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Office of the revels. Accounts of money expended by John Holte as Yeoman of the Revels,...

Catalogue reference: Z/407/Lb.23

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Office of the revels. Accounts of money expended by John Holte as Yeoman of the Revels, 6 Edw VI. The payments are chiefly to artisans for days work in preparing a number of plays and masques at court, including (1) 'harrodes play', (2) the 'yryshe play', (3) 'A maske of viij maryners', (4) 'A maske of hercules', (5) 'A maske of viij patrons of galles with ... slaves to ther torchberers ... vj benusses or amerus ladies with vj cuppodes ... & serteyn players made by nicholas Vdall', (6) 'A maske of turkes magistrates with ... weemen lyke goddesses huntresses with ... viij turkye wemen to ther torcheberers'. 2 folios [Film Fo 319.23]

Date

1553

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English

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Office of the revels. Accounts of money expended by John Holte as Yeoman of the Revels, 6 Edw VI. The payments are chiefly to artisans for days work in preparing a number of plays and masques at court, including (1) 'harrodes play', (2) the 'yryshe play', (3) 'A maske of viij maryners', (4) 'A maske of hercules', (5) 'A maske of viij patrons of galles with ... slaves to ther torchberers ... vj benusses or amerus ladies with vj cuppodes ... & serteyn players made by nicholas Vdall', (6) 'A maske of turkes magistrates with ... weemen lyke goddesses huntresses with ... viij turkye wemen to ther torcheberers'. 2 folios [Film Fo 319.23]