Viewing Event Record: The Lord Chamberlain's office issues a warrant for swearing in six members of the King's Men as grooms of the Chamber

Abstract

The Lord Chamberlain's office issues a warrant for the swearing in of six new members of the King's Men as grooms of the Chamber, 'to bee of the Company of his Ma[jes]t[ies] servants at ye Blackfryers,' named as 'Michaell Bowyere William Robins, William Allen Hugh Clarke: Theophilus Bird & Steuen Hamerton.'

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 22 January 1641 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 21 January 1641 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Blackfriars (II)

Troupes

Name
King's Men (1625-1642)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Bowyer, Michael groom of the Chamber player
Robins, William groom of the Chamber player
Allen, William groom of the Chamber player
Clarke, Hugh groom of the Chamber player
Bird, Theophilus groom of the Chamber
Hammerton, Stephen groom of the Chamber player

Related Primary Sources

Event Type

  • company business
  • warrant