Cobbler of Queenheath, The

Anon. (1597)

Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

F. 37 (Greg, I.69)

Lent vnto Robarte shawe the 23 of october 1597

to by a boocke for the company of my lorde admirals

men & my lord penbrockes the some of ………… xxxx^s

called the cobler ………… wittnes

E Alleyn

F. 43^v (Greg, I.82)

Henslowe's Inventory of Playbooks

A Note of all suche bookes as belong to the Stocke, and such as I have bought since the 3^d of March 1598 (Greg, Papers, 121)

Cobler quen hive.

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