Eades, Richard. See Edes, Richard.
Eales, Thomas (fl. 1616-61). Actor in academic play (Queen College, Cambridge 1622-3). [Venn, ACant ii, 93 (1922); REED Cambridge, 956 (1989)]
Earle, John (fl. 1640). Actor (Prince Charles' (II)). [Nungezer, 126; JCS ii, 429]
Eaton, William (fl. 1622-28). Actor (Prince Charles' (I) 1622). [Nungezer, 126; JCS ii, 429]
Ecclestone, William (c.1591-1623<) (Eglestone). Actor (King's 1610-11, Lady Elizabeth's 1611-13, King's 1614-23). [ES ii, 314; Nungezer, 127; JCS ii, 429; Riddell, 'Actors', 294 (1969); Eccles, 'Actors II', 454 (1991)]
Edderington, Sir (fl. 1552-4). Author of show at Trinity College, Cambridge. [Venn, ACant ii, 100 (1922); DTRB, 414 (1984)]
Edes, Richard (c.1552-1604) (Eedes). Latin playwright, royal entertainment contributor. [Foster, AOx, 452 (1891); ES iii, 309; McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 127-8 (1981); Sutton, Oxford Poetry by Richard Eedes and George Peele (1995)]
Edge, Roger (1590-1613<). Actor. [REED Heref./Worc., 386 (1990)]
Edgecombe, Peter (c.1536-1608). Patron (1561-8). [Hasler, House of Commons ii, 74 (1981); Bindoff, House of Commons ii, 81 (1982); REED Devon, 483 (1986)]
Edgly, George (fl. 1620-47). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1622-3). [Venn, ACant ii, 86 (1922); REED Cambridge, 957 (1989)]
Edmonds, John (fl. 1604-1619?). Actor (King's?, Queen Anne's 1618-19), sharer. [ES ii, 315; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 128; JCS ii, 431]
Edward (fl. 1613). Boy actor (Lady Elizabeth's). [REED Coventry, 394 (1981)]
Edward I, King of England (1239-1307). Patron, playgoer. (Father of Edward I, husband of Margaret of France) [DTRB, xiv-xv, 138, 173-4 (1984)]
Edward II, King of England (1284-1327). Patron, playgoer. (Son of Edward I, father of Edward III) [DTRB, xiv-xv, 51, 120, 256 (1984)]
Edward III, King of England (1312-77). Patron, playgoer, pageant participant. (Son of Edward II) [DTRB, xiv-xv, 102, 147, 167, 174-5, 227, 240, 252, 279 (1984)]
Edward IV, King of England (1442-83). Patron (King's 1478-9). (Brother of Richard III, father of Edward V and Arthur Plantagenet) [DTRB, xxi, 89, 117, 242, 340-1, 381 (1984)]
Edward V, King of England (1470-83). Patron (Prince's? 1470-80). (Son of Edward IV, nephew of Richard III) [DTRB, 117, 242 (1984)]
Edward VI, King of England (1537-53). Patron (Prince's 1537-47, King's 1547-53), playwright. (Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; half-brother of Elizabeth I and Mary I). [Chapman, Last Tudor King (1938); Jordan, Edward VI (1968-70); DTRB, 149, 381, 414 (1984); Lucas, 'Conspiracy and Court Revels' (1998)]
Edwards, James (fl. 1656). Actor (Newcastle). [Rollins, 'Commonwealth Drama', 305 (1921)]
Edwards, John (I) (1601-1648<) (Edwardes). Playwright. [JCS iii, 291; Phelps, 'John Edwards' (1979)]
Edwards, John (II) (c.1605-1629<). Actor (?) (Netherlands and Germany) (possibly the same as Johann Eydtwartt). [Riewald, 'Actors and Musicians', 34 (1959)]
Edwards, Rebecca. See Heminges, Rebecca Edwards Knell.
Edwards, Richard (c.1525-1566) (Edwardes). Playwright, Master of Children of the Chapel Royal 1561-66. [ES iii, 309; Bradner, Richard Edwards (1927); Nungezer, 128; DLB 62: 71 (1987); BDECM, 380 (1998); Happe, English Drama Before Shakespeare, 272 (1999); Grove vii, 902 (2001); King, Richard Edwards (2001)]
Edwards, Thomas (1567?-1612<). Poet. [Eccles, Authors, 46 (1982)]
Eedes, Richard. See Edes, Richard.
Effingham, Lady. See Howard, Anne St. John.
Effingham, Lord. See Howard, William (II).
Egerton, Alice Spencer Stanley (I), Countess of Derby (c.1555-1636). Patron (Countess of Derby's 1593). (Sister of Anne Spencer Stanley Compton Sackville, Elizabeth Spencer Carey Eure, and Robert Spencer; wife of Ferdinando Stanley and Thomas Egerton (I); mother of Elizabeth Stanley Hastings; stepmother and mother-in-law of John Egerton (I)) [Peerage iv, 212 (1916)]
Egerton, Alice (II) (Alice Egerton Vaughan) (1619-89). Performer in masques (Tempe Restored, 1632; Comus, 1634). (Daughter of John Egerton (I); sister of John Egerton (II), Katherine Egerton, Penelope Egerton, and Thomas Egerton (III)) [Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]
Egerton, Elizabeth Cavendish. See Brackley, Elizabeth.
Egerton, John (I), 1st (2nd) Earl of Bridgewater (c.1579-1649). Producer/host of masque (Comus, 1634). (Son of Thomas Egerton (I); stepson and son-in-law of Alice Spencer Stanley Egerton; father of Alice Egerton (II), John Egerton (II), Katherine Egerton, Penelope Egerton, and Thomas Egerton (III); brother-in-law of Elizabeth Stanley Hastings; father-in-law of Elizabeth Brackley) [Peerage ii, 311 (1912); JCS iv, 914-15; Hasler, House of Commons ii, 79 (1981)]
Egerton, John (II), 2nd (3rd) Earl of Bridgewater, Lord Brackley (1623-86). Performer in masques (Tempe Restored, 1632, as Lord Ellesmere; Coelum Britannicum, 1634, as Lord Brackley; Comus, 1634, as Lord Brackley). (Son of John Egerton (I); husband of Elizabeth Brackley; brother of Alice Egerton (II), Katherine Egerton, Penelope Egerton, and Thomas Egerton (III); brother-in-law of Jane Cavendish; son-in-law of William Cavendish (II); grandson of Thomas Egerton) [Peerage ii, 312 (1912); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]
Egerton, Katherine (Katherine Egerton Courten) (b. 1611). Performer in masque (Tempe Restored, 1632). (Daughter of John Egerton (I); sister of Alice Egerton (II), John Egerton (II), Penelope Egerton, and Thomas Egerton (III)) [Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]
Egerton, Penelope (Penelope Egerton Napier) (b. 1610). Performer in masque (Chloridia, 1631). (Daughter of John Egerton (I); sister of Alice Egerton (II), John Egerton (III), Katherine Egerton, and Thomas Egerton (II)) [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 442 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]
Egerton, Thomas (I), 1st Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor of Ellesmere (1540-1617). Patron (Lord Chancellor's 1608). (Husband of Alice Spencer Stanley Egerton; father of John Egerton (I)) [Foster, AOx, 453 (1891); Peerage ii, 271 (1912); Heltzel, 'Sir Thomas Egerton as Patron' (1948); Seronsy, 'Daniel's Letter to Egerton' (1965); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 80 (1981); Tiner, 'York', 21 (1992)]
Egerton, Thomas (II) (fl. 1566-83). Actor in academic plays (Oxford 1566). [Foster, AOx, 453 (1891); Boas, University Drama, 392 (1914)]
Egerton, Thomas (III) (1625-48). Performer in masques (Coelum Britannicum, 1634; Comus, 1634). (Son of John Egerton (I); brother of Alice Egerton (II), John Egerton (II), Katherine Egerton, and Penelope Egerton) [Lindley, Court Masques, 275 (1995)]
Eglestone, William. See Ecclestone, William.
Eichelin (fl. 1604). Actor (Germany). [ES ii, 315; Nungezer, 129]
Elderton, William (fl. 1552-3+?). Actor; choirmaster at Westminster and Eton. [Venn, ACant ii, 100 (1922); ES ii, 315; Nungezer, 129; Blewitt, 'Winchester and Eton', 139 (1984); Gurr, Playing Companies, 220 (1996)]
Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603). Patron (Queen's 1558-60, 1583-1603), translator. (Cousin of Henry Carey) [ES ii, 83-4, 104; iii, 311; Pinciss, 'Queen's Men' (1970); Johnson, Elizabeth I (1974); Bergeron, 'Elizabeth's Coronation Entry' (1978); DTRB, 344 (1984); Ridley, Elizabeth I (1987); DLB 136: 85 (1994); Gurr, Playing Companies, 196 (1996); Cerasano and Wynne-Davies, Renaissance Drama by Women, 7 (1996); Levin, 'We Princes' (1998); McMillin and MacLean, Queen's Men (1998); Grove viii, 141 (2001)]
Elizabeth of Bohemia (1596-1662). Patron (Lady Elizabeth's 1611-25; King and Queen of Bohemia's (aka Lady Elizabeth's) 1626-32), performer in masque (Tethys' Festival, 1610). (Daughter of King James I and Queen Anne; wife of Frederick, Elector Palatine; sister of Prince Henry and King Charles I; aunt of King Charles II) [ES ii, 246; Gurr, Playing Companies, 394, 438n2 (1996)]
Elizabeth of York, Queen of England (1465-1503). Patron (Queen's 1492-1501). (Wife of Henry VII; mother of Arthur Prince of Wales and Henry VIII) [DTRB, 384 (1984)]
Ellam, Brian (c.1534-93). Carpenter who worked on the Theatre. [Wills, 62 (1993)]
Ellesmere, Lord. See Egerton, John (II).
Ellis. See Guest, Ellis; Bedowe, Ellis; Worth, Ellis.
Elrington, Edward (fl. 1618). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1618-9). [Venn, ACant ii, 100 (1922); REED Cambridge, 956 (1989)]
Elton, William (fl. 1633). Actor (Ellis Guest company). [REED York, 593 (1979)]
Elward, John (fl. 1563). Actor (Lincolnshire c.1563). [Barley, 'Plough Monday Play' (1954); Kahrl, 'Lincolnshire', 6 (1974)]
English, John (fl. 1494-1531). Actor (King's 1494-1531, and in Drapers' pageants), playwright. [ES ii, 315; Nungezer, 130; Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 137, 183 (1954); Anglo, 'William Cornish', 350-3 (1959); Kipling, Triumph of Honour, 175-7 (1977); DTRB, 187, 387, 389, 414 (1984)]
Erasmus (c.1466-1536). Translator. [DTRB, 190 (1984)]
Errington, Richard (c.1577-1636<). Actor (King's touring 1622-27, Revels 1631-36). [Nungezer, 130; JCS ii, 432]
Erskine, James, 7th (20th) Earl of Buchan (d. 1664). Performer in masque (Lord Haddington's Masque, 1608, as Mr. Erskine). (Half-brother of John Erskine; grandson of Esme Stuart) [Peerage ii, 381 (1912); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 432 (1950)]
Erskine, John, 19th (20th) Earl of Mar (c.1585-1653). Performer in masque (Lord Haddington's Masque, 1608, as Master of Mar). (Half-brother of James Erskine) [ES iii, 382; Peerage viii, 424 (1932); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 432 (1950)]
Erwin, Sir William (fl. 1612-18). Performer in masques (Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue, 1618; For the Honour of Wales, 1618). [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 432 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 275 (1995)]
Essex, Countess of. See Knollys, Lettice (1576-80); Carr, Frances Howard Devereaux (1606-13).
Essex, Earl of. See Bourchier, Henry (I) (1461-83); Bourchier, Henry (II) (1483-1540); Devereaux, Walter (I) (1572-76); Devereaux, Robert (I) (1576-1601); Devereaux, Robert (II) (1604-46).
Estotville, George. See Stutville, George.
Eure, Elizabeth Spencer Carey (d. 1618). Sister of Anne Spencer Stanley Compton Sackville, Alice Spencer Stanley Egerton, and Robert Spencer; wife of George Carey and Ralph Eure; daughter-in-law of Henry Carey. [Hasler, House of Commons i, 547 (1981)]
Eure, Ralph, 3rd Lord Eure, Lord President of the Council in the Marches of Wales (1558-1617) (Ever(s)). Patron (Lord Eure's 1600-7; Lord President's [aka Lord Eure's] 1607-17). (Husband of Elizabeth Spencer Carey Eure) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 44 (1910); Peerage v, 181 (1926); Redstone, 'Ipswich', 281 (1931); Galloway and Wasson, 'Norfolk/Suffolk', 217 (1980); REED Norwich, 361 (1984); George, 'Walmesley', 12 (1985); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 443 (1986); REED Heref./Worc., 620 (1990); REED Lancashire, 375 (1991); REED Shropshire, 710 (1994); REED Somerset, 57, 994 (1996)]
Evans, Gouldwais (fl. 1625-35). Musician. [Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 132; JCS ii, 432]
Evans, Henry (c.1543-1608). Manager of Blackfriars Boys. (Father-in-law of Alexander Hawkins) [ES ii, 315; Nungezer, 132; Ball, 'Choir-Boy Actors', 11 (1962); Smith, 'Personnel', 444 (1978); Forse, 'Extortion' (1990)]
Evans, Thomas (fl. 1608). Blackfriars lessee. [ES ii, 315]
Evelyn, George (1530-1603). Patron(?). [ES ii, 117]
Ever(s), Lord. See Eure, Ralph.
Eveseed, Henry (I) (d. 1614). Chorister in Chapel Royal (1585-1614). (Father of Henry Eveseed (II) (?)) [ES ii, 315; Nungezer, 132; BDECM, 393 (1998)]
Eveseed, Henry (II) (d. 1627). Singer. (Son of Henry Eveseed (I)?) [Nungezer, 132; Wills, 155 (1993)]
Exeter, Duke of. See Beaufort, Thomas.
Exeter, Marquis of. See Courtenay, Henry.
Eydwartt, Johann (fl. 1627). Actor (Germany) (possibly the same as John Edwards (II)). [Nungezer, 132; JCS ii, 432]
Eyton, William. See Eaton, William.