02657nam a22004333i 4500 22061746 20250607105742.3 m |o d | cr ||||||||||| 210525s1602 xx |||||o|||||||| ||eng 22061746 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-gencatlg LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-988 2021667878 (WDL)11293 DLC eng DLC eng 346 Final Concord Between William Shakespeare and Hercules Underhill. [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1602-09-29. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Original resource extent: 2 items : vellum ; 118 x 397 millimeters. The final concord between William Shakespeare and Hercules Underhill is the confirming title to Shakespeare's New Place house in Stratford-upon-Avon, signed Michaelmas 1602. Shakespeare originally purchased New Place in May 1597 from William Underhill. Underhill was poisoned two months later by Fulke Underhill, his oldest son and heir, who was hanged for the crime in 1599. When Hercules Underhill, Fulke's younger brother, came of age, Shakespeare protected his title to New Place by paying him to reconfirm the purchase. As was the custom, three copies of the final concord, one for each of the parties and one for the court, were written on the same piece of vellum and then cut apart along wavy lines. This document contains two parts of the final concord, those of the purchaser, Shakespeare, and of the vendor, Hercules Underhill. The third part, or "foot," was retained by the court and is preserved in the National Archives of the United Kingdom. Original resource at: Folger Shakespeare Library. Content in English. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 1602-09-29 Deeds Real property England and Wales. Court of Common Pleas Creator. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Associated Name. Underhill, Hercules Associated Name. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland England Stratford-upon-Avon gdcwdl wdl_11293 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.11293 wdl/wdlpartner/wdlfolger s-Online Electronic Resource