William made his greatest financial gain in 1605 when he purchased leases of
real estate near Stratford. This investment of some four hundred and forty
pounds doubled in value and earned him 60 pounds income each year. Some
academics speculate that this investment gave the Bard the time he needed to
write plays uninterrupted and we know that he was indeed thought of as a
businessman in the Stratford area...
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