Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
William Shakespeare signed his name with different spellings. One was William Shakeshaft!
I think you may be confusing a reference in the will of Alexander Hoghton of Lea Hall, which leaves a bequest to William Shakeshafte. The connections to Shakespeare is not proven, however, as there was a family of Shakeshaftes in that area.

There are six extant signatures believed to be written by the Bard. He seemed to prefer the form "Shakspere", although spelling was quite variable at that time. Such variation existed as well in references to Christopher Marlowe, sometimes referred to as "Morley".