THEATRICAL BILL.
At a play acted in 1511, on the Feast of St. Margaret, the following disbursements were made as the charges of the exhibition:—
| £. | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To musicians, for which, however, they were bound to perform three nights | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| For players, in bread and ale | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| For decorations, dresses, and play-books | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| To John Hobbard, priest, and author of the piece | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| For the place in which the representation was held | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| For furniture | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| For fish and bread | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| For painting three phantoms and devils | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| And for four chickens for the hero | 0 | 0 | 4 |
H. B. A.
ROBINSON CRUSOE'S ISLAND.
The United States ship, Vincennes, visited the island of Juan Fernandez, off the coast of Chili, a few months since, and remained there three days. There were two Yankees and six Otaheitans on the island. The former had formed a settlement for the purpose of supplying whale-ships with water, poultry, and vegetables. The soil is said to be astonishingly fertile.
—New York Shipping List, 1366.