situate and being in the parish of Saint Martyn neér Ludgate, of London, at one entier payment without delaie; That then and from thenesforth this presente lease, demise and graunt, and all and every matter and thing herein conteyned (other then this provisoe) shall cease, determine, and bee utterlie voyde, frustrate, and of none effect, as though the same had never beene had, ne made; theis presents or any thing therein conteyned to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. And the said William Shakespeare for himselfe, his heires, executors, and administrators, and for every of them, doth covenaunt, promisse and graunt to, and with, the said Henry Walker, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and everie of them, by theis presentes, that he the said William Shakespeare, his heires, executors, administrators or assignes, shall and will cleerlie acquite, exonerate and discharge, or from tyme to tyme, and at all tymes hereafter, well and sufficientlie save and keepe harmless the said Henry Walker, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, and the said premisses by theis presents demised, and every parcell thereof, with thappurtenaunts, of and from all and al manner of former and other bargaynes, sales, guiftes, graunts, leases, jointures, dowers, intailes, statuts, recognizaunces, judgments, executions; and of, and from, all and every other charge, titles, troubles, and incumbrances whatsoever by the said William Shakespeare, William Johnson, John Jackson, and John Hemyng, or any of them, or by their or any of their meanes, had made, committed or done, before then sealing and delivery of theis presents, or hereafter before the said nyne and twentieth day of September next comming after the date hereof, to bee had, made, committed or done, except the rents and servits to the cheef lord or lords of the fee or fees of the premisses, for, or in respect of, his or their segnorie or seignories onlie, to bee due and done.

"In witnesse whereof the said parties to theis indentures interchangeablie have sett their seales. Yeoven the day and years first above written, 1612 [1612-13.]

"Wm SHAKSPE.

Wm JOHNSON.

Jo. JACKSON.

"Ensealed and delivered by the
said William Shakespeare,
William Johnson, and John
Jackson 2, in the presence of
"WILL. ATKINSON.
"ED. OUDRY.

ROBERT ANDREWS, Scr. 3 HENRY LAWRENCE, Servant to the said Scr.

DECLARATION OF TRUST BY JOHN HEMINGES AND OTHERS, Feb. 10, 1617-18.

This indenture made the tenth day of ffebruary in the yeres of the reigne of our sovereigne Lord James, by the grace of God kinge of England Scotland ffraunce and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. That is to say, of England, ffraunce, and Ireland, the fifteenth, and of Scotland the one and fiftith; Between John Jackson and John Hemynge of London, gentlemen, and William Johnson, Citizen and Vintnier of London, of thone part, and John Greene of Clements Inn in the County of Midd. gent. and Matthew Morryes of Stretford vpon Avon in the County of Warwick gent. of thother part; Witnesseth, that the said John Jackson, Iohn Hemynge, and William Johnson, as well for and in performance of the confidence and trust in them reposed by William Shakespeare, deceased, late of Stretford aforesaid, gent., and to thend and intent that the lands tenemts and hereditamts hereafter in theis píts mencōned and expressed, may be conveyed and assured according to the true intent and meaning of the last will

2 John Heming did not sign, or seal.

3 i. e. Scrivener.

and testamt of the said William Shakespeare, and for the some of ffyve shillings of lawfull money of England to them payd, for and on behalf of Susanna Hall, one of the daughters of the said William Shakspeare and now wife of Iohn Hall of Stretford aforesaid gent. before thensealling and deliury of theis pñts, Have aliened bargained sold and confirmed, and by theis pñts doe and every of them doth fully cleerely and absolutely alien bargaine sell and confirme vnto the said Iohn Greene and Matthew Morry, their heires and assignes for ever, All that dwelling house or tenemt with thapp'tunts scituat and being within the precinct, circuite, and compase of the late Black-frieres, London, sometymes in the tenure of James Gardyner Esquier, and since that in the tenure of Iohn ffortescue gent, and now or late being in the tenure or occupacōn of one William Ireland or of his Assignee or Assignes, abutting vpon a street leadinge downe to Puddle Wharfe, on the east part, right against the kings Mats warderobe, part of which tenem is erected over a great gate leading to a capitall messuage which sometymes was in the tenure of William Blackwell Esquier deceased, and since that in the tenure or occupacōn of the right Honorble Henry Earle of Northumberland, And also all that plot of ground on the west side of the said tenem1, which was lately inclosed with boords on twoe sides thereof by Anne Bacon widdow, soe farr and in such sort as the same was inclosed by the said Anne Bacon, and not otherwise; and being on the third side inclosed with an ould Brick wall; Which said plot of ground was sometymes parcell and taken out of a great peece of voyd ground lately vsed for a garden; And also the soyle wherevpon the said tenem standeth; And also the said

4 These words are merely copied from Walker's Conveyance to Shakspeare, in March, 1612-13. From a subsequent part of this deed it appears that John Robinson was now the tenant in possession, under a lease made to him by Shakspeare for a term of years.