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Draft letters patent in the name of Elizabeth I granting to Philip Henslowe, gentleman,...
Catalogue reference: WARD 2/61/241/42
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This record is about the Draft letters patent in the name of Elizabeth I granting to Philip Henslowe, gentleman,... dating from [1598] in the series Court of Wards and Liveries: Deeds and Evidences. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WARD 2/61/241/42
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1598]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Draft letters patent in the name of Elizabeth I granting to Philip Henslowe, gentleman, the office of keeper of the queen's bandogs, mastiffs, and mastiff bitches; for the term of his life, to occupy himself or by sufficient deputy; at wages of 10d. daily for himself or 4d. daily for a deputy. Refers to Ralph Bowis, esquire, as late holder of the office. [Edward Allen, theatre entrepreneur, attempted unsuccessfully to obtain this office in 1598 on the death of Ralph Bowes.]
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manors
- Litigation
- Pay and pensions
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, under Edward Alleyn
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4457927/
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WARD 2
Court of Wards and Liveries: Deeds and Evidences
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