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A petition

sponsored by the Shakespeare Oxford Society
on the matter of the authorship of the works
of William Shakespeare.

We, the undersigned, petition the Shakespeare Association of America, in light of ongoing research, to engage actively in a comprehensive, objective and sustained investigation of the authorship of the Shakespeare Canon, particularily as it relates to the claim of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. 

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This form should be printed out (sorry, no emails, since we need a real signature) and mailed to:

Shakespeare Oxford Society
P.O. Box 504
Ayer, MA 01432
(781)321-2391

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This petition has already been signed by over 400 students, teachers, writers, lawyers and other lovers of Shakespeare, including:

Verily Anderson, author
Armand Assante, actor
Lydia Bronte, author
Charles Champlin, arts critic (LA Times)
Norrie Epstein, author (The Friendly Shakespeare)
John Gielgud, actor, current president of the World Shakespeare Congress
Michael Hart, author (The 100)
Norris Houghton
Derek Jacobi, actor
Kevin Kelly, arts critic (Boston Globe)
Edgar Landsburry
Kristen Linklater, author (Freeing Shakespeare's Voice)
Felicia Londre, Professor (U. Missouri-Kansas City)
Christopher Lydon, journalist
Louis Marder, Founder of The Shakespeare Newsletter
Paul Nitze, author and statesman
Mark Rylance, Artistic Director, Globe Theatre
Hank Whittemore, author
Michael York, actor