Will's Will Wednesday

A limited challenge I guess, but this is mine, and possibly the only, contribution.  The challenge runs for this Wednesday only!

We final managed to see the famous Shakespeare will before it is locked away again from Friday in the faults of the National Archive.  The birthplace was fairly busy which is not surprising on a midweek summer's day and there was a little queue to see the actual article but not too much of a wait, and the fact we were seeing it free gratis helped.

Photography was allowed, though understandably not flash.
Unfortunately being beneath bullet proof glass with light reflection from above it was not an ideal subject to capture.  I think the detail pics are the best efforts.  The will is three pages of mainly indecipherable close script signed by Shakespeare at the bottom of each page and clearest as the main signature on the last page. There are only six Shakespeare signatures in the world, here are three of them.

The extra is a notice about the will.  Not sure if the print will be large/clear enough to read, but it's the thought that counts.

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