Serlo

Family: Richard II's household · Role: former chamber servant · First appears: Henry IV 15

Life events

c. 1404 · Serlo circulated a false report that Richard II was alive and would reclaim his kingdom.(Henry IV 15)
- With: Richard II
- “aduertised by letters sent vnto diuerse of king Richards freends, that he was aliue indéed, and shortlie would come to shew himselfe openlie to the world”
c. 1404 · William Clifford apprehended Serlo and brought him before the king.(Henry IV 15 · 📍 Berwike)
- With: William Clifford
- “Sir William Clifford also came with the earle, and brought the foresaid Serlo with him, whom he had apprehended vpon his comming to him at Berwike”
c. 1404 · Serlo confessed his wicked plot and was executed for his crimes.(Henry IV 15 · 📍 London)
- “where he was executed, confessing euerie thing to be true concerning his wicked pretense, as before is recited”

sworn: Richard II “The persuasions also of one Serlo, that in times past was one of king Richards chamber, greatlie increased this errour”
enemies with Henry IV “but yet was not the man himselfe (as he well perceiued) vpon malice that he bare to king Henrie, aduertised by letters sent vnto diuerse of king Richards freends, that he was aliue indéed”
with William Clifford (William Clifford apprehended Serlo and brought him to the king.) “Sir William Clifford also came with the earle, and brought the foresaid Serlo with him, whom he had apprehended vpon his comming to him at Berwike, in hope to haue found succour at his hands”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.