The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare: And Annals of the Stage to the Restoration, Volume 1J. Murray, 1831 |
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... Quenes grace for the disguysing . ' The subsequent quotations are from a folio in the Chapter - house , Westminster , with the following title , ' The Kyngs boke of paymentis , begynnyng primo die Oct1 A ° 21 Regis Henrici VIIi ' 21 ...
... Quenes grace for the disguysing . ' The subsequent quotations are from a folio in the Chapter - house , Westminster , with the following title , ' The Kyngs boke of paymentis , begynnyng primo die Oct1 A ° 21 Regis Henrici VIIi ' 21 ...
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... Quene April 6. To William Worthy , otherwise called Phip , for the bourde of William the quenes fole for the moneth of March 01 0 . 020 VOL . I. E in the time of Henry VII * . The Ludus 1502. ] 49 ANNALS OF THE STAGE .
... Quene April 6. To William Worthy , otherwise called Phip , for the bourde of William the quenes fole for the moneth of March 01 0 . 020 VOL . I. E in the time of Henry VII * . The Ludus 1502. ] 49 ANNALS OF THE STAGE .
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... Quene of Scotts Mynstrells . Jan. 20. To a mayde that came out of Spayne and 0 13 4 0 10 0 · daunced before the Quene in rewarde Geven on New yere's day— To the Quenes Mynstrells · 2 13 4 • 1 6 8 To the Lorde of Mysrule · 1 0 0 To the ...
... Quene of Scotts Mynstrells . Jan. 20. To a mayde that came out of Spayne and 0 13 4 0 10 0 · daunced before the Quene in rewarde Geven on New yere's day— To the Quenes Mynstrells · 2 13 4 • 1 6 8 To the Lorde of Mysrule · 1 0 0 To the ...
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... quenes and varlettes . I wyll moreover ' that my stories have great singnificacons , al so well as they of Christe . They that are paynted within , signifyeth the avaryce and cupidite of ' the cursed players . And those of the kynges ...
... quenes and varlettes . I wyll moreover ' that my stories have great singnificacons , al so well as they of Christe . They that are paynted within , signifyeth the avaryce and cupidite of ' the cursed players . And those of the kynges ...
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... Quenes pleyers , for pleying before the King this Xtemas Itm to the Princes pleyers , for pleying before the King this Xtemas by the Kings commaundement 31 Henry VIII , Jan. 1. Itm to Mr. Crane , for playing before the King with the ...
... Quenes pleyers , for pleying before the King this Xtemas Itm to the Princes pleyers , for pleying before the King this Xtemas by the Kings commaundement 31 Henry VIII , Jan. 1. Itm to Mr. Crane , for playing before the King with the ...
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Page 323 - ... At our feast wee had a play called ' Twelve Night ; Or, What you Will,' much like the Commedy of Errores, or Menechmi in Plautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian called Inganni. A good practise in it to make the Steward...
Page 352 - And then you shall live freely there, without sargeants, or courtiers, or lawyers, or intelligencers [only a few industrious Scots perhaps, who indeed are dispersed over the face of the whole earth. But as for them, there are no greater friends to Englishmen and England, when they are out on't, in the world, than they are. And for my...
Page 359 - At the further end was a great shell in form of a skallop, wherein were four seats ; on the lowest sat the Queen with my Lady Bedford; on the rest were placed the Ladies Suffolk, Darby, Rich, Effingham, Ann Herbert, Susan Herbert, Elizabeth Howard, Walsingham, and Bevil.
Page 222 - Hunsdon, which rooms the said Burbage is now altering, and meaneth very shortly to convert and turn the same into a common playhouse, which will grow to be a very great annoyance and trouble, not only to all the noblemen and gentlemen thereabout inhabiting, but...
Page 207 - to use, exercise, and occupy the art and faculty of playing comedies, tragedies, interludes, stageplays, and such other like as they have already used and studied, or hereafter shall use and study, as well for the recreation of our loving subjects, as for our solace and pleasure, when we shall think good to see them.
Page 344 - ... ayding or assisting to them, yf any wrong be to them offered. And to allowe them such former courtesies, as hathe bene given to men of their place and qualitie : and also what further favour you shall shew to these our servants for our sake, we shall take kindly at your hands. And these our letters shall be your sufficient warrant and discharge in this behalfe. Given under our Signet at our mannor of Greenewiche, the seaventeenth day of May in the first yere of our raigne of England, France,...
Page 223 - God to send any visitation of sicknesse as heretofore hath been, for that the same precinct is allready growne very populous; and besides, that the same playhouse is so neere the Church that the noyse of the drummes and trumpetts will greatly disturbe and hinder both the ministers and parishioners in tyme of devine service and sermons...
Page 275 - The liberty which some arrogate to themselves, committing their bitterness, and liberal invectives against all estates, to the mouths of Children, supposing their juniority to be a privilege for any railing, be it never so violent. I could advise all such to curb and limit this presumed liberty within the bands of discretion and government.
Page 293 - This remarkable paper has, perhaps, never seen the light from the moment it was presented, until it was very recently discovered. It is seven years anterior to the date of any other authentic record, which contains the name of our great dramatist...
Page 268 - Divinitic with a scratcht face, holding of her hart, as if she were sicke, because Martin would have forced her; but myssing of his purpose, he left the print of his nayles upon her cheekes, and poysoned her with a vomit, which he ministred unto her to make her cast uppe her dignities and promotions.