Item, j longe-fhanckes fewte. Item, Harey the fyftes dublet. Item, Harey the fyftes vellet gowne. Item, j lyttell dublet for boye. "The Enventary of the Clownes Sewtes and Hermetes Sewtes, with dievers other fewtes, as followeth, 1598, the 10 of March. Item, j fenetores gowne, j hoode, and 5 fenetores capes. Item, j fewtte for Nepton; Fierdrackes fewtes for Dobe. Item, iiij genefareyes gownes, and iiij torch berers fewtes. Item, iij payer of red ftrafers, [ftroffers] and iij fares gowne of buckrome. Item, iiij Herwodes cottes, and iij fogers cottes, and j green gown for Maryan. Item, vj grene cottes for Roben Hoode, and iiij knaves fewtes. Item, ij payer of grene hoffe, and Andersones fewte. j whitt fhepen clocke. Item, ij roffet cottes, and j black frese cotte, and iij preftes cottes. Item, ij whitt fheperdes cottes, and ij Danes fewtes, and j payer of Danes hoffe. Item, The Mores lymes, and Hercolles lymes, and Will. Sommers fewtte. I fufpect that these were the limbs of Aaron the Moor in Titus Andronicus, who in the original play was probably tortured on the ftage. This ancient exhibition was fo much approved of by Ra Item, ij Orlates fewtes, hates and gorgetts, and vij anteckes cootes. Item, Cathemer fewte, j payer of cloth whitte ftockens, iiij Turckes hedes. Item, iiij freyers gownes and iiij hoodes to them, and j fooles coate, cape, and babell, and branhowlttes bodey's, [bodice] and merlen [Merlin's] gowne and cape. Item, ij black faye gownes, and ij cotton gownes, and i rede faye gowne. j Item, j mawe gowne of calleco for the quene, j carnowll [cardinal's] hatte. Item, j red fewt of cloth for pyge, [Pfyche] layed with whitt lace. Item, v payer of hoffe for the clowne, and v gerkenes for them. Item, iij payer of canvas hoffe for afane, ij payer of black ftrocers. Item, j yelow leather dublett for a clowne, j Whittcomes dublett poke. Item, Eves bodeyes, [bodice] j pedante truffer, and iij donnes hattes. Item, j payer of yelow cotton fleves, j goftes fewt, and j goftes bodeyes. Item, xviij copes and hattes, Verones fonnes hoffe. Item, iij trumpettes and a drum, and a trebel viall, a baffe viall, a bandore, a fytteren, j anfhente, [ancient] j whitt hatte. Item, j hatte for Robin Hoode, j hobihorse. venfcroft, that he introduced it in his play.-In The Battle of Alcazar there is alfo a Moor, whofe dead body is brought on the ftage, but not in a diflocated state. 6 In the play called Maw. Item, v fhertes, and j ferpelowes, [furplice] iiij ferdingalles. Item, vj head-tiers, j fane, [fan] iiij rebatos, ij gyrketrufes. Item, j longe forde. "The Enventary of all the aparell for my Lord Admiralles men, tacken the 10 of marche 1598.-Leaft above in the tier-boufe in the cheaft. Item, My Lord Caffes [Caiphas'] gercken, & his hooffe. Item, j payer of hoffe for the Dowlfen [Dau phin]. Item, j murey lether gyrcken, & j white lether gercken. Item, j black lether gearken, & Nabefathe fewte. teger. Item, ij leather anteckes cottes with baffes, for Item, jpayer of bodeyes for Alles [Alice] Pearce. "The Enventary tacken fall the properties for my Lord Admeralles men, the 10 of Marche, 1598. Item, j rocke, j cage, j tombe, j Hell mought [Hell mouth]. Item, j tome of Guido, j tome of Dido, j bed- Item, viij lances, j payer of stayers for Fayeton. con. Item, j hecfor for the playe of Faeton, the limes dead. Item, j globe, & j golden fcepter; iij clobes [clubs.] Item, ij marchepanes, & the fittie of Rome. Item, Nepun [Neptun's] forcke & garland. Item, viij viserdes; Tamberlyne brydell; j wooden matook. Item, Cupedes bowe, & quiver; the clothe of the Sone & Mone." Item, j bores heade & Serberoffe [Cerberus] iij heades. Item, j Cadefeus; ij mofe [mofs] banckes, & j fnake. Item, ij fanes of feathers; Belendon stable; j tree of gowlden apelles; Tanteloufe tre; jx eyorn [iron] targates. Item, j copper targate, & xvij foyles. ler. Item, Mercures wings; Taffo picter; j helmet with a dragon; j fhelde, with iij lyones; j elme bowle. Item, j chayne of dragons; j gylte fpeare. Here we have the only attempt which this Inventory furnishes of any thing like fcenery, and it was undoubtedly the ne plus ultra of those days. To exhibit a fun or moon, the art of perspective was not necessary. Item, j lyone; ij lyon heades; j great horse with his leages [legs]; j fack-bute. Item, j whell and frame in the Sege of London. Item, j paire of rowghte gloves. J Item, j poopes miter. Item, iij Imperial crownes; j playne crowne. Item, j cauderm for the Jewe.' "The Enventorey of all the aparell of the Lord Admeralles men, taken the 13th of Marche 1598, as followeth: Item, j payer of whitte faten Venefons cut with coper lace. Item, j afh coller fatten doublett, lacyd with gold lace. Item, j peche coller fatten doublett. Item, J owld whitte fatten dublette. Item, j bleu tafitie fewtte. Item, j Mores cotte. Item, Pyges [Pfyches] damaík gowne. Item, j black fatten cotte. Item, j harcoller tafitie fewte of pygges. j Item, Vartemar fewtte. Item, j great pechcoller dublet, with fylver lace. white fatten dublet pynckte. Item, J Item, jowld white fatten dublet pynckte. Item, j payer of fatten Venefyan fatten ymbra dered. Item, j payer of French hoffe, cloth of gowld. The Jew of Malta. |