Viewing Person Record:
Edward Alleyn
Name, as appears in Primary Sources
- Ned Allen
- Event: Nashe praises Edward Alleyn and other players
- Edward Allen
- Event: The Privy Council restrains playing spaces, troupes and performance times
- Edward Allen
- Event: Players are given livery cloth for King James's royal entrance to London
- Mr. Allen
- Event: A manuscript outlines the plot and stage business of 'Tamar Cham'
- M. Allin (seruant to the young Prince)
- Event: Professional players perform in 'The Magnificent Entertainment'
- Ned Allen
- Event: Edward Alleyn's acting can make ill matter good: Nashe
- Mr Allen
- Event: Prince Charles' Men leave the Hope and ask Alleyn for a loan
- Mrr Allin
- Event: John Russell is charged with dishonesty, and removed from his position as gatherer at the Fortune
- Edward Alleine
- Event: The King forbids theatres in London, and the Fortune tenants cannot pay their rent
- Ed{wa}r{d}um Allen
- Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: Mr Moore reports on John Henslowe's claim
- Edward Allen gent
- Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn tally expenses for keeping the King's game
- Edward Allen, late seruant to the Lord Admirall
- Event: James I pays his first visit to the Tower of London's animal-baiting arena
- [Master] Of the Beares
- Event: James I's funeral procession includes the Master of the Bears, and 'Actors & Comedians'
- Edward Allen
- Event: Edward Alleyn is 'Maister of the Beare Garden': Stow (1605)
- Mr. Edward Allen Esq.
- Event: Henry Middleton writes to Alleyn on behalf of Henry Ashmore, requesting the return of a bear
- Edwarde Allen, Esquire
- Event: Thomas Radford is bound Deputy Master of the King's Game to Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn
- Mr. Edwarde Alleyn
- Event: Henslowe to Alleyn: Ralph Bowes is ill, and plans to acquire the Mastership of the Queen's Games ...
- Edward Allen
- Event: Sir William Stuart acquits the Mastership of the King's Game to Henslowe and Alleyn
- Edward Allen
- Event: James I grants Henslowe and Alleyn Mastership of the King's Game
- Edward Allen, Esquire
- Event: Responding to a petition against him by Jacob Meade, Alleyn submits a counter-petition to the Lord Chamberlain
- m Allen
- Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: The papers submitted by Alleyn in April have now ...
- the deft Allen
- Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: Edward Alleyn is delinquent in the payment of annuities ...
- Edw. Alleyn
- Event: James I issues patent for Mastership of the Royal Game to Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn
- Edward Allen
- Event: Privy Council issues a travel license to the Lord Strange's Men
- edwarde allen
- Event: Henslowe lends money to players of the Admiral's Men
- EAlleyn
- Event: Henslowe records bonds with players of the Admiral's Men
- EAlleyn
- Event: Henslowe tallies expenses related to the Admiral's Men
- Edward alleyn
- Event: Henslowe writes to Edward Alleyn about the acquisition of the Beargarden
- Alleyn
- Event: Guilpin describes Alleyn's 'gait' onstage
- Mr Allen
- Event: Richard Jones writes to Alleyn for a loan
- Mr. Edwarde Allen
- Event: Patrick Brewe writes to Edward Alleyn about the land of the Fortune theatre
- Edwarde Allen
- Event: Patrick Brewe writes to Edward Alleyn about the sale of the Gill family property
- Edwarde Allen
- Event: Patrick Brewe writes Edward Alleyn for Fortune theatre ground-rent
- Edwarde Alleyne
- Event: Robert Browne seeks employment for a player's wife from Alleyn
- E Alleyn
- Event: Henslowe engages William Borne for the Admiral's Men
- EA
- Event: Henslowe records loan repayments from Edward Alleyn
- edward alleyn
- Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men
- Mr Allen
- Event: Stage plot describes performance structure of 'Frederick and Basilea' at the Rose playhouse
- Edward alleyn
- Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men
Role(s)
- Master of the King's Game, deputy
- Event: Henry Middleton writes to Alleyn on behalf of Henry Ashmore, requesting the return of a bear
- author
- Event: Edward Alleyn records 'the comission was sate' at Beargarden
- author
- Event: Edward Alleyn 'rec. rent att ye banksid and Fortune'
- author
- Event: After a baiting at Greenwich, the King sends a 'young tyger' to the Beargarden
- author
- Event: Edward Alleyn records that the 'Comission wase executed att ye beargarden'
- author
- Event: Edward Alleyn goes to Westminster to hear a trial regarding 'Parish garden'
- author
- Event: Edward Alleyn seals the lease at the Beargarden
- company manager
- Event: Ben Jonson is loaned money to write 'Richard Crookback' and additions to 'The Spanish Tragedy'
- company manager
- Event: John Russell is charged with dishonesty, and removed from his position as gatherer at the Fortune
- correspondent
- Event: Joan Alleyn reports Robert Browne's death
- correspondent
- Event: Prince Charles' Men leave the Hope and ask Alleyn for a loan
- correspondent
- Event: Henslowe to Alleyn: Ralph Bowes is ill, and plans to acquire the Mastership of the Queen's Games ...
- correspondent
- Event: Arthur Langworth reminds Edward Alleyn of 'a wey to helpe' after the death of Ralph Bowes
- correspondent
- Event: Henslowe writes to Edward Alleyn about the acquisition of the Beargarden
- correspondent
- Event: Edward Alleyn writes to Joan Alleyn from Chelmsford
- correspondent
- Event: Richard Jones writes to Alleyn for a loan
- correspondent
- Event: Patrick Brewe writes to Edward Alleyn about the sale of the Gill family property
- correspondent
- Event: Patrick Brewe writes Edward Alleyn for Fortune theatre ground-rent
- correspondent
- Event: Robert Browne seeks employment for a player's wife from Alleyn
- debtor
- Event: Henslowe records loan repayments from Edward Alleyn
- debtor
- Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men
- deceased
- Event: Dulwich College petitions Lord Keeper regarding rent from tenants of the Fortune
- defendant
- Event: Exchequer, Bishop of Winchester vs Jacob Meade and Edward Alleyn: Alleyn testifies that the Hope is still ...
- defendant
- Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: Mr Moore reports on John Henslowe's claim
- defendant
- Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: John Henslowe itemizes the leases held back by Edward ...
- defendant
- Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: Mr Moore, a Master of the Chancery Court, considers ...
- defendant
- Event: Chancery, William Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn: Henslowe accuses Alleyn of suppressing Phillip Henslowe's will and other acts ...
- defendant
- Event: Chancery, William Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn: Despite Alleyn's protests, the court orders the suit to proceed
- defendant
- Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: Alleyn must submit to the court all documents relating ...
- defendant
- Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: The papers submitted by Alleyn in April have now ...
- defendant
- Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: Edward Alleyn is delinquent in the payment of annuities ...
- disputant
- Event: Edward Alleyn describes items of a dispute with Jacob Meade
- founder of Dulwich College
- Event: The King forbids theatres in London, and the Fortune tenants cannot pay their rent
- leaseholder
- Event: Alleyn purchases a lease on property to build the Fortune
- leaseholder
- Event: Edward Alleyn lists deeds and bonds relating to the Bear Garden
- lessor
- Event: Alleyn leases the Fortune to the Palsgrave's Men for thirty-one years
- master of the Bear Garden
- Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn are issued 'two white bears' in patent
- master of the Bear Garden (defunct)
- Event: Edward Alleyn is 'Maister of the Beare Garden': Stow (1605)
- master of the Bear Garden (defunct)
- Event: Thomas Howard, earl of Suffolk, erroneously reports the death of Edward Alleyn
- master of the Bear Garden (defunct)
- Event: Alleyn inherits the joint salary for Mastership of the Bears after Henslowe's death
- master of the Bear Garden (defunct)
- Event: Edward Alleyn and Philip Henslowe 'take up' mastiffs for the Bear Garden from private owners
- master of the King's bears
- Event: James I issues patent for Mastership of the Royal Game to Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn
- master of the King's game
- Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn tally expenses for keeping the King's game
- master of the King's game
- Event: James I pays his first visit to the Tower of London's animal-baiting arena
- master of the King's game
- Event: James I's funeral procession includes the Master of the Bears, and 'Actors & Comedians'
- master of the King's game
- Event: Thomas Radford is bound Deputy Master of the King's Game to Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn
- master of the King's game
- Event: James I grants Henslowe and Alleyn Mastership of the King's Game
- master of the King's game
- Event: Henslowe and Alleyn, in their role as Masters of the King's Game, complain to James I of ...
- master of the King's game
- Event: Responding to a petition against him by Jacob Meade, Alleyn submits a counter-petition to the Lord Chamberlain
- master of the King's game
- Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn receive 42l 10s for the care of two white bears and a ...
- master of the King's game
- Event: Edward Alleyn and Philip Henslowe receive 18l 5s for the care of two white bears and a ...
- master of the King's game
- Event: Henslowe and Alleyn deputize Christopher Goffe to acquire more dogs for baiting
- master of the King's game
- Event: A letter from Henslowe and Alleyn records charges 'for the Beares meate'
- master of the King's game
- Event: Thomas Bowker writes to Edward Alleyn for a 'mastife whelpe'
- master of the King's game
- Event: Earl of Bedford requests the return of mastiffs from Edward Alleyn
- master of the King's game
- Event: John Morgan and Richard Tyler receive commission to acquire animals for baiting
- master of the King's game
- Event: Henslowe and Alleyn petition King James to recover baiting losses after visit from Duc de Bouillon
- master of the King's game
- Event: Justices of Cheshire charge local constables to assist Bear Garden deputies
- master of the King's game
- Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn petition the Earl of Suffolk for the arrest of assailants in 'the ...
- master of the King's game
- Event: Thomas Yonge writes to Edward Alleyn and Philip Henslowe about the commission to acquire baiting animals
- master of the King's game
- Event: John Nurse meets with Lord Chamberlain about baiting
- master of the King's game
- Event: Edward Alleyn petitions the Privy Council, Treasury for incomes, leases and fees related to the Mastership of ...
- master of the King's game
- Event: William Faunt requests a bear cub from Edward Alleyn
- master of the King's game
- Event: Edward Alleyn baits before the King at Greenwich
- master of the King's game
- Event: Edward Alleyn baits before the King
- master of the King's game
- Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn commission Thomas Radford as deputy
- master of the King's game
- Event: James I issues letters patent to Edward Alleyn for the foundation of Dulwich College
- plaintiff
- Event: Requests, Edward Alleyn vs William Henslowe: Alleyn states his case
- plaintiff
- Event: Requests, Edward Alleyn vs William Henslowe: Henslowe is too ill to answer
- plaintiff
- Event: Chancery, Edward Alleyn vs William Henslowe: Alleyn asserts his claim to the Bear Garden
- plaintiff
- Event: Chancery, Alleyn vs Henslowe: Alleyn is cited as 'a cheef meanes' of increase for Henslowe's estate
- player
- Event: Rowlands describes Alleyn's appearance as Faustus onstage
- player
- Event: Nashe praises Edward Alleyn and other players
- player
- Event: The Privy Council restrains playing spaces, troupes and performance times
- player
- Event: Players are given livery cloth for King James's royal entrance to London
- player
- Event: A manuscript outlines the plot and stage business of 'Tamar Cham'
- player
- Event: Professional players perform in 'The Magnificent Entertainment'
- player
- Event: Edward Alleyn's acting can make ill matter good: Nashe
- player
- Event: Privy Council issues a travel license to the Lord Strange's Men
- player
- Event: Henslowe lends money to players of the Admiral's Men
- player
- Event: Henslowe records bonds with players of the Admiral's Men
- player
- Event: Henslowe tallies expenses related to the Admiral's Men
- player
- Event: Edward Alleyn lists costume inventory
- player
- Event: Guilpin describes Alleyn's 'gait' onstage
- player
- Event: Stage plot describes performance structure of 'Frederick and Basilea' at the Rose playhouse
- player
- Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men
- playhouse builder
- Event: Alleyn and Henslowe contract with Peter Street to build the Fortune
- playhouse builder
- Event: The Earl of Nottingham writes the Justices of Middlesex to allow the building of the Fortune
- playhouse builder
- Event: The Privy council orders the Justices of Middlesex to allow the construction of the Fortune
- playhouse financier
- Event: Alleyn meets with the builders of the second Fortune
- playhouse financier
- Event: Alleyn pays for the building of the second Fortune
- playhouse financier
- Event: Edward Alleyn sells lease of the Fortune
- playhouse owner
- Event: Alleyn tallies his expenditures for the Fortune and Bear Garden
- playhouse owner
- Event: Alleyn and Henslowe draw up a contract for sharing Fortune profits with players; the contract is not ...
- playhouse owner
- Event: Alleyn leases shares to finance the rebuilding of the Fortune
- playhouse owner
- Event: Alleyn purchases the freehold of the Fortune property
- playhouse owner
- Event: Alleyn leases part of the Fortune to Henslowe
- playhouse owner
- Event: King's, Queen's and Prince's companies are allowed to perform at the Globe, Fortune and Curtain after Lent
- playhouse owner
- Event: Edward Alleyn enumerates charges for the Bear Garden and Fortune, and attends a play at the Red ...
- playhouse owner
- Event: Alleyn records the initial cost of the Beargarden, and his subsequent profits
- playhouse owner
- Event: Henslowe and Alleyn pay the Master of the King's Game for permission to use Paris Garden for ...
- playhouse owner
- Event: Sir William Faunt writes to Edward Alleyn concerning bulls for Paris Garden
- playhouse owner
- Event: Alleyn visits the Fortune
- playhouse owner
- Event: Alleyn records the burning of the Fortune
- playhouse owner
- Event: Edward Alleyn lists costs for the building of the Fortune
- playhouse owner
- Event: Edward Alleyn pays the tithe due for the Rose
- playhouse sharer
- Event: Henslowe pays Alleyn his share of the first week's take at the new Fortune
- playhouse sharer
- Event: Exchequer, Crown vs William Henslowe and Jacob Meade: John Baxter deposes concerning the construction of the Hope
- purchaser
- Event: Alleyn purchases 'Inheritannc' of Fortune lease
- seller
- Event: Henslowe purchases the playbooks of 'Philip of Spain' and 'Longshanks' from Alleyn
- seller
- Event: Henslowe purchases the playbook of 'Tamar Cham' from Alleyn on behalf of a company
- tenant
- Event: Patrick Brewe writes to Edward Alleyn about the land of the Fortune theatre
- witness
- Event: Henslowe engages William Borne for the Admiral's Men
Active Dates
- Dates
- From: circa 1570 To: 1625
Other info
- Notes
- Actor (Admiral's Men, Prince Henry's Men)