Shakespeare's 6 known signatures,between 1612 and 1616. 1. From a deposition in a court case (1612) 2. Small signature from the seal-ribbon of a conveyance document regarding property in Blackfriars (1613). 3. Small signature from the seal-ribbon of a mortgage document regarding the same property (1613).4. Decayed small signature from the first page of Shakespeare's will (1616). 5. From the second page of the will. 6. "By me William Shakspeare" from the third page of the will.