New Shakespeare Theory

[Shakespirit]

BRIEF: [This is part of an Armistead Family Genealogy Research Paper, Rev. 45, 1-20-06. ]
A new discovery about William Shakespeare “the writer” indicates that Shakespeare “the poet” could only whisper or was a “mute”. Therefore, Shakespeare “the actor” was a different person.

INTRODUCTION
As many historians know, Mary "Queen of Scots" did not see her son, James, after the age of 2; since, she was imprisoned for 19 years by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, and was beheaded on questionable charges with the approval of King James, whom they said was Mary’s son, and whose father was, also, murdered shortly after James was born. Therefore, my following sonnet questions the relationship of Elizabeth I, “the virgin”, to King James I and to Wm. Shakespeare.

A ROYAL MYSTERY
King James was an orphaned, secluded boy, (b.1566)
And was held captive when he was sixteen;
But, was he a covert, impostor ploy,
To conceal the son of an unwed Queen? (b.1533)
Could Elizabeth be his secret mother,
As hinted in some of Shakespeare's sonnets;
And, did Shakespeare have a Dutch-King father,
Who extolled his birth with Easter bonnets? (b.1533)
Shakespeare published many tales of distress
In puzzling sonnets, after 'Beth' died; (d.1603)
So, did he protect his master-mistress,
Until he sailed with his Jamestown pride? (1609)
And, was he muted by this Virgin Queen (see: Sonnets 66 & 83)
For bragging about his seduction scene? (see: Sonnet 20)

By: James H. Armistead (11-19-05-rev i.)
Copyright © James H. Armistead @www.poetry.com

Therefore, hopefully, the following random clues, data and reasons may shine some new light on the existing Shakespeare Mystery, where several theories already exist. So, try to "Follow the Reasons" and my interpretations of Shakespeare’s sonnets, some of which are now posted on Poetry.com (Sonnets: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20, 23, 48, 66, 70, 74, 83, 105, 106, 107, 108, 116, 135).

SEE: Forum on Shakespeare Sonnets for more data on sonnet errors.

Many errors have been found in Shakespeare's 154 Sonnets that seem to be due to missing words or letters caused by type-setting errors, or the phonetic spelling of words dictated from an aging memory.

Therefore, it is doubtful that Shakespeare ever had time to proof-read his sonnets, after he sailed for Jamestown in 1609 on the ship, "Sea Venture" as "William Strachey", a member of the Henry Co., to fetch his last son, "Will", mentioned in sonnet 135.

The "Sea Venture" encountered a storm and was stranded in Bermuda for about a year, where Shakespeare wrote "The Winter's Tale" and started the plot for "The Tempest".(See Sonnets 134, 135 & 136, which talk about "Will".) (See “The Sea Venture” with a Google.com search)


THE ARMISTEAD-SHAKESPEARE THEORY
Therefore, after much research into Shakespeare’s sonnets and the Armistead family genealogy, Shakespeare, "the writer", is believed to have been King William I "the silent" Henry of Orange-Nassau, who married at least four times, and who faked his death to stay alive after his second assassination attempt. Playing dead required the use of several fictitious names. He was the same age as "Beth" Stuart (both born in 1533). Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603 (in Westphalia?).

Shakespeare “the writer” (1533-1623) is believed to have died in 1623, at age 90, in Virginia, which was claimed by King William I Henry of Orange, and which the Dutch had claimed since the early 1500's. His land ownership in Virginia was greater than 10 million acres. (See: The Henry Company, the Henrico Plantation and Henrico County.)

Shakespeare, "the actor", (1564-1616) may have been an adopted son of Ann Arden, married to John Shakespeare, "unlettered"; who was made Alderman of Stratford-on-Avon near the Royal Spa in Bath, England, as a reward for marrying an unwed mistress or for adopting a secret royal baby, who was baptized in 1564, two years prior to King James I (b.1566). Or, Queen Elizabeth may have had two sons fathered by King William I (alias Wm. Shakespeare, "the writer").

Shakespeare's black (or dark) mistress (of Sonnets 127 to 133) is believed to have been Pocahontas and one of his last sons was "Will", who is known to genealogists as William "the immigrant" Armistead, since he returned to Virginia and lived on Mobjack Bay, secretly, as King William V of Hesse-Kassel. “Will” married Anne Lovelace, Duchess of Kent in Virginia (c. 1640), about 12 years after the Siege of Groll (1627-8) and about 11 years after their oldest, illegitimate son, William II of Orange, was born in 1629, after the Siege of Groll.

Exiled King William V of Hesse-Kassel was married to Countess Amelia Elizabeth Muenzenberg von Hamau, who acted as Regent of Hessen-Kassel (1637-1650) until Wilhelm VI was about 21, who was the same person as William II of Orange. (See: The Thirty Year War of Hesse-Kassel.)

OTHER SONNET ERRORS
The following changes to Shakespeare's Sonnet 116, have been posted on Poetry.com for over a year. "Love is not love" should be change to "Love is not lace", since love is always love!

TRUE LOVE, or
SHAKESPEARE’S SONNET 116 (fix)
Suspected typo-errors are enclosed in brackets

Let [thee knot] to the marriage of [two] minds
[Amidst] all obstacles. Love is not [lace]
Which alters when [its] alterations [binds],
Or bends with the remover to [replace].
O' no, it is an ever-[lasting] mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
Love is the star to every wand'ring [lark],
Whose worth's unknown, although [its] height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, 'though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle [come and bloom];
Love alters not with [its] brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom!
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever [wooed].

By: Wm. Shakespeare, and restored by: James H. Armistead
Copyright ©2005 By: James H. Armistead

SONNET 1 PROBLEM
At present, Shakespeare’s Sonnet 1 is difficult to understand and misses one rhyme. Therefore,
my sonnet, "Butterflies and Roses" is a variation of Shakespeare's Sonnet 1, and which was incorrectly solved at first, and may be better!

SHAKESPEARE’S SONNET 1 (fix)
Suspected typo-errors are enclosed in brackets.

[Some] fair features we desire [to] increase,
That [nearby] beauty's rose might never [see];
[Thus, as thee ripen], should by time decease,
[Thy] tender heir might bear [thy] memory:
But, thou [attracted] to thine own bright eyes,
Feed'st thy [life's] flame with self-[sustaining] fuel,
Making a famine where abundance lies,
Thyself thy foe, to thy sweet self, too cruel;
Thou that art now the world's fresh ornament
And only herald to the gaudy spring.
Within thy own bud, buriest thy content,
And, tender [pearl], mak'st waste in niggarding.
[Pithy] the world, or else [disgruntled] be,
To [meet] the world's [few, with thy gravity].

By: Wm. Shakespeare, and restored by: James H. Armistead (rev. e)
Copyright ©2005 James H. Armistead

SONNET 37 PROBLEM
In Sonnet 37, line 7, should read; "Entitled to my parts, you crowned shall sit", since he was writing to one of his heirs, and since the existing line has only nine syllables. Only two of Shakespeare's Sonnets have been found that are not written in iambic pentameter, or ten syllables per line. Can you find them?

A ROYAL WILL, or
SHAKESPEARE’S SONNET 37 (fix)
Suspected typo-errors are in brackets.

As a decrepit father takes delight
To see his active child do deeds of youth,
So I, made lame by Fortune's dearest spite,
Take all my comfort [in] thy worth and truth; (“in” not “of”)
For whether beauty, birth, or wealth, or wit,
Or any of these [f]all, or all, or more, (an "f" was missing)
Entitled to thy parts, [you] crowned [shall] sit, (do = you, “shall” was added)
I make my love engrafted to this store:
So, then I am not lame, poor, nor despis'd,
Whilst that this shadow doth such substance give
That I in thy abundance am suffic'd,
And by a part of all thy glory live.
Look what is best, that best I wish in thee:
This wish I have; then, ten times happy me!

By: Wm. Shakespeare, and restored by: James Herbert Armistead (10-27-05-c)
Copyright ©2005 James Herbert Armistead

And, it is unknown why millions of highly educated scholars and professors have not questioned the accuracy of any of Shakespeare's 154 Sonnets in the last 400 years, since Shakespeare, “the writer”, was a perfectionist..

ANOTHER RANDOM CLUE
Edmond Spenser, “the poet”, worked for Lord Pembroke and wrote a complete book of sonnets, called: “The Fairy Queene”, which dates back to the years when Shakespeare or William I of Orange was attending Cambridge. Were the sonnets a gift to another son from Shakespeare?

CONCLUSION
Most of Shakespeare's sonnets need editing or restoration, like the ones corrected and posted on Poetry.com, but no one can be sure of the exact words intended by Shakespeare. Nevertheless, I have already started and have completed preliminary solutions for all 154 sonnets, which can be publish in about six months, with financial backers.

[Shakespirit]

MORE SHAKESPEARE THEORY:

The following sonnet was discovered in a recent book about “The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake” to Alaska by Samuel Bawlf , on p. 251. (Penguin Books, © 2003) and is believed (by me) to have been written by William Shakespeare, who may have been on Drake’s three year voyage around the world between 1577 to1580.

Therefore, I could not resist offering possible corrections to the obvious poetic or printing errors of Charles Fitz-Geffrey, who was English, I presume, and claimed he created the following sonnet at Oxford in about 1600. Count the syllables in each line and note the rhyme errors and the Sonnet style of rhymes, incorrectly altered or remembered.

Therefore, I disagree, and believe that this sonnet was dictated to him or to a friend and suffered phonic and memory errors, and which have been reproduced with errors, ever since.

Has anyone else discovered this sonnet and wonder if it was written by Shakespeare, or tried to interpret or correct same?

A Sir Francis Drake Epitaph
by Charles Fitz-Geffrey or by Wm. Shakespeare?
Interpreted by: James H. Armistead

A Golden Hind, led by his art and might,
[The Golden Hind, led by his art and might,]
Bare him around the earth’s sea-walled round
[Bore him around the earth’s sea-swallowed ground,]
With the unresisted Roe outrunning flight,
[With the unrestrained Roe outrunning fright,]
While Fame (the harbinger) a trumpet did sound.
[While Fame, the harbinger, a trumpet did sound,]
That heaven and earth with echos did abound;
[That heaven and earth with echo did claim,]
Echo of Drake a high praise of his name,
[Echo of Drake, a high praise on its lip,]
Name royaliz’d by worth, worth raised by fame.
[Name heroized by worth, worth raised by fame,]
Tell how he bare the round world a ship,
[Tell how he dared to round the world on ship,]
A ship, which round the world he bare.
[A ship, which found the world to be bare,]
Whose sail did winged Euru’s flight outstrip,
[Whose sail did winged Eurus’ fright outrun,]
Scorning tempestuous Borea’s stormy dare,
[Scorning tempestuous Boreas’ stormy dare,]
Descrying uncouth coasts, and countries rare:
[Describing uncouth coasts and countries won,]
And people which no eye had ever seen,
Save Day’s fair golden eye, and Night’s bright Queen.
James H. Armistead
Copyright ©2006 James H. Armistead


Sir Francis Drake (interpreted)
[Corrections are in brackets.]
to the real author, Wm. Shakespeare

The Golden Hinde, led by his art and might,
[Bore] him around the earth's sea-[swallowed ground,]
With [unrestrained] Roe outrunning [fright],
While Fame, the harbinger, a trumpet did sound,
That heaven and earth with echo did [claim],
Echo of Drake, a high praise on [its lip],
Name [heroized] by worth, worth raised by fame,
Tell how he [dared to round the world on] ship,
A ship which [found] the world [to be bare],
Whose sail did winged [Eurus’ fright outrun],
Scorning tempestuous [Boreas’] stormy dare,
Describing uncouth coasts and countries [won],
And people which no eye had ever seen,
Save [Day's] fair golden eye and Night's bright Queen.

James H. Armistead
Copyright ©2006 James H. Armistead

Notes:
Hind is Dutch-German for a female deer.
Roe is Dutch-German for a red deer.
Eurus is a God of wind (S) around Cape Horn.
Boreas is a God of wind (N).

[Shakespirit]

BRIEF:
A new discovery about William Shakespeare indicates that Shakespeare “the poet” had a speech impediment. Therefore, Shakespeare "the writer" may have used many names, like William Cecil, Edmond de Vere, Edmond Spenser, or William "the silent" of Orange, or all of the above, plus more!

William Cecil was a special, close friend of Queen Elizabeth, organized the secret spy service, and was able to falsify any identity needed. He specalized in killing parents and then acquiring control of their lands by adopting their children.

He was responsible for the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, so he could substitute Queen Elizabeth's child for control of Scotland.


SHAKESPEARE PLAY CLUES
Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest", can best be understood if one reads and digests all 154 sonnets of a "Mr. W.H." prior to the performance, where the sea voyage was a return trip to Jamestown to fetch "Will", the special son of the King of Orange and his virgin mistress, Pocahontas, who became very promiscuous. (See: Sonnets 135, 136.) The ship was "The Sea Venture".

The "Tempest" (Miranda) was, of course, "Princess Pocahontas" (or Matoaka), and not the storm encountered near Bermuda in 1610. The storm was recorded by "Wm. Strachey" (Shakespeare?) disguised as a Henry Co. owner (age 77), who was escorting his son, King John of Hesse-Nassau, known as John Rolfe, a tobacco planter, to Virginia. (W.H. is Prospero in the play and the island setting was either Turkey Is. in Virginia, Cyprus, which was his crusade adventure in about 1571, or Bermuda, where they were ship-wrecked all winter.)

"Princess Pocahontas", the dark mistress of the sonnets, was found married to a local boy, named Kocoum. However, the problem was solved with the help of Governor Thomas Gates, by kidnapping Pocahontas, who, soon thereafter, married John Rolfe for survival reasons, and made the return voyage to England with young "Will" and nine other dark skinned companions (some could be other children of Pocahontas born between 1608 and 1611).

SONNET DEDICATION CLUES
The following is a dedication prefix to William Shakespeare's
1st published book of sonnets in 1609, and was added by Thomas
Thorpe, who was a trusted friend and publisher.

"To the onlie begetter of these insuing sonnets, Mr. W.H., all
happinesse and that eternitie promised by our ever-living poet
wisheth the well-wishing adventurer in setting forth. T. T."
(Note: commas were added to the above quote.)

"Ever-living" is a compliment to the age (76) of "W.H." and to the
age of his artistry; plus, the dedication indicated that T. Thorpe
knew of his next project, and the past Bible project.

Many researchers have tried to find a real person that fits the W.H. initials.
Therefore, below are supporting facts (or guesses) that may help determine
the real author of the Plays and Sonnets by "William Shakespeare", but he used many different names in England, France and Spain.

"W.H." are, of course, the initials of William I Henry, "the silent", of Orange, who had been exploring Virginia for about 25 years, made frequent, winter trips to Europe, and had supported the Pirates after he had been slashed and shot by assassins for King Philip II of Spain on two different occasions (1582 and 1584). King William I Henry of Orange owned Virginia, while he was alive, until about 1623.


CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS:
1519 Rene, Count of Nassau, was born. (aka. William Cecil?)
1519-1522 Magellan's Expedition circumnavigates the world.
1520 William Cecil, Barron Burley, was born, some claim.
1532 (6-24) William IV Henry, "The Wise", was born at Hesse-Kassel in
------Darmstadt (near Frankfort, Germany). (Hesse-Cassel and
------Armistead are English spelling variations.)
1533 (Easter) William I Henry, "the silent", was born at Nassau-Dillenburg.
------- [Easter was on April 13 (Julian) or April 23 (Gregorian)]
1544 Rene of Orange died? The House of Orange and Nassau were
------combined under William I Henry "the silent" of Orange.
------ (It is unknown when or how Orange-Hesse combined.)
1552 Edmond de Vere, Earl of Oxford was born. (See: The Oxfordian Theory.)
1553 William I was fluent in French, Dutch, Spanish, Latin and English.
1564 Philip William Henry, son of William I was born.
1564 (Easter) A Wm. Shakespeare was baptized protestant in England.
------ (But, was he 1 or 31 years old and had become a Protestant?)
1565 The Internet claims Arthur Golding translated the Chronicles of Ovid.
1566 King James I was born to Mary, Queen of Scotland.
------ James had special tutors to teach him poetry, like sonnets.
1567 Maurice Henry of Orange was born, son of William I of Orange.
1568 Queen Mary of Scots was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth.
1572 William I of Orange supported the "Sea Beggars" or Dutch Navy and
------World Explorers. (Was Shakespeare a World Traveler, like W.H.?)
------ (See: The Orange River in South Africa and the Cyprus Crusades.)
1573 (9-18) William "The Silent" Duke of Orange defeats the Iron Duke
------of Alva at the siege of Alkmaar (or Leiden) by breaking the dikes.
1577-1582 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the World.
1579 William I of Orange (age 46) translated the poetry of Ovid (5 AD).
------(See: Psalms 46, the 46th word from the top and the
------46th word from the first period, backwards.)
------"Shakespeare" made special notes about Ovid's (5 AD) poems.
1581-King James kidnapped (@age 15) for a sea venture to America by
------ his father, William I of Orange (?). King “Shakespeare” explores
------Chesapeake Bay and names the James River for his son(?).
1582-King James returned with a mild case of rickets and claimed he escaped.
1582 (3-15) William I of Orange was outlawed by King Philip II of Spain.
------A bounty of a large land grant was offered for his death.
------William I of Orange believed in religious freedom, not a Pope.
------Philip II was an absolute Catholic. (See: The Spanish Inquisition.)
1582 (3-20?) William I “the silent” Henry’s throat was cut by an assassin
------ (See: Sonnet 74 and 83.) He, eventually, concluded that Beth was to blame,
------ since Beth was also a close friend and lover of King Philip II.
1582 (11-28) A Shakespeare (18 or 49?) married Anne "Whatalay" Hathaway.
------Anne Hathaway (age 26) was about 1 month pregnant.
------Anne helped him recover from a slashed throat.
1583 (5-26) Susanna Shakespeare (or Shakspere?) was born.
1584 Fredrick Henry (son of William I) was born.
1584 (7-4) Anne Hathaway was two months pregnant, again.
1584 (7-10) William I, "the silent", was said to have died in Delft after
------ being shot by B. Gerard, an assassin.
1585 (2-2) Twins were born to Anne Hathaway near the Royal Spa (Bath).
1585 The first play by Wm. Shakespeare was written (@age 21 or 52?).
------ He may have chosen the “pen” name to honor an illegitimate son.
------ Did he need a secret income while hiding to support Anne?
1587 Mary “Queen of Scots” was executed by Queen Elizabeth.
1588 Admiral Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada.
1589 First Shakespeare play performed in London. (@age 25 or 56?)
1592 to 1595 Bubonic Plague hits London.
1592 (8-25) William IV, "the wise", was reported to have died at
------Hesse-Kassel. He was known for Astronomy, Navigation,
------Math and Map making and may have discovered the error
------in the Julian Calendar or the change in Earth's orbit.
------And, The Dutch had the best World Maps at The Hague in 1600.
1593 to 1603 Shakespeare was known to be absent from London.
1593 to 1603 The Bible translation project was started at Varina
------(near Richmond, Va.) where the location was a secret
------that only 100 hand-picked scholars knew, and even they
------may not have known the location without a map.
1596 A Coat-of-Arms was registered in John Shakespeare's
------name since he could only sign his name with an "X".
------Some say his coat-of-arms was never, officially, issued.
------(See: The Armistead Coat-of-Arms with a knight in gold
------armor shaking a spear with the basic American colors.)
1598 William Cecil, Baron Burghley, may have died.
1603 Queen Elizabeth “the virgin” died in her sleep (in a Westphalia convent)?
------Does Shakespeare hint that she was imprisoned in Westphalia?
1603 Bible translation was finished at Monastery in Virginia?
1603 King James I (Stuart) becomes King of England.
1603 King James I accepts the new English translation of the Bible,
------but others claim he authorized 50 scholars to translate the
------ancient scriptures at Oxford, Cambridge and Westminster
------in 1604, which they finished (with poetry) in one year. But,
------they may have been assigned to check the accuracy of the
----- group under Sir Dudley Diggs at Varina, including Shakespeare.
1603 Shakespeare actors change their name to "The King's Men".
1604 Edmond de Vere died. (See the Oxfordian Theory.)
1605 The first King James Bible was printed in London.
1607 Jamestown was established by a "Capt. John Smith" on an
------island (Turkey Is. has about 1000 acres and was in a different
------location, near Hopewell, Va., where the boats could be hidden
----- in the next loop of the James River, nearer to Varina. Crop
----- failure was caused by a rise in the river after a "hurry cane",
----- which may have occurred in August, 1607. It could be defended from
----- Spanish Ships with a few canons pointed toward Hopewell Point.).
1608 "Will" (of sonnet 135) was born near Jamestown?
1609 The Bible was amended for the second edition.
1609 All "W.H." sonnets were published (after John Smith left Jamestown).
------The Mystery of "Mr. W. H." in the prefix has been deleted
------in later editions of Encyclopedia Britannica.
Copyright by James H. Armistead 2006. February 14, 2006

[Shakespirit]

THE OXFORDIAN THEORY FLAW

Today, thousands of existing university scholars are being convinced that Edward de Vere, the XVII Earl of Oxford, (who was raised by William Cecil) wrote all of Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets and that William Cecil exploited them.

Or, was Edward de Vere just a foreign student in disguise, who captured the House of Oxford, with the help of his cousin Rene, the Count of Nassau; aka. William Cecil, Baron Burley, who was recorded as previously to have died in Palantine on the Rhine? (or, Nassau-Dillenburg.)

However, if William Cecil died in 1598, and Edward de Vere died in 1604; then, who with the initials of “W.H” submitted all 154 sonnets to the printers and embarked on a new adventure in 1609? William P. Henry?

Answer: King William I Henry of Orange, who financed and inspired the colony of Jamestown in 1610, is my best guess, instead of the dum-dum actor, called William Shakspere, who was really "William Philip Henry" (1564-1616) of Orange, and was an illegitimate son of King William "the silent" Henry of Orange, via Mary Arden, his temporary mistress.

Prince William Philip Henry was as dumb as Prince Charles, but educated, and was not chosen as "Head of State" after William I Henry decided to hide in Virginia, where he helped translate the Bible. (Psalms 46) (+46, -46 words.)

Prince John Moritz Henry (or Maurice) became King of Hesse-Kassel and Orange-Nassau after 1592. The real "Shakespeare" lived until about 1623, and lived mostly in Virginia between 1600 and 1623. Pocahontas was his dark mistress with black eyes, which are not common to African tribes.

[Bunny Catch3r]

"as clear as is the summer's sun"

[Shakespirit]

To a nude Bunny:
I assume you might agree with me about Oxfordians, somewhat.
So, see my latest updates to Sonnets 3 and 135 on poetry.com.
I currently have corrected many more sonnet phonetic and typo-errors.
The printing errors may be intentional, since most sonnets were addressed to "Beth", and were very private "Love Letters."

The bisexiual lies are intended to discredit the real Casinova, who had several Kingdoms, where each had a Queen or mistress. And, he might have been the first Mormon!

By: James H. Armistead
Resume: A beginning poet, who almost failed Spelling, History, and English Composition, but aced Math., Science and Chemestry in High School.
And, dropped out of Jr. College, due to too many sexual distractions, after spending 4 years in the Navy! Aced computers, at IBM and several other places, and I have a different Kennedy Assassination Solution, if anyone is still interested.