Wilbert Smith Archives Files Box 1130 07 1130-07-p026

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BSRA No. 25 - FRANCIS BACON, 1597 Our second mimeo book on den side of the life of great Lord Chancellor is a romantic look at three harried day 1597, July 26, 27 & 28. All London Playhouses were closed di order of the Queen. A warrant was issued for the apprehension arrest of the writer of the treasonous Plays put forth under the of Will Shakes-peare. Actor Will was home sick at Stratford, ri to flee to safety across the Channel until the heat was off. Fr Bacon, the real writer of the plays,...