Troilus and Cressida

Henry Chettle and Thomas Dekker (1599)

Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

F. 54v (Greg I.104)

		Lent vnto Thomas downton to lende
aprell 7		vnto mr dickers & harey cheattell in
daye 1599		earneste of ther boocke called Troyeles &
		creasse daye the some of . . . . . . . . . . . . iijli
		[...]
		Lent vnto harey cheattell & mr dickers in pte
		of payment of ther boocke called Troyelles &
		cresseda the 16 of Aprell 1599 . . . . . . . . xxs

F. 63 (Greg I.109)

Henslowe also appears to have confused the play with another on a Greek subject also co-authored by Chettle and Dekker:

			Lent vnto mr dickers & mr chettell the 26 of
			maye 1599 in earneste of a Boocke called troylles
			& creseda the tragede of Agamemnon the some of . . . . . xxxs

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