Agamemnon

Thomas Dekker, Henry Chettle (1599)

Historical Records

Payments to Playwrights (Henslowe's Diary)

F. 63 (Greg, I.109)

lent vnto m^r dickers & m^r chettell the 26 of

maye 1599 in earneste of a Boocke called [troylles

& creseda] ʌ ^the tragede ^{of Agamemnon} the some of ………… xxx^s

Lent vnto Robarte shawe the 30 of maye

1599 in fulle payment of ther Boocke called

the tragedie of Agamemnone the some of….iij^ll v^s

to m^r dickers & hary chettell

Payments, Miscellaneous (Henslowe's Diary)

pd vnto the m^r of Revelles man for lycensynge

of a Boocke called the tragedie of agamemnon

the 3 of June 1599 ………… vij^s

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