[655] Cf. App. B.
[656] Rutland MSS. iv. 461. They stayed two days, and gave four performances.
[657] Kelly, 248, ‘Item the vjth of June given to the Queenes Players xls.... Item the xxjth of Auguste given to the Children of the Revells xxs. Item the xxvjth of September given to one other Companye of the Queenes playors xxs.’
[658] Murray, ii. 245, ‘paid to the Queenes players to Thomas Swinerton xls’.
[659] Murray, ii. 340, from Mayor’s Court Books (18 April 1614), ‘Swynnerton one of the Quenes players in the name of himselfe & the rest of his company desyred leaue to play in the cytty accordinge to his Maiesties Lettres patents shewed forth. And Mr Maior & Court moved them to play onely on Wednesday, Thursday & Fryday in Easter weke.’
[660] Murray, ibid. (6 May 1615), ‘Thomas Swynnerton produced this day Letters Patents dated the xth [? xvth] of Aprill Anno Septimo Jacobi whereby hee & others are authorised to play as the Quenes men, vidz. Thomas Grene, Christofer Breston [? Beeston], Thomas Haywood, Richard Pyrkyns, Robt. Pallant, Tho. Swynnerton, John Duke, Robt. Lee, James Hoult, & Robt. Breston [? Beeston].’
[661] Kelly, 252, ‘Item given to the Queenes Maiesties Highnes Playors xls.... Item the xvjth daye of October Given to the Queenes Playors xls. Item given to one other Companye of the Queenes Playors xxxs.’
[662] Murray, ii. 340 (30 March 1616), ‘A Patent was this day brought into the Court by Thomas Swynerton made to Thomas Grene ... & Robert Beeston Servants to Quene Anne & the rest of their associats bearing Teste xvo Aprilis Anno Septimo Jacobi. But the said Swynerton confesseth that hee himselfe & Robert Lee only are here to play the rest are absent....’; (29 May 1616), ‘Thomas Swynerton came this day into the Court & affirmed himselfe to be one of the players to the Quenes Maiestie & bringinge with him no patent desyred to haue leaue to play here ... the same company had liberty to play here at Easter last....’ Leave was refused on this occasion.
[663] Kelly, 253, ‘Item the sixt of Februarye given to the Queenes Playors. Item given to one other Companye of the Queenes Playors’.
[664] Hist. MSS. xi. 3. 26.