The Cryptography of Shakespeare Volume 1 - Walter Arensberg

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...In the present passage as in many other passages, the word "hands" or "hand" may be understood in a double sense to refer to the acrostic signature. Note the possible reference to the acrostic end of the words in the phrase: "change now at my end." Another acrostic in a passage containing the word "hand" appears in Julius Casar, Act III, Scene I, line 52: For the repealing of my banish'd Brother? I kisse thy hand, but not in flattery Ccesar: Desiring thee, that Publius Cymber may Consider the capitalised acrostic letters in the following consecutive words: But NOt In Flattery CAesar Read: I, F. BACON. Another acrostic appears in Richard II, Act III, Scene III, line 143: Northumberland comes backe from Bullingbrookt. Consider the capitalised acrostic letters of the following consecutive words: NOrthumberland Comes BAcke From Read: F.BACON. Northumberland is also mentioned in line 130: To tooke so poorely and to speake so faire? Shall we call baek Northumberland, and send Consider the capitalised acrostic letters of the following consecutive words: Call BAck NOrthumberland Read: BACON. In the passage in which these two signatures appear the word "name" appears three times: "my Name"; "Must he Iqpse The Name"; and "Name let it goe." "Name" is a word that constantly appears in passages containing acrostic spellings of the name of Bacon. In connection with the foregoing references to the "Name," there are references to a manner of speech that either conceals a meaning or expresses a double meaning. These references appear in the words: To look so poorely, and to speake so faire, and: "this tongue of mine, That layd the Sentence.... should take it off againe With words of sooth: " Another acrostic appears in King John, Act I, Scene I line 17: ...