Viewing Event Record: Fleetwood assures Burghley that playhouses are closed during the plague

Abstract

William Fleetwood writes to Lord Burghley: he has reviewed Burghley's plague-time prohibition against '[p]laies, vnlawful games, ffense skoles vacabound[s] and suche like' with the relevant officials.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 21 July 1578 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 21 July 1578 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Blackfriars (I)
Name
Theatre
Name
Curtain
Name
Newington Butts
Name
Bell
Name
Bel Savage
Name
Bull
Name
Cross Keys
Name
Bear Garden
Name
St Paul's (I)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Cecil, William Lord Treasurer Lord Treasurer
Fleetwood, William Recorder of London Recorder of London

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