|
The Left Shoulder (Title-page to William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, 1623.) In this picture, the left shoulder of Shakespeare's doublet is drawn correctly from the tailoring point of view. But, with the other shoulder drawn left-handedly, the cryptic nature of the picture is already emphasised. If the two shoulders are read together, a cipher message unfolds. Look carefully. Notice the curve of the embroidered join in the doublet. Read with the straight line shape of the right shoulder, two letters should spring to mind, giving a message. This message is confirmed and augmented by a further clue left by Bacon, using his own Elizabethan version of the Latin Cabala, the Simple Cipher (see FBRT web page ‘Cipher’):- St. John, an Apostle of our saviour, and the Beloved Disciple, lived ninety-three years. He was rightly denoted under the emblem of the eagle, for his piercing sight into the Divinity; and was a Seraph among the Apostles in respect of his burning Love. Francis Bacon–History of Life and Death. In other words, ‘93’ is Francis Bacon’s cipher for St. John the Beloved, the great Seer, whose emblem is the Eagle. The Freemasons and Rosicrucians are known as the ‘Sons of John’—the Baptist and the Beloved. © Peter Dawkins, FBRT, 1999 |
