[1574, July 22. Minute of Privy Council, printed from Register in Dasent, viii. 273.]
A letter to the Mayor of London to admitte the comedie plaiers to play within that Cittie and to be otherwise favorablie used.
A pasport for them to go to London, and to be well used in their voyadge.
xxx.
(a)
[1574, Nov. 15. Minute of Privy Council, printed from Register in Dasent, viii. 313.
Three letters of one effect to the Sherif and Justices of the counties of Middlesex, Essex and Surrey to restraine all plaiers and other unnecessarie assemblies, in respect of the plague, within x miles of London untill Esther next.
(b)
[1574, Nov. 15. Extract from report on papers of W. M. Molyneux Hist. MSS. vii. 627).]
Letter from Lords of the Council to the Sheriff and Justices of the Peace of co. Surrey. Ordering ‘that there be no plays shewes nor any such unnecessarie assemblies vsed in that countie within ten myles of the cytie vntill Easter next vppon payne of imprisonment to such as shall in any wies offend to the contrarie’: it having been ‘found by experience that very great perill and inconveniences hath fallen vppon sondry of the queenes maiesties subjects by the sufferance of great assemblies of the people to come together at plaies and shewes neare London in this tyme of contagion and infection of the plague’.