Viewing Event Record: Royal company players are sworn Grooms of the Chamber and William Beeston resumes governorship of the Phoenix/Cockpit

Abstract

A list of servants of the chamber in the Lord Chamberlain's documents names members of the Revels office Henry Herbert, Alexander Stafford, Joseph Taylor, and George Wilson. William Beeston is named as the governor of the Cockpit players, showing he has resumed the position following William Davenant's short tenure. The document also notes that the (unnamed) players of the King's, Queen's, Queen of Bohemia's, Prince's and Duke of York 's companies are all sworn grooms of the chamber in ordinary without fee.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1641 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 1641 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Phoenix/Cockpit

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Beeston, William Governor of the Cockpit Players
Herbert, Henry Master of the Revels
Taylor, Joseph Yeoman of the Revels
Stafford, Alexander clerk of the Revels
Carlell, Lodowick groom of the Chamber
Bowes, ––– groom of the Chamber
Wilson, George groom of the Revels

Event Type

  • company context
  • player context