In his office as Master of the King's Beargarden, Edward Alleyn petitions Lord Cranfield, Lord High Treasurer of England, for sums past due to him. Alleyn requests payment for his charge of 'certain beast[s] sent from the Duke of Savoy and others,' for expenses paid out of pocket on 'an Howse, wharfe, and Docke for his Ma[jesty's] Barges,' as well as for Alleyn's annual fee and 'other services by him don by his Ma[jesty's] appoyntm[ent].' Alleyn has been absorbing the expenses for eight years now: he asks either to be paid, or relieved of the charge of the bear, and restored use of the house et al. Little use has been made of the latter since the Queen's death, he notes: 'onely one Dancer that was M[aster] of her Ma[jesty's] Barge keepeth possession thereof.'
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart, James I | King | |
| Cranfield, Lionel | Lord Treasurer | |
| Stanhope, John | treasurer of the Chamber |