Stratford
Monument Inscription as an ELS Cardano Grille (45-15 columns)
Tables
displayed by Courtesy of A. W. Burgstahler PhD Harvard and Emeritus Professor of
Chemistry at the University of Kansas
45 Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O V C A
N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T H H A T H
P L A S T W I T H I N T H I S M O N V M E N
T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O
M E Q V I C K N A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D
O T H D E C K Y S T O M B
E F A R M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y T H E H A T H W
R I T T L E A V
E S L I V I N G A R T B V T P A G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
44
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O V C
A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T H H A T H P L A S
T W I T H I N T H I S M O N V M
E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C K N
A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A
M E D O T H D E C K Y S T O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N
C O S T S I E H A L L Y T H E H
A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G A R T B V T P A
G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
43
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O V
C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T H H A T H P L A
S T W I T H I N T H I S M O N
V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C
K N A T V R E D I D E W H O S
E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S T O M B E F A R M O R E T
H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y
T H E H A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G A R T B
V T P A G E T O S E R V E H I
S W I T T
42
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O
V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T H H A T H P L
A S T W I T H I N T H I S M
O N V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V
I C K N A T V R E D I D E W
H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S T O M B E F A R M O
R E T H E N C O S T S I E H
A L L Y T H E H A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G
A R T B V T P A G E T O S E
R V E H I S W I T T
41 Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H
O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T H H A T H P
L A S T W I T H I N T H I
S M O N V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O M E
Q V I C K N A T V R E D I
D E W H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S T O M B E F A
R M O R E T H E N C O S T
S I E H A L L Y T H E H A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I
V I N G A R T B V T P A G
E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
40
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T
H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T H H A T H
P L A S T W I T H I N T
H I S M O N V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O
M E Q V I C K N A T V R
E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S T O M B
E F A R M O R E T H E N
C O S T S I E H A L L Y T H E H A T H W R I T T L E A V
E S L I V I N G A R T B
V T P A G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
39
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F
T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T H H A T
H P L A S T W I T H I
N T H I S M O N V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W
H O M E Q V I C K N A
T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S T
O M B E F A R M O R E
T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y T H E H A T H W R I T T
L E A V E S L I V I N
G A R T B V T P A G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
38
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I
F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T H H A
T H P L A S T W I T
H I N T H I S M O N V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T
H W H O M E Q V I C
K N A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K
Y S T O M B E F A R
M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y T H E H A T H W
R I T T L E A V E S
L I V I N G A R T B V T P A G E T O S E R V E H I S W I
T T
37
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D
I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T H H
A T H P L A S T W
I T H I N T H I S M O N V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W
I T H W H O M E Q
V I C K N A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O T H D
E C K Y S T O M B
E F A R M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y T H E H
A T H W R I T T L
E A V E S L I V I N G A R T B V T P A G E T O S E R V E
H I S W I T T
36
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A
D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T H
H A T H P L A S
T W I T H I N T H I S M O N V M E N T S H A K S P E A R
E W I T H W H O
M E Q V I C K N A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O
T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y
T H E H A T H W
R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G A R T B V T P A G E T O
S E R V E H I S
W I T T
35
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E
A D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T
H H A T H P L
A S T W I T H I N T H I S M O N V M E N T S H A K S P E
A R E W I T H
W H O M E Q V I C K N A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A M
E D O T H D E
C K Y S T O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H
A L L Y T H E
H A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G A R T B V T P
A G E T O S E
R V E H I S W I T T
34
Columns
S T A Y P A S
S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R
E A D I F T
H O V C A N S T W H O M
E N V I O V S D E A
T H
H A T H
P L A S T W
I T H
I N T H I S M O N
V M E N T S H A K
S
P E
A R E W
I T H W H O
M E Q
V I C K N A T V R
E D I D E W H O S E
N A
M E
D O
T H D E C K Y
S T O M B E F A R M O
R E T H E N C O S T
S I
E H A L
L Y T H E H A
T H
W R I T T L E A V
E S L I V I N G A R
T B V T P A
G E T O S E R V
E H I S W I T T
N.B.
Essentially, 3 clusters have been used to convey this information, with one
orphan word "is". The first and second cluster have been bridged by
"Quick Nature",
and the second cluster abuts the third cluster with "dide".
Both "Quick Nature" and "Dide" combine to
provide the cryptic, "I
am de Vere by birth": to which, the response is given by the words colored
above: " So Test Him I Vow
He Is E de Vere As He
Shakspeare; me, I.B.". Apart from these words and initials, others may be observed that
are unconnected with these clusters; e.g., 'pit', 'thy', 'is', 'we', 'at', 'he';
these occur randomly in the first 6 columns. 'Tin' occurs twice in isolation in
columns 14 and 22, and either 'hot' or 'tee' can be read in column 23.
The word 'go' appears alone in column 17. The word 'are' appears in column 32 and 'ted' in column
33. Other two-letter words, such as 'ye', 'hi', 'ma' are also observable.
Extraneous 'chatter' in a message of this type is unavoidable. The first point
to make is therefore that Edward de Vere should be tested as Shakespeare, as
indeed, many have already done, with very positive results. The second point is
that nothing remotely similar is discernible in any of the other grilles.
33
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T
R E A D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D E
A T H H A
T H P L A S T W I T H I N T H I S M O N V M E N T S H A
K S P E A
R E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C K N A T V R E D I D E W H
O S E N A
M E D O T H D E C K Y S T O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N
C O S T S
I E H A L L Y T H E H A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I V
I N G A R
T B V T P A G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
32
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S
T R E A D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D
E A T H
H A T H P L A S T W I T H I N T H I S M O N V M E N T S
H A K S
P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C K N A T V R E D I D
E W H O
S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S T O M B E F A R M O R E
T H E N
C O S T S I E H A L L Y T H E H A T H W R I T T L E A V
E S L I
V I N G A R T B V T P A G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
31
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A
S T R E A D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V S
D E A
T H H A T H P L A S T W I T H I N T H I S M O N V M E N
T S H
A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C K N A T V R E
D I D
E W H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S T O M B E F A R
M O R
E T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y T H E H A T H W R I T
T L E
A V E S L I V I N G A R T B V T P A G E T O S E R V E H
I S W
I T T
30 Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F
A S T R E A D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O V
S D
E A T H H A T H P L A S T W I T H I N T H I S M O N V M
E N
T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C K N A T
V R
E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S T O M B
E F
A R M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y T H E H A T
H W
R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G A R T B V T P A G E T O
S E
R V E H I S W I T T
29
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O
F A S T R E A D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O
V
S D E A T H H A T H P L A S T W I T H I N T H I S M O N
V
M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C K
N
A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S
T
O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y T
H
E H A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G A R T B V T
P
A G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
28 Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I
O
V S D E A T H H A T H P L A S T W I T H I N T H I S M
O N
V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V
I C K
N A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O T H D E
C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H
A L L Y T
H E H A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G
A R T B V T
P
A G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
27 Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y
S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N
V I O
V S D E A T H H A T H P L A S T W I T H I N T H
I S M O N
V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O
M E Q V I C K
N A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D
O T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N C O
S T S I E H A L L Y T
H E H A T H W R I T T L E A V E
S L I V I N G A R T B V T
P
A G E T O S E R V E H I S
W I T T
26
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V B
Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M
E N V I O
V S D E A T H H A T H P L A S T W I T H I
N T H I S M O N
V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T
H W H O M E Q V I C K
N A T V R E D I D E W H O S E
N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O R E
T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y T
H E H A T H W R I
T T L E A V E S L I V I N G A R T B V T
P
A G E T O
S E R V E H I S W I T T
25 Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O V
B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O V C A N S T W H
O M E N V I O
V S D E A T H H A T H P L A S T W I
T H I N T H I S M O N
V M E N T S H A K S P E A R
E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C K
N A T V R E D I D E
W H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F
A R M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y T
H E
H A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G A R T B
V T
P
A G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
24
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H O
V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O V C A N S T
W H O M E N V I O
V S D E A T H H A T H P L A S
T W I T H I N T H I S M O N
V M E N T S H A K S
P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C K
N A T V R
E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H
A L L Y T
H E H A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I
V I N G A R T B V T
P
A G E T O S E R V E H I S
W I T T
23
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T H
O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O V C A N
S T W H O M E N V I O
V S D E A T H H A T H P
L A S T W I T H I N T H I S M O N
V M E N T S
H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C K
N A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O T H
D E C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N C
O S T S I E H A L L Y T
H E H A T H W R I T T
L E A V E S L I V I N G A R T B V T
P
A G E T
O S E R V E H I S W I T T
22
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T T
H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O V C
A N S T W H O M E N V I O
V S D E A T H H A
T H P L A S T W I T H I N T H I S M O N
V M
E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O M E
Q V I C K
N A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A
M E D O T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O
R E T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L Y T
H E H
A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G A R
T B V T
P
A G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
21
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S T
T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O
V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O
V S D E A T
H H A T H P L A S T W I T H I N T H I S M
O N
V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H
W H O M E Q V I C K
N A T V R E D I D E W
H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S
T O M
B E F A R M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H
A L L Y T
H E H A T H W R I T T L E A V E
S L I V I N G A R T B V T
P
A G E T O S E
R V E H I S W I T T
20
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E S
T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T
H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O
V S D
E A T H H A T H P L A S T W I T H I N T
H I S M O N
V M E N T S H A K S P E A R
E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C K
N A T V R
E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O T H D E
C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N
C O S T S I E H A L L Y T
H E H A T H W
R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G A R T B
V T
P
A G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
19 Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O E
S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I
F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N V I O
V S D E A T H H A T H P L A S T W I T
H I N T H I S M O N
V M E N T S H A K
S P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V I C
K
N A T V R E D I D E W H O S E N A M
E D O T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F A R
M O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H A L L
Y T
H E H A T H W R I T T L E A V E S
L I V I N G A R T B V T
P
A G E T O S
E R V E H I S W I T T
18
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G O
E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A
D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O M E N
V I O V S D E A T H H A T H P L A S
T W I T H I N T H I S M O N
V M E N
T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H W H O
M E Q V I C K
N A T V R E D I D E W
H O S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N C O
S T S I E H A L L Y T
H E H A T H W
R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N G A R
T B V T
P
A G E T O S E R V E H I S
W I T T
17
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y G
O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R
E A D I F T H O V C A N S T W H O
M E N V I O V S D E A T H H A T H
P L A S T W I T H I N T H I S M O
N
V M E N T S H A K S P E A R E W
I T H W H O M E Q V I C K
N A T V
R E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D O
T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M
O R E T H E N C O S T S I E H A L
L Y T
H E H A T H W R I T T L E A
V E S L I V I N G A R T B V T
P
A
G E T O S E R V E H I S W I T T
16
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H Y
G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S
T R E A D I F T H O V C A N S T
W H O M E N V I O V S D E A T H
H A T H P L A S T W I T H I N T
H I S M O N
V M E N T S H A K S
P E A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V
I C K
N A T V R E D I D E W H O
S E N A M E D O T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O R E T H E N
C O S T S I E H A L L Y T
H E H
A T H W R I T T L E A V E S L I
V I N G A R T B V T
P
A G E T O
S E R V E H I S W I T T
15
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W H
Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F
A S T R E A D I F T H O V C A
N S T W H O M E N V I O V S D
E A T H H A T H P L A S T W I
T H I N T H I S M O N
V M E N
T S H A K S P E A R E W I T H
W H O M E Q V I C K
N A T V R
E D I D E W H O S E N A M E D
O T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F
A R M O R E T H E N C O S T S
I E H A L L Y T
H E H A T H W
R I T T L E A V E S L I V I N
G A R T B V T
P
A G E T O S E
R V E H I S W I T T
14
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R W
H Y G O E S T T H O V B Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F T H O
V C A N S T W H O M E N V I
O V S D E A T H H A T H P L
A S T W I T H I N T H I S M
O N
V M E N T S H A K S P E
A R E W I T H W H O M E Q V
I C K
N A T V R E D I D E W
H O S E N A M E D O T H D E
C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O
R E T H E N C O S T S I E H
A L L Y T
H E H A T H W R I
T T L E A V E S L I V I N G
A R T B V T
P
A G E T O S E
R V E H I S W I T T
13
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E R
W H Y G O E S T T H O V B
Y S
O F A S T R E A D I F
T H O V C A N S T W H O M
E N V I O V S D E A T H H
A T H P L A S T W I T H I
N T H I S M O N
V M E N T
S H A K S P E A R E W I T
H W H O M E Q V I C K
N A
T V R E D I D E W H O S E
N A M E D O T H D E C K Y
S
T O M B E F A R M O R E
T H E N C O S T S I E H A
L L Y T
H E H A T H W R I
T T L E A V E S L I V I N
G A R T B V T
P
A G E T O
S E R V E H I S W I T T
12
Columns
S T A Y P A S S E N G E
R W H Y G O E S T T H O
V B Y S
O F A S T R E A
D I F T H O V C A N S T
W H O M E N V I O V S D
E A T H H A T H P L A S
T W I T H I N T H I S M
O N
V M E N T S H A K S
P E A R E W I T H W H O
M E Q V I C K
N A T V R
E D I D E W H O S E N A
M E D O T H D E C K Y S
T O M B E F A R M O R E
T H E N C O S T S I E H
A L L Y T
H E H A T H W
R I T T L E A V E S L I
V I N G A R T B V T
P
A
G E T O S E R V E H I S
W I T T
