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Francis Bacon, Ben Jonson, the Jaggards & the 1623 Shakespeare First Folio


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Following the publication of the 1623 Shakespeare First Folio and the supposed death of Lord Bacon in 1626 his private secretary and first English editor Dr William Rawley published the Memoriae containing 32 verses conveying that FB wrote comedies and tragedies under the pseudonym Shakespeare, most tellingly, in the verse by the poet and dramatist Thomas Randolph, one of the 'sons' of Ben Jonson:  

 

 

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From "LOST SECRET OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE" - Richard Wagner, p.93

 https://world4.eu/william-earl-pembroke/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herbert,_3rd_Earl_of_Pembroke

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The First Folio, as everyone knows was dedicated to the "incomparable pair of brethren", namely, William Herbert and his younger brother Philip.

William, the 3rd earl of Pembroke, was Lord Chamberlain from 1615 to 1625.

 

 

 

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Above: William Herbert by Daniel Mytens (detail)  Below: William Herbert by Paul van Somer, 1617

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Notice the symbol of the key hanging from his belt. Finally, I begin to understand why the First Folio was dedicated to William and his brother. Without the help of the then Lord Chamberlain who held the "keys" to the printing presses and theatrical stages in London, the First Folio could have been held up by bureaucracy. So, William Herbert was a "key" person to have on your team.

 

 

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Correct title, Lord Chamberlain, not Chancellor!
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On 2/22/2022 at 5:36 PM, A Phoenix said:

The Shakespeare First Folio the Greatest Freemasonic Book in the history of the World was aptly dedicated to the then Grand Master of England William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke.

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A couple of pics I took last week of the man himself! X

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 "For nothing is born without unity or without the point."

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