1559. Regardo lusiatoribus domini Stafford. 1561. Item, gyvyn unto my lord Wyllybe’s playarys in reward. Item, spent at the gullet on the saem playarys. 1565. To Master Baly Pursell with the Quenes players. 1566. Yeven Mr. Justes Throgmerton’s mynstrell. 1574. Paid and geven to my L. Sandwayes man, the berwart. The players of noblemen and others and ber-wards of noblemen and mynstrells of noblemen, this yere, viiiˡⁱ xˢ viijᵈ. 1576. Leid out to my lord of Derby and my lord Staffart’s musicions. 1582. Bestowed on her Majesty’s players this yere. 1591. To my lord of Derby’s musysyons, and to the erle of Woster’s players ... to my L. Beachem men, beinge players. [From _Books of Council Orders in Hist. MSS._ xv. 13, 16, 18.] 1556. 16 May. The bailiffs to set forward the stage play this next Whitsontide for the worship of the town and not to disburse above £5 about the furniture of the play. 1570. 8 July. Lease of pasture ‘behind the walles, exceptinge the Quarrell where the plases have bine accustomyd to be usyd.’ 1575. 17 July. Five marks to be given to Mr. Churchyard for his pains taken in setting forth the show against the Queen’s coming, being sent hither by the Lord President. VII. THE HOWARDS OF STOKE-BY-NAYLAND, ESSEX. [From accounts of Sir John Howard, in _Manners and Household Expenses_ (Roxburghe Club, 1841), 325, 511.] 2 May, 1465. Item that he [my master] delyverd the pleyers at Moleyns [a servant of Sir John’s] weddynge, ijˢ. 12 Jan. 1466. And the sonday nexte after the xij day, I ȝafe to the pleyeres of Stoke, ijˢ. [From accounts of John, Lord Howard, afterwards Duke of Norfolk, in _Household Books of John, Duke of Norfolk, and Thomas, Earl of Surrey_ (ed. Collier, Roxburghe Club, 1844), 104, 145, 146, 148, 149, 202, 336, 339.] 29 Aug. 1481. I paid to the pleirs of Turton [Thorington] Strete, xxᵈ. 26 Dec. 1481. Item, the xxvj day of December, my Lord toke the Plaiers of Kokesale [Coggeshall], iijˢ iiijᵈ. 27 Dec. 1481. Item, to the Plaiers of Hadley [Hadleigh], and the olde man and ij. children, vjˢ viijᵈ. 7 Jan. 1482. Item, to the Plaiers of Esterforde, iijˢ iiijᵈ. 9 Jan. 1482. Item, to Senclowe, that he paid to my Lord of Essex [Henry Bourchier] men, plaiers, xxᵈ. Thei are of Canans. 22 May, 1482. Item, that my Lord yaffe to the cherche on Whitson Monday at the pley, xˢ. 25 Dec. 1482. Item, on Crystemas day, my Lord gaff to iiij pleyers of my lord of Gloucestres, iijˢ iiijᵈ. Item, the same day, my Lord gaff to iiij pleyers of Coksale, iijˢ iiijᵈ.