Six Yeomen of the West, The

William Haughton and John Day (1601)

Historical Records

Payments to Playwrights (Henslowe's Diary)

F. 87 (Greg I.137)

	Lent vnto wm hawghton the 20 of maye
	1601 in earnest of the vj yemon of the weaste	xs
	the some of . . .Lent more vnto wm hawghton . . .	vs

F. 87^v (Greg I.138)

	Lent at the a poyntment of Samwell Rowlye
	the 4 daye of June 1601 vnto John daye in	xxxxs
	part of payment of a Boocke called the vj yemon
	of the weaste the some of . . .
	pd at the a poyntment of Samell Rowlye
	vnto wm hawghton in parte of paymente of	xvs
	a Boocke called the vj yemon of the weste
	the 6 of June 1601 the some of . . .
	Lent vnto Samwell Rowleye the 8 of June
	1601 to paye vnto wm howghton in fulle paymente	xxxs
	of a Boocke called the vj yemon of the weste
	the some of . . .

Henslowe also mistakenly mentioned the title of "Six Yeomen of the West" when recording a payment intended for "The West Indies" (f. 87; (Greg I.137)):

	Lent vnto John daye the 21 of maye 1601
	in earnest of a Boocke called the [vj yemen of the] weste	xxs
	[enges] enges the some of . . .
	at the a poyntment of Samwell Rowley

Payments to Playwrights (Henslowe Papers)

Article 35 (Greg, Henslowe Papers, 57)

[Samuel Rowley to Philip Henslowe, 4 June 1601 (?).]

M^r henchloe J praye ye delyver the Reste of the Monye to John daye & wyll hawton dew to them of the syx yemen of the weste

Samuell

Rowlye

[note in Day's hand:]

J have occasion to be absent about the plott of the Jndyes therfre pray delyer it to will hamton sadler

by me John Daye

[on the verso side are verses in Day's hand: see History play including the death of Percy]

Article 34 (Greg, Henslowe Papers, 56-57)

[Samuel Rowley to Philip Henslowe, 8 June 1601.]

M^r hynchlye J praye ye dow so muche for vs Jf Jhon Daye & wyll houghton haue reseved but thre pounde ten shyllynges as to delyver them thurtye shyllynges more & take thare papers

yo^rs to comande

Samuell Rowlye

Payments for Properties and Apparel (Henslowe's Diary)

F. 91 (Greg I.143)

	Lent vnto the company the j of July 1601
	to bye divers thinges for the vj yemen of	xxxxs
	the weaste the some of fortye shellengees
	Lent vnto the littell tayller at the apoynt
	ment of the 2 of July 1601 to bye divers	xxs
	thinges for the vj yemen of the weste some of . . .
	pd vnto the copere lace man the 2 of July 1601
	at the a poyntment of the company for copere	xs
	lace for the vj yemen of the weaste some . . .
	pd at the a poyntment of the company the 3 of
	Julye 1601 vnto the copere lace man for [die] lace	xs
	for the vj yemon of the weaste some of
	vmfrey geffes sewte
	pd vnto the copere lace man for copere lace
	for the vj yemen of the west the 4 of July	vjs
	1601 the some of . . 10 a ownc . .36 onces . .

F. 91^v (Greg I.144)

	Lent vnto Robart shawe the 6 of
	July 1601 to paye vnto the tayller	xviij
	for mackynge of vmfry Jeaffes sewt	[xvjsjjs
	in the vj yemen the some of . . .
	pd at the a poyntment of Robart shawe
	the 6 of Julye 1601 vnto the littell	xvijs
	tayller for mackynge of sewtes for
	the vj yemen the some of . . .

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