Palamon and Arcite

Anon. (1594)

Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

F. 10 (Greg, I.19)

y^e 17 of septemb[er] 1594...ne . . R[d] at palamon & a^rsett . . . . . . . . ljs

y^e 16 of octob[er] 1594..............R[d] at palaman & arset . . . . . . . . . xxvij^s

F. 10^v (Greg, I.20)

y^e 27 of octob[er] 1594..............R[d] at pallaman & harset . . . . . . . xxxxvij^s

y^e 9 of novemb[er] 1594.............R[d] at palamon . . . . . . . . . . . . . xij^s

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