17 letters M. William Shakspeare = 40 & 17

[@T0varisch]

I didn't know there are so many records of De Vere performing. Do you think that the reference to Shakespeare as a player at Hampton Court is perhaps really de Vere ?

[@RalphEllis]

That Caesar... Could ‘That Caesar’ not be Emperor Titus? The dedication to the Earls of Pembroke and Montgomery in the First Folio of Shakespeare contains a quote from Pliny’s Natural History. The quote is from Pliny’s dedication to his patron, Emperor Titus, where Pliny calls Titus the best of poets. So is the reference being discussed here not looking to Emperor Titus? (The Pliny dedication says Vespasian, but this means Titus.) So was Edward de Vere ever lauded or mocked as being like a Caesar...? .

[@alexanderwaugh7036]

Interesting what you write about Titus and his connection to F1, but here Brome is referring to a Caesar who might represent a competitive threat to Letoy’s actors. I don’t believe Titus was an actor and Nero was, so I am sure that Brome here intends a reference to Nero, not Titus.

[@afscott848]

Did King James know or not? As many know, Shakespeare was worked into the King James version of the Bible during the time the Book of Psalms was being translated. So, for a birthday present for Shakespeare, who was turning 46- the translators made a present of the 46th Psalm. The word Shake was worked in 46 words in from the beginning and the word Spear was worked in 46 words from the end. I have no problem with the theory that de Vere was the actual author of "Shakespeare's" works. Although King James I translated much of the Bible himself, he wanted none of his own translation in the actual published K.J. version and his own work was not included. so... My questions are: 1) Is there any reasonable suggestion that James I was in on the secret of de Vere?, and 2) Were the actual translators of the King James version not in on the secret, de Vere having been dead four to six years when the Psalms were translated, or was the 46th Psalm part of a ruse or a joke on the part of James I or the translators? On an somewhat unrelated note, can anyone shed light on whether or not de Vere was the illegitimate child of Elizabeth I as many speculate and whether or not James I knew?

[@ronroffel1462]

There is no solid evidence that King James translated anything of the Bible which bears his name. He would have been far too busy running his Court and overseeing the government. There is more substantial evidence that a team of theologians, translaters, and writers (including perhaps de Vere) wrote the KJV over a period of several years. King James knew de Vere's code number 40 so it is not outside of the realm of possiblity that he also knew of de Vere's pseudonym.

[@josephcampagnolo157]

Another candidate earl: Ferdinando Stanley (d. 1594)?

[@ronroffel1462]

This would work were it not for the fact that he died far too early to incorporate some of the scientific and astronomical knowledge found in the plays.

[@chris.asi_romeo]

I do think Francis Bacon is the real William Shakespeare but your evidence is so convincing it might be Edward De Vere all along.