"When Constablulary Duty's to be Done": Constables and William Lambarde's The Duties of Constables (1582)

Trudi Darby

"When Constablulary Duty's to be Done": Constables and William Lambarde's The Duties of Constables (1582)

London Shakespeare Centre

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Abstract

This chapter compares Shakespeare's depiction of constables with William Lambarde's description of the legal duties of constables and the records of the Stratford-upon-Avon council for the period when Shakespeare's father was a constable, and finds that Shakespeare's constables have been under-rated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	English Without Boundaries
Subtitle of host publication	Reading English from China to Canada
Editors	Trudi L. Darby, Jane Roberts
Place of Publication	Newcastle
Publisher	Cambridge Scholars Press
Pages	13-26
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4438-9588-0
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2017

Keywords

Shakespeare
Stratford-upon-Avon
John Shakespeare
Constables
Dogberry
Elbow
Dull

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http://www.cambridgescholars.com/english-without-boundaries

'When Constabulary Duty's to be Done': Shakespeare's Constables and William Lambarde's The Duties of Constables (1582)
Trudi Darby (Speaker)
24 Nov 2016
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"When Constablulary Duty's to be Done": Constables and William Lambarde's The Duties of Constables (1582)

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'When Constabulary Duty's to be Done': Shakespeare's Constables and William Lambarde's The Duties of Constables (1582)

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