in 1601. Alexander Foster received payment on behalf of the Lady Elizabeth's men for three plays given at Court during the Christmas of 1611-12. The first was on 19 January 1612 before Elizabeth and Henry; the second was The Proud Maid's Tragedy, on 25 February before James; and the third was on 11 March, again before Elizabeth and Henry. In 1611-12 the company were at Dover and Coventry, and on 30 July 1612 at Leicester. On 20 October they played before Elizabeth and the Palsgrave, shortly after the latter's arrival in England, in the Cockpit. This was perhaps the play paid for out of the private funds of Elizabeth, as the result of a wager with Mr. Edward Sackville.[1] During Christmas they played twice before Charles, Elizabeth, and the Palsgrave, showing Marston's The Dutch Courtesan on 25 February and Raymond Duke of Lyons on 1 March. For 1612-13 Joseph Taylor was payee.
The names of Taylor and Ecclestone are found in another document in the Dulwich collection, which pretty clearly belongs to the Lady Elizabeth's men, and which shows that about the spring of 1613 their business relations with Henslowe entered upon a somewhat troubled phase. This is shown by internal evidence to have been written in the course of 1615. It is here reproduced:[2]
Articles of [ ]uaunce against
M[ ] Hinchlowe
Imprimis in March 1612 vppon M^r. Hynchlowes Joyninge Companes
with M^r. Rosseter the Companie borrowed 80^[ll] of one M^r. Griffin and the
same was put into M^r. Hinchlowes debt which made itt sixteene score
poundes; whoe [a]fter the receipt of the same or most parte thereof
in March 1613 hee broke the saide Comp[any a]gaine and Ceazed all
the stocke, vnder Culler to satisfie what remayned due to [him]; yet
perswaded M^r. Griffyne afterwardes to arest the Companie for his
80^{ll}, whoe are still in daunger for the same; Soe nowe there was in
equitie due to the Companie 80^{ll}:
Item M^r. Hinchlowe having lent one Taylor 30^{ll} and 20^{ll} to one Baxter
fellowes of the Companie Cunninglie put theire said privat debts into
the generall accompt by which meanes hee is in Conscience to allowe
them 50^{ll}:
Item havinge the stock of Apparell in his handes to secure his debt he
sould tenn poundes worth of ould apparrell out of the same without
accomptinge or abatinge for the same; heare growes due to the
Companie 10^{ll}:
