Vayvode

Playwright's Name (Year)


Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

Fol. 49v (Greg I.94)

Lent vnto Thomas dowton the 21 of aguste
1598 to by a sewte & a gowne for vayvode
the some of tene pownde J saye lent . . . . xll
wittnes mr willsone


Lent vnto Thomas dowton the 22 of aguste
1598 to by diuers thinges for vayvode
the some of . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxxvjs


Lent vnto Thomas dowton the 24 of aguste
1598 to bye diuers thinges for vayvode
the some of . . . . . . . . . . . . xiiijs


Lent vnto Robart shaw the 25 of aguste
1598 to paye the lace manes byll ijll xvjs vjd
& the tayllers bylle xxviijs vjd some is . . . . . iiijll vs
for vayvode


Lent vnto hary cheattell the 29 of aguste
1598 at the apoyntment of thomas dowton
ffor his playe of vayvode the some of . . . . . xxs


Fol. 53r (Greg I.101)

pd vnto my sonne Edward alleyn the 21 of
Janewary for the playe of vayvod for the company
the some of xxxxs J saye pd . . . 1598 . . . . .xxxxs


Henslowe Papers

Greg, Papers (Appx. I, i, 121)

Heading: A Note of all suche bookes as belong to the Stocke, and such as I have bought since the 3d of March 1598
Vayvode


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