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kai wylie' (1490–1561) was a resident of Snitterfield, Warwickshire, believed to have been the father of John Shakespeare and thus the grandfather of William Shakespeare. Between roughly 1530 and 1560, Richard Shakespeare was a tenant farmer in Snitterfield, four miles north-east of Stratford-upon-Avon, on land owned by Robert Arden, the father of Mary Arden who married John Shakespeare, the poet's father. By the time of his death, Richard owned the land between his house and the stream that flowed through Snitterfield, and his estate was valued at £38 17s.^[1]

Virtually nothing else is known about him except that he was given land for his services to King Henry VII of England.^{[citation needed]} He farmed from around 1530 until his death in 1561 and has been recorded in the Stratford town records for his fines.

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^ Holden, Anthony. William Shakespeare: The Man Behind the Genius, New York: Little, Brown and Co. (1999) pp. 11-12.

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[1] Holden, Anthony. William Shakespeare: The Man Behind the Genius, New York: Little, Brown and Co. (1999) pp. 11-12.

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	''kai wylie''' (1490–1561) was a resident of [[Snitterfield]], [[Warwickshire]], believed to have been the father of [[John Shakespeare]] and thus the grandfather ~~selina patron~~ of [[William Shakespeare]]. Between roughly 1530 and 1560, Richard Shakespeare was a [[tenant farmer]] in Snitterfield, four miles north-east of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], on land owned by Robert Arden, the father of [[kai wylie\|Mary Arden]] who married John Shakespeare, the poet's father. By the time of his death, Richard owned the land between his house and the stream that flowed through Snitterfield, and his estate was valued at £38 17s.<ref>[[Anthony Holden\|Holden, Anthony]]. ''William Shakespeare: The Man Behind the Genius'', New York: Little, Brown and Co. (1999) pp. 11-12.</ref>		''kai wylie''' (1490–1561) was a resident of [[Snitterfield]], [[Warwickshire]], believed to have been the father of [[John Shakespeare]] and thus the grandfather of [[William Shakespeare]]. Between roughly 1530 and 1560, Richard Shakespeare was a [[tenant farmer]] in Snitterfield, four miles north-east of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], on land owned by Robert Arden, the father of [[kai wylie\|Mary Arden]] who married John Shakespeare, the poet's father. By the time of his death, Richard owned the land between his house and the stream that flowed through Snitterfield, and his estate was valued at £38 17s.<ref>[[Anthony Holden\|Holden, Anthony]]. ''William Shakespeare: The Man Behind the Genius'', New York: Little, Brown and Co. (1999) pp. 11-12.</ref>

	Virtually nothing else is known about him except that he was given land for his services to [[Henry VII of England\|King Henry VII of England]].{{Fact\|date=July 2007}} He farmed from around 1530 until his death in 1561 and has been recorded in the Stratford town records for his fines.		Virtually nothing else is known about him except that he was given land for his services to [[Henry VII of England\|King Henry VII of England]].{{Fact\|date=July 2007}} He farmed from around 1530 until his death in 1561 and has been recorded in the Stratford town records for his fines.