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Event 7585 topTaylor .JPG
In the 1620 lawsuit between the Crown and William Henslowe and Jacob Mead regarding the Hope theatre, several witnesses depose on details of property ownership related to the Bear Garden. John Taylor, aged 77, Peter Tompson, aged 62, and one named…

Events 7582, 7585 Taylor MS repro.JPG
In the 1620 lawsuit between the Crown and William Henslowe and Jacob Mead regarding the Hope theatre, John Taylor, aged 77, deposes that either William Payne or Simon Poulton or both erected 'low scaffolds or standings' for baiting audiences, and…

Events 7580, 7581 Taylor MS repro.JPG
In the 1620 lawsuit between the Crown and William Henslowe and Jacob Mead regarding the Hope theatre, John Taylor, aged 77, answers a number of questions regarding William Payne's former status as Elizabeth's 'master or deputie' of the 'game of…

Events 282, 7580 Baxter.JPG
In the 1620 lawsuit between the Crown and William Henslowe and Jacob Mead regarding the Hope theatre, John Baxter, a man of 57, deposes that he knows of houses built and occupied by Pope and Burnaby for the purpose of animal baiting. These buildings…

Event 7531 Interr 15.JPG
The first set of interrogatories in the Crown's Exchequer suit against William Henslowe and Jacob Meade raises questions about William Payne's successor to the Mastership of the bears, and about the size and disposition of the Bear Garden built to…
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