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 Anderfones fewte. j whitt fhepen clocke. Item, ij roffet cottes, and j black frefe 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. Item, ij Orlates fewtes, hates and gorgetts, and vij anteckes cootes. Item, Cathemer fewte, j payer of cloth whitte stockens, iiij Turckes hedes. Item, iiij freyers gownes and iiij hoodes to them, and j fooles coate, cape, and babell, and branhowlttes bodeys, [bodice] and merlen [Merlin's] gowne and cape. Item, ij black faye gownes, and ij cotton gownes, and j rede faye gowne. 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 asane, ij payer black ftrocers. of Item, j yelow leather dublett for a clowne, j Whittcomes dublett poke. 5 I fufpe&t 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 Ravenfcroft, that he introduced it in his play.-In The Battle of Alcazar there is alfo a Moor, whofe dead body is brought on the stage, but not in a diflocated state. In the play called Maw. Item, Eves bodeyes, [bodice] j pedante truffer, and iij donnes hattes. Item, j payer of yelow cotton fleves, j goftes fewt, and j gotes 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. Item, v fhertes, and j ferpelowes, [furplice] iiij ferdingalles. Item, vj head-tiers, j fane, [fan] iiij rebatos, ij gyrke trufes. Item, j longe forde. "The Enventary of all the aparell for my Lord Admeralles 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 [Dauphin]. Item, jmurey lether gyrcken, & j white lether gercken. Item, j black lether gearken, & Nabefathe fewte., Item, j payer of hoffe, & a gercken for Valteger. Item, ij leather anteckes cottes with baffes, for Faye ton [Phaeton]. Item, j payer of bodeyes for Alles [Alice] Pearce. The Enventary tacken of all the properties for my Lord Admeralles men, the 10 of Marche 1598. Item, j rocke, j cage, j tombe, j Helle mought [Hellmouth ]. Item, j tome of Guido, j tome of Dido, j bedsteade. Item, viij lances, j payer of stayers for Fayeton. Item, ij ftepells, & j chyme of belles, & j beacon. Item, jhector for the playe of Faeton, the limes dead. Item, j globe, & j golden fcepter; iij clobes [clubs]. Item, j wooden canepie; owld Mahemetes head. Item, Nepun [Neptune's] forcke & garland. Item, Cupedes bowe, & quiver; the clothe of the Item, j bores heade & Serberoffe [Cerberus] iij heades. Item, j Cadefeus; ij mofe [mofs] banckes, & j fnake. Įtem, ij fanes of feathers; Belendon ftable; j tree of gowlden apelles; Tantelouse tre; jx eyorn [iron] targates. Item, j copper targate, & xvij foyles. Item, iiij wooden targates; j greve armer. Item, j fyne [fign] for Mother Readcap; j buckler. Item, Mercures wings; Taffo pieter; j helmet with a dragon; j fhelde, with iij lyones; j elme bowle. Item, j chayne of dragons; j gylte fpeare. Item, ij coffenes; j bulles head; and j vylter. Item, j whell & frame in the Sege of London. Item, j poopes miter. Item, iij Imperial crownes; j playne crowne. Item, j goftes crown; j crown with a fone. lem, j frame for the heading in Black Jone. Item, j black dogge. Item, j cauderm for the Jewe. 7 Here we have the only attempt which this Inventory furnishes of any thing like fcenery, and it was undoubtedly the ne plus ultra of thofe days. To exhibit a fun or moon, the art of perfpective was not neceffary. The Jew of Malta, The "The Enventorey of all the aparell of the Lord Admeralles men, taken the 13th of March 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 owld whitte fatten dublette. Item, j Mores cotte. Item, Pyges [Pfyches] damafk gowne. Item, j black fatten cotte. Iem, j harcoller tafitie fewte of pygges. Item, Vartemar fewtte. Item, j great pechcoller dublet, with fylver lace. Item, jowld white fatten dublet pynckte. Item, j payer of fatten Venefyan fatten ymbradered. Item, j payer of French hoffe, cloth of gowld. Item, payer of cloth of gowld hoffe with fylver paines. Item, Tamberlynes cotte, with coper lace. Item, J read clocke with read coper lace. Item, j fhorte clocke of taney fatten with fleves. Item, j fhorte clocke of black fatten with fleves. Item, Labefyas clocke, with gowld buttenes. Item, j payer of read cloth hoffe of Venefyans, with fylver lace of coper. Item, Valteger robe of rich tafitie. Item, Junoes cotte. Item, j hode for the wech [witch.] Item, j read flamel clocke with whitte coper lace. Item, j read ftamel clocke with read coper lace. Item, j cloth clocke of ruffete with coper lace, called Guydoes clocke. Item, j fhort clocke of black velvet, with fleves faced with shagg. Item, j fhort clocke of black vellet, faced with white fore [fur]. Item, j manes gown, faced with whitte fore. Item, Dobes cotte of cloth of fylver. Item, j payer of pechecoler Venelyones uncut, with Item, j read fcarllet clocke with fylver buttones. black. Item, j black fatten fewtte. Item, j blacke velvet clocke, layed with twyft lace blacke. Item, Perowes fewt, which Wm. Sley were. Item, j payer of pechcoler hoffe with fylver corlled panes. Item, j payer of black cloth of fylver hoffe, drawne Item, Tamberlanes breches, of crymfon vellvet. lace. Item, j Faeytone fewte. Item, Roben Hoodes fewtte. Item, j payer of cloth of gowld hofe with gowld corlle panes. Item, j payer of rowne hoffe buffe with gowld lace. Item, j flame collerde dublet pynked. Item, j blacke fatten dublet, layd thyck with blacke Item, j carnacy on dabled cutt, layd with gowld lace. Item, j black gyrcken with fylver lace. Item, j read gyrcken with fylver lace. Item, j read Spanes [Spanish] dublett flyched. Item, Tafoes robe. Item, j murey robe with fleves. VOL. I. PART II. *X Item, |