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disturbe the receiuinge of ye profits aryfing by contract from the Kinge and Queens company of players to him, but to ayde and affifte the faid Thomas Killegrew, in the due execution of the legall powers granted unto him by his Ma.tie for the orderinge of the faid company of players, and in the levyinge and receiuinge of ye monies due to him the faid Thomas Killegrew, or which fhall be due to him. from ye faide company of players by any contract made or to be made between them or amongst the fame; and neither directly nor indirectly to hinder the payment of ye faid monies to be made weekly or otherwife by ye faid company of players to ye faid Thomas Killegrew, Efq. or to his affignes, but to be ayding and affiftinge to the faid Thomas Killegrew, Efq. and his affignes therein, if there be caufe for it, and that the said Thomas Killegrew defire it of ye faid Sir Henry Herbert.

"And the faid Sir Henry Herbert doth for himfelfe couenant, promife, grante, and agree, upon the performance of the matters which are herein contayned, and to be performed by the faid Thomas Killegrew, accordinge to the daies of payment, and other things lymited and expreffed in these articles, to deliver into the hands of ye faid Thomas Killegrew the deede of couenants, fealed and deliuered by the faid Mychaell Mohun and ye others herein named, bearing date the 11 Auguft, 1660; to be cancelled by the faid Thomas Killegrew, or kept, as he fhall thinke fitt, or to make what further advantage of the fame in my name or right as he shall be advised." "

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On the back of this paper Sir Henry Herbert has written"Copy of the Articles fealed and delivered the 5th June, 62, between Sir H. H. and Thomas Killegrew. Bonds of 5000l. for the performance of covenants.”

The actors who had performed at the Red Bull, acted under the direction of Mr. Killigrew during the years 1660, 1661, 1662, and part of the year 1663, in Gibbon's tennis-court in Vere-ftreet, near Clare-market; during which time a new theatre was built for them in Drury Lane, to which they removed in April 1663. The following lift of their stock-plays, in which it is obfervable there are but three of Shakspeare, was found among the papers of Sir Henry Herbert, and was probably furnished by them foon after the Reftoration.

"Names of the plays acted by the Red Bull actors.

The Humorous Lieutenant.
Beggars Bufbe.

Tamer Tamed.

The Traytor.

Loves Cruelty.

Wit without Money.

Maydes Tragedy.

Philafter.

Rollo Duke of Normandy.
Claricilla.

Elder Brother.

The Silent Woman.

The Weddinge.

Henry the Fourthe.

Merry Wives of Windfor.

Kinge and no Kinge.

Othello.

Dumboys.

The Unfortunate Lovers.
The Widow.

Downes the prompter has given a lift of what he calls the principal old ftock plays acted by the king's fervants, (which title the performers under Mr. Killegrew acquired,) between the time of the Restoration and the junction of the two companies in 1682; from which it appears that the only plays of Shakspeare performed by them in that period, were K. Henry IV. P. I. The Merry Wives of Windfor, Othello, and Julius Cæfar. Mr. Hart reprefented Othello, Brutus, and Hotfpur; Major Mohun, Iago, and Caffius; and Mr. Cartwright Falstaff. Such was the lamentable taste of those times that the

plays of Fletcher, Jonfon and Shirley were much oftner exhibited than thofe of our author. Of this the following lift furnishes a melancholy proof. It appears to have been made by Sir Henry Herbert in order to enable him to afcertain the fees due to him, whenever he should establish his claims, which however he never accomplished. Between the play entitled Argalus and Parthenia, and The Loyal Subject, he has drawn a line; from which, and from other circumftances, I imagine that the plays which I have printed in Italicks were exhibited by the Red Bull actors, who afterwards became the king's fervants.

1660. Monday the 5 Nov.
Tuesday the 6 Nov.
Wenfday the 7 Nov.
Thursday the 8 Nov.

Friday the 9 Nov.

Saturday the 10 Nov.
Tufday the 13 Nov.
Thursday the 15 Nov.
Friday the 16 Nov.
Saterday the 17 Nov.
Monday the 19 Nov.
Tufday the 20 Nov.
Wenfday the 21 Nov.
Thursday the 22Nov.
Friday the 23 Nov.
Saterday the 24 Nov.
Monday the 26 Nov.
Thursdaythe 29Nov.
Saterday the
Monday the 3 Dec.

Dec.

Wit without money.
The Traytor.
The Beggars Bufbe.
Henry the Fourth.
[First play acted at the
new theatre.]
The Merry Wives of
Windfor.
The Sylent Woman.
Love lies a bleedinge.
Loves Cruelty.
The Widow.
The Mayds Tragedy.
The Unfortunate Lovers.
The Beggars Bufbe.
The Scornfull Lady.
The Traytor.
The Elder Brother.
The Chances.
The Opportunity.
The Humorous Lieutenant.
Clarecilla.

A Kinge and no Kinge.

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Rollo, Duke of Normandy.
The Moore of Venife.
The Weddinge.
The Loft Lady.
Argalus and Parthenia.

Loyal Subject.
Mad Lover.

The Wild-goofe Chase.
All's Lofte by Lufte.
The Mayd in the Mill,

A Wife for a Monthe.
The Bondman.

A Dancing Mafter.
Vittoria Corombona.
The Country Captaine.
The Alchymift.
Bartholmew Faire.
The Spanish Curate.

The Tamer Tamed.

Aglaura.

Buffy D'ambois.

Mery Devil of Edmonton. The Virgin Martyr. Philafter.

Jovial Crew.

Rule a wife and have a

wife.

Kinge and no Kinge.
The Mayds Tragedy.

Aglaura; the tragical way.
Humorous Lieutenant,
Selindra-a new play.
The Frenche Dancing
Master.

The Little Theef.

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From another lift, which undoubtedly was made by Sir Henry Herbert for the purpose I have mentioned, I learn that Macbeth was revived in 1663 or 1664; I fuppofe as altered by D'Avenant.

"Nov. 3. 1663. Flora's Figaries
"A paftoral called The Ex-
pofure

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"Henry the 5th

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