THE PLAYERS AT LUDLOW.



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[Written in ink:]
Ten Copies only.
Number Ten.
J.O. H-P



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NOTICES OF PLAYERS ACTING

AT LUDLOW,

SELECTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS BE-

LONGING TO THE CORPORATION

OF THAT TOWN.

BY

J. O. HALLIWELL, F.R.S.



LONDON:
PRINTED IN THE MONTH OF MARCH.
1867.



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THE PLAYERS AT LUDLOW.

1554.

P
AID to the pleyers whoe played the
enterlude in the Castell    .     xvj.d.

1559.
From Accounts drawn up in October,
2 Elizabeth.
Item, when the quenes playeres played in
   November at the Yeldhalle, spent and
   geven them in reward     .      viij.s.iiij.d.

1562.
Payd the xxix.th of May to the chylderne
   which did play in the Castell     .      x.s.

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Oct. 1569 to Oct., 1570.
Gyven to my lorde of Suxexe pleyers beinge
    vj. men          .         .         .          .      x.s.

Simon & Jude 1575 to Simon & Jude, 1576.
Item, geven to the childerne or schollers by
   way of reward for playing afore us & our
   bretherne         .         .         .          .      x.s.
Item, to my L. of Purgeveneys plaiers by
   wey of reward           .           .    vj.s.  viij.d.
*** I suppose for the Earl of Abergavenny's players ?

Oct. 1576 to Oct., 1577.
Item, geven to my lorde Stafordes players
   in the Ester weeke that played in the
   Castell          .          .        .      xiij.s. iv.d.

Octr. 1580 to Octr., 1581.
Bestowed on my lord Burley his players the
   first of December by consente of Mr.
   Blashefild, Mr. Poghnill, Mr. Partritche
   & others         .          .        .      vj.s. viij.d.

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Simon & Jude 1581 to Simon & Jude, 1582.
Gyven to my lorde of Housdons playars for
   a reward the last of July           .            x.s.

Simon & Jude 1583 to Simon & Jude, 1584.
Gyven the vij.th of December to the Mr. of
   the Revells players          .          .           x.s.
Gyven my lord of Essex players in Julye
xiij.s. iiij.d.

Simon & Jude 1589 to Simon & Jude, 1590.
Julye.  Item, to the Q. majestie players    x.s.
   "     Item, unto them a quart of whyte
   wyne & suger at there departynge    xij.d.

Accounts from the Feast of Symon & Jude in
1591, to the same feast in 1592.
Gave my lord Bartleys players by consent
   the xj.the of June           .          vj.s. viij.d.
Bestowed upon my lord Darsyes players by
   consent the 4 of Julye      .       xiij.s. iiij.d.

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Simon & Jude 1592 to Simon & Jude, 1593.
Item, to my Lord Presidentes players a
   quarte of whit wine & suger in the new
   howse          .         .         .          .      xij.d.
Item, to them for theyre play       .        xx.s.

Simon & Jude 1595 to Simon & Jude, 1596.
Item, payd the Yearle of Worceters players
   the thyrd daye of Dessember by consent
   of some of our company    .    vj.s.  viij.d.
Item, payd to the Quynes players    .   xx.s.

Nov. 1595 to Novr., 1596.
By consente geve(n) my lorde of Esex
   players in Apryll        .      .       xvj.s.
Mor for that thei playd one the next daye
iiij.s.

Simon & Jude 1605 to Simon & Jude, 1606.
Bestowed the 4 of September upon the
   Queenes players      .       .     .      xx.s.

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Simon & Jude 1609 to Simon & Jude, 1610.
Item, given by appointment to the players
   of my lord President       .       .        xxx.s.

Simon & Jude 1618 to Simon & Jude, 1619.
Item, to Marten Slaughter, the Queenes
   Players         .        .        .          .      v.s.
6 Decembris   To the Queenes Majesties
   players by advise of somme of the vj.
   men    .         .        .        .         .     v.s.


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Ludlow, xxijo. die Novembris, 1627.
     The informacion of Richard Errington,of the Citty of London, pewterer, aged 1.tie yeares or thereaboute, deposeth & sayeth that uppon yesterday, aboute x. or xj. of the clocke att night, this deponent, beinge one of the Company of his Majesties players who then were actinge in the said howse, & this deponent, takeinge money att the doore, hee saw certaine persons in number v. or vj., whom this deponent doubtinge to have beene drinkeinge, thinkeinge that they would have offered to this deponent wronge, this deponent tooke his money out the boxe & putt ytt in his hand; then the said persons beganne to brable amonge themselves, & hereuppon one other of the players came unto the doore & demaunded what the cause of the noyse was; thereuppon one of the persons, whom this deponent, heareigne his name / p.11 / since to be Powell, drewe a rapier & ranne att this deponent; and this deponent, puttinge of the thrust, closed in with him, & tooke hould of his arme; whereuppon one of the sergeantes, William Baker, beinge called to surch of the said howse to keepe the peace, the foresaid persons fell uppon the said Baker and most beastly abused him. And this deponent caused one of his servantes, whoe had then a linke lighted in his handes, to goe furth of the doore to give light unto the sergeant, & to know whoe abused him; but one of the said company, whoes name, as this deponent is since enformed, is Henry Wildinge, forced the said servant backe agayne, & gave him sound blowes, askinge him, — Keepe in doores; what's this to thee?
Richard Errington.


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Deposition of John Hill.
     John Hill of Pocklington, in the Countie of Yorke, deposeth that yesterday att night, hee beinge called furth to bringe out light, heareigne that the sergeant was abused, came with a lincke lighted, & one Henry Wildinge putt out the lincke & bade keepe in doores, thrustinge this deponent with his fistes, askinge what this to thee? & this deponent, lighting the lincke agayne, did see the aforesaid persons haulinge & dragginge the sergeant, William Baker, alounge the streetes.

Johan Hill   

     The two interesting papers lastly printed were pointed out to me by Thomas Wright, Esq., M.A., F.S.A., the historian of Ludlow.


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