Habington, William (1605-54) (Abington, Abinton, Habbington). Playwright. [Allott, Poems of William Habington (1948); JCS iv, 520; DLB 126: 133 (1993)]

Hacket, John (1592-1670) (Hackett). Latin playwright, actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1611-13). [JCS iv, 525; RLDE 2/6: 7 (1988); REED Cambridge, 951-3 (1989)]

Haddington, Viscountess. See Ramsay, Elizabeth Radcliffe.

Hakluyt, Edmund (fl. 1611-26). Actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1612-23). [Venn, ACant ii, 279 (1922); REED Cambridge, 953-7 (1989)]

Halcocke, John (fl. 1561). Paul's chorister (1561). [Lennam, 'Children of Paul's', 25 (1970)]

Hale, Thomas (c.1506-1575<). Groom of the Tents (1541-75). [Streitberger, Court Revels, 169, 357n63, 432 (1994)]

Hales, Sir John (d. 1572). Patron (1566). [Foster, AOx, 630 (1891); Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 86 (1910); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 238 (1981); Bindoff, House of Commons ii, 276 (1982)]

Haley, Richard. See Hawley, Richard.

Hall, Edward (fl. 1618). Actor. [REED Heref./Worc., 142 (1990)]

Hall, George (fl. 1637-9). Puppet showman. [JCS ii, 458; REED Lancashire, app.2 (1991)]

Hall, William (fl. 1631-64). Actor (Prince Charles' (II) 1631-2; King's Revels 1634; Lord Mayor's pageant 1639; King's 1659-60). [Nungezer, 171; JCS ii, 458; Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 128-30 (1954); Bergeron, 'Actors', 27 (1972); Bentley, Profession of Player (1984), 60, 124; Milhous and Hume, 'New Light' (1991); Bawcutt, 'Documents of the Salisbury Court Theater', 182, 184 (1997)]

Hallawaie the younger (fl. 1580). Chorister (Paul's). [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 171]

Halle, Antony (fl. 1541-2). Actor (at Belvoir Castle). [DTRB, 387 (1984)]

Halley, Richard. See Hawley, Richard.

Halliwell, Edward (c.1514-48<). Academic playwright (King's College, Cambridge). [Venn, ACant ii, 290 (1922); Annals, 226 (1989)]

Halsall, Cuthbert (c.1573-c.1632) (Halshay). Patron. [George, 'Walmesley', 12 (1985); Honigmann, Shakespeare, 6-7, 14, 53 (1985); REED Lancashire, 375 (1991)]

Halsey, Bernard (fl. 1623). Tumbler. [JCS ii, 459]

Ham, Nicholas (fl. 1634). Musician in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 48 (1965)]

Hamerton, Henry (b. 1601; fl. 1631-5) (Hammersley). Actor (Prince Charles' (II) 1635). [Nungezer, 172; JCS ii, 459]

Hamilton, James (I), 2nd Marquis of Hamilton (1589-1625). Performer in masques (Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue, 1618; For the Honour of Wales, 1618). (Father of James Hamilton (II) and William Hamilton) [Peerage vi, 258 (1926); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 433 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 276 (1995)]

Hamilton, James (II), 3rd Marquis of Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (1606-48). Performer in masque (Love's Triumph Through Callipolis, 1631). (Son of James Hamilton (I); brother of William Hamilton; brother-in-law of Basil Feilding) [Peerage vi, 259 (1926); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 433 (1950); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 507 (1969)]

Hamilton, Margaret Feilding, Marquess of Hamilton (c.1613-38). Performer in masque (Temple of Love, 1635, as Lady Marquess Hamilton). (Daughter of William Feilding; sister of Basil Feilding, George Feilding, Elizabeth Feilding Boyle, and William Feilding; wife of James Hamilton (II); niece of George Villiers and John Villiers) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 306 (1872); Peerage vi, 261 (1926)]

Hamilton, William, 4th Marquis of Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton (1616-51). Performer in masques (Britannia Triumphans, 1638; Luminalia, 1638). (Son of James Hamilton (I); brother of James Hamilton (II)) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant ii, 290, 291 (1872); Grosart, Luminalia, 622 (1876); Peerage vi, 262 (1926); Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 209 (1970)]

Hamlen, Robert (fl. 1611-25) (Hamlett). Actor (Lady Elizabeth's 1611; Prince Charles' (I) 1616-25). [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 172; JCS ii, 459]

Hamlett, Robert. See Hamlen, Robert.

Hamluc, W (fl. c.1621). Actor(?). [Nungezer, 172; JCS ii, 459]

Hammersley, Henry. See Hamerton, Henry.

Hammerton, Nicholas (fl. 1635). Actor. [JCS ii, 460]

Hammerton, Stephen (1620?-1648<). Actor (Revels 1632; King's 1632-48). [Nungezer, 173; JCS ii, 460; Stevenson, 'First Irish Theatre', 159 (1942); Bentley, 'Salisbury Court Theater', 139ff. (1977)]

Hammond, John (fl. 1494-1504). Actor (King's 1494-1504). [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 174; DTRB, 387 (1984)]

Hamond (fl. 1565). Actor (Worcester's 1565). [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 174]

Hamond, Thomas (fl. 1571-2). Minstrel. (same as above?). [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 41 (1984)]

Hancock, Edward (fl. 1626). Musician (Netherlands). [Riewald, 'New Light', 83 (1960)]

Hanly, Richard. See Hawley, Richard.

Hanson, Nicholas (fl. 1623-48). Actor (provincial; London 1648?). [Nungezer, 174; JCS ii, 461; Milhous and Hume, 'New Light', 493-4 (1991)]

Harbart, Paule (fl. 1617). Performer in masque (Cupid's Banishment, 1617). [McGee, 'Cupid's Banishment', 239, 259 (1988)]

Harding (fl. 1622). Musician?, actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1622-3). [REED Cambridge, 957 (1989)]

Harding, Samuel (c.1616-<1699?). Playwright. [Venn, ACant ii, 302 (1922); JCS iv, 530]

Hards, Peter (1608-78) (Hardres). Actor in academic play (Queens College, Cambridge 1631-2). [Venn, ACant ii, 303 (1922); REED Cambridge, 961 (1989)]

Harflett, Charles (d. 1671; fl. 1624-71). Actor in academic plays (Queens College, Cambridge 1631-2). [Venn, ACant ii, 306 (1922); REED Cambridge, 960-1 (1989)]

Harington, Frances. See Chichester, Frances Harington.

Harington, Lucy. See Russell, Lucy Harington.

Harris, John (d. 1660). Actor (at Norwich 1635). [Nungezer, 174; JCS ii, 462]

Harris, Richard (d. 1621; fl. 1576-1612). Actor in academic plays (St. John's, Cambridge, 1579-80). [Boas, University Drama, 394, 397 (1914); Venn, ACant ii, 312 (1922)]

Harrison, John (I) (1552-1628). Master of St. Paul's School, dialogue writer. (Cousin of Alexander Nowell) [Venn, ACant ii, 315 (1922); Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 142-65 (1954); McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 109 (1981)]

Harrison, John (II) (fl. 1579-80). Actor in academic plays (St. John's, Cambridge, 1579-80). [Boas, University Drama, 394, 397 (1914); Venn, ACant ii, 315 (1922)]

Harrison, John (III) (fl. 1602). Actor. [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 175]

Harrison, John (IV) (fl. 1620-27). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1622-3). [Venn, ACant ii, 315 (1922); REED Cambridge, 957 (1989)]

Harrison, Richard (fl. 1617-22). Actor(?) (Queen Anne's). [Nungezer, 175; JCS ii, 462]

Harrison, Stephen (fl. 1604). Designer for civic pageants. [ES iii, 332; Bergeron, 'Christmas Family', 355 (1968)]

Harrison, William (fl. 1583). Actor (Worcester's 1583). [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 175]

Harry (I), of the Chapel (fl. 1515-16). See Stephenson, Henry.

Harry (II) (fl. 1590). Boy actor (Strange's?). (= Condell?) [Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 46 (1931)]

Harry (III) (fl. 1597). Boy actor (Admiral's). [Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 55 (1931)]

Hart, Charles (1625-83). Actor (King's c.1640-2; Europe 1644-6; London 1648; King's 1659-80). (Son of William Hart) [Nungezer, 175; JCS ii, 462; Oliver, 'Building of the Theatre Royal' (1972); George, 'Early Cast Lists' (1974); Highfill-Burnim-Langhans vii, 147 (1982); Milhous and Hume, 'New Light' (1991); Wills, 221 (1993)]

Hart, Sir Percival (d. 1580). Patron (1561-3). [REED Devon, 491 (1986); REED Somerset, 48, 995 (1996)]

Hart, William (d. 1650). Actor (King's 1636-7; London 1648). (Father of Charles Hart) [Nungezer, 177; JCS ii, 463; Milhous and Hume, 'New Light', 493, 496, 501 (1991)]

Hartsius, Robert. See Archer, Robert.

Harvey (fl. 1597). Actor(?) or most likely character name. [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 178]

Harvey, Susan (fl. 1617). Performer in masque (Cupid's Banishment, 1617). [McGee, 'Cupid's Banishment', 239, 259 (1988)]

Harvey, William (fl. 1628). Actor (Ellis Guest company). [Nungezer, 178; JCS ii, 464]

Hasell, Robert (fl. 1609-10) (Haslett). Musician/minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 41 (1984)]

Hasell, Thomas. See Hassall, Thomas.

Haskill, John (fl. 1634). Trumpeter in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 48 (1965)]

Haslhurst, Peter (fl. 1603-6). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1605-6). [Venn, ACant ii, 327 (1922); REED Cambridge, 951 (1989)]

Haslette, John (fl. 1598-9). Acrobat (Germany); connected with Admiral's Men. [Schrickx, 'German Archives', 154 (1982)]

Hassall, Thomas (fl. 1591-1603) (Hasell). Actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1598-1603). [Boas, University Drama, 399, 401 (1914); Venn, ACant ii, 328 (1922); Caylor, Leander, 4 (1993)]

Hastings, Dorothy (Dorothy Hastings Stuart Dillon) (1579-c.1622). Performer in masques (Vision of the Twelve Goddesses, 1604; Hymenai, 1606). (Daughter of George Hastings) [ES iii, 278, 378; Peerage xi, 125 (1949); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 442 (1950)]

Hastings, Sir Edward, 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough (c.1520-1572). Patron (Lord Hastings' 1565-6). (Uncle of George Hastings) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 84 (1910); Peerage vi, 384 (1926)]

Hastings, Elizabeth Stanley, Countess of Huntingdon (1588-1633). Performer in masque (Masque of Queens, 1609). (Daughter of Ferdinando Stanley and Alice Spencer Stanley Egerton; sister-in-law of Grey Brydges and John Egerton (I); aunt of Alice Egerton (II), John Egerton (II), Katherine Egerton, Penelope Egerton, and Thomas Egerton (II)) [Peerage vi, 658 (1926); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 442 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 277 (1995)]

Hastings, George, 4th (21st) Earl of Huntingdon (c.1540-1604). Patron (Sir George Hastings' 1582-88; Huntingdon's 1596-1604). (Father of Dorothy Hastings; nephew of Sir Edward Hastings; brother-in-law of Henry Fiennes de Clinton and Edward Somerset) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 48 (1910); Peerage vi, 657 (1926); Redstone, 'Ipswich', 280 (1931); Galloway and Wasson, 'Norfolk/Suffolk', 219 (1980); REED Coventry, 310, 320 (1981); George and Ory, 'Seventeenth-Century Warwick', 9 (1983); Greenfield, 'Entertainments of Henry, Lord Berkeley', 18, 22 (1983); REED Norwich, 363 (1984); REED Heref./Worc., 616 (1990)]

Hatfield, George. Ghost name (see George Stutfield). [JCS ii, 464]

Hathway, Richard (fl. 1598-1603). Playwright. [ES iii, 332; McManaway, 'St. Giles Cripplegate' (1958); Eccles, Authors, 64 (1982)]

Hatton, Sir Christopher (1540-1591). Playwright, masque performer. [Foster, AOx, 673 (1891); Venn, ACant ii, 331 (1922); ES iii, 334; Hasler, House of Commons ii, 276 (1981)]

Hatton, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Cecil Hatton Coke) (1574-1626). Performer in masques (Vision of the Twelve Goddesses, 1604; Masque of Beauty, 1608). (Daughter of Thomas Cecil; mother-in-law of John Villiers) [ES iii, 278, 380; Hasler, House of Commons ii, 279 (1981)]

Hatton, Sir Richard (c.1609-45<). Playwright. [Venn, ACant ii, 331 (1922); Duckles, 'Music for the Lyrics', 141 (1968)]

Haughton, Hugh (c.1600?-1634<). Actor. [Nungezer, 178; JCS ii, 464]

Haughton, Robert. See Houghton, Robert.

Haughton, William (c.1575?-1605). Playwright. [Baugh, Englishmen for my Money, 7-92 (1917); ES iii, 334; Baillie, Choice Ternary, 171-200 (1984); Wills, 75 (1993)]

Hault, Jacques (d. 1508; fl. 1479-1501) (Haute). Deviser of disguisings at Court (1494-1501). [DTRB, 185-7, 415 (1984); Streitberger, Court Revels, 30-2 (1994)]

Hausted, Peter (c.1605-44) (Hawsted). Playwright, actor in academic plays (Queens' College, Cambridge 1622-32). (Brother of William Hausted?) [Venn, ACant ii, 332 (1922); Mills, Peter Hausted (1944); Elmen, 'Death of Peter Hausted' (1950); JCS iv, 532; REED Cambridge, 956, 960 (1989); RLDE 2/17: 1 (1991)]

Hausted, William (d. 1665; fl. 1629-56). Actor in academic play (Queens College, Cambridge 1631-2). (Brother of Peter Hausted?) [Venn, ACant ii, 332 (1922); REED Cambridge, 961 (1989)]

Hawes, Henry (d. 1559; fl. 1551-9). Deviser of shows at Cambridge. [Venn, ACant ii, 333 (1922); DTRB, 416 (1984)]

Hawkesworth, Walter (c. 1573-1606). Latin playwright, actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1598-1603). [Boas, University Drama, 399, 400 (1914); ES iii, 336; JCS iv, 538; RLDE 2/3: 1 (1987); Caylor, Leander (1993)]

Hawkins, Alexander (fl. 1601-4). Blackfriars lessee, Revels patentee. (Son-in-law of Henry Evans). [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 179; Smith, 'Personnel', 444 (1978)]

Hawkins, William (c.1602?-37). Playwright. [JCS iv, 538]

Hawley, Richard (d. 1640). Actor (Ellis Guest company 1628; King's 1636-7) [Nungezer, 171, 174, 179; JCS ii, 464]

Hawtrell (fl. 1543). Joiner who made a disguising. [DTRB, 387 (1984)]

Hay, James (I), 1st (2nd) Earl of Carlisle (c.1580-1636). Performer in masques and entertainments, as Lord Hay (Hymenai, 1606; Lord Hay's Masque, 1607; Lord Haddington's Masque, 1608; Lords' Masque, 1613; Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613; Challenge at Tilt, 1614). (Husband of Lucy Percy Hay; father of James Hay (II)) [Peerage iii, 32 (1913); ES iii, 242, 246, 378, 382, 393; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 433 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 276 (1995); Raylor, 'Essex House Masque' (1998)]

Hay, James (II), 2nd (3rd) Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Doncaster (c.1612-60). Performer in masques (Love's Triumph Through Callipolis, 1631, as Viscount Doncaster; Albion's Triumph 1632, and Temple of Love, 1635, as Lord Doncaster; Luminalia, 1638; Britannia Triumphans, 1638; Salmacida Spolia, 1640, last three as Earl of Carlisle). (Son of James Hay (I) and Lucy Percy Hay; nephew of Algernon Percy; grandson of Henry Percy) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 313 (1872); Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant ii, 290, 291 (1872); Grosart, Luminalia, 622 (1876); Peerage iii, 33 (1913); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 431 (1950); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 507 (1969); Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 209 (1970); Brown, Aurelian Townshend, 90 (1983); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]

Hay, Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle (1599-1660). Performer in masques (Chloridia, 1631; Tempe Restored, 1632). (Daughter of Henry Percy; sister of Algernon Percy; wife of James Hay (I); mother of James Hay (II); aunt of Dorothy Sidney; niece of William Percy) [Peerage iii, 32 (1913); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 441 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]

Hayden, John (fl. 1596-1609). Musician/minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 41 (1984)]

Hayn, William (fl. 1478-9). Actor (at Barnstaple). [DTRB, 387 (1984)]

Haynes, Walter (fl. 1610). Possible boy actor (King's 1610). [Apprenticed to Alexander Cooke 1610]

Haynes, William (fl. 1599-1625). Headmaster of Merchant Taylor's; contributor to civic pageant. [Venn, ACant ii, 341 (1922); ES ii, 320; Freehafer, 'Seven Champions', 95 (1969); Bergeron, 'Actors', 19 (1972); McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 151 (1981)]

Haysell, George (fl. 1583). Actor (Worcester's 1583). [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 179]

Hearne, John. See Herne, John.

Hearne, Thomas (fl. 1597). Actor (Admiral's 1597). [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 179]

Heblethwayte, Thomas (d. 1647; fl. 1594-1647). Actor in academic plays (St. John's, Cambridge, 1597). [Boas, University Drama, 398 (1914); Venn, ACant ii, 350 (1922)]

Heigham, Thomas. See Higham, Thomas.

Helle, John (fl. 1597). Actor (Admiral's 1597). [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 179]

Helowe, Christopher (fl. 1578-82) (Heylie). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 395 (1914); Venn, ACant ii, 364 (1922)]

Helperby, Nocholas (fl. 1487-8). Playwright. [Mill, 'Hull Noah Play' (1938); DTRB, 156, 416 (1984)]

Heminges, John (1566-1630) (Heminge, Hemminge, Hemminges). Actor (Queen's?; Strange's 1593; Chamberlain's-King's 1594-1630), sharer. (Husband of Rebecca Edwards Knell Heminges; father of William Heminges; father-in-law of William Ostler) [ES ii, 320; Nungezer, 179; JCS ii, 465; Nosworthy, 'John Heminges' (1949); Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 85, 172 (1954); Riddell, 'Actors', 293 (1969); Bergeron, 'Actors', 26 (1972); Bawcutt, 'New Revels Documents', 326 (1984); Bentley, Profession of Player (1984), 59, 151-5; Eccles, 'Actors II', 457 (1991); Wills, 164 (1993); Wilson, Shakespeare: The Evidence (1993); Edmond, 'Yeomen', 33 (1996)]

Heminges, Rebecca Edwards Knell (1571-1619). Wife of William Knell and John Heminges; mother of William Heminges. [Eccles, Shakespeare, 82 (1961); Edmond, 'Yeomen', 33 (1996)]

Heminges, William (1602->53). Playwright, sharer. (Son of John Heminges and Rebecca Edwards Knell Heminges) [Smith, Hemminge's Elegy, 1-9 (1923); JCS ii, 470; iv, 539]

Hemings, Mr. (fl. 1542-3). Actor (at Bristol). [DTRB, 387 (1984)]

Hemson (fl. 1631). Actor in academic play (Queens' College, Cambridge 1631-2). [REED Cambridge, 960 (1989)]

Henchman, Richard. See Hinchman, Richard.

Henrietta Maria, Queen of England. (1609-69). Patron (Queen Henrietta's 1626-42), performer in masques (Chloridia, 1631; Shepherd's Paradise, 1633; Temple of Love, 1635; Luminalia, 1638); masque writer, playgoer. (Wife of King Charles I; mother of King Charles II; sister-in-law of Elizabeth of Bohemia and Frederick, Elector Palatine) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305 (1872); Grosart, Luminalia, 622 (1876); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 440 (1950); JCS iv, 548, 917; Gurr, Playgoing, 196 (1987); Gurr, Playing Companies, 416, 432 (1996)]

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612). Patron (Prince Henry's 1603-12), performer in masques (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606; Prince Henry's Barriers, 1610; Oberon, 1611). (Son of King James I and Queen Anne; brother of King Charles I and Lady Elizabeth) [ES ii, 134; Wilson, Prince Henry (1946); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 428 (1950); Strong, Henry Prince of Wales (1986); Gurr, Playing Companies, 246 (1996)]

Henry I, King of England (1069-1135). Playgoer?. [DTRB, xii, 125 (1984)]

Henry II, King of England (1133-89). Patron, playgoer?. [DTRB, xii, 4, 336 (1984)]

Henry III, King of England (1207-72). Playgoer?. [DTRB, xii, 88 (1984)]

Henry IV, King of England (1367-1413). Playgoer. (Father of Henry V) [DTRB, xvii-xx, 113, 285 (1984)]

Henry V, King of England (c.1386-1422). Playgoer. (Son of Henry IV, father of Henry VI) [DTRB, xvii-xx, 113, 178, 340 (1984)]

Henry VI, King of England (1421-71). Patron (King's 1451), playgoer. (Son of Henry V, husband of Margaret of Anjou, nephew of Humphrey of Lancaster) [DTRB, xx-xxi, 56, 129, 139, 153, 181-2, 285, 387 (1984)]

Henry VII, King of England (1457-1509). Patron (King's 1494-1509). (Husband of Elizabeth of York; father of Arthur Prince of Wales, Henry VIII, and Mary Tudor) [DTRB, 387 (1984)]

Henry VIII, King of England (1491-1547). Patron (Lord Warden's 1494-5, Prince's 1502-7, King's 1510-47), deviser of mummeries. (Son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York; brother of Arthur Prince of Wales and Mary Tudor; husband of Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, and Jane Seymour; father of Edward VI, Elizabeth I, and Mary I) [Williams, 'Biographical Notes' (1980); DTRB, 332, 388 (1984); Streitberger, 'Henry VIII's Entertainment' (1984); Streitberger, 'William Cornish' (1986); DLB 132: 172 (1993)]

Henshawe, Thomas (c.1588-1612<). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1605-6). [Venn, ACant ii, 355 (1922); REED Cambridge, 951 (1989)]

Henslowe, Agnes (d. 1617). Wife of Philip Henslowe. [Wills, 104 (1993)]

Henslowe, Francis (1566-1606) (Hensley). Actor (Queen's 1594; at Swan 1595; Lennox's 1606). (Nephew of Philip Henslowe) [ES ii, 323; Nungezer, 186; Eccles, 'Actors II', 459 (1992)]

Henslowe, Philip (c.1555-1616). Entrepreneur, theater owner. (Uncle of Francis Henslowe, husband of Agnes Henslowe, step father-in-law of Edward Alleyn) [ES ii, 323; Nungezer, 188; Ingram, 'Globe Playhouse', 67 (1984); Cerasano, 'Philip Henslowe' (1985); Wills, 101 (1993); Cerasano, 'Henslowe/Forman' (1993); Cerasano, 'Edward Alleyn's "Retirement"' (1998); Cerasano, 'Patronage Network' (2001); Cerasano, 'Edward Alleyn: His Brothel's Keeper?' (2001)]

Herbert, Anne (I), Lady Herbert (1583-1606). Performer in masque (Masque of Blackness, 1605). (Daughter of Henry Herbert (I) and Mary Sidney Herbert; sister of Philip Herbert (I) and William Herbert (II)). [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 442 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 276 (1995)]

Herbert, Anne Clifford Sackville (II). See Clifford, Anne.

Herbert, Charles (1619-36). Performer in masque (Tempe Restored, 1632). (Son of Philip Herbert (I) and Anne Vere Herbert; brother of Anna Sophia Herbert Dormer, Philip Herbert (II), and William Herbert (III); nephew of William Herbert (II)) [Peerage x, 419 (1945); Lindley, Court Masques, 276 (1995)]

Herbert, Henry (I), 2nd (21st) Earl of Pembroke, Lord President of the Council of Marches in Wales (c.1534-1601). Patron (Lord Herbert's 1556-7(?), 1564-5(?); Pembroke's (aka Lord President's) 1575-6, 1591-93, 1594-1601). (Husband of Mary Sidney Herbert; father of Anne Herbert (I), Philip Herbert (I), and William Herbert (II); brother-in-law of Sir Philip Sidney, Robert Sidney, and Francis Talbot; stepbrother of Henry Compton) [ES ii, 128; Peerage x, 410 (1945); Edmond, 'Pembroke's Men' (1974); Greenfield, 'Entertainments of Henry, Lord Berkeley', 14 (1983); REED Norwich, 366 (1984); REED Heref./Worc., 620 (1990); Gurr, 'Three Reluctant Patrons' (1993); REED Shropshire, 710 (1994); Gurr, Playing Companies, 266, 276 (1996)]

Herbert, Sir Henry (II) (1595-1673). Master of the Revels. [JCS i, 3-18; ii, 471; Sisson, 'Red Bull Company', 66 (1954); Freehafer, 'London Patent Companies', 14 (1965); Freehafer, 'Brome, Suckling', 377 (1968); Bawcutt, 'Craven Ord Transcripts' (1984); Bawcutt, 'New Revels Documents' (1984); Wills, 215 (1993); *Bawcutt, Control and Censorship, 1-13 (1996)]

Herbert, Lady. See Herbert, Anne (I) (to 1606); Somerset, Elizabeth Dormer (1628-43).

Herbert, Lord. See Herbert, Henry; Somerset, Edward; Herbert, Charles (1619-36); Herbert, Philip (II) (1636-50).

Herbert, Mary Sidney (I), Countess of Pembroke (1561-1621). Translator, royal entertainment contributor. (Sister of Sir Philip Sidney and Robert Sidney (II); wife of Henry Herbert (I); mother of Anne Herbert (I), Philip Herbert (I), and William Herbert (II); aunt of Elizabeth Sidney Manners, Robert Sidney (II), and Mary Sidney Wroth; niece of Robert Dudley and Thomas Radcliffe) [ES iii, 337; Beauchamp, 'Sidney's Sister' (1957); Edmond, 'Pembroke's Men' (1974); McMillin, 'Simon Jewell' (1976); Waller, Mary Sidney Countess of Pembroke (1979); Lamb, 'Myth of the Countess of Pembroke' (1981); McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 129 (1981); Lamb, 'Countess of Pembroke's Patronage' (1982); Hannay, Philip's Phoenix (1990); DLB 167: 184 (1996); Cerasano and Wynne-Davies, Renaissance Drama by Women, 13 (1996)]

Herbert, Mary (fl. 1635). Performer in masque (Temple of Love, 1635). (Daughter of Philip Herbert (I) and Susan Vere Herbert; sister of Anna Sophia Herbert Dormer, Charles Herbert, and Philip Herbert (II)) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 306 (1872)]

Herbert, Philip (I), Earl of Montgomery, 4th (23rd) Earl of Pembroke (1584-1650). Patron (Montgomery's 1610-11), Lord Chamberlain (1626-41), performer in masques (Hymenai, 1606; Lord Haddington's Masque, 1608; Prince Henry's Barriers, 1610; Lords' Masque, 1613; Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613; Challenge at Tilt, 1614; Vision of Delight, 1617; Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue, 1618; For the Honour of Wales, 1618; Love's Triumph Through Callipolis, 1631 (as Lord Chamberlain)). (Son of Henry Herbert (I) and Mary Sidney Herbert; brother of Anne Herbert (I) and William Herbert (II); husband of Susan Vere Herbert and Anne Clifford Sackville Herbert; father of Anna Sophia Herbert Dormer, Charles Herbert, and Philip Herbert (II); nephew of Sir Philip Sidney, Robert Sidney (II), and Francis Talbot; cousin of Elizabeth Sidney Manners, Robert Sidney (II), and Mary Sidney Wroth; posthumous son-in-law of George Clifford and Edward de Vere) [ES iii, 242, 246, 378, 382, 393; Peerage x, 415 (1945); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 436 (1950); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 507 (1969); REED Coventry, 381 (1981); Tricomi, 'Philip, Earl of Pembroke' (1986); Lindley, Court Masques, 278 (1995)]

Herbert, Philip (II), 5th (24th) Earl of Pembroke, Lord Herbert (1621-69). Performer in masques (Tempe Restored, 1632, as Mr. Philip Herbert; Britannia Triumphans, 1638, and Luminalia, 1638, as Lord Philip Herbert; Salmacida Spolia, 1640, as Lord Herbert). (Son of Philip Herbert (I) and Susan Vere Herbert; brother of Anna Sophia Herbert Dormer, Charles Herbert, and William Herbert (III); nephew of William Herbert (II)) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant ii, 290, 293 (1872); Grosart, Luminalia, 622 (1876); Peerage x, 420 (1945); Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 209 (1970); Lindley, Court Masques, 276 (1995)]

Herbert, Susan Vere, Countess of Montgomery (1587-1629). Performer in masques (Vision of the Twelve Goddesses, 1604; Masque of Blackness, 1605; Hymenai, 1606; Masque of Beauty, 1608; Masque of Queens, 1609). (Daughter of Edward de Vere; sister of Bridget Vere Norris and Elizabeth Vere Stanley; wife of Philip Herbert (I); sister-in-law of Anne Herbert (I) and William Herbert (II); granddaughter of William Cecil) [ES iii, 278, 378, 380; Peerage x, 417-8 (1945); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 443 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 278 (1995)]

Herbert, William (I), 1st Baron Powis (c.1573-1656). Performer in masque (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). (Cousin of Anne Herbert (I), Philip Herbert (I), and William Herbert (II); brother-in-law of Henry Percy) [Peerage x, 643 (1945); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 433 (1950); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 301 (1981); Lindley, Court Masques, 276 (1995)]

Herbert, William (II), 3rd (22nd) Earl of Pembroke (1580-1630). Patron (Pembroke's 1625-7), Lord Chamberlain (1610-26), performer in masques (Lord Haddington's Masque, 1608; Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613; Challenge at Tilt, 1614). (Son of Henry Herbert (I) and Mary Sidney Herbert; brother of Anne Herbert (I) and Philip Herbert (I); son-in-law of Gilbert Talbot (I); nephew of Sir Philip Sidney, Robert Sidney (II), and Francis Talbot; cousin of Elizabeth Sidney Manners, Robert Sidney (II), and Mary Sidney Wroth) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 92 (1910); Peerage x, 412 (1945); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 437 (1950); Taylor, 'Third Earl of Pembroke' (1955); Taylor, 'Masque and the Lance' (1958); Taylor, 'Clarendon and Ben Jonson' (1959)]

Herbert, William (III) (1622-c.1649). Performer in masque (Coelum Britannicum, 1634). (Son of Philip Herbert (I) and Susan Vere Herbert; brother of Anna Sophia Herbert Dormer, Charles Herbert, and Philip Herbert (II); nephew of William Herbert (II)) [Lindley, Court Masques, 276 (1995)]

Heriot, Henry (Hariot, Heryot) (fl. 1547-52). Actor (King's 1547-52). [ES ii, 323; Nungezer, 189; DTRB, 382 (1984)]

Herman, Guillaume (fl. 1200-30). Supposed playwright. [DTRB, 336, 416 (1984)]

Herne, Jerome (fl. 1609-13). Choreographer for masque (Masque of Queens, 1609); performer in masque (Lords' Masque, 1613). [ES iii, 244, 383]

Herne, John (fl. 1628-42). Theatrical landlord (Salisbury Court). [JCS ii, 471]

Hersent, Peter (fl. 1622-8). Actor in academic plays (Trinity College, Cambridge 1622-8). [REED Cambridge, 957-9 (1989)]

Hertford, Countess of. See Stuart, Frances Howard Pranell Seymour (1601-21).

Hertford, Earl of. See Seymour, Edward (I) (1537-52); Seymour, Edward (II) (1559-1621).

Hesketh, Sir Thomas (c.1518-88). Patron. [Honigmann, Shakespeare, 31 (1985); REED Lancashire, 375 (1991)]

Heton, Richard (b.1601?; fl. 1637-9) (Robert?). Manager (Queen Henrietta's), entrepreneur. [Nungezer, 189; JCS ii, 471; Freehafer, 'Brome, Suckling', 374 (1968); Haaker, 'Plague', 290 (1968); Bawcutt, 'Documents of the Salisbury Court Theater' (1997)]

Hewit, Andrew (fl. 1541). Actor. [Boswell, 'Seven Actors', 52 (1985)]

Hewse, Richard. See Huse, Richard.

Heydon, John (fl. 1634). Musician in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 47 (1965)]

Heyleyn, Peter (1599-1662) (Heylin). Playwright. [Venn, ACant ii, 364 (1922); JCS iv, 550]

Heylie, Christopher. See Helowe, Christopher.

Heywood, Jasper (1535-1598). Translator. (Son of John Heywood; nephew of John Rastell; cousin of William Rastell) [de Vocht, Jasper Heywood (1913); ES iii, 337; DTRB, 248, 416 (1984); Happe, English Drama Before Shakespeare, 273 (1999)]

Heywood, John (1497-1579?). Playwright, co-leader of Paul's Boys. (Father of Jasper Heywood; son-in-law of John Rastell; brother-in-law of William Rastell; grandfather of John Donne) [MS ii, 443; ES ii, 323; Ball, 'Choir-Boy Actors', 14 (1962); Bolwell, John Heywood (1966); Johnson, John Heywood (1970); Bindoff, House of Commons ii, 355 (1982); DTRB, 416 (1984); Axton and Happe, Plays of John Heywood (1991); DLB 136: 206 (1994); Norland, Drama in Early Tudor Britain, 255-66 (1995); BDECM, 568 (1998); Happe, English Drama Before Shakespeare, 116-24, 273 (1999); Walker, Medieval Drama, 433 (2000); Grove xi, 477 (2001)]

Heywood, Thomas (I) (fl. 1575). Royal entertainment contributor(?). [Annals, 227 (1989)]

Heywood, Thomas (II) (c.1573-1641). Playwright, actor (Admiral's 1598-1600; Worcester's-Queen Anne's 1600-19), sharer. [ES iii, 338; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 190; Clark, Thomas Heywood (1931); JCS ii, 472; iv, 553; Sisson, 'Notes', 27 (1942); McManaway, 'Latin Title-Page Mottoes', 33-4 (1945); Holaday, 'Thomas Heywood and the Puritans' (1950); Holaday, 'Heywood and the Low Countries' (1951); Sisson, 'Red Bull Company', 58-9 (1954); Grivelet, Thomas Heywood (1959); Freehafer, 'Seven Champions', 94 (1969); Nethercot, Elizabethan Plays, 801 (1971); Eccles, Authors, 66 (1982); Baines, Thomas Heywood (1984); Bentley, Profession of Player (1984), 165; Bergeron, Thomas Heywood's Pageants (1986); DLB 62: 101 (1987); Young, 'Thomas Heywood's Pageants' (1988); Eccles, 'Actors II', 459 (1991); Kinney, Renaissance Drama, 12 (1999)]

Hickes, Richard (c.1530-1585). Owner of site of Newington Butts playhouse. [Ingram, Business, 153ff. (1992); Wills, 227 (1993)]

Hickes, William (d. 1646; fl. 1601-46). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1612-13). [Venn, ACant ii, 365 (1922); REED Cambridge, 952 (1989)]

Hickman, Henry. See Highman, Henry.

Higden, Randulph (c.1300?-1364). Playwright(?) (Chester plays). [Annals, 227 (1989); DTRB, 51 (1984)]

Higgins, Anthony (fl. 1596). Minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 41 (1984)]

Higgs, Griffin (1589-1659). Playwright(?). [ES iii, 348]

Higham, Thomas (fl. 1620-24) (Heigham). Actor in academic play (Queens' College, Cambridge 1622-3). [Venn, ACant ii, 352 (1922); REED Cambridge, 956 (1989)]

Highman, Henry (c.1550-c.1618) (Hickman). Actor in academic plays (St. John's, Cambridge, 1579-80), academic playwright(?). [Boas, University Drama, 393, 397 (1914); Venn, ACant ii, 366 (1922); Annals, 227 (1989)]

Hilarius (fl. 1125-30). Latin playwright in France, formerly supposed to be English. [Fuller, Hilarii (1929); DTRB, 335, 416 (1984)]

Hill, James (d. 1608; fl. 1565-80). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 395, 397 (1914); Venn, ACant ii, 370 (1922)]

Hill, John (fl. 1601-27) (Nill). Actor. [ES ii, 331; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 160; JCS ii, 473; Ingram, 'Globe Playhouse', 71 (1984)]

Hill, Nicholas. See Hyll, Nicholas.

Hill, Otwell (c.1560-1616). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 396 (1914); Venn, ACant ii, 372 (1922)]

Hilles, Richard (fl. 1606-13). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1611-12). [Venn, ACant ii, 372 (1922); REED Cambridge, 951-3 (1989)]

Hilliard, George (d. 1575). Musician. (wife Agnes, brother John, sister Audrey, son George) [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 41 (1984)]

Hilliard, Richard (fl. 1575). Musician. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 41 (1984)]

Hills, Heigham (fl. 1628-44). Actor in academic play? (Queens' College, Cambridge 1631-2). [Venn, ACant ii, 370 (1922); REED Cambridge, 961 (1989)]

Hills, John (fl. 1628-36). Actor in academic play? (Queens' College, Cambridge 1631-2). [Venn, ACant ii, 371 (1922); REED Cambridge, 961 (1989)]

Hills, Ralph (fl. 1626-62). Actor in academic play? (Queens' College, Cambridge 1631-2). [Venn, ACant ii, 372 (1922); REED Cambridge, 961 (1989)]

Hilton, John (d. 1609). Organist for Trinity College, Cambridge. [Payne, 'Instrumental Music', 129-32 (1987); REED Cambridge, 1010 (1989); Grove xi, 518 (2001)]

Hinchman, Richard (d. 1624; fl. 1602-24) (Henchman). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1605-6). [Venn, ACant ii, 353 (1922); REED Cambridge, 950 (1989)]

Hinstock, Robert (fl. 1519-51). Actor (Skinners' midsummer show 1519; King's 1533-51). [ES ii, 323; Nungezer, 192; Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, xxii, 4, 138, 184 (1954); DTRB, 381, 389 (1984)]

Hint, Robert (fl. 1629). Actor (at Reading). [Nungezer, 192; JCS ii, 473]

Hinton, Benjamin (fl. 1593-1643). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1598). [Venn, ACant ii, 378 (1922); Caylor, Leander, 4 (1993)]

Hinton, Samuel (c.1596-1668). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1622-3). [Venn, ACant ii, 378 (1922); REED Cambridge, 957 (1989)]

Hitchens, Francis (fl. 1624; d.1628?). Actor. [JCS ii, 473]

Hitchman, Anthonie (d. 1599). Chorister at Paul's. [Gair, 'Chorister-Actors', 440 (1978)]

Hobarde, John (fl. 1511). Playwright (Miracle play in Cambridgeshire). [Annals, 227 (1989)]

Hobart, Sir Henry (c.1554-1625). Performer in masque (Memorable Masque, 1613). [Hasler, House of Commons ii, 319 (1981); Lindley, Court Masques, 276 (1995)]

Hobbes, Thomas (I) (d. 1640?; fl. 1609-25). Actor (Duke of York's 1609; Prince Charles' (I) 1613-25; King's 1625-36). [ES ii, 323; Nungezer, 193; JCS ii, 473; Bentley, Profession of Player (1984), 32; Wills, 234 (1993)]

Hobbes, Thomas (II) (1588-1679). Translator of Euripides. [Venn, ACant ii, 381 (1922); Annals, 227 (1989)]

Hoby, Sir Thomas (1530-66). Translator. [DTRB, 71, 416 (1984); DLB 132: 187 (1993)]

Hodson, Samuel (fl. 1571-80). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 395 (1914); Venn, ACant ii, 386 (1922)]

Hoker, John (d.ca.1544). Latin playwright. [DTRB, 247, 417 (1984)]

Holcombe, Thomas (1601-25). Actor (King's 1618-22). [Nungezer, 194; JCS ii, 475]

Holcrofte, William (fl. 1599). Actor (Worcester's). [REED York, 486 (1979)]

Hole, Richard (fl. 1512-30). Actor (King's 1526-30). [ES ii, 324; Nungezer, 194; Baillie, 'Biographical Notes', 39 (1962); DTRB, 389 (1984)]

Holland (fl. 1573-4). Actor(?). [REED Devon, 67 (1986)]

Holland, Aaron (c.1556-1631). Owner and builder of Red Bull theater. [Nungezer, 194; JCS ii, 475; Sisson, 'Notes', 27 (1942); Sisson, 'Red Bull Company', 59, 67 (1954); Eccles, 'Actors IV', 171 (1993); Wills, 233 (1993)]

Holland, Earl of. See Rich, Henry (1624-49).

Holland, Elizabeth (d. 1631). Wife of Aaron Holland. [Wills, 169 (1993)]

Holland, Hugh (c.1571-1633). Poet. [Venn, ACant ii, 393 (1922); Eccles, Authors, 67 (1982)]

Holland, John. (fl. 1597-8). Actor (Chamberlain's c.1597-8). [ES ii, 324; Nungezer, 195; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 46 (1931); Maguire, 'John Holland' (1986)]

Holland, Samuel (fl. 1656). Masque writer. [Annals, 227 (1989); Randall, Winter Fruit, 180n21 (1995)]

Holles, Denzil, Baron Holles of Ifield (1599-1680). Actor in academic play (Christ College, Cambridge 1614-5). (Brother-in-law of Thomas Wentworth (II)) [Venn, ACant ii, 396 (1922); Peerage vi (1926); REED Cambridge, 954 (1989)]

Holles, Sir William (I) (c.1510-91). Patron (1571-9). [Lancashire, 'Nottinghamshire', 20 (1977); Bindoff, House of Commons ii, 377 (1982); Capp, 'Sir William Holles' Players' (1997)]

Holles, William (II) (1620-44). Playwright. [Venn, ACant ii, 396 (1922); JCS iv, 586]

Holman, Thomas (fl. 1630). Actor (in Reading). [Nungezer, 195; JCS ii, 475]

Holmes, Thomas (1606-1638). Composer for academic play, musician in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 46 (1965); REED Cambridge, 1010 (1989); BDECM, 581 (1998); Grove xi, 645 (2001)]

Holmes, Walter (c.1596-1626<). Actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1612-15). [Venn, ACant ii, 399 (1922); REED Cambridge, 953-4 (1989)]

Holt, James (fl. 1604-19). Actor (Worcester's-Queen Anne's 1602-19). [ES ii, 324; Nungezer, 195; JCS ii, 475; Eccles, 'Actors II', 459 (1992)]

Holt, Jeremiah (fl. 1596-1644). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1605-6). [Venn, ACant ii, 399 (1922); REED Cambridge, 950 (1989)]

Holt, John (d. 1570). Yeoman of the Revels and Tents (1550-70). [ES ii, 324; Nungezer, 195; Streitberger, Court Revels, 154, 168-9, 363n48, 412, 432 (1994)]

Holt, Richard (fl. 1577-80) (Hoult). Actor in academic play (?) (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 396 (1914); Venn, ACant ii, 400 (1922)]

Holyday, Barton (c.1593-1661) (Halliday, Holiday, Holliday, Hollidays). Playwright. [JCS iv, 587]

Holzhew, Behrendt (fl. 1614-15). Actor (Germany). [ES ii, 324; Nungezer, 195]

Honnan, Richard (fl. 1640). Actor (Prince Charles' (II) 1640). [Nungezer, 196]

Honte, Thomas. See Hunt, Thomas.

Honyman, John (1613-36) (Honeyman, Honiman, Honnyman, Hunnieman, Hunnyman). Actor (King's 1626-36), playwright. (Brother of Richard Honyman) [Nungezer, 196; JCS ii, 476; iv, 596; Wills, 190 (1993)]

Honyman, Richard (1618->1657). Actor (Prince Charles' (II)). (Brother of John Honyman) [JCS ii, 478]

Hoope, Richard (fl. 1595). Actor(?). [Nungezer, 198]

Hooper, Edward (fl. 1618). Actor(?). [REED Heref./Worc., 143 (1990)]

Hopper, John (fl. 1621-50). Musician in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 47 (1965); Sabol, 'New Documents', 19 (1966); BDECM, 590 (1998)]

Hopper, Simon (d. 1694). Musician in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634), music writer for royal entertainment. [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 47 (1965); Sabol, 'New Documents', 19 (1966); Highfill-Burnim-Langhans vii, 413 (1982); BDECM, 591 (1998)]

Hopton, Mr. (Edward or Walter? Sir Edward Hopton? cf. Bindoff, House of Commons ii, 387 (1982)) (fl. 1538). Patron? (1538 at Court). [DTRB, 394 (1984)]

Hopton, Sir Owen, Lieutenant of the Tower (c.1519-95). Patron (Lieutenant of the Tower's 1570-1). (Kinsman of Sir Ralph Hopton) [Hasler, House of Commons ii, 336 (1981); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 448 (1986); Pilkington, 'Bristol' (1989)]

Hopton, Sir Ralph, Knight Marshall (c.1510-71). Patron (1563). (Brother-in-law of William Willoughby; kinsman of Sir Owen Hopton) [Hasler, House of Commons ii, 337 (1981); Bindoff, House of Commons ii, 389 (1982); Pilkington, 'Bristol' (1989)]

Horne, James (fl. 1615-29). Actor (King's 1621-29). [Nungezer, 198; JCS ii, 479]

Horseye, George (fl. 1619-27). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1627-8). [Venn, ACant ii, 410 (1922); REED Cambridge, 959 (1989)]

Horton, Edward (fl. 1629-30). Boy actor (King's 1629-30). [Nungezer, 198; JCS ii, 479]

Houghton, Alexander (d. 1581). Patron (?). (Uncle of Sir Richard Houghton) [Honigmann, Shakespeare, 8-31 (1985)]

Houghton, Sir Gilbert (1591?-1647). Performer in masque (Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue, 1618). (Son of Sir Richard Houghton) [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 434 (1950); Honigmann, Shakespeare, 15, 156n46 (1985); Lindley, Court Masques, 276 (1995)]

Houghton, Sir Richard (1570-1630). Performer in masque (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). (Father of Sir Gilbert Houghton; nephew of Alexander Houghton) [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 434 (1950); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 343 (1981); Honigmann, Shakespeare, 13-4, 50-3 (1985); Lindley, Court Masques, 276 (1995)]

Houghton, Robert (fl. 1633). Actor (at Banbury). [Nungezer, 198; JCS ii, 480]

Hoult, Richard. See Holt, Richard.

Hovell, Joan (d. 1620). Wife of William Hovell. [Wills, 117 (1993)]

Hovell, William (d. 1615). Licensee for 2 King's Revels, actor(?). [ES ii, 324; Nungezer, 199; Wills, 98]

Howard, Alathea Talbot, Countess of Arundel (c.1581-1654). Performer in masques (Masque of Beauty, 1608; Masque of Queens, 1609; Tethys' Festival, 1610). (Daughter of Gilbert Talbot (I); wife of Thomas Howard (V)) [Peerage i, 257 (1910); ES iii, 380; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 440 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 272 (1995)]

Howard, Anne St. John, Lady Effingham (d. 1638). Performer in masque (Masque of Blackness, 1605, as Lady Effingham). (Wife of William Howard (II)) [Peerage v, 10 (1926); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 441 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]

Howard, Catherine (I). See Catherine Howard, Queen of England.

Howard, Catherine Knyvett Rich (II), Countess of Suffolk (c.1565-1638). Performer in masques (Vision of the Twelve Goddesses, 1604; Masque of Blackness, 1605). (Wife of Robert Rich (I) and Thomas Howard (III); mother of Catherine Howard Cecil, Sir Charles Howard (III), Sir Edward Howard (II), Elizabeth Howard Knollys Vaux, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), Theophilus Howard, and Thomas Howard (VI)) [ES iii, 278; Peerage x, 776 (1945); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 444 (1950); Peerage xii.1, 465-6 (1953); Lindley, Court Masques, 280 (1995)]

Howard, Charles (I), 1st (10th) Earl of Nottingham, Lord High Admiral (1536-1624). Patron (Lord Charles Howard's 1576-83; Lord Chamberlain's 1583-85; Lord Admiral's 1585-97; Nottingham's (aka Lord Admiral's / Lord Howard's) 1597-1603), Lord Chamberlain (1583-85); performer in masque (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606, as Lord Nottingham). (Son of William Howard (I); father of Charles Howard (II) and William Howard (II); husband of Margaret Stewart Howard; father-in-law of Anne St. John Howard; brother-in-law of Edward Seymour (II); uncle of Edmund Sheffield; son-in-law of Henry Carey) [Chambers, 'Lords Chamberlain', 37 (1907); ES ii, 134; Peerage ix, 782 (1936); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 437 (1950); Kenny, Elizabeth's Admiral (1970); Schrickx, 'English Actors' (1980); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 344 (1981); Gurr, 'Three Reluctant Patrons' (1993); Lindley, Court Masques, 279 (1995); Gurr, Playing Companies, 230, 252 (1996); Cerasano, 'Patronage Network' (2001)]

Howard, Charles (II), 2nd (11th) Earl of Nottingham (1579-1642). Performer in masque? (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). (Son of Charles Howard (I); brother of William Howard (II)) [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 434 (1950); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 344 (1981); Lindley, Court Masques, 277 (1995)]

Howard, Sir Charles (III) (c.1590-1626). Performer in masques (Barriers at a Marriage?, 1606; Caversham Entertainment, 1613; Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613; Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue, 1618; For the Honour of Wales, 1618). (Son of Thomas Howard (III) and Catherine Knyvett Rich Howard; brother of Catherine Howard Cecil, Sir Edward Howard (II), Elizabeth Howard Knollys Vaux, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), Theophilus Howard, and Thomas Howard (VI); nephew of Philip Howard; cousin of Thomas Howard (V)) [ES iii, 246; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 434 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 277 (1995)]

Howard, Charles (IV), 2nd (3rd) Earl of Berkshire, Lord Andover (c.1615-79). Performer in masque (Britannia Triumphans, 1638, as Lord Andover). (Son of Thomas Howard (VI) and Elizabeth Cecil Howard; brother of Thomas Howard (VII); husband of Dorothy Savage Howard) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant ii, 290 (1872); Peerage ii, 151 (1912); Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 209 (1970)]

Howard, Dorothy Savage, Lady Andover, Countess of Berkshire (c.1611-91). Performer in masques (Chloridia, 1631, and Temple of Love, 1635, as Mistress Dorothy Savage; Salmacida Spolia, 1640, as Lady Andover). (Sister of Elizabeth Savage Thimbelly; daughter-in-law of Thomas Howard (VI) and Elizabeth Cecil Howard; sister-in-law of Thomas Howard (VII)) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 309 (1872); Peerage ii, 151 (1912); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 444 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 280 (1995)]

Howard, Sir Edward (I) (1579-1620). Performer in masque? (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). [Hasler, House of Commons ii, 346 (1981); Lindley, Court Masques, 277 (1995)]

Howard, Sir Edward, 1st Baron Howard of Esrick (II) (d. 1675). Performer in masque? (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). (Son of Thomas Howard (III) and Catherine Knyvett Rich Howard; brother of Catherine Howard Cecil, Sir Charles Howard (III), Elizabeth Howard Knollys Vaux, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), Theophilus Howard, and Thomas Howard (VI); brother-in-law of Anne Boteler Blount Weston and Olivia Boteler Porter) [Peerage vi, 586 (1926); Lindley, Court Masques, 277 (1995)]

Howard, Lady Elizabeth (I). See Vaux, Elizabeth Howard Knollys.

Howard, Elizabeth Cecil (II), Countess of Berkshire (d. 1672). Performer in masques (Chloridia, 1631; Temple of Love, 1635). (Wife of Thomas Howard (VI); mother of Charles Howard (IV) and Thomas Howard (VII); granddaughter of Thomas Cecil (I)) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 307 (1872); Peerage ii, 150 (1912); Lindley, Court Masques, 272 (1995)]

Howard, Frances (I). See Carr, Frances Howard Devereaux.

Howard, Lady Frances (II). See Villiers, Frances Howard.

Howard, Frances (III), of Berkshire (d. 1658). Performer in masque (Tempe Restored, 1632). (Sister of Henry Howard (II)?) [Lindley, Court Masques, 277 (1995)]

Howard, Sir Francis (d. 1651). Performer in masque (Barriers to a Marriage, 1606). [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 434 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 277 (1995)]

Howard, Sir George (c.1519-80). Maker of device for play/pageant. (Brother of Catherine Howard) [Hasler, House of Commons ii, 346 (1981); Bindoff, House of Commons ii, 399 (1982); DTRB, 146, 417 (1984)]

Howard, Henry (I) (c.1590-1616). Performer in masques (Caversham Entertainment, 1613; Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613; Challenge at Tilt, 1614). (Son of Thomas Howard (III) and Catherine Knyvett Rich Howard; brother of Catherine Howard Cecil, Sir Charles Howard, Sir Edward Howard (II), Elizabeth Howard Knollys Vaux, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Theophilus Howard, and Thomas Howard (VI); nephew of Philip Howard) [ES iii, 246; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 434 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 277 (1995)]

Howard, Henry (II), of Berkshire (fl. 1632). Performer in masque (Tempe Restored, 1632). (Brother of Frances Howard (III)?) [Lindley, Court Masques, 277 (1995)]

Howard, Henry Frederick, 15th (27th) Earl of Arundel, Lord Maltravers(?) (1608-52). Patron(?) (Lord Maltravers' 1629-30). (Son of Thomas Howard (V); grandson of Philip Howard and Gilbert Talbot) [Peerage i, 258 (1910); REED Norwich, 365 (1984)]

Howard, James, 3rd (13th) Earl of Suffolk, Lord Howard de Walden (1619-88). Performer in masque (Coelum Britannicum, 1634, as Lord Walden). (Son of Theophilus Howard; brother of Frances Howard Villiers, Katherine Howard, and Margaret Howard Boyle; son-in-law of Henry Rich; nephew of Sir Charles Howard (III), Elizabeth Howard Knollys, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), and Thomas Howard (VI)) [Peerage xii.1, 468 (1953); Lindley, Court Masques, 280 (1995)]

Howard, John, 1st (6th) Duke of Norfolk (c.1436-85). Patron? (Lord Howard's 1481-3). (Grandfather of Thomas Howard (I)) [Peerage ix, 610 (1936); DTRB, 269-394 (1984)]

Howard, Katherine (Katherine Howard Stuart Levingtson) (d.1650). Performer in masques (Temple of Love, 1635; Luminalia, 1638). (Daughter of Theophilus Howard; sister of James Howard, Frances Howard Villiers, and Margaret Howard Boyle; niece of Sir Charles Howard (III), Elizabeth Howard Knollys, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), and Thomas Howard (VI)) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 308 (1872); Grosart, Luminalia, 630 (1876); Peerage i, 330 (1910)]

Howard, Margaret Stewart, Countess of Nottingham (d. 1639). Performer in masque (Vision of the Twelve Goddesses, 1604). (Wife of Charles Howard (I)) [ES iii, 278; Peerage ix, 786 (1936)]

Howard, Lady (fl. 1631). Performer in masque (Chloridia, 1631). (Identity uncertain) [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 442 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 276 (1995)]

Howard, Lady Margaret. See Boyle, Margaret Howard.

Howard, Philip, 13th (25th) Earl of Arundel (1557-95). Patron (Arundel's 1583-86), actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). (Son of Thomas Howard (II); brother of Thomas Howard (III); father of Thomas Howard (V); grandson of Henry Fitzalan; nephew of Henry Berkeley and Henry Scrope) [Peerage i, 252 (1910); Boas, University Drama, 395 (1914); ES ii, 116; Redstone, 'Ipswich', 273 (1931); Coldewey, 'Aldeburgh', 20 (1977); REED Norwich, 357 (1984)]]

Howard, Theophilus, 2nd (12th) Earl of Suffolk, Lord Howard de Walden (1584-1640). Performer in masques, as Lord Walden (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606; Hymenai, 1606, as Lord Howard de Walden; Lord Hay's Masque, 1608; Lord Haddington's Masque, 1608, as Lord De Walden; Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613; Challenge at Tilt, 1614). (Son of Thomas Howard (III) and Catherine Knyvett Rich Howard; brother of Catherine Howard Cecil, Sir Charles Howard (III), Sir Edward Howard (II); Elizabeth Howard Knollys Vaux, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), and Thomas Howard (VI); father of James Howard, Frances Howard Villiers, Katherine Howard, and Margaret Howard Boyle; father-in-law of Roger Boyle; nephew of Philip Howard) [ES iii, 246, 378, 382, 393; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 439 (1950); Peerage xii.1, 466 (1953); Lindley, Court Masques, 280 (1995)]

Howard, Thomas (I), 3rd (8th) Duke of Norfolk (1473-1554). Patron (Duke of Norfolk's 1529-44). (Grandson of John Howard; grandfather of Thomas Howard (II); cousin of George Boleyn and Anne Boleyn) [Peerage ix, 615 (1936); DTRB, 394 (1984)]

Howard, Thomas (II), 4th (9th) Duke of Norfolk (1538-72). Patron (Duke of Norfolk's 1556-9). (Father of Philip Howard and Thomas Howard (III); grandson of Thomas Howard (I); nephew of John de Vere; cousin of Edward de Vere; son-in-law of Henry Fitzalan; brother-in-law of Henry Berkeley and Henry Scrope) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 59 (1910); Peerage ix, 622 (1936); Williams, Thomas Howard (1964); Edwards, Marvellous Chance (1968); Galloway and Wasson, 'Norfolk/Suffolk', 222 (1980); DTRB, 394 (1984); REED Norwich, 366 (1984); Louis, 'Sussex', 148 (1985)]

Howard, Thomas (III), 1st (11th) Earl of Suffolk (1561-1626). Patron (Suffolk's 1616-18), Lord Chamberlain (1603-10). (Son of Thomas Howard (II); brother of Philip Howard; husband of Catherine Knyvett Rich Howard; father of Catherine Howard Cecil, Sir Charles Howard (III), Sir Edward Howard (II), Elizabeth Howard Knollys Vaux, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), Theophilus Howard, and Thomas Howard (VI); grandson of Henry Fitzalan; nephew of Henry Berkeley and Henry Scrope; uncle of Thomas Howard (V)) [Chambers, 'Lords Chamberlain', 41 (1907); Peerage xii.1, 462 (1953); REED Norwich, 369 (1984); REED Devon, 519 (1986)]

Howard, Thomas (IV) (fl. 1598). Actor (probably a variant spelling of Thomas Heywood). [ES ii, 324; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 199]

Howard, Thomas (V), 14th (26th) Earl of Arundel (1585-1646). Patron (Arundel's 1610), performer in masques (Hymenai, 1606; Lord Haddington's Masque, 1608; Prince Henry's Barriers, 1610). (Son of Philip Howard; husband of Alathea Talbot Howard; son-in-law of Gilbert Talbot (I); nephew of Thomas Howard (III); grandson of Thomas Howard (II); cousin of Sir Charles Howard (III), Elizabeth Howard Knollys, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), Theophilus Howard, and Thomas Howard (VI)) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 21 (1910); Peerage i, 255 (1910); ES iii, 378, 382; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 428 (1950); Freehafer, 'Brome, Suckling', 378 (1968); Howarth, Lord Arundel and His Circle (1985)]

Howard, Thomas (VI), 1st (2nd) Earl of Berkshire (c.1585-1669). Performer in masques (Hymenai, 1606; Lord Hay's Masque, 1607; Caversham Entertainment, 1613; Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613; Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue, 1618; For the Honour of Wales, 1618). (Son of Thomas Howard (III) and Catherine Knyvett Rich Howard; brother of Catherine Howard Cecil, Sir Charles Howard (III), Sir Edward Howard (II); Elizabeth Howard Knollys Vaux, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), and Theophilus Howard; husband of Elizabeth Cecil Howard; father of Charles Howard (IV) and Thomas Howard (VII); nephew of Philip Howard; cousin of Thomas Howard (V)) [Peerage ii, 150 (1912); ES iii, 246; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 434 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 277 (1995)]

Howard, Thomas (VII), 3rd (4th) Earl of Berkshire (1619-1706). Performer in masques, as Master Thomas Howard (Britannia Triumphans, 1638; Luminalia, 1638; Salmacida Spolia, 1640). (Son of Thomas Howard (VI) and Elizabeth Cecil Howard; brother of Charles Howard (IV); nephew of Sir Charles Howard (III), Elizabeth Howard Knollys, Frances Howard Devereaux Carr, Henry Howard (I), and Theophilus Howard) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant ii, 290 (1872); Grosart, Luminalia, 622 (1876); Peerage ii, 151 (1912); Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 209 (1970); Lindley, Court Masques, 277 (1995)]

Howard, William (I), 1st Baron Howard of Effingham (c.1510-73). Lord Chamberlain (1558-72). (Father of Charles Howard (I); grandfather of Charles Howard (II) and William Howard (II)) [Foster, AOx, 754 (1891); Chambers, 'Lords Chamberlain', 31-2 (1907); Peerage v, 9 (1926)]

Howard, William (II), Baron Howard of Effingham (1577-1615). Patron (?) (Lord Howard's 1599-1603); performer in masque (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). (Son of Charles Howard (I); brother of Charles Howard (II); husband of Anne St. John Howard; nephew of Edward Seymour (II); cousin of Edmund Sheffield; grandson of William Howard (II) and Henry Carey) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 49 (1910); Peerage v, 10 (1926); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 432 (1950); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 347 (1981); REED Coventry, 355-62 (1981); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]

Howard, Sir William (III) (fl. 1631). Performer in masque (Love's Triumph Through Callipolis, 1631). (Could be any of three Sir William Howards, including sons of Theophilus Howard and Thomas Howard (V)) [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 435 (1950); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 507 (1969)]

Howard de Walden, Lord. See Howard, Theophilus.

Howell, James (c.1594-1666). Translator of French royal entertainment. [Foster, AOx, 755 (1891); Annals, 227 (1989); Randall, Winter Fruit, 167-9 (1995)]

Howell, Stephanus (fl. 1423). Child of the Chapel Royal (1423). [Nungezer, 199]

Howes, Oliver. Ghost name (see Jones, Oliver). [Nungezer, 199; JCS ii, 480]

Howland, James (fl. 1572-80). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 395 (1914)]

Hoyt, Robert. See Huyt, Robert.

Hubbard, Robert (d. 1606). Musician. [Riewald, 'Actors and Musicians', 35 (1959)]

Hubbersly (fl. 1605-6). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1605-6). (= Edward Hubberstie?) [Venn, ACant ii, 423 (1922); REED Cambridge, 951 (1989)]

'Hubert' (fl. 1629). Actor (King's 1631). [Nungezer, 199; JCS ii, 480]

Hudson, Jeffrey, queen's dwarf (fl. 1638). Performer in masque (Luminalia, 1638). [Grosart, Luminalia, 619 (1876)]

Hudson, Richard (I) (c.1561-1650). Carpenter/bricklayer, friend of Burbages, probably helped build the Globe. [Edmond, 'Hudson' (1994)]

Hudson, Richard (II) (fl. 1612). Actor (Yorkshire). [ES ii, 324; Nungezer, 200; Boddy, 'Players of Interludes' (1976)]

Hughes, Thomas (c.1550?-1626). Contributor to royal entertainment. [ES iii, 348; Ramel, 'Biographical Notices', 461 (1967); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 352 (1981)]

Hull, John (fl. 1600-01). Actor (Germany). [ES ii, 324; Nungezer, 200]

Humphrey of Lancaster. See Lancaster, Humphrey of.

Humphrey, Sir, of the North Country. See Radcliffe, Sir Humphrey.

Hungerford, Giles (fl. 1636). Performer in masque (Triumphs of the Prince d'Amour, 1636). [Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 137 (1970)]

Hunnis, John. 'Ghost-name' for William Hunnis. [ES ii, 324]

Hunnis, William (d. 1597). Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal (1566-97), playwright, entertainment contributor. [Stopes, William Hunnis (1910); ES iii, 349; Nungezer, 200; McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 92-4, 111 (1981); DTRB, 22, 27, 417 (1984); Gurr, Playing Companies, 223 (1996); BDECM, 610 (1998); Grove xi, 871 (2001)]

Hunnyman, John. See Honyman, John.

Hunsdon, Lord. See Carey, Henry; Carey, George.

Hunt, John (fl. 1613). Boy actor (Lady Elizabeth's). [JCS ii, 480]

Hunt, Josias (fl. 1591-1617). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1612-13) (?). [Venn, ACant ii, 433 (1922); REED Cambridge, 953 (1989)]

Hunt, Richard (fl. 1610). Whitefriars lessee. [Ingram, 'Playhouse as Investment', 215 (1985)]

Hunt, Robert. Ghost name (see Huyt, Robert). [Nungezer, 200; JCS ii, 481]

Hunt, Roger (d. 1623; fl. 1605-23). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1612-13) (?). [Venn, ACant ii, 434 (1922); REED Cambridge, 953 (1989)]

Hunt, Thomas (fl. 1596-1611) (Honte). Actor (Admiral's-Prince Henry's 1599-1602; Lady Elizabeth's 1611; Palsgrave's 1621?). [ES ii, 324; Nungezer, 201; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 55 (1931); JCS ii, 481; McMillin, 'Jonson's Early Entertainments', 161 (1968); Eccles, 'Actors II', 459 (1992)]

Hunter, Thomas (I) (fl. 1632-3). Puppet showman (Coventry). (probably not same as below) [REED Coventry, 433-4 (1981)]

Hunter, Thomas (II) (fl. 1634). Musician at Cockpit and in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 48 (1965); Sabol, 'New Documents', 25 (1966)]

Huntingdon, Countess of. See Hastings, Elizabeth Stanley.

Huntingdon, Earl of. See Hastings, George.

Huntley, Dick (fl. 1592). Actor. [ES ii, 324; Nungezer, 201]

Huse, Richard (fl. 1554-82) (Hewse). Paul's chorister. [ES ii, 324; Nungezer, 189]

Hutchinson, Christopher. See Beeston, Christopher.

Hutchinson, Elizabeth. See Beeston, Elizabeth.

Hutchinson, William (I) (d. 1644; fl. 1604-44). Actor in academic play (Clare College, Cambridge 1614-5). [Foster, AOx, 779 (1891); Venn, ACant ii, 441 (1922); REED Cambridge, 954 (1989)]

Hutchinson, William (II) (fl. 1636). Performer in masque (Triumphs of the Prince d'Amour, 1636). [Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 136 (1970)]

Hutchinson, William (III). See Beeston, William.

Hutton, Leonard (c. 1557-1632) (Hutten). Latin playwright, actor in academic plays (Oxford 1583). [Foster, AOx, 779 (1891); Boas, University Drama, 393 (1914); ES iii, 350; RLDE 1/12: 5 (1982)]

Hutton, Matthew, Archbishop of York (1529-1606). Playwright. [Venn, ACant ii, 442 (1922); DTRB, 100, 417 (1984)]

Hutton, Thomas (fl. 1634). Musician at Blackfriars and in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Cutts, 'New Findings', 106n13 (1966); Sabol, 'New Documents', 26 (1966)]

Huyt, Robert (fl. 1631). Actor (Prince Charles' (II) 1631; King's c.1638?). [JCS ii, 481; George, 'Early Cast Lists' (1974)]

Hyde, John (d. 1603). Leaseholder of the Theatre. [Venn, ACant ii, 445 (1922); Edmond, 'Yeomen', 35-6 (1996)]

Hyde, Laurence (fl. 1636). Performer in masque (Triumphs of the Prince d'Amour, 1636). [Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 136 (1970)]

Hyll, Nicholas (fl. 1423). Child of the Chapel Royal (1423). [Nungezer, 202]

Hynstock, Robert. See Hinstock, Robert.