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Burials at Southwark Cathedral

  • John Fletcher (playwright)John Fletcher was born in December 1579 and baptized on the 20th of that month. He entered the world in Rye, Sussex, as the son of Richard Fletcher.
  • John GowerJohn Gower lived from approximately 1330 until October 1408. Very few details exist about his birth or early family life.
  • William KempeIn May 1585, William Kempe appeared at Leicester House as a performer for the Earl of Leicester. The Earl made a special payment of ten shillings for this…