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Herbert, Henry
Title
Herbert, Sir Henry, Master of Revels. Office Book
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Related Secondary Sources
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers
A Manual for the Collector and Amateur of Old English Plays
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage
Ord HP10: W. b. 165 'Lowin'
Ord HP8: W. b. 160 'Kemp'
Folger: Ord HP7: W. b. 158 'The Hope'
Ord HP5: W. b. 156 'Fortune'
Ord HP6: W. b. 167 'Globe'
Bodl: MS Malone 156
Bodl: Malone 247, MS note on flyleaf facing the title page, sig A1, in Malone's copy of 'A Game at Chess'
The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels
Shakespeare, Ford and Jonson
The Plays of Philip Massinger
Ord HP12: W. b. 196 'Theatres of Shakespeare's Time'
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage
Malone 1046: Plays and Poems, w/ notes
History of English Dramatic Poetry
Related Transcription Records
Folger: Ord HP7: W. b. 158 'The Hope', 46
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 112
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 66
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 229
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 227
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 226
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 229
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 229
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 177
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 177
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 177
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 177
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 176
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 176
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 226
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 190
Ord HP5: W. b. 156 'Fortune', 149
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 167
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 208
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 177
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 177
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 176
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 229
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 226
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 66
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 227
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 147
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 232
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 231
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 177
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 226
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 234
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 147
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 226
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 65
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 240
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 238
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 233
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 236
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 52
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 240
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 238
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 172, n7
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 236
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 120, n 5
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 229
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 224
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 101 n1
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 59, n 1
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 241
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 121
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 59-60, n 2
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 237
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 239
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 239
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 387-8
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 428
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 429
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 432
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 437
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 438
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 443n.
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 442
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 442-3
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 443
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 7-8n.
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 443n.
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 22
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 24
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 231-2
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 54n
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 54n
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 57n.
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 58n
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 239
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 88
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 88
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 88-9
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 292
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 327
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 438
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 438
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 443
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 443
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 444
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 56n
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 234
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 234
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 234
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 233-4
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 441
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 220
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 179
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 216
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 216
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 217
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 216
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 216
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 216
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 214
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 209
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 219
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 219
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 218
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 217
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 217
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 217
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 214
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 213
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 214-15
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 216
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 214
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 213
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 213
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 208
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 219-20
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 218
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 218
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 217
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 218-19
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 215
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 216
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 215
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 215
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 214
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 214
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 213
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 209
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 220
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 219
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 219
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 218
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 218
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 217
Shakespeare, Ford and Jonson, 406
The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, 424
The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, 424
The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, 424
The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, 291, n 9
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194b
Ord HP12: W. b. 196 'Theatres of Shakespeare's Time', 127
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 196
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 198
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 198
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 204
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 202
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 202
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 200
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 200
Ord HP5: W. b. 156 'Fortune', 46
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 204
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 200
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 202
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 203
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 200
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 199
Ord HP10: W. b. 165 'Lowin', 19
Malone 1046: Plays and Poems, w/ notes, 144
Ord HP6: W. b. 167 'Globe', 133
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 204
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 199
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 201
Malone 1046: Plays and Poems, w/ notes, 148***
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 195
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 203
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 198
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 197
Malone 1046: Plays and Poems, w/ notes, 136*
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 203
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 199
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 196
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 201
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 196
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194b
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 201
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 202
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194b
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 201
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194b
Folger: Ord HP7: W. b. 158 'The Hope', 46
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 202
Bodl: MS Malone 156, 268
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 199
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 204
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 197
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 202
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 202
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 204
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 197
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 197
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 198
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 195
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 195
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 200
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 198
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 198
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 201
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 199
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 204
Ord HP5: W. b. 156 'Fortune', 48
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 219
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 196
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 198
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 198
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 204
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 195
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 198
Ord HP5: W. b. 156 'Fortune', 149
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 197
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 195
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194b
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 196
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 203
Malone 1046: Plays and Poems, w/ notes, f 145
A Manual for the Collector and Amateur of Old English Plays, 50
Ord HP10: W. b. 165 'Lowin', 71
Ord HP10: W. b. 165 'Lowin', 131
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 200
Ord HP8: W. b. 160 'Kemp', 152
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 203
Ord HP8: W. b. 160 'Kemp', 153
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 197
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 195
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 204
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 59, n 9
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 201
Ord HP5: W. b. 156 'Fortune', 149
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 202
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 424
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 234
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 231
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194b
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 203
Ord HP5: W. b. 156 'Fortune', 41
Ord HP5: W. b. 156 'Fortune', 41
Ord HP5: W. b. 156 'Fortune', 149
Ord HP5: W. b. 156 'Fortune', 149
Ord HP5: W. b. 156 'Fortune', 217
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 226
Bodl: Malone 247, MS note on flyleaf facing the title page, sig A1, in Malone's copy of 'A Game at Chess' , flyleaf
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 232
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 226
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 200
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 215-16
Ord HP8: W. b. 160 'Kemp', 153
Ord HP8: W. b. 160 'Kemp', 153
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 515
Ord HP8: W. b. 160 'Kemp', 152
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 201
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 218
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 196
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 218
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 202
The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, 424
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 204
The Plays of Philip Massinger, lvii n
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194
A Supplemental Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers, 219
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 195
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194b
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 195
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 198
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 202
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 240-1
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 194b
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 203
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 197
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 203
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 197
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 202
Collections towards Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Office of the Master of the Revels, 203
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 177
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 230
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 231
History of English Dramatic Poetry, 443
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 208–9
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 210
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 208
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 210
The Rise and Progress of the English Stage, 210
Related Events
'A Queen and No Queen' is licensed to the Fortune company
'Seven Stars' is licensed to the Fortune company
Day and Dekker's 'The Belman of Paris' is licensed for Prince Charles' Men at the Red Bull
The Hope plays host to a fencing tournament
'Moorfields' is licensed to the Fortune company
The Swan hosts a fencing prize
'Messanissa' is licensed to the Fortune company
A competing version of 'Keep the Widow Waking' is licensed for another company
Sir Henry Herbert issues a £1 warrant in payment to the 'Musitions of the king's company'
Sir Henry Herbert receives the Lenten allowance from 'Mr Hemminges'
'The Humours of Rome' is licensed for the Fortune company
'Woman Monster' is licensed to the Fortune's company
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Fletcher's 'The Noble Gentleman' for the Blackfriars
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Fletcher's 'The Fair Maid of the Inn,' performed at the Blackfriars
'The Honest Man's Fortune' is relicensed to the King's Men
Herbert licenses Davenport's 'The History of Henry the First' to the King's Men
The King's Men perform 'The Beggar's Bush' at Whitehall
The King's Men perform 'The Spanish Curate' at Whitehall
'Shank's Ordinary' is licensed to the King's Men
The King's Men pay Sir Henry Herbert the benefit of a summer's day
Sir Henry Herbert receives £13 from the King's Men for the benefit of a winter's day, 'taken upon the Alchemist'
The King's Men perform 'The Maid in the Mill' at Whitehall
The King's Men pay Sir Henry Herbert for the benefit of a winter's day
The King's Men pay Sir Henry Herbert for the benefit of a winter's day
The King's Men perform 'The Wandering Lovers' at Whitehall
The King's Men award the Master of Revels the benefit of two days a year, one in the summer, and one in the winter
The King's Men pay Sir Henry Herbert for the benefit of a winter's day
Herbert re-licenses 'an olde playe called Winter's Tale' to the King's Men
Fletcher's 'The Devil of Dowgate' is licensed to the King's Men
William Heminges' 'The Coursing of the Hare' is licensed for the Fortune
'The Masque' is licensed to the Palsgrave's Men
The King's Men perform 'More Dissemblers Besides Women' at Whitehall
'The Martyred Soldier' is licensed to the Palsgrave's Men after Herbert takes it from Lady Elizabeth's Men
A reference to 'Love Yields to Honour' offers what Malone suggests is the earliest account of Henrietta Maria at the Blackfriars
'The Foolish Ambassador' is licensed to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert sends a warrant to the Kings Men to prevent them from performing 'The Tamer Tam'd'
'The Troublesome Statesman' is licensed to the Palsgrave's Men at the Fortune
Sir Henry Herbert receives £3 from 'Mr Hemmings' for a 'courtesie done him about their Blackfriers hous'
'Wallenstein, Duke of Fridland' is licensed to the Globe
Sir Henry Herbert accepts the benefit of a summer's day from the King's Men
The King's Men pay Sir Henry Herbert for the restoration of their liberty post-plague
The King's Men pay Herbert for benefit of a summer's day
'Love's Royal Reward' is licensed to the Prince's Men at the Curtain
The Master of the Revels receives income from his shares in Salisbury Court
'Dido and Aeneas' is licensed to Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
'The Spanish Purchase' is licensed to the Salisbury Court company
Massinger's 'The Renegado' is licensed to the Cockpit company
The Master of the Revels receives payment from the Cockpit company for allowing playing during Lent
Herbert accepts £2 to allow a French troupe to play at the Blackfriars
The Cockpit company performs 'The Gipsy' at Whitehall
'The Black Lady' is licensed to Lady Elizabeth's Men
'The Love Sick Courtier' is licensed for Salisbury Court
Prince Charles' Men perform 'A Vow and a Good One' at Whitehall
Shirley's 'The Politique Father' is licensed to the King's Men
Herbert licenses Masssinger's 'Alexius, or, The Chaste Lovers' to the King's Men
Brome's 'The Florentine Friend' is licensed to Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
The Master of the Revels receives payment from a benefit performance of 'Hannibal and Scipio'
Henry Herbert confiscates 'The Martyred Soldier' from the Lady Elizabeth's Men at the Cockpit
'The Escapes of Jupiter' is allowed to another company despite having belonged to the Cockpit company
The King's Men pay Herbert for benefit of a summer's day
Queen Henrietta Maria's Men avoid punishment for impersonating courtiers in 'The Ball'
Dekker's 'The False Alarm' is licensed to the Cockpit company
Sir Henry Herbert licenses 'The Loyal Subject' for the King's Men
The King's Men perform 'The Alchemist' at Whitehall
The King's Men submit an apology for their disobedience against the Master of the Revels
Sir Henry Herbert cleans up 'The Tamer Tam'd,' but advises that 'ould' plays need to be carefully reviewed
Sir John Astley licenses 'The Spanish Curate,' performed at the Blackfriars
Buck receives a 'lenten dispensation' from the King's Men
The two parts of 'Arviragus and Philicia' are acted for the royal family at the Cockpit-in-Court
Henry Herbert sells a play to Christopher Beeston, and receives payment for licensing it and a pair of gloves
A revised 'The Night Walker' is licensed to Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
Christopher Beeston is commanded to assemble a boy company for a same-day performance
Massinger's 'The Parliament of Love' is licensed to the Cockpit company
Sir Henry Herbert sends four players to join the Salisbury Court company
'Love's Aftergame' is performed at St James' Palace
A citizen objects to the second part of 'The City Shuffler'
A Dutchman performs at the Globe
The Fortune and Red Bull exchange companies
A French company is allowed to play at the Red Bull
The Red Bull Company is not allowed to perform Shakespeare's plays
The King's Men perform 'The Faithful Shepherdess' at Denmark House
Fletcher's 'The Sea Voyage' is licensed for the Globe
'Come See a Wonder' is performed unlicensed at the Red Bull by a company of strangers
Herbert licenses Fletcher and Rowley's 'The Maid in the Mill' for the King's Men
A French company is allowed to play at the Fortune
Sir Henry Herbert licenses 'The Night Walkers'
Sir John Astley licenses 'Osmond the Great Turk'
Sir Henry Herbert lists the chief players at the Red Bull
Middleton's 'A Game of Chess' is licensed
Rowley's 'The Bee' is licensed to the King's Men
Queen Henrietta Maria sees Massinger's The Tragedy of Cleander at the Blackfriars
William Beeston and his players are punished for the performance of an unlicensed play
French Players perform at court and are allowed to play at the Cockpit/Phoenix during Lent
Sir Henry Herbert lists the chief players at the Phoenix
Henry Herbert imprisons a man for lending a church robe to the players at Salisbury Court
Beeston's Boys perform 'Cupid's Revenge'
Beeston's Boys perform 'Wit Without Money'
Theatres close because of the plague
Shirley's 'Rosanio, or Love's Victory' is licensed to the King's Men
John Day's 'The Honest Citizen' is licensed to Prince Charles' Men
John Webster's 'A Cure for a Cuckold' is licensed to Prince Charles' Men
John Lowin pays Sir Henry Herbert for 'his pains' over a Massinger play
Sir Henry Herbert allows 'The King and the Subject,' with alterations
Sir Henry Herbert identifies the passage in Massinger's 'The King and the Subject' rejected by Charles I
'The Devil and the Collier,' parts 1 and 2 are licensed to Prince Charles' Men
'New World in the Moon' licensed to Prince Charles' Men
Massinger's 'History of William Longsword' is licensed to the Red Bull
'Hogshead' is licensed to Prince Charles' Men
Clifton's 'The Noble Thief' is licensed to the company at the Red Bull
'Mad for a Head' is licensed to the Red Bull Company
'Youth's Figaries' is licensed to the Red Bull Company
'The Doge and the Dragon' is licensed for the Fortune company
Drue's 'Love Me or Love Me Not' is licensed for the Palsgrave's Men
'Dutch Painter and French Brank' is licensed to the Prince's Men at the Curtain
'The Child hath found his Father' is licensed to the Prince's Men at the Curtain
Massinger's 'The Fair Anchoress of Pausilippo' is licensed to the King's Men
D'Avenant's 'The Spanish Lovers' is licensed to the King's Men
The Queen sees Carlell's 'The Spartan Ladies' at the Blackfriars
The King's Men allow Essex's Men to perform 'The Corporal'
The Master of the Revels licenses a new playhouse in the Whitefriars
'The Arcadian Shepherdess' is licensed for Salisbury Court
Herbert accepts £3 as a New Year's gift from the King's Company
The King's Men pay Sir Henry Herbert for the benefit of a winter's day
Herbert accepts £2 as a Lenten gift from 'Mr Hemings'
Herbert accepts £2 as a New Year's gift from the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'The Roman Actor' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'The Judge' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'The Picture' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'Minerva's Sacrifice' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'The Emperor of the East' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'Believe As You List' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'The City Madam' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'The Guardian' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'The Tragedy of Cleander' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'A Very Woman' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'The Orator' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'The Bashful Lover' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'The King and the Subject' to the King's Men
Sir Henry Herbert licenses Massinger's 'The Fair Anchoress of Pausilippo' to the King's Men
The King's Men perform 'Rule a Wife and Have a Wife' at Whitehall
'Hymen's Holiday' is performed at court
Fletcher's 'The Wandering Lovers' is licensed to the King's Men
Rowley's 'A Match or No Match' is licensed for the Fortune
Gunnell's 'The Hungarian Lion' is licensed to the Palsgrave's Men
Bonen's 'Two Kings in a Cottage' is licensed to the Palsgrave's Men
Rowley's 'A Hardship for Husbands' is licensed to the Palsgrave's Men
Rowley's 'A Tragedy of Richard the Third, or The English Prophet' is licensed for the Palgrave's Men at the Fortune
'The Angel King' is licensed for the Palsgrave's Men
'The Fair Star of Antwerp' is licensed for the Palsgrave's Men
'Honour in the End' is licensed to the Palsgrave's Men
'The Whore in Grain' is licensed to the Palsgrave's Men
Drue's 'The Duchess of Suffolk' is licensed - with revisions - to the Palsgrave's Men
Gunnell's 'The Way to Content all Women' is licensed for the Fortune
'The Plantation of Virginia' is licensed for a company at the Curtain pending revisions
A Dutch vaulter performs at the Globe
The King's Men perform 'The Pilgrim' at Whitehall
Massinger's 'The Noble Bondman' is licensed to the Queen of Bohemia's Men
'Match Me in London' is licensed to the Lady Elizabeth's Men
'The Valiant Scholar' is licensed to the Lady Elizabeth's Men
The King's Men perform 'The Winter's Tale' at Whitehall
'The Widow's Prize' is licensed to Prince Charles' Men pending revision
Fletcher's 'A Wife for a Month' is licensed to the King's Men
The King's Men perform 'Rule a Wife and Have a Wife' at Whitehall
The King's Men perform 'the First part of Sir John Falstaff' at Whitehall
'The Madcap' is licensed to Prince Charles' Men
'The Four Sons of Amon' is licensed to Prince Charles' Men
The King's Men perform 'The Tamer Tamed' at St James' Palace
The King's Men perform 'The Taming of the Shrew' at St James' Palace
Queen Henrietta Maria's Men perform 'The Young Admiral' at St James' Palace
King's Men perform 'Richard III' at St James' Palace
'A Late Murder of a Son upon the Mother' by Ford and Webster is licensed
'A Fault in Friendship' is licensed to Prince Charles' Men
'The Fair Foul One' is licensed to a Company of Strangers and performed at the Red Bull
'The Crafty Merchant' is licensed to the Lady Elizabeth's Men
'The Peaceable King' is licensed for the Prince's Men
'The Welsh Traveller' is licensed for the Revels Company
A fencing prize is played at the Red Bull
Shirley's 'The School of Compliment' is licensed to the Cockpit Company as 'Love Tricks'
Davenport's 'The City Nightcap' is licensed to the Cockpit company
Heywood's 'The Captive' is licensed to the Cockpit company
Dekker and Ford's 'Sun's Darling' is licensed to the Cockpit company
Herbert allows the Fortune company to add scenes to an old play and advertise it as a new play
Herbert renews 'Love's Pilgrimage' for the King's Men
Ford's 'The Lady's Trial' is licensed to the Cockpit company
The King's Men perform 'The Maid in the Mill' at St. James Palace
'Doctor Lamb and the Witches' is licensed with additions for Salisbury Court
Sir Henry Herbert issues a warrant against a prospective performance of 'The Tamer Tam'd' by the King's Men
'The Merry Marriage' is licensed to the Fortune Company
Herbert licenses a camel show
The license for Middleton's 'More Dissemblers Besides Women' is renewed for the King's Men
Sir John Astley receives a New Year's gratuity from the King's Men
'The Parricide' is allowed to the Prince's Men
Ford and Dekker's 'The Fairy Knight' is licensed
Sunn's 'The Protector' is licensed
Herbert licenses an additional scene for 'The Virgin Martyr'
'The Virgin Martyr' is licensed to the Red Bull
Ford and Dekker's 'The Bristowe [Bristol] Merchant' is licensed
Shakerley Marmion's 'Country Gentleman' is licensed
Killigrew's 'Claricilla' is licensed
Davenport's 'The Court and the Country' is licensed
'The Jewel' is licensed to the Fortune
Habington's 'Queen of Aragon' is licensed to the King's Men
'Queen of Aragon' is performed at Whitehall by the Lord Chamberlain's family servants
Cavendish's 'The Variety' is licensed with reformations by Shirley
'Fatal Friendship' is licensed to the King's Men
Rowley's 'Fool without Book' is licensed pending revisions
Young Men of the Strand are allowed to perform 'The Resolute Queen' for one night only
Denham's 'The Sophy' is licensed to the King's Men
A rope-dancer performs at the Fortune
'The Princely Lovers' is licensed to the Cockpit company
Sir Herbert sends a note to the King's Men's bookkeeper, requesting that he 'purge ther parts, as I have the booke'
'The Challenge' is allowed, after having been performed without a license at the Cockpit
Cox's 'The Noble Revels' is licensed to the Cockpit company
'The Chevaliers' is licensed to the Cockpit company
Sir Henry Herbert lists members of the Palsgrave's Men
Sir Henry Herbert notes that he has received an apology from the King's Men in the matter of the 'Tamer Tam'd' controversy
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Document Type
office book
Document Class
royal
Production Auspices
Office of the Revels
Language
English
Country of Origin
England
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