The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 15.1790  Thursday, 30 September 2004

From:           Arthur Lindley <
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Date:           Wednesday, 29 Sep 2004 20:14:04 +0800
Subject: 15.1779 Judith's Wedding; Shakespeare's Death
Comment:        RE: SHK 15.1779 Judith's Wedding; Shakespeare's Death

 >..  I will look out for 'Herbal Bed', it sounds
 >fascinating. And my picture of Thomas Quiney does correspond with many
 >people's, it seems. He's proving to be an interesting, if unsavoury,
 >character to write.
 >
 >Another question: were stories about the Shogun of Japan's court common
 >currency in London at that time, after the revelation of the adventures
 >of 'Samurai William' Adams in 1611? Does anyone know if anything was
 >written about it at the time?

Not far too look, Sophie: it's in Peter Whelan, _Plays 1_ from Methuen
(June 2004); available from Blackwell's and Amazon, among others.  The
original date is, I believe, 1999.

Arthur Lindley

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