Viewing Event Record: The privy council orders theatres closed because of the plague

Abstract

The Privy Council orders a complete ban on all forms of public spectacle in London and the counties of Middlesex and Surrey while the plague is on the rise. N. B. The document is also abstracted in the Privy Council Register.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 14 April 1630 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 14 April 1630 (Source of claim: original)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Weston, Richard Lord Treasurer
Harsnet, Samuel archbishop of York
Carey, Henry councillor
Howard, Theophilus councillor
Cecil, William councillor
Egerton, John councillor
Erskine, Thomas councillor
Carleton, Dudley councillor
Coke, John councillor
Coventry, Thomas lord keeper
Howard, Thomas lord marshall
Conway, Edward lord president
Montagu, Henry lord privy seal