To his Daughter, Judith in his will - He left £100 to his daughter Judith for a marriage portion and another £50 if she renounce any claim in the Chapel Lane cottage near New Place previously purchased by Shakespeare.
- He left another £150 to Judith if she lived another three years, but forbade her husband any claim to it unless he settled on her lands worth the £150.
- If Judith failed to live another three years, the £150 was to have gone to Shakespeare's granddaughter Elizabeth Hall.
- He also left Judith a silver bowl
To his Sister, Joan in his will - He left £30 to his sister Joan Hart
- He permitted her to stay on for a nominal rent in the Western of the two houses on Henley Street, which Shakespeare himself inherited from his father in 1601.
To his nephews in his will - He left each of Joan's three sons £5.
To his granddaughter, Elizabeth in his will - He left all his silver plate, except the silver bowl left to Judith, to his granddaughter Elizabeth.
To the Poor of Stratford in his will - He left £10 to the poor of Stratford
To his Friends in his will - He left his sword and various small bequests to local friends.
- His lifelong friend Hamnet Sadler was specifically mentioned to enable him to buy a memorial ring
- His friends, "my fellows John Hemynges Richard Burbage & Henry Cundell," were named leaving them 26s..8d to also "buy them Ringes."
To his Wife, Anne in his will - The only mention that Shakespeare specifically makes of his wife was to leave her his "second best bed."
- It is, however, understood that it would have been her right, through English Common Law, to one-third of his estate as well as residence for life at New Place
To his Daughter, Susanna and Son-in-Law Dr, John Hallin his will - "All the Rest of my Goods, Chattels, Leases, Plate, Jewels & Household stuff whatsoever after my debts and Legacies paid & my funeral expenses discarded" William’s son-in-law, Dr. John Hall, oversaw his final days and treatment.
The Death of William Shakespeare The illness that took his life is still a mystery. As previously mentioned Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616, and was buried on April 25 in the Holy Trinity Church graveyard in Stratford-upon-Avon The Last Will & Testament of William Shakespeare
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