Phaeton
Historical Records
Payments to Playwrights (Henslowe's Diary)
F. 44 Greg, I, 83
| lent vnto the company the 15 of Jenewary 1597 | } |
| to bye a boocke of mr dicker called fayeton | } iiijli |
| fower pownde I saye lent | } |
Payments for Apparel (Henslowe's Diary)
F. 44 Greg, I, 83
| lent vnto Thomas dowton for the company | } |
| to bye a sewte for phayeton & ij Rebates | } |
| & j fardengalle the 26 of Jenewary 1598 the | } iijli |
| some of three pownde I saye lent | } |
| lent vnto Thomad dowton the 28 of Janewary | } |
| 1598 to bye a whitte satten dublette for | } xxxxs |
| phayeton forty shyllenges I saye lent | } |
Payments for offering at court
F. 70v Greg, I, 124
| Lent vnto Samwell Rowley the 14 of | } |
| desemb[er] 1600 to geue vnto thomas dickers | } xs |
| for his paynes in fayeton some of | } |
| ............................... for the corte | } |
F. 71 Greg, I, 125
| Lent vnto Samwell Rowley the 22 of | } |
| decemb[er] 1600 to geue vnto Thomas deckers | } xxxs |
| for alterynge of fayton for the corte | } |
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