Blind Beggar of Bednal Green (Tom Strowd), Parts 2 and 3

William Haughton (1600)

Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

2 Blind Beggar/2 Tom Strowd

F. 82 (Greg I.130)

Receiud of m^r Henchlowe in ernest of the second

parte of the blind begger of Bednall Greene

the Sum of   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40^s.

29 of January.      W^. Haughton

      1600            J Day

F. 85^v (Greg I.134)

Lent vnto w^m Harton and J daye at the

apoyntment of Samwell Rowly the 29

of Janewary 1600 in earnest of a Boocke

called the second pte of the blinde beager

of bednowle grene _^ ^{wth thom[m]e strowde} some of . . . . . . . . xxxx^s

[ . . . ]

Lent vnto w^m harton & John daye

in earneste of a Boocke called the

2 pt of tthome strowde the 10 daye

of febreary 1600 some of . . . . . . . xxx_s

F. 86 (Greg I.135)

pd at the apoyntment of Samell Rowley vnto

John daye & w^m harton for a boocke called

the second pte of thome strowd the 10 of m^rch

1600 the some of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxx^s

F. 86^v (Greg I.136)

dd vnto the littell tayller the 27 of ap^rell

1601 for the yousse of the companye to bye

a sutte & lace for the 2 pte of strowde

the some of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxx^s

pd vnto John daye at the apoyntment of

the company 1601 after the playinge of the

2 pte of strowde the some of . . . . . . . . .x^s

[ . . . ]

pd vnto John daye & w^m hawghton

in fulle payment of a playe called the

2 pte of strowde the 5 of maye 1601 some

at the apoyntment of Samwell Rowlye . . .x^s

3 Blind Beggar/3 Tom Strowd

F. 87 (Greg I.137)

Lent vnto John daye at the apoyntment

of Samwell Rowley the 21 of maye 1601

in earnest of a Bocke called the 3 pt

of thome strowde the some of . . . . . . . .x^s

F. 91v (Greg I.144)

Lent vnto w^m hawghton the 18 of

July 1601 in pte of payment of

the 3 pt of Thome strowde . . . . .x^s

Lent mor the same time vnto John

daye in earnest of a Boocke called the

3 pt of Thome strowde some of . . . . .v^s

F. 92 (Greg I.145)

Lent vnto Samwell Rowley 1601 the 25 of July

to lend vnto John daye & w^m hawghton in

pt of payment of a Boocke called the thirde

pt of Thome strowde the some of . . . . . . .40^s

Lent vnto Samwell Rowley the 30 of July 1601

to paye vnto John daye & w^m hawghton in

fulle paymente of a Boocke called the third pt

of thome strowde the some of . . . . . . . . . . . .iij^lv^s

F. 93 (Greg I.147)

Lent at the a poyntment of the company

the 27 of aguste 1601 vnto dover the tayller

to bye dyvers thing[es] for the 3 pte of thome

strowd the some of . . . . . . . . . . . .xxx^s

[ . . . ]

Lent vnto the company the 1 of Sep^tmb[er]

1601 to bye blacke buckrome to macke

a sewte for a fyer drack in the 3 pt of thome

strowde the some of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iij^s vj^d

F. 93^v (Greg I.148)

Lent vnto the company the 3 of septmb[er]

1601 to paye the tayller dover for mackenge

of divers thinges for the third pte of

tome stro[de]wde the some of . . . . . . . . . . 1^s

[ . . . ]

Lent vnto the company the 3 of septmb[er] 1601

to paye vnto the msup>r of the Revelles for licensynge

of [a]the [Bo] 3 pte of thome strowde & the Remaynder

of carnowlle wollsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x^s

Lent vnto the company the 10 of septmb[er] 1601

w^ch them sellfes mvst paye for to paye vnto

dover the tayller vpon his bill for the 3

pt of thome strowde the some of . . . . . . . . . .xiij^s 4^d

[ . . . ]

pd at the apoyntment of the companye 1601

the 23 of septmb[er] vnto m^r bramfelld for v y^rd[es]

of Roset brode cloth the some of . . . . . . . . . .

for the [&] 3 pt of thome strowe . . . . . . . . . .xxx^s

3 Blind Beggar/3 Tom Strowd

M^r hincheloe I praye ye delyver to John Daye thurtye shyllyngs

whych Is vpon the thurd patre of Tom Strowde

                        Samuell Rowlye

(Greg, Henslowe Papers, 127; MS.X.d.261, Folger Shakespeare Library. Reprinted in Foakes, 315)

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