R. the 3 of June 1595. at the vii dayes 1. 18 of June 1595. at the 2 pte of 20 of June 1595. at antony & ༢ 29 of auguft 1595. Shancke, 5 of september 1595. at cracke iii. 0. at longe [14] 17 of feptember 1595. at the 2 of october 1595. at the def 29 of november 1595. at the 3 of Jenewary 1595. at chinon 15 of Jenewary 1595. at petha- 1 9 Probably on the fubje& of Shakspeare's play. 2 This piece was entered in the Stationers' books by Humphrey Mofely, June 29. 1660. as the production of Philip Maffinger. 3 Probably Peele's play, entitled The famous Chronicle of King Edward I. firnamed Edward Long-fhankes, printed in 1593. 4 Afterwards called A Toy to pieafe chafte Ladies. I fuppofe, the play entitled The famous Victories of K. Henry V. containing the honourable Battel of Agincourt, 1598. in which may be found the rude outlines of our poet's two parts of K. Henry IV. and K. Henry V. 6 Pythagoras, written by Martin Slaughter. "In the name of God, Amen, beginning one [on] Simon and Jewds day, my lord admeralles men, as fol loweth; 1596. [Here twenty plays are fet down as having been performed between October 27. and November 15. 1596. but their titles have all been already given.] In the name of God, Amen, beginninge the 25 of november 1596. as followeth, the lord admerall players: R. the 4 of desember 1596. at Valteger, 8 By George Chapman. Printed in 1598. 9 Phocas, by Martin Slaughter. 1. S. d. 0. 0. XXX. O. 1. 0. This play was printed in black letter in 1605. 3 The fums received by Mr. Henflowe from this place are ranged in five columns, in fuch a manner as to furnish no precife in, formation. R.the 14 of Jenewary 1 597. at alexander l. 27 of Jenewary 1597. at woman 5 of febreary 1597. at Oferyck, 19 of marche 1597. atguido, [5]3 one, [10] 13 of aprill 1597, at times triumph 29 of aprill 1597. at Uter pen- II of maye 1597. at comedy of 4 [11] 26 of maye 1597. at harey the [6] 3 of June 1597. at frederycke and 22 of June 1597. at Henges, [1] 14 of July 1597. at the wiche 6. 3. "In the name of God, Amen, the 11 of october, beganne my lord admeralls and my lord of pembrokes men to playe at my howfe, 1597: October 11. at Jeronymo, 12. at the comedy of umers, 4 Perhaps Ben Jonfon's Every Man in his Humour. It will appear hereafter that he had money dealings with Mr. Henflowe, the manager of this theatre, and that he wrote for him. The play might have been afterwards purchafed from this company by the Lord Chamberlain's Servants, by whom it was acted in 1598. 5 This could not have been the play already mentioned, because in that Henry does not die; nor could it have been Shakspeare's play. 6 Afterwards written Bafelia. 7 This piece was performed a fecond time on the 28th of July, when this account was clofed. The following curious paper furnishes us with more accurate knowledge of the properties, &c. of a theatre in Shakspeare's time, than the refearches of the moft induftrious antiquary could have attained: The booke of the Inventary of the goods of my Lord Admeralles men, taken the 16 Marche in the yeare 1698. Gone and lofte. Item, j orenge taney fatten dublet, layd thycke with gowld lace, Item, j blew tafetie fewt. Item, j payr of carnaty on fatten Venefyons, layd with gold lace. Item, j longe-fhanckes fewte. Item, j Sponnes dublet pyncket. Item, j Spanerds gyrcken. Item, Harey the fyftes dublet. Item, Harey the fyftes vellet gowne. Item, j fryers gowne. Item, j lyttel dublet for boye. "The Enventary of the Clownes Sewtes and Hermetes Sewtes, with dievers other fewtes, as followeth, 1598. the 10 of March. Item, j fenetores gowne, j hoode, and 5 fenetores capes. Item, j fewtte for Nepton; Fierdrackes fewtes for Dobe. Item, iiij genefareyes gownes, and iiij torchberers fewtes, Item, iij payer of red ftrafers, [ftroffers] and iij fares gowne of buckrome. Item, iiij Herwodes cottes, and iij fogers cottes, and green gown for Maryan. Item, vj grene cottes for Roben Hoode, and iiij knaves fewtes. Item, ij payer of grene hoffe, and Andersones fewte, j whitt fhepen clocke. Item, ij roffet cottes, and j black frese cotte, and iij preftes cottes. Item, ij whitt fheperdes cottes, and ij Danes fewtes, and j payer of Danes hosse. Item, The Mores lymes, 8 and Hercolles lymes, and Will. Sommers fewtte. Item, ij Orlates few tes, hates and gorgetts, and vij anteckes cootes. Item, Cathemer fewte, j payer of cloth whitte flockens, iiij Turckes hedes. Item, iiij freyers gownes and iiij hoodes to them, and j fooles coate, cape, and babell, and branhowlttes bodeys, [bodice] and merlen [Merlin's] gowne and cape. Item, ij black faye gownes, and ij cotton gownes, and j rede faye gowne. Item, j mawe gowne of calleco for the quene, 6 j carnowll [cardinal's] hatte. Item, j red fewt of cloth for pyge, [Pfyche] layed with whitt lace. Item, v payer of hoffe for the clowne, and v gerkenes for them. Item, iij payer of canvas hoffe for afane, ij payer of black ftrocers. 8 I fufpect that these were the limbs of Aaron the Moor in Titus Andronicus, who in the original play was probably tortured on the flage. This ancient exhibition was fo much approved of by Ravenfcroft, that he introduced it in his play. In The Battle of Alcazar there is alfo a Moor, whofe dead body is brought on the flage, but not in a dislocated flate. In the play called Maw, |