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The list below is a chronological arrangement of events in the history of the Rose Playhouse within the collection, identifying the related property or jurisdiction. Clicking anywhere on the text will highlight the related area on the map in a green outline. Clicking on "Link to Record" will launch the related record page in a new tab.

1552 Thomasyn Symonds' Deed of the Little Rose Property to 18 trustees

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1574 Lease of the Little Rose from Ambrose Nicholas et al to William Griffen

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1579 Assignment by William Griffen of the Lease of the Little Rose to Robert Withens

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1584/5 (24 March) Withens' Assignment of the Little Rose Lease to Henslowe

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1586/7 (10 January) Deed of partnership in the Rose between Henslowe and Cholmley

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1587 Rose playhouse built

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1587 (7 May) Privy Council letter to the Lord Mayor vs playing in London and suburbs

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1587 (29 October) PC letter to JPs of Surrey re restraint of plays in the Clink

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1588 (12 April) Sewer Commission report: Henslowe to clean sewer area around the new playhouse

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1588/9 (5 March) Sewer Commission report: Henslowe to clean sewer

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1589 (12 November) PC letters regarding censorship of plays

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1590 (24 April) Sewer Commission report: Henslowe to clean sewer

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ca. 1590 2 petitions and PC warrant re Rose re-opening for Strange's Men

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1591 (25 July) PC letter to the Lord Mayor and JPs re restraint of plays on Sundays

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1591/2 Rose playhouse renovated

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1591/2 (19 February-22 June) Strange's men at the Rose

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1592 (12 June) Mayor's letter to Lord Burghley re feltmakers' riot in Southwark

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1592 (23 June) PC letter to the Master of the Rolls et al re feltmakers' riot in Southwark

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1592 (29 December-1 Feb) Strange's men at the Rose

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1592/3 (28 January) PC letter to the Lord Mayor re closing the theatres because of plague

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1593 Articles regarding plague for the PC

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1593 (27 Dec-6 Feb) Sussex's men at the Rose

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1593/4 (3 February) PC order to the Lord Mayor re renewed plague closure

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1594 (1-8 April) Sussex's and Queen's men at the Rose

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1594 (14-16 May, 15 June)-1595/6 (27 February) Admiral's men at the Rose

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1595 (Lent) Rose playhouse repairs

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1595 (13 September) Mayor's letter to the PC re the suppression of playhouses

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1596 (12 April-18 July) Admiral's men at the Rose

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1596 (22 July) PC letter to the JPs re plague closure

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1596 (27 October- 28 July 1597) Admiral's men at the Rose

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1596 (10 December) Sewer Commission report: Henslowe to do repairs by the playhouse

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1596/7 (4 March) Sewer Commission report: Henslowe to clean and repair sewer

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1597 (1, 29 July) Sewer Commission report: Henslowe to repair sewer

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1597 (28 July) PC letter re disorder in playhouses

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1597 (28 July) PC letter to the JPs regarding restraint of plays

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1597 (21 October-1600 (30 September) Admiral's men resumed playing at the Rose. From 21 October to 4 March 1597/8, Pembroke's men performed with them

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1597/8 (19 February) Letter to Master of the Revels and JPs re licensing of only 2 playing companies

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1598 (20 April & 1 May) St Saviour Vestry minutes re Bankside playhouse contributions for the poor

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1598 (19 July) St Saviour Vestry petition to close playhouses in the parish

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1598 (28 July) PC letter re disorder in playhouses

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1598/9 (ca. 3 March, 10-13 March, ca. 3 April) Inventories of Lord Admiral's men play goods and books

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1599/1600 (12 January) Lord Admiral's letter re decay of the Rose

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1599/1600 (4 March) Cox of Collompton performed at the Rose

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1599/1600 (15 March) Sir John Oldcastle performed at the Rose

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1600 (28 March) St Saviour's Vestry orders tithes from the playhouse

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1600 (8 April) PC warrant re the founding of the Fortune Playhouse

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1600 (22 June) PC orders and letters to the Lord Mayor and JPs re restraint of playhouses and players

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1600 (28-9 October) Pembroke's men played at the Rose

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1601 (31 December) PC letters to JPs and the Lord Mayor re playhouse disorders

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1602 (17 August)-1603 (May) Worcester's men performed at the Rose

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1602/3 (19 March) PC letter to the Lord Mayor and JPs re restraint of plays

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1603 (25 June) Henslowe's diary notes proposed increase in lease of the Rose

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1603/4 (25 January) Sewer Commission report: Francis Henslowe to clean and repair sewer

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1604 (1 August) Sewer Commission report: Henslowe to clean and repair sewer

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1604 (14 December) Sewer Commission report: Henslowe appeals cleaning of sewer

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1605 (6 August) Sewer Commission report: Henslowe to clean and repair sewer

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1605 (29 September) Henslowe's lease expired, reverting to St Mildred's Bread Street

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1605 (4 October) Sewer Commission report: Henslowe to clean and repair sewer

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1605 (5 October) PC letters to the Lord Mayor and JPs re restraint of plays

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1605/6 (30 January) Sewer Commission report: Edward Box to clean sewer

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1606 (25 April) Sewer Commission report: Edward Box to clean sewer by the 'late playhouse'

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1650 (7 August) Lease of the Little Rose Estate

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