Lord Howard rewarded the players of ‘Esterforde’ on Jan. 7, 1482 (Appendix E, vii). This place is now known as Kelvedon. FOLKESTONE, KENT. Folkestone players were at New Romney in 1474, and at Lydd in 1479. FOSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE. In 1561 the players of ‘Fosson’ borrowed ‘serten stufe’ from the churchwardens of St. Martin’s, Leicester[813]. FYFIELD, OXFORDSHIRE. See s.v. SHIPTON. GARBOLDISHAM, NORFOLK. ‘Garblesham game’ was at Harling (q.v.) in 1457. GREAT CHART, KENT. ‘Chart’ players were at New Romney in 1489. HADLEIGH, ESSEX. Lord Howard rewarded the ‘Plaiers of Hadley’ on Dec. 27, 1481 (Appendix E, vii). HALSTEAD, ESSEX. There was a play in the church in 1529[814]. HAM STREET, KENT. Ham players were at Lydd in 1454. HANNINGFIELD, ESSEX. ‘John Walker of Hanfild’ hired the Chelmsford (q.v.) wardrobe in 1572. HARLING, NORFOLK. In 1452 the wardens paid for the ‘original of an Interlude pleyed at the Cherch gate.’ In 1457 payments were made for ‘Lopham game,’ and ‘Garblesham game,’ in 1463 for ‘Kenningale game,’ in 1467 to the ‘Kenyngale players[815].’ HASCOMBE, SURREY. Amongst the _Loseley MSS._ is a deposition of 1578/9: ‘Coram me Henr. Goringe, ar. xijᵒ die Januar. 1578. George Longherst and John Mill exᵈ sayeth, that on Sondaye last they were together at widow Michelles house, in the parish of Hascombe, and there delyvered their mares to kepe till they came agayne, and sayde that they wold goo to Hascombe Churche, to a kynge playe wᶜʰ then was there. And sayeth yᵗ they went thither and there contynued about an houre, at which tyme the sonne was then downe[816].’ The date suggests a performance on Jan. 6. Evidently a May ‘kynge playe’ is out of the question; but a Twelfth Night King, or a ‘Stella’ belated in the afternoon, are both possible. HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE. On April 30, 1440, John Hauler and John Pewte sued Thomas Sporyour in the city court ‘de placito detencionis unius libri de lusionibus, prec. ii_s._ iiij_d._[817]’ The Register of the Corporation for 1503 contains a list of ‘The paiants for the procession of Corpus Christi: Furst, Glovers. Adam, Eve, _Cayne and Abell_ (erased). Eldest seriant. Cayne, Abell, and Moysey, Aron. Carpenters. Noye ship. Chaundelers. Abram, Isack, Moysey cum iiiiᵒʳ pueris. Skynners. Jesse. Flacchers. Salutac̄on of our Lady. Vynteners. Nativite of our Lord. Taillours. The iii Kings of Colen. The belman. The purificac̄on of our Lady, with Symyon. Drapers. The ... (_blank_) deitours, goyng with the good Lord. Sadlers. Fleme Jordan. Cardeners. The castell of Israell. Walkers. The good Lord ridyng on an asse (“judging at an assize,” in Johnson!) with xii Appostelles. The tanners. The story of Shore Thursday. Bochours. The takyng of our Lord. The eldest seriant. The tormentyng of our Lord with iiii tormentoures, with the lamentac̄on of our Lady [and Seynt John the evaungelist: _faintly added by another hand_].