2 July, 1594 - Belin Dun

Here's what the Admiral's Men performed at the Rose playhouse on this day, 424 years ago...

Henslowe writes: y^e 2 of Julye 1594 ... R at bellendon ...  xxxxij^s vj^d

In modern English: 2^nd July, 1594 ... Received at Belin Dun ... 42 shillings and sixpence

A highwayman portrayed in Richard

Head's The English Rogue (1666)

The big news today is that Henslowe has finally started to record his dates correctly again, after a long period of muddle. For the rest of the month, they will now make perfect sense!

Meanwhile, on the stage, the Admiral's Men performed Belin Dun, their lost play about the notorious robber who terrorized the highways around Dunstable during the reign of King Henry I; you can read more about this play in the entry for 10 June.

This newish play had appeared to be dwindling in popularity after its most recent appearance at the Rose just over a week ago; however, just as with The Jew of Malta yesterday, there has been a marked uptick in audience size.

Henslowe links

• Transcript of this page of the Diary (from W.W. Greg's 1904 edition)
• Facsimile of this page of the Diary (from the Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project)

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