Pembroke, Sir William Herbert, first Earl of, (1501 ? - 70), Soldier and Courtier Indenture with Sir Giles Poole, of Sapperton, Gloucestershire, of the Manor of Rendell (Gloucestershire) l for the Manor of Bullridge, document signed "Penbroke" in capital letters, manuscript on vellum, 2 holes along folds (with slight loss of text), part of lower margin cut away not affecting text, folds, a few splash marks, 400 x 640mm., 31st July 1557 Footnote: Note: Pembroke became brother-in-law to King Henry VIII through his marriage to Anne Parr, younger sister of Catherine. In 1542 he acquired the former Benedictine abbey at Wilton, in later years a venue for some of Shakespeare's plays. According to John Aubrey's very colourful "Brief Life" Pembroke could neither read nor write, but "had a stamp for his name." However documents with his signature in capital letters are extant. Herbert was a Guardian of the young King Edward VI after the death of Henry VIII in 1547.