[1577, Oct. 5. Extract from letter (Oct. 6) of William Fleetwood, Recorder of London, to Lord Treasurer Burghley, printed in M. S. C. i. 152, from Lansdowne MS. 24, f. 196; also in Wright, ii. 66.]
Yesterday . . . I was at London with the Master of the Rolls at my
Lord Maiors at dyner. . . . At my Lord Maiors there dyned the Master
of the Rolles, Justice Sowthcot, Sir William Damsell, Mr. Levetenant,
Sir Rowland Hayward, Mr. Justice Randoll, Alderman Pulliso and
my self. At after dyner we heard a brabell betwene John Wotton
and the Levetenuntes sonne of the one parte, and certen ffreholders
of Shordyche, for a matter at the Theater. I mistrust that Wotton
wilbe found in the fault although he complayned.
xxxvi.
[1578, Jan. 13. Privy Council Minute, printed in Dasent, x. 144
To the Lord Maiour of London to geve order that one Drousiano
['Dronsiano', Dasent], an Italian, a commediante and his companye,
may playe within the Cittie and the Liberties of the same betwene
this and the firste weeke in Lent.
xxxvii.
[1578, July 18. Extract from letter (July 21) from William Fleetwood,
Recorder of London, to Lord Treasurer Burghley, printed in M. S. C.
i. 155, from Lansdowne MS. 26, f. 191; also in Wright, ii. 86.]
Vpon Fridaye laste my Lord of London, my Lord Wentworthe and
Mr. Lievetenunte (but the Master of the Rolles was absent) did
assemble at my Lord Maiours, in assistaunce for good order shewed
furthe the Lords lettres. Sir Thomas Gresham, the Deane of Westminster,
Mr. Iustice Southcote, Sir William Damsell and others were
wont to be of the nomber; but surelie I think they were forgotten
at the writinge of my Lords theire honorable lettres. . . . I shewed
vnto my Lords our Assistaunts those pointes that your honour in
tyme paste gave vs for good order; plaies, vnlawful games, ffensse
skoles, vacaboundes and suche like to be suppressed, with a vigilant
eye to the plage, to the watches, and to laye often privie searches.
xxxviii.
[1578, Nov. 10. Minute of Privy Council, printed from Register in
Dasent, x. 381.]
A letter to Mr. Doctor Fourthe, Robert Lewseye, Edward Bellingham
and Barnarde Randolphe, esquiers, to restraine certen players within
the Bouroghe of Southewarke and other places nere adjoyning within
that part of Surreye, who by means of the alluring of the people to
their plaies [plans, Dasent] doe augement the infection of the Plages
in London, and if they shall not obeye their order to see them severely
punished.
