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. 87v (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 (?).]
- Mr 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.]
- Mr 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
- yors 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. 91v (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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