Gann and the Stratfordian Controversy

My sign off is delayed a day.  Each day I find more and more and its too exciting not to share.  This post is the result of an encoded marker indicating focus on the legend of "The Bridal Chamber" recounted by Mr. Gann in "The Tunnel Thru The Air".

In the legend we find a curious and ill fated love story between Claire Douglas and Bernice Mayo.  An Internet search led me to several stories about the legend including the following local interest type article (Tom Hollis, "Glass Bottom Boats-Florida's Tourist Springs", available in Google Books):

Interesting that some would speculate the Legend was lifted from a Shakespeare play.  

Dwelling on Claire Douglass, the Scottish heritage of the Gann Clan of Scotland and Mr. Gann's 33rd degree of Masonry, I speculate Claire to represent the St Clair / Sinclair family of Scotland and Douglass to represent the lineage of Sir James Douglas of Scotland.  The former family being the builders and owners of Rosslyn Chapel and the latter being one of the most powerful families of Scotland.  

Whether Mr. Gann originated/planted the legend (more likely, in my opinion) or traced the roots of this legend back to Scotland is not so enticing a question as its relation to Shakespeare. 

Ahhh, back to Lord Bacon and Shakespeare and the Stratfordian controversy.  Hard to imagine that, behind the scenes, Mr. Gann is alluding to two stories; one of the Knights Templar and one of the 'adoption' of the works of William Shakespeare….or perhaps Lord Bacon and Henry Neville.

Jim