In the anonymous undated pamphlet purported to be by the ghost of the criminal Gamaliel Ratsey, one of the criminal pranks recalled by Ratsey's ghost concerns a travelling company of players (who perform under the names of multiple patrons). At one point Ratsey tells the leading player, 'Get thee to London, for if one man were dead, they will have much neede of such a one as thou art. There would be none in my opinion, fitter then thy selfe to play his parts: my conceipt is such of thee, that I durst venture all the mony in my purse on thy head, to play Hamlet with him for a wager.' Following this speech, Ratsey dubs the player 'Sir Simon two shares and a half' (though Collier will mistranscribe this, 'Sir Three-shares and a half'). Collier notes that this passage may refer to Richard Burbage.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Burbage, Richard | player |