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• The Lord Chamberlain's office issues a warrant in payment to the King's Men for performances at Court
• Queen Henrietta Maria's Men perform at court
• James I's funeral procession includes the Master of the Bears, and 'Actors & Comedians'
• Rowland White to Sir Philip Sidney: Today the Queen is entertained by a French rope dancer, tomorrow by a baiting
• Warwick's Men perform at Court
• The Duke of Savoy sends beasts, with keepers, for the King's menagerie
• Philip Henslowe is paid 10l for keeping the King's beasts
• Philip Henslowe is paid 10l for keeping the King's beasts
• Philip Henslowe 'et alii' are granted a warrant as 'Masters of Paris Garden,' and keepers of the bears and lion
• Giovanni Perondini, servant to the Duke of Savoy, receives a warrant in reward for a 'beast of recreacion'
• Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn receive 42l 10s for the care of two white bears and a young lion
• Philip Henslowe receives 20l for keeping the King's game
• Edward Alleyn and Philip Henslowe receive 18l 5s for the care of two white bears and a lion
• Philip Henslowe receives payments of 10l, and 18l 5s, respectively, in his role as Master of the King's Game
• Philip Henslowe receives 18l 5s for the keeping of white bears
• Philip Henslowe receives payments of 10l, and 18l 5s, respectively, in his role as Master of the King's Game
• Philip Henslowe receives payments of 10l, and 18l 5s, respectively, in his role as Master of the King's Game
• Philip Henslowe receives a per diem for keeping beasts sent from the Duke of Savoy
• Ralph Bowes (not John Dorington) is appointed Master of the Queen's Game
• James I grants Philip Henslowe 4s/day for additional pains in his role as Master of the King's Game
• Edward Alleyn and Philip Henslowe 'take up' mastiffs for the Bear Garden from private owners
• John Chamberlain includes bear-baiting among Christmas entertainments at court
• Richard Dorrington is cited as 'Keeper of the King's Mastiffs'
• Prince Charles' Men perform 'A Vow and a Good One' at Whitehall
• Prince Henry hosts a private display of lion-baiting at the Tower
• James I pays his first visit to the Tower of London's animal-baiting arena
• Edward Alleyn -- 'Master of his Majesty's Beargarden' -- petitions Lord High Treasurer Cranfield for sums owed
• Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn tally expenses for keeping the King's game
• Exchequer, Crown vs William Henslowe and Jacob Meade: The Crown raises questions concerning William Payne's successor to the Mastership of the Bears, and on the construction of the new Bear Garden
• Henslowe and Alleyn pay the Master of the King's Game for permission to use Paris Garden for animal sports
• Thomas Radford is bound Deputy Master of the King's Game to Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn
• Ralph Bowes requests his quarterly fee for his services as Master of the Queen's Game
• Henslowe to Alleyn: Ralph Bowes is ill, and plans to acquire the Mastership of the Queen's Games are in jeopardy
• Dorington to Henslowe: Illness prevents him from mounting an exhibition for the Queen; Henslowe is to step in for him
• Sir William Stuart acquits the Mastership of the King's Game to Henslowe and Alleyn
• James I grants Henslowe and Alleyn Mastership of the King's Game
• Henslowe and Alleyn, in their role as Masters of the King's Game, complain to James I of the costs associated with the office, and ask for more pay
• Henry Lok petitions Cecil for the Mastership of the Bears
• Arthur Langworth reminds Edward Alleyn of 'a wey to helpe' after the death of Ralph Bowes
• James I issues patent for Mastership of the Royal Game to Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn
• Henslowe and Alleyn deputize Christopher Goffe to acquire more dogs for baiting
• James I issues letters patent to Edward Alleyn for the foundation of Dulwich College
• Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn commission Thomas Radford as deputy
• Edward Alleyn baits before the King
• Edward Alleyn petitions the Privy Council, Treasury for incomes, leases and fees related to the Mastership of the King's Game
• Justices of Cheshire charge local constables to assist Bear Garden deputies
• Henslowe and Alleyn petition King James to recover baiting losses after visit from Duc de Bouillon
• John Morgan and Richard Tyler receive commission to acquire animals for baiting
• The King's Men perform 'The Alchemist' at Whitehall
• The King's Men are paid for 'private practise' during plague closures
• The King's Men are granted an allowance for their services during the Spanish Ambassador's visit
• The gentlemen of the Middle Temple and Lincoln's Inn present a masque for the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and the Elector Palatine: Chamberlain to Alice Carleton
• The Gentlemen of Gray's Inn perform a 'shew' at Court: Chamberlain to Dudley Carleton
• The gentlemen of the Middle Temple and Lincoln's Inn perform a masque for the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and the Elector Palatine: Chamberlain to Winwood
• The gentlemen of the Inns of Court plan two masques for the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and the Elector Palatine: Chamberlain to Winwood
• Justinian Pagett describes the performance of Shirley's 'The Triumphs of Peace' to his cousin Tremyll; the letter is a Collier forgery
• The Gentlemen of Grey's Inn present shows at Court during Shrovetide
• George Ferrers, Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn, takes the office of Lord of Misrule at Christmas
• The projected wedding masque by Gray's Inn and the Inner Temple was a flop: Chamberlain to Alice Carleton
• The title-page of the 1616 edition of 'A Trick to Catch the Old One' claims the play was acted at Paul's, the Blackfriars, and at Court
• A variant of the 1608 title-page of 'A Trick to Catch the Old One' claims the play was acted both at Paul's, the Blackfriars, and at Court