Conquest of Brute, Parts 1 and 2

John Day, Henry Chettle (1598)

Historical Records

Payments

To playwrights in Philip Henslowe's diary

Fol. 49 (Greg I.93)

Lent the company the 30 of July 1598 to

bye a Boocke of John daye called the con

queste of brute w^th the first fyndinge of the

bathe the some of….. xxxx^s

Fol. 50 (Greg I.95)

Lent vnto hary cheattell the 8 of [aguste] 1598

in earneste of a Boocke called Brute

the some of………………………………. ix^s

Lent vnto hary cheattell the 9 of [aguste] ^septmbȝ 1598 in

earneste of a Bocke called Brute at the

a poyntment of Johne synger the some of…..... xx^s

Lent vnto hary cheattell the 16 of septmbȝ 1598

in earneste of a Boocke called Brute………v^s

Fol. 51 (Greg I.97)

Lent vnto the companey the 12 of octobȝ 1598

to geve harey cheattell in parte of payment for

<for> his playe called Brutte some of…. x^s

Layde owt for the company the 18 of octobȝ

1598 for a boocke called Brutte the

some of ^{to harey chettell}……. iij^ll

Lent vnto the company the 22 of octobȝ 1598 to

paye harey cheattell for his boocke called Brute

in fulle payment the some of………… l^s

For apparel in Philip Henslowe's diary

Fol. 52^v (Greg 1.100)

dd vnto same Rowley the 12 desembȝ 1598

to bye diuers thinges for to macke cottes

for gyants in brvtte the some of… xxiiij^s

Theatrical Provenance

The Admiral's men had the two parts of "Brute" in active repertory at the Rose in the fall of 1598. The company was purchasing costumes (coats) for parts (giants) as late as December, implying a run that would continue into January of 1599. While the company was purchasing the two-part play and costumes, Edward Alleyn was purchasing the lease on the property at Golding (or Golden) Lane and Whitecross Street in Middlesex in anticipation of the building of the Fortune playhouse; Alleyn and his father-in-law, Philip Henslowe, hired the carpenter, Peter Street, to build the playhouse on 8 January 1600 (Berry, #XXXI, p. 531).

Probable Genre(s)

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For What It's Worth

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