S., Mr., Master of Art (fl. 1551-4). Playwright. [Boas, University Drama, 80-8 (1914); Nethercot, Elizabethan Plays, 49 (1971); DTRB, 99, 424 (1984)]

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

Sackville, Anne (II) Spencer Stanley Compton (d. 1618). Sister of Alice Spencer Stanley Egerton, Elizabeth Spencer Carey Eure, and Robert Spencer; wife of Henry Compton and William Stanley (I); daughter-in-law of Thomas Sackville (I); stepmother of Edward Sackville and Richard Sackville (I). [Peerage ix, 116 (1936); Hasler, House of Commons i, 635 (1981)]

Sackville, Cecily (Cecily Sackville Compton) (fl. 1606). Performer in masque (Hymenaei, 1606). (Sister of Edward Sackville and Richard Sackville (I); granddaughter of Thomas Sackville (I)) [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 443 (1950); Hasler, House of Commons i, 636 (1981)]

Sackville, Edward, 4th (7th) Earl of Dorset (c.1590-1652). Royal entertainment writer(?), performer in masque? (Challenge at Tilt, 1614). (Brother of Cecily Sackville and Richard Sackville (I); stepson of Anne Spencer Stanley Compton Sackville; father of Richard Sackville (II); grandson of Thomas Sackville (I)) [Peerage iv, 424 (1916); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 438 (1950); JCS ii, 423; v, 1037]

Sackville, Richard (I), 3rd (6th) Earl of Dorset (1589-1624). Patron (Dorset's 1610-11), performer in masques (Caversham Entertainment, 1613; Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613; Challenge at Tilt, 1614). (Brother of Cecily Sackville and Edward Sackville; stepson of Anne Spencer Stanley Compton Sackville; husband of Anne Clifford; uncle of Richard Sackville (II); grandson of Thomas Sackville (I)) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 41 (1910); Peerage iv, 424 (1916); ES iii, 246, 393; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 431 (1950)]

Sackville, Richard (II), Lord Buckhurst, 5th (8th) Earl of Dorset (1622-77). Translator. (Son of Edward Sackville; nephew of Cecily Sackville, Edward Sackville, and Richard Sackville (I)) [Peerage iv, 425 (1916); JCS v, 1037]

Sackville, Thomas (I), Baron of Buckhurst, 1st (4th) Earl of Dorset (1536-1609). Playwright. (Father of Mary Sackville Neville; father-in-law of Anne Spencer Stanley Compton Sackville; grandfather of Edward Sackville and Richard Sackville (I)) [Peerage iv, 422 (1916); ES iii, 476; Hearsey, Complaint of Henry (1936); Swart, Thomas Sackville (1948); Bacquet, Thomas Sackville (1966); Nethercot, Elizabethan Plays, 109 (1971); Berlin, Thomas Sackville (1974); Hasler, House of Commons iii, 316 (1981); Ingram, 'Playhouse as Investment', 215-16 (1985); DLB 62: 261 (1987); DLB 132: 256 (1993); Happe, English Drama Before Shakespeare, 277 (1999); Cerasano, 'Patronage Network' (2001)]

Sackville, Thomas (II) (d. 1628). Actor (Germany 1592-3, 1597-1602). [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 308; JCS ii, 559; Schrickx, 'German Archives', 149-50 (1982); Wills, 236 (1992)]

Sadler, John (1615-74). Playwright(?). [JCS v, 1037]

Sadler, Sir Rafe (1507-87). Patron (1564). [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 94 (1910); Redstone, 'Ipswich', 263 (1931); Robertson, 'Early Life of George Chapman' (1945); Slavin, Politics and Profit (1966); Hasler, House of Commons iii, 318 (1981)]

Saintly, Peter. See Seyntley, Peter.

Salterne, George (c.1568-1603<). Playwright. [Foster, AOx, 1303 (1891); ES, iii, 476; iv, 379; Annals, 233 (1989)]

Saltoun, Lord. See Abernethy, Alexander.

Salusbury, Sir Thomas (c.1605-43). Masque writer. [Foster, AOx, 1305 (1891); JCS v, 1039]

'Sam' (>1591). Actor (Admiral's) [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 309; Nungezer, 310; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 48 (1931)]

Sampson, Richard (fl. 1601-11). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1605-6). [Venn, ACant iv, 12 (1922); REED Cambridge, 950 (1989)]

Sampson, William (c.1600-<56). Playwright. [JCS v, 1042; Ayres, 'Sampson's The Vow Breaker' (1973)]

Sampton, Thomas (fl. 1566-93). Minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 48 (1984)]

Samwell, Richard (<1578-c.1601). Entrepreneur; built Boar's Head theater. [Ingram, London Life, 235-47 (1978); Berry, Boar's Head, 31-46 (1986)]

Sancto Austolo, Sir Reginald de, rector of St. Just-in-Penwith (fl. 1358-75). Cornish playwright. [DTRB, 249, 424 (1984)]

Sandall, Benjamin (d. 1688; fl. 1634-88). Actor in academic play (Queens' College, Cambridge 1637-8). [Venn, ACant iv, 13 (1922); REED Cambridge, 962 (1989)]

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

Sanders, William. See Saunders, William (II).

Sanderson, Georg (fl. 1640). Actor (at Coventry) (possibly the same as Gregory Sanderson). [Nungezer, 310; JCS ii, 559]

Sanderson, Gregory (fl. 1617-19). Actor (Queen Anne's 1617-19). [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 310; JCS ii, 559]

Sands, Cicely. See Robbins, Cicely Sands Browne.

Sands, Henry (fl. 1624) (Sandes). Puppet showman. [Galloway and Wasson, 'Norfolk/Suffolk', 26 (1980); Bawcutt, 'New Revels Documents', 327 (1984); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 319 (1986)]

Sands, James (fl. 1605-1617?). Actor (King's 1605-8). (Brother(?) of Cicely Sands Browne Robbins; brother-in-law(?) of Robert Browne (II), William Robbins, and Christopher Beeston; uncle of Robert Browne (IV)) [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 310; JCS ii, 559; Eccles, 'Actors IV', 165 (1993)]

Sands, John (fl. 1623-30). Puppet showman. [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 206 (1910); Bettey, 'Puppet-players at Beaminster' (1974); Bawcutt, 'Craven Ord Transcripts', 91 (1984)]

Sands, Thomas (fl. 1634-5). Actor (King's Revels?). [Nungezer, 311; JCS ii, 560; Brown, Lady Mother, xiii (1959)]

Sands, William (I) (the elder) (fl. 1623-30). Puppet showman. [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 206 (1910); Bettey, 'Puppet-players at Beaminster' (1974); George, 'Records of Interest' (1979); Bawcutt, 'Craven Ord Transcripts', 91 (1984)]

Sands, William (II) (the younger) (fl. 1630). Puppet showman. [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 206 (1910); Bettey, 'Puppet-players at Beaminster' (1974); George, 'Records of Interest' (1979)]

Sandt, Bernhardt (fl. 1600-1). Actor (Germany). [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 311]

Sandys, George (1577-1644). Poet, translator. [JCS v, 1047; Davis, George Sandys (1955)]

Sandys, William, 3rd Lord Sandys (>1555-1623). Patron (1592-1602). (Son-in-law of Edmund Brydges; brother-in-law of Giles and William Brydges; uncle of Grey Brydges) [Peerage xi, 445 (1949); REED Devon, 513 (1986); REED Somerset, 54-7 (1996)]

Sanquhar, Lord. See Crichton, Robert.

Sansbury, John (1576-1610). Latin playwright. [Harbage, 'The Christmas Prince' (1935)]

Sanss, Everhardt. See Sauss, Everhardt.

Saunder (fl. 1590). Boy actor (Strange's). (= Alexander Cooke?) [Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 49 (1931)]

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

Saunders, William (I) (fl. 1517). Child of the Chapel Royal (1517). [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 311; Bindoff, House of Commons iii, 276 (1982); BDECM, 984 (1998)]

Saunders, William (II). (d. 1674) (Sanders). Musician for King's Men (1624). [Nungezer, 310; JCS ii, 559; Cutts, 'New Findings', 101 (1966); Highfill-Burnim-Langhans xiii, 216 (1991); BDECM, 985 (1998)]

Sauss, Everhart (fl. 1592). Actor (Netherlands). (name may read "Sanss") [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 311; Riewald, 'New Light', 71n24 (1960)]

Savage, Dorothy. See Howard, Dorothy Savage.

Savage, Elizabeth. See Thimbelly, Elizabeth Savage.

Savage, Jerome (d. 1587). Actor (Warwick's 1575-79), builder of Newington Butts playhouse. [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 311; Ingram, Business, 150-81 (1992); Eccles, 'Actors IV', 165 (1993)]

Savage, Raphe (fl. 1624). Manager(?) at Red Bull. [Nungezer, 312; JCS ii, 560]

Savage, Thomas (c.1552-1611). Sharer (Globe). [Hotson, Shakespeare's Sonnets Dated, 125ff. (1949); Honigmann, Shakespeare, 84ff. (1985); Eccles, 'Actors II', 458 (1991); Wills, 85 (1993)]

Savery, Abraham (fl. 1604-25). Actor (Lennox's 1604-5). [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 312; Eccles, 'Actors IV', 166 (1993)]

Savile, John (fl. 1603). Describer of royal entry (1603). (May be either of two John Saviles in Hasler) [Foster, AOx, 1319 (1891); Venn, ACant iv, 22 (1922); ES iii, 476; iv, 69; Hasler, House of Commons iii, 350-3 (1981)]

Savill, Arthur (1617-1639<). Actor (Prince Charles (II) 1631). [Nungezer, 312; JCS ii, 560; Ingram, 'Arthur Savill' (1983)]

Scarlett, George (fl. 1605). Actor. [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 312]

Scarlett, John. Ghost name. [Bentley, 'St. Giles Cripplegate', 818 (1929)]

Scarlett, Richard (d. 1609). Actor (1607). [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 313; Cerasano, 'Henslowe/Forman', 154 (1993)]

Schadleutner, Sebastian (fl. 1623). Actor (Germany). [ES ii, 337; Nungezer, 313; JCS ii, 561]

Schottnell, Edward. See Shatterell, Edward.

Sclater, Edward. See Slater, Edward.

Scogan, John, jester to Edward VI (fl. 1480). Playwright?. [Farnham, 'John (Henry) Scogan' (1921); Farnham, 'Scogan's Quem Quaeritis' (1922); Brooks, 'Scogan's Quem Quaeritis and Till Eulenspiegel' (1923); DTRB, 341, 345, 425 (1984)]

Scott, John (d. 1528; fl. 1503-28). Actor (King's 1503-28). [ES ii, 338; Nungezer, 313; DTRB, 387, 389 (1984)]

Scott, Thomas. Mistake for Scott, John in 1509.

Scrope, Emanuel, 11th Lord Scrope (1584-1630). Performer in masques (Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613; Challenge at Tilt, 1614). (Grandson of Henry Scrope) [ES iii, 246, 393; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 438 (1950)]

Scrope, Henry, 9th Lord Scrope (c.1534-92). Patron (Lord Scrope's 1557-65). (Brother-in-law of Thomas Howard (II); uncle of Philip Howard and Thomas Howard (III); cousin of George Clifford; brother-in-law of Sir John Constable; grandfather of Emanuel Scrope) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 94 (1910); Peerage xi, 548 (1949); DTRB, 403 (1984); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 453 (1986)]

Seabrooke, Thomas (1590-?; fl. 1613-39). Actor (Lady Elizabeth's 1628). [Nungezer, 313; JCS ii, 561]

Sebeck, Henry (fl. 1617). Actor (Lady Elizabeth's 1617). [ES ii, 338; Nungezer, 313; JCS ii, 561]

Secretary. See Cromwell, Thomas.

Sedgwick, Edward (fl. 1570-80). Actor in academic plays (St. John's, Cambridge, 1579-80). [Boas, University Drama, 394, 396 (1914); Venn, ACant iv, 39 (1922)]

Sehais, Jehan (fl. 1598). Actor (France) (=John Shaa?). [ES ii, 338; Yates, 'English Actors in Paris' (1925); Nungezer, 313]

Selby, Robert (fl. 1624). Actor (Ellis Guest company). [Bawcutt, 'Craven Ord Transcripts', 92 (1984); Bawcutt, 'New Revels Documents', 326 (1984)]

Selby, William (fl. 1619). Puppet showman. [Bawcutt, 'New Revels Documents', 327 (1984)]

Sempill, Robert (c.1530-1595) (Semple). Writer, playwright(?). [ES iii, 476; McDiarmid, 'Philotus' (1967)]

Senear, John. See Sucar, John.

Servi, Constantine (fl. 1613). Designer for masque (Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613). [ES iii, 246]

Seymour, Arabella Stuart. See Stuart, Arabella.

Seymour, Edward (I), 1st (5th) Duke of Somerset, 1st (8th) Earl of Hertford, Lord Protector 1547-9 (c.1500-52). Patron (Hertford's/Lord Protector's/Somerset's (1536-51). (Brother of Jane Seymour and Thomas Seymour; brother-in-law of Henry VIII; father of Edward Seymour (II); uncle of Edward VI) [Peerage xii.1, 59 (1953); King, 'Protector Somerset' (1976); DTRB, 403 (1984); Lucas, 'Conspiracy and Court Revels' (1998)]

Seymour, Edward (II), 1st (9th) Earl of Hertford, Baron Beauchamp (1537-1621). Patron (Hertford's 1581-1607). (Son of Edward Seymour (I); husband of Frances Howard Pranell Seymour Stuart; father of Edward Seymour (III); son-in-law of William Howard (I); brother-in-law of Charles Howard; uncle of Edmund Sheffield and William Howard (II)) [ES ii, 116; Peerage vi, 505 (1926); Seronsy, 'Daniel's Panegyricke' (1953); REED Norwich, 362 (1984); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 436 (1986); Breight, 'Realpolitik' (1992); Gurr, Playing Companies, 310, 314 (1996)]

Seymour, Edward (III), Lord Beauchamp (1561-1612). Patron (Lord Beauchamp's 1586-97, 1612). (Son of Edward Seymour (II); son-in-law of Sir Richard Rogers; father of William Seymour; grandson of Edward Seymour (I)) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 24 (1910); Peerage vi, 507 (1926); Redstone, 'Ipswich', 276 (1931); Dawson, 'Kent', 172 (1965); REED Norwich, 358 (1984); Tiner, 'York', 6 (1992); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 436 (1986)]

Seymour, Frances (I). See Stuart, Frances Howard Pranell Seymour.

Seymour, Frances Devereaux (II) (1599-1674). Performer in masque (Colerton Masque, 1618). (Daughter of Robert Devereaux (I) and Frances Walsingham Sidney Devereaux de Burgh; sister of Robert Devereaux (II); half-sister of Walter Devereaux (III); niece of Penelope Devereaux Rich) [Peerage xii.1, 73 (1953); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]

Seymour, Jane. See Jane Seymour, Queen of England.

Seymour, Thomas, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudely, Lord Admiral 1546-9 (c.1508-49). Patron (Lord Admiral's 1547-49). (Brother of Edward Seymour (I) and Jane Seymour; husband of Catherine Parr) [Peerage xi, 637 (1949); Bindoff, House of Commons iii, 297 (1982); DTRB, 404 (1984)]

Seymour, William, 2nd (6th) Duke of Somerset, 1st (10th) Earl of Hertford (1587-1660). Performer in masque (Coleorton Masque, 1618). (Son of Edward Seymour (III); husband of Arabella Stuart and Frances Devereaux Seymour; brother-in-law of Robert Devereaux (II); grandson of Edward Seymour (II) and Sir Richard Rogers) [Peerage xii.1, 69 (1953); Lindley, Court Masques, 280 (1995)]

Seyntley, Peter (fl. 1561-2). Actor. [REED Devon, 43 (1986)]

Shaa, John. See Sehais, Jehan.

Shaa, Robert. See Shaw, Robert.

Shacklock, Richard (fl. 1552-9). Academic playwright (Trinity College, Cambridge). [Venn, ACant iv, 47 (1922); DTRB, 425 (1984)]

Shakerley, Edward (fl. 1623-25). Musician and actor (Queen Henrietta's 1625). [Nungezer, 314; JCS ii, 561; Cutts, 'New Findings', 104 (1966)]

Shakeshafte, William. See Shakshafte, William.

Shakespeare, Edmund (1580-1607) (Shakesbye). Actor. (Brother of William Shakespeare) [ES ii, 338; Nungezer, 314-5; Phelps, 'Edmund Shakespeare' (1978); Lawless, 'Shakespeare's Brother' (1981)]

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616). Playwright, actor (Strange's?, Pembroke's?, Sussex's?, Chamberlain's-King's 1594-c.1613), sharer. (Brother of Edmund Shakespeare) [ES iii, 479; Nungezer, 315; Chambers, William Shakespeare (1930); Eccles, Shakespeare (1961); Hamer, 'William Shakeshafte?' (1970); Schoenbaum, William Shakespeare (1975); Burkhart, 'Shakespeare's Lost Years' (1978); Honigmann, Shakespeare (1985); DLB 62: 267 (1987); Wills, 105 (1993); DLB 172: 217 (1996); Grove xxiii, 192 (2001)]

Shakshafte, William (fl. 1581). Actor(?). [ES ii, 338; Nungezer, 316; Hamer, 'William Shakeshafte?' (1970); Honigmann, Shakespeare (1985)]

Shanbrooke, John (d. 1618) (Shamrock). Actor (Prince Henry's 1612). [ES ii, 338; Nungezer, 316; JCS ii, 561; Eccles, 'Actors IV', 167 (1993)]

Shank, John (I) (fl. 1507-11). Actor (Mettingham College 1507-11). [Beadle, 'Mettingham College', 128-9 (1979); DTRB, 404 (1984)]

Shank, John (II) (d. 1636) (Schanks, Shanck, Schancke, Shanckes, Shancks, Shanke, Shankes, Shanks, Shanucke). Actor (Pembroke's?; Queen's?; Prince Henry's-Palsgrave's 1610-13; King's 1619-31), sharer, writer. (Father of John Shank (III)) [ES ii, 338; Nungezer, 316; JCS ii, 562; v, 1049; George, 'Pre-1642 Cast Lists' (1977); Bentley, Profession of Player (1984), 113n1; Wills, 186 (1993); Eccles, 'Actors IV', 167 (1993)]

Shank, John (III) (1616?-41 (or 1655)). Actor (at Fortune 1640). (Son of John Shank (II)) [JCS ii, 568; Nungezer, 320; Wills, 208 (1993)]

Sharman, Thomas. See Sherman, Thomas.

Sharpe, Lewis (fl. 1640). Playwright. [Foster, AOx, 1339 (1891); JCS v, 1051]

Sharpe, Richard (d. 1632). Actor (King's 1616-31). [Nungezer, 321; JCS ii, 569; George, 'Pre-1642 Cast Lists', 25 (1977); Howard, 'Acting Lines', 5 (1985)]

Sharpham, Edward (1576-1608). Playwright. [ES iii, 490; Leech, 'Plays of Edward Sharpham' (1935); Eccles, Authors, 119 (1982); Wills, 77 (1993); Petter, Works of Edward Sharpham (1986)]

Shatterell, Edward (1620-c.1664). (Shatterall, Schottnel). Actor (Netherlands 1644; King's 1660-64). (Brother of Robert Shatterell) [JCS ii, 571; Freehafer, 'London Patent Companies', 7 (1965); Highfill-Burnim-Langhans xiii, 287 (1991); Milhous and Hume, 'New Light', 501, 506 (1991)]

Shatterell, Robert (1616-84). Actor (Cockpit 1639; Europe 1644-6; London 1648; King's 1659-82). (Brother of Edward Shatterell) [JCS ii, 572; Nungezer, 322; Riewald, 'Actors and Musicians', 40 (1959); Oliver, 'Building of the Theatre Royal' (1972); Highfill-Burnim-Langhans xiii, 287 (1991); Milhous and Hume, 'New Light', 488-90, 493, 498, 501, 505 (1991); Wills, 235 (1993)]

Shaw, George (fl. 1627-35) (Shawe). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1627-8). [Venn, ACant iv, 52 (1922); REED Cambridge, 959 (1989)]

Shaw, John (fl. 1599). Actor (Admiral's). [ES ii, 338 (under Jehan Sehais); McManaway, 'St. Giles Cripplegate' (1958); Riewald, 'Actors and Musicians', 40 (1959)]

Shaw, Robert (d. 1603) (Shaa). Actor (Pembroke's 1597; Admiral's 1597-1602), playwright(?). [ES ii, 339; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 323; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 62 (1931); Annals, 233 (1989); Eccles, 'Actors IV', 168 (1993)]

Shealden (fl. 1594). Actor. [ES ii, 339; Nungezer, 323]

Sheffield, Edmund, 3rd Baron Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave (1565-1646). Patron (Lord Sheffield's 1576-86). (Nephew of Charles Howard and Edward Seymour (II); cousin of William Howard (II); grandson of William Howard (I)) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 65, 215 (1910); Redstone, 'Ipswich', 272 (1931); Peerage ix, 388 (1936); Dawson, 'Kent', 178 (1965); Coldewey, 'Aldeburgh', 19 (1977); Galloway and Wasson, 'Norfolk/Suffolk', 224 (1980); REED Norwich, 369 (1984); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 453 (1986); REED Devon, 514 (1986); Pilkington, 'Bristol' (1989); REED Somerset, 12-13, 1004 (1996); Cerasano, 'Patronage Network', 86 (2001)]

Shepard (fl. 1582). Paul's door-keeper. [ES ii, 339; Nungezer, 324]

Shephard, Leonard (fl. 1573-80). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 394 (1914); Venn, ACant iv, 59 (1922)]

Sheppard, Samuel (c.1624-1652<). Writer, playwright(?). [ES iii, 491; Rollins, 'Samuel Sheppard' (1927); JCS v, 1052; Randall, Winter Fruit, 295-9 (1995)]

Sheppard, William (fl. 1602). Actor. [ES ii, 339; Nungezer, 324]

Sheprey, John (d. 1541). Translator. [DTRB, 246, 425 (1984)]

Sherburne, Sir Edward (1618-1705). Translator. [JCS v, 1054]

Sherburne, Sir Richard (c.1591-1667) (Shireburn). Patron. [George, 'Walmesley', 12 (1985); Honigmann, Shakespeare, 14, 139, 143 (1985); REED Lancashire, 378 (1991)]

Sherlock, William (fl. 1617-40) (Shearlock, Shirelock, Shirley, Shurlock). Actor (Lady Elizabeth's 1622; Queen Henrietta's 1626-40). [Nungezer, 324; JCS ii, 572; Haaker, 'Plague', 297 (1968)]

Sherman, James (d. 1610). Minstrel. (will names son Thomas, q.v.) [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 49 (1984)]

Sherman, Thomas (fl. 1613). Minstrel at stage play. (son of James Sherman?) [REED Heref./Worc., 386 (1990)]

Shipman, Roger (c.1621-<63). Playwright. [JCS v, 1054]

Shireburn, Sir Richard. See Sherburne, Sir Richard.

Shirley, Henry (c.1594-1627). Playwright. [JCS v, 1056; Cutts, 'Martyrd Soldier' (1959); Huebert, 'John Ford's Hand' (1971)]

Shirley, James (1596-1666). Playwright, masque writer. [Baugh, 'New Facts about Shirley' (1922); Stevenson, 'First Irish Theatre' (1942); Carter, 'Shirley's Return to London' (1943); Stevenson, 'Shirley's Years in Ireland' (1944); Stevenson, 'Shirley's Publishers' (1945); Stevenson, 'Shirley's Dedications' (1946); JCS ii, 573; v, 1064; Feil, 'James Shirley's Service' (1957); Taylor, 'James Shirley and Mr. Vincent Cane' (1960); Morillo, 'Shirley's Preferment' (1961); Lefkowitz, 'Longleat' (1965); Sabol, 'New Documents' (1966); Wertheim, 'First Irish Playhouse' (1967); Nethercot, Stuart Plays, 951 (1971); Bas, 'Misrepresented Documents' (1976); Lawless, 'Shirley's Religion' (1977); Grove xviii, 258 (1980); Wolf, 'New Facts' (1982); DLB 58, 249 (1987); Burner, James Shirley (1988); Wills, 212 (1993); Randall, Winter Fruit, 159-62 (1995)]

Shore, Susan. See Baskerville, Susan Shore Browne Greene.

Shrewsbury, Earl of. See Talbot, George (I) (1473-1538); Talbot, George (II) (1560-90); Talbot, Gilbert (1590-1616); Talbot, Edward (1616-18).

Shrimpton, Jerome (fl. 1590-1619). Minstrel (and Needlemaker). [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 48 (1984)]

Sibes, Anthony. See Gibbs, Anthony.

Sibthorpe, Edward (fl. 1608). Whitefriars lessee. [ES ii, 339; Nungezer, 324; Ingram, 'Playhouse as Investment', 210-13 (1985)]

Sidborough, John (d. 1520; fl. 1504-20) (Sidburgh, Sudburgh, Sudborow). Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, deviser of royal entertainments. [Baillie, 'Biographical Notes', 52 (1962); DTRB, 388, 392 (1984); Streitberger, 'William Cornish', 7-8 (1986)]

Sidnam, Jonathan (fl. 1630). Translator. [JCS v, 1170]

Sidney, Dorothy (Dorothy Sidney Spencer Smith) (1617-84). Performer in masque, as Lady Dorothy Sidney (Luminalia, 1638). (Daughter of Robert Sidney (II); wife of Henry Spencer; niece of Algernon Percy and Lucy Percy Hay) [Grosart, Luminalia, 630 (1876); Peerage xii.1, 483 (1953)]

Sidney, Francis (fl. 1585-1633). Actor in academic plays (Oxford 1592). [Boas, University Drama, 393 (1914)]

Sidney, Mary (I). See Herbert, Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke.

Sidney, Mary (II). See Wroth, Lady Mary Sidney.

Sidney, Sir Philip (1554-1586). Writer of royal entertainments. (Brother of Mary Sidney Herbert and Robert Sidney (I); husband of Frances Walsingham Sidney Devereaux de Burgh; father of Elizabeth Sidney Manners; son-in-law of Sir Francis Walsingham; brother-in-law of Henry Herbert (I); uncle of Robert Sidney (II), Mary Sidney Wroth, Philip Herbert (I), and William Herbert (II); nephew of Robert Dudley and Thomas Radcliffe) [ES iii, 491; Wagner, 'New Poems by Sidney' (1938); Buxton, Sir Philip Sidney (1954); Fogel, 'Sidney Canon' (1960); Kimbrough and Murphy, 'Lady of May' (1968); Hamilton, Sir Philip Sidney (1977); Beal, 'Poems by Sidney' (1978); Hasler, House of Commons iii, 382 (1981); McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 96-9 (1981); Duncan-Jones, Sir Philip Sidney (1991); DLB 167: 194 (1996); Kinney, Renaissance Drama, 15 (1999)]

Sidney, Robert (I), Viscount of Lyle, 1st (25th) Earl of Leicester (1563-1626). Patron (Lord Lisle's 1610-11). (Brother of Sir Philip Sidney and Mary Sidney Herbert; father of Robert Sidney (II) and Mary Sidney Wroth; brother-in-law of Henry Herbert (I); uncle of Philip Herbert (I), William Herbert (II), and Elizabeth Sidney Manners; nephew of Robert Dudley and Thomas Radcliffe) [Peerage vii, 553 (1929); Hasler, House of Commons iii, 384 (1981); REED Coventry, 381 (1981); Hay, Life of Robert Sidney (1984)]

Sidney, Robert (II), 2nd (26th) Earl of Leicester (1595-1677). Patron (Leicester's 1637-40). (Son of Robert Sidney (I); brother of Mary Sidney Wroth; father of Dorothy Sidney; nephew of Sir Philip Sidney and Mary Sidney Herbert; cousin of Elizabeth Sidney Manners, Philip Herbert (I), and William Herbert (II); father-in-law of Henry Spencer) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 51 (1910); Peerage vii, 554 (1929)]

Silvester (fl. 1625). Actor (at Coventry). [Nungezer, 325; JCS ii, 573]

Simons, Joseph (1594-1671) (Simeon; born Emmanuel Lobb). Latin playwright. [JCS v, 1172]

Simons, Martin (c.1594-1624<). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1614-15). [Venn, ACant iv, 77 (1922); REED Cambridge, 954 (1989)]

Simpson, Christopher (fl. 1602-16). Actor (Yorkshire). [ES ii, 339; Nungezer, 325; Boddy, 'Players of Interludes' (1976); Dean, 'Simpson Players' Tour' (1986); Urquhart, 'Sir Robert Bolles' (1987)]

Simpson, Cuthbert (fl. 1616). Actor (Yorkshire). [ES ii, 339; Nungezer, 325; Boddy, 'Players of Interludes' (1976)]

Simpson, Edward (1578-1652). Actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1603). [Boas, University Drama, 400, 401 (1914); Venn, ACant iv, 79 (1922); Caylor, Leander, 6 (1993)]

Simpson, John (fl. 1616). Actor (Yorkshire). [ES ii, 339; Nungezer, 325; Boddy, 'Players of Interludes' (1976)]

Simpson, Richard (fl. 1616). Actor (Yorkshire). [ES ii, 339; Nungezer, 325; Boddy, 'Players of Interludes' (1976)]

Simpson, Robert (fl. 1612). Minstrel (same as below?). [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 48 (1984)]

Simpson, Robert (fl. 1602-16). Actor (Yorkshire). [ES ii, 339; Nungezer, 325; Boddy, 'Players of Interludes' (1976); Dean, 'Simpson Players' Tour' (1986); Urquhart, 'Sir Robert Bolles' (1987)]

Sinckler, William (fl. 1629). Musician. [Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 325; JCS ii, 573]

Sincklo. See Sincler, John.

Sincler, John (fl. 1592-1604) (Sinklo, Sincklo). Actor (Pembroke's (?) c.1592-3; Germany 1596; Chamberlain's c.1597-98; King's 1604). [ES ii, 339; Nungezer, 326; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 49 (1931); Schrickx, 'German Archives', 155 (1982); Schrickx, Foreign Envoys, 127 (1986); Eccles, 'Actors IV', 168 (1993)]

Singer, John (d. 1609; fl. 1578-1603). Actor (Queen's 1583-94; Admiral's 1594-1603), playwright(?). [ES ii, 339; iii, 492; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 327; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 63 (1931); Eccles, 'Actors IV', 169 (1993)]

Singleton, Thomas (1621-<89). Latin playwright. [JCS v, 1175]

Sinklo. See Sincler, John.

Skelton, John (c.1460-1529). Playwright. [Pollet, John Skelton (1971); Winser, 'Bowge of Courte' (1976); Neuss, Magnificence (1980); DTRB, 18, 21, 58, 341-2, 425 (1984); Kinney, John Skelton (1987); Walker, John Skelton (1988); DLB 136: 299 (1994); Norland, Drama in Early Tudor Britain, 175-87 (1995); Happe, English Drama Before Shakespeare, 112-16, 277 (1999); Walker, Medieval Drama, 349 (2000)]

Skinner, Richard (fl. 1547-53). Actor (King's 1547-53). [ES ii, 340; Nungezer, 329; DTRB, 382 (1984)]

Slade, John (fl. 1528). Owner of playbooks, playing properties, and playing garments. [DTRB,, 172, 404 (1984)]

Slater, Edward (1612-33<) (Sclater). Actor in academic play? (Queens' College, Cambridge 1631-2). [Venn, ACant iv, 88 (1922); REED Cambridge, 961 (1989)]

Slater, John (fl. 1589-93). Musician/minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 48 (1984)]

Slater, Martin (c.1560-1625) (Slathier, Slator, Slaughter, Slauter). Actor (Admiral's 1594-7; Scotland 1599; Hertford's 1603; Queen Anne's-Revels 1608-25), manager (King's Revels 1608). [ES ii, 340; Nungezer, 329; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 64 (1931); JCS ii, 574; Bentley, Profession of Player (1984), 147n1, 165; Ingram, 'Playhouse as Investment', 212 (1985); Eccles, 'Actors IV', 169 (1993)]

Slaughter, William. Ghost name. [ES ii, 340; Nungezer, 331]

Slee, John. See Slye, John.

Sleepe, Anthony (d. 1640; fl. 1601-30). Actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1611-15). [Venn, ACant iv, 89 (1922); REED Cambridge, 951-4 (1989)]

Sleighton, Robert (fl. 1634-41). Actor in academic play (Queens' College, Cambridge 1637-8). [Venn, ACant iv, 90 (1922); REED Cambridge, 961 (1989)]

Slye, John (fl. 1515-40). Actor (King's 1515-21; Queen Anne's 1534; Queen Jane's 1537; King's 1539-40). [ES ii, 340; Nungezer, 331; Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 136-7 (1954); DTRB, 373, 389 (1984)]

Slye, Thomas (fl. 1601). Will Kempe's taberer. [Nungezer, 333]

Slye, William (fl. 1531-35). Actor (Princess Mary's 1531; Queen Anne's 1535). [DTRB, 373, 397 (1984)]

Slye, William (1573?-1608). Actor (Admiral's c.1594; Chamberlain's-King's 1597-1605), playwright(?). [ES ii, 340; iii, 493; Nungezer, 331; Bentley, 'St. Giles Cripplegate', 821 (1929); Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 50 (1931); Wills, 80 (1993)]

Smackerfyll (fl.1600-1). Actor(?). [REED Somerset, 57 (1996)]

Smart, Elizabeth. See Condell, Elizabeth Smart.

Smedly, Robert (fl. 1624). Puppet showman. [Galloway and Wasson, 'Norfolk/Suffolk', 26 (1980); Bawcutt, 'New Revels Documents', 327 (1984); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 319 (1986)]

Smegergill, William (alias Caesar) (fl. 1634). Musician in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 48 (1965)]

Smith. Playwright. [JCS v, 1177]

Smith, Abraham (c.1579-1652). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1597). [Boas, University Drama, 399 (1914); Venn, ACant iv, 94 (1922)]

Smith, Anthony (fl. 1616-31). Actor (Prince Charles's (I) 1616-25; King's 1626-31). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 333; JCS ii, 575]

Smith, Dorothy. See Sidney, Dorothy.

Smith, Edward (fl. 1636). Performer in masque (Triumphs of the Prince d'Amour, 1636). [Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 136-7 (1970)]

Smith, Elizabeth (fl. 1534). Actress in Drapers' Midsummer show (1534). [Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 24 (1954)]

Smith, Sir Francis (c.1516-1605). Patron (1569-70). [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 94 (1910); Bindoff, House of Commons iii, 332 (1982)]

Smith, Gilbert (fl. 1558). Minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 49 (1984)]

Smith, Henry (fl. 1575-80). Actor in academic plays (?) (St. John's, Cambridge, 1579-80). [Boas, University Drama, 393, 396 (1914); DLB 136: 317 (1994)]

Smith, John (I) (d. 1580). Actor (King's 1547-53, Queen's 1553-73). [ES ii, 84, 341; Nungezer, 333; DTRB, 382 (1984)]

Smith, John (II) (1563-1616). Academic playwright. [Foster, AOx, 1374 (1891); DTRB, 119, 425 (1984); Annals, 234 (1989)]

Smith, John (III) (fl. 1609). Boy actor (Revels). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 334]

Smith, John (IV) (fl. 1612-19). Supplier of materials to Queen Anne's Men. [JCS ii, 576]

Smith, Leonard (fl. 1640). Actor (in Coventry). [Nungezer, 334; JCS ii, 576]

Smith, Mathew (b. 1602; fl. 1631-41). Actor (King and Queen of Bohemia's 1631; Prince Charles' (II) 1631-4). [Nungezer, 334; JCS ii, 576; Bawcutt, 'Documents of the Salisbury Court Theater', 182 (1997)]

Smith, Robert (fl. 1564-81). Actor in academic plays (Oxford 1566). [Foster, AOx, 1379 (1891); Boas, University Drama, 392 (1914)]

Smith, Thomas (I) (fl. 1576-1605). Actor in academic plays (?) (St. John's, Cambridge, 1579-80). [Boas, University Drama, 393, 396 (1914); Venn, ACant iv, 110 (1922)]

Smith, Thomas (II) (d. 1640; fl. 1601-40). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1605-6). [Venn, ACant iv, 110 (1922); REED Cambridge, 950 (1989)]

Smith, Wentworth (1571-1607<). Playwright. [ES iii, 493; Wagner, 'Elizabethan Dramatists' (1933); Freehafer, 'Seven Champions', 95 (1969); Eccles, Authors, 121 (1982); Foster, Elegy by W.S., 267 (1989)]

Smith, William (I) (fl. 1596-1605?). Poet, playwright (?). [ES iii, 493; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); JCS v, 1178; Sasek, Poems of William Smith (1970); Van Den Berg, 'Elizabethan Allegory of Time' (1976); Foster, Elegy by W.S., 267 (1989); DLB 136: 321 (1994)]

Smith, William (II) (fl. 1592-98; d.1602?) (Smyght). Actor (same as the poet?). [ES ii, 341; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 334; Edmond, 'Pembroke's Men', 131 (1974); McMillin, 'Simon Jewell' (1976); REED York, 481 (1979); George, 'Shakespeare and Pembroke's Men', 310 (1981)]

Smith, William (III), Rouge Dragon (c. 1550-1618). Pageant describer, playwright (The Hector of Germanie). [Wheatley and Ashbee, The Particular Description of England 1588 (1879); Payne, The Hector of Germanie (1906); McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 95 (1981); Foster, Elegy by W.S., 267 (1989)]

Smyght, William. See Smith, William.

Smyth. See Smith.

Snape, Ralph (d. 1603; fl. 1594-1603). Musician/minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 49 (1984)]

Snead, William (fl. 1627-31). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1627-8). [Venn, ACant iv, 117 (1922); REED Cambridge, 959 (1989)]

Snell, Francis (d. 1619; fl. 1569-1619). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 396 (1914); Venn, ACant iv, 117 (1922)]

Snell, Thomas. See Suell, Thomas.

Sneller, James (1600-1634). Actor (Prince Charles' (II) 1631-2). Possibly the same as James Kneller. [JCS ii, 577; Bawcutt, 'Documents of the Salisbury Court Theater', 182 (1997)]

Snelling, Thomas (1614-<48). Latin playwright. [Foster, AOx, 1387 (1891); Venn, ACant iv, 118 (1922); JCS v, 1178; RLDE 1/12, 13 (1982)]

Somer, Henry. See Summer, Henry.

Somers, Will (fl. 1525-47). Court fool under Henry VIII.

Somerset, Anne. See Winter, Anne Somerset.

Somerset, Blanche (Blanche Somerset Arundell) (c.1583-1649). Performer in masque (Hymenai, 1606). (Daughter of Edward Somerset; sister of Anne Somerset Winter, Catherine Somerset Petre, Catherine Somerset Windsor, Elizabeth Somerset Guildford, Henry Somerset, and Thomas Somerset) [Peerage i, 264 (1910); ES iii, 378; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 444 (1950)]

Somerset, Catherine (I). See Petre, Catherine Somerset.

Somerset, Catherine (II). See Windsor, Catherine Somerset.

Somerset, Duke of. See Fitzroy, Henry (1525-36); Seymour, Edward (I) (1547-52).

Somerset, Edward, 4th (9th) Earl of Worcester, Lord Herbert (1553-1628). Patron (Lord Herbert's 1556-7(?), 1564-5(?); Worcester's 1589-1603, 1620), performer in masque (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). (Son of William Somerset; father of Anne Somerset Winter, Blanche Somerset, Catherine Somerset Petre, Catherine Somerset Windsor, Elizabeth Somerset Guildford, Henry Somerset, and Thomas Somerset; brother-in-law of George Hastings) [ES ii, 220; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 439 (1950); Peerage xii.2, 854 (1959); Dawson, 'Kent', 176, 181 (1965); Coman, 'Congleton Accounts', 4 (1989); REED Heref./Worc., 627 (1990); Gurr, Playing Companies, 317, 328 (1996)]

Somerset, Elizabeth Dormer (I), Lady Herbert (d. 1635). Performer in masque, as Lady Herbert (Temple of Love, 1635). (Sister of Robert Dormer; daughter-in-law of Henry Somerset) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 308 (1872); Peerage xii.2, 862 (1959)]

Somerset, Elizabeth (II). See Guildford, Elizabeth Somerset.

Somerset, Sir George (I) (fl. 1549-50). Patron. [DTRB, 404 (1984)]

Somerset, George (II) (fl. 1601-2). Actor (Admiral's 1601-2). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 334; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 64 (1931); JCS ii, 578]

Somerset, Henry, 5th (10th) Earl of Worcester (c.1577-1646). Patron(?). (Son of Edward Somerset; brother of Anne Somerset Winter, Blanche Somerset, Catherine Somerset Petre, Catherine Somerset Windsor, Elizabeth Somerset Guildford, and Thomas Somerset) [ES ii, 220; Peerage xii.2, 857 (1959)]

Somerset, Thomas, Viscount Somerset of Cashel (1579-c.1650). Performer in masques (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606; Hymenai, 1606; Prince Henry's Barriers, 1610; Challenge at Tilt, 1614). (Son of Edward Somerset; brother of Henry Somerset, Catherine Somerset Petre, and Elizabeth Somerset Guildford) [ES iii, 378; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 438 (1950); Peerage xii.1, 90 (1953); Lindley, Court Masques, 280 (1995)]

Somerset, William, 3rd (8th) Earl of Worcester (1526-89). Patron (Worcester's 1556-85). (Father of Edward Somerset, grandfather of Henry Somerset, Catherine Somerset Petre, Elizabeth Somerset Guildford, and Thomas Somerset) [ES ii, 220; Peerage xii.2, 852 (1959); DTRB, 405 (1984); Louis, 'Sussex', 146 (1985); Gurr, Playing Companies, 317, 328 (1996)]

Sotherne, David (fl. 1537-8). Actor (Queen Jane's 1537). [Nungezer, 335]

Soulas, Josias de. See Floridor, Josias.

Southampton, Earl of. See Wriothesley, Thomas (1547-50); Wriothesley, Henry (I) (1550-81); Wriothesley, Henry (II) (1581-1601, 1603-24).

Southampton, Lady. See Wriothesley, Rachel de Massue de Beaujeu.

Southey, Thomas (fl. 1548-56). Actor (King's 1548-53; Queen's 1553-56). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 335; DTRB, 382, 397 (1984)]

Southyn, Robert (fl. 1550). Actor. [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 335]

Soyles, William. See Styles, William.

Sparkes, Thomas (fl. 1610?-22). Sharer (new Fortune). [Nungezer, 335; JCS ii, 578]

Sparrow, Thomas (fl. 1629-35). Latin playwright. [Venn, ACant iv, 128 (1922); JCS v, 1179; RLDE 2/12: 10 (1991)]

Speed, John (1595-1640). Playwright. [Foster, AOx, 1396 (1891); Venn, ACant iv, 129 (1922); JCS v, 1181]

Speed, Nathan (fl. 1644). Actor (Netherlands). [Riewald, 'New Light', 86 (1960)]

Spencer, Alice. See Egerton, Alice Spencer Stanley Egerton.

Spencer, Anne. See Sackville, Anne Spencer Stanley Compton.

Spencer, Dorothy. See Sidney, Dorothy.

Spencer, Elizabeth. See Eure, Elizabeth Spencer Carey.

Spencer, Gabriel (1576-98). Actor (Pembroke's 1597; Admiral's 1598). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 336; Eccles, 'Jonson and the Spies' (1937); Eccles, 'Actors IV', 172 (1993)]

Spencer, Henry, 1st (2nd) Earl of Sunderland (1620-43). Performer in masque (Coelum Britannicum, 1634). (Husband of Dorothy Sidney; son-in-law of Robert Sidney (II); grandson of Henry Wriothesley (II)) [Peerage xii.1, 482 (1953); Lindley, Court Masques, 280 (1995)]

Spencer, John (fl. 1603-23). Actor (Germany). [ES ii, 341; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 337; JCS ii, 578; Riewald, 'New Light', 75, 78 (1960)]

Spencer, Nicholas (fl. 1652-61). Rope dancer (London). [Rollins, 'Commonwealth Drama', 306-7 (1921); JCS ii, 578; Bawcutt, Control and Censorship, 251 (1996)]

Spencer, Richard (fl. 1541) (Spenser). Actor. [Boswell, 'Seven Actors', 52 (1985)]

Spencer, Robert, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (1570-1627). Host of Althorp Entertainment (1603). (Brother of Alice Spencer Stanley Egerton, Anne Spencer Stanley Compton Sackville, and Elizabeth Spencer Carey Eure) [ES ii, 391; Peerage xii.1, 159 (1953); Hasler, House of Commons iii, 426 (1981)]

Spencer, William (fl. 1589). Actor (Admiral's? 1589). [Nungezer, 338]

Spenser, Edmund (c.1552-1599). Poet, playwright(?). [ES iii, 494; Judson, Edmund Spenser (1945); Ringler, 'Spenser and Thomas Watson' (1954); Maley, Spenser Chronology (1994); DLB 167: 228 (1996)]

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

Spirleng, Geoffrey (fl. 1469). Pageant contributor. [Harrod, 'Norwich 1469' (1859); DTRB, 236, 425 (1984)]

Squire, John (fl. 1620). Writer of Lord Mayor's Pageant. [JCS v, 1185]

Squire, Lawrence (d. 1493). Master of Children of the Chapel Royal (1486-93). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 338; BDECM, 1035 (1998)]

Stabyll, Richard (fl. 1518-19). Actor in Skinners' midsummer show (1518-19). [Robertson and Gordon, Livery Companies, 3 (1954)]

Stackhouse, Roger (fl. 1554-8). Chorister (Paul's 1554). [Venn, ACant iv, 141 (1922); Nungezer, 338]

Staffield, George. See Stutville, George.

Stafford, Edward (I), 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478-1521). Patron (Duke of Buckingham's 1509-21). (Brother of Henry Stafford; son-in-law of Henry Algernon Percy; father-in-law of George Neville) [Peerage ii, 390 (1912); DTRB, 405 (1984)]

Stafford, Edward (II), 2nd (12th) Baron Stafford (1536-1603). Patron (Lord Stafford's 1574-1602). (Father of Edward Stafford (III); brother-in-law of Henry Stanley; uncle of Ferdinando Stanley and William Stanley (II)) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 70 (1910); Peerage xii.1, 185 (1953); Dawson, 'Kent', 178 (1965); Kahrl, 'Lincolnshire', 105 (1974); Pafford, 'Blandford Forum' (1977); REED Norwich, 369 (1984); Alexander, 'Bath', 5 (1985); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 454 (1986); REED Devon, 516 (1986); Coman, 'Congleton Accounts', 5 (1989); REED Heref./Worc., 624 (1990); Tiner, 'York', 31 (1992)]

Stafford, Edward (III), 3rd (13th) Baron Stafford (1572-1625). Patron (Lord Stafford's 1603-17). (Son of Edward Stafford (II); cousin of Ferdinando Stanley and William Stanley (II)) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 70 (1910); Peerage xii.1, 186 (1953); George, 'Jacobean Actors', 114 (1983); George, 'Walmesley', 12 (1985); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 454 (1986); REED Lancashire, 378 (1991); Tiner, 'York', 31 (1992)]

Stafford, Henry, 1st (11th) Earl of Wiltshire (c.1479-1523). Patron (Wiltshire's 1515-16). (Brother of Edward Stafford (I)) [Peerage xii.2, 738 (1959); DTRB, 405 (1984)]

Stafford, Humphrey, 1st Duke of Buckingham (c.1402-60). Patron (Duke of Buckingham's 1451). [Peerage ii, 388 (1912); DTRB, 405 (1984)]

Stafford, Rod(erick) (fl. 1566). Playwright. [ES, iii, 495]

Stagekeeper. [JCS ii, 579]

Stakhouse, Roger. See Stackhouse, Roger.

Stalinand, Nicholas (fl. 1594-1602). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1597). [Boas, University Drama, 399 (1914)]

Stanhope, George (fl. 1631-9). Actor in academic play (Queens' College, Cambridge 1637-8). [Venn, ACant iv, 146 (1922); REED Cambridge, 961 (1989)]

Stanino, James (fl. 1622-32). Actor in academic plays (Queens' College, Cambridge 1622-32). [REED Cambridge, 956, 960 (1989)]

Stanley, Alice. See Egerton, Alice Spencer Stanley.

Stanley, Anne. See Sackville, Anne Spencer Stanley Compton.

Stanley, Charlotte de la Tremoille, Lady Strange, Countess of Derby (d. 1664). Performer in masque (Chloridia, 1631). (Wife of James Stanley; daughter-in-law of William Stanley (II)) [Peerage iv, 214-5 (1916); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 444 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 280 (1995)]

Stanley, Edward, 3rd (12th) Earl of Derby (1509-72). Patron (Derby's 1532-38, 1566-68). (Father of Henry Stanley; grandfather of Ferdinando Stanley, William Stanley (II), and Edward Parker) [Peerage iv, 209 (1916); DTRB, 405 (1984); Blewitt, 'Winchester and Eton', 141 (1984); Bagley, Earls of Derby, 34ff.(1985); Gurr, Playing Companies, 275 (1996)]

Stanley, Elizabeth Vere, Countess of Derby (1575-1627). Performer in masques (Vision of the Twelve Goddesses, 1604; Masque of Blackness, 1605; Masque of Beauty, 1608; Masque of Queens, 1609). (Daughter of Edward de Vere; sister of Bridget Vere Norris and Susan Vere Herbert; wife of William Stanley (II); mother of James Stanley and Sir Robert Stanley; granddaughter of William Cecil) [Peerage iv, 213 (1916); ES iii, 278, 380; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 441 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]

Stanley, Ferdinando, 5th (14th) Earl of Derby, Lord Strange (c.1559-94). Patron (Lord Strange's 1576-93; Derby's 1593-94). (Son of Henry Stanley; brother of William Stanley (II); husband of Alice Spencer Stanley Egerton; father of Elizabeth Stanley Hastings; uncle of James Stanley; nephew of George Clifford and Edward Stafford (II); cousin of Edward Stafford (III), Edward Sutton, and Edward Parker; grandson of Edward Stanley) [Peerage iv, 212 (1916); ES ii, 118; Greenfield, 'Entertainments of Henry, Lord Berkeley', 15 (1983); Bagley, Earls of Derby, 53ff. (1985); McMillin, 'Sussex's Men', 219n11 (1991); Gurr, Playing Companies, 258, 274 (1996)]

Stanley, Henry, 4th (13th) Earl of Derby, Lord Strange (1531-93). Patron (Lord Strange's 1563-70; Derby's 1574-93). (Son of Edward Stanley; father of Ferdinando and William Stanley (II); grandfather of James Stanley; uncle of Edward Sutton, Edward Stafford (III), and Edward Parker; brother-in-law of George Clifford and Edward Stafford (II)) [Peerage iv, 211 (1916); ES ii, 118; Bagley, Earls of Derby, 53ff. (1985); Gurr, Playing Companies, 258 (1996)]

Stanley, James, 7th (16th) Earl of Derby, Lord Strange (1607-51). Patron (Lord Strange's 1634-37), performer in masque (Love's Triumph Through Callipolis, 1631). (Son of William Stanley (II) and Elizabeth Vere Stanley; brother of Sir Robert Stanley; husband of Charlotte de la Tremoille Stanley; nephew of Ferdinando Stanley, Bridget Vere Norris and Susan Vere Herbert; grandson of Henry Stanley) [Peerage iv, 214 (1916); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 438 (1950); George, 'Walmesley', 13 (1985); Bagley, Earls of Derby, 78ff. (1985); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 441 (1986); Coman, 'Congleton Accounts', 11 (1989); REED Lancashire, 379 (1991)]

Stanley, Sir Robert (d. 1632). Performer in masques (Love's Triumph Through Callipolis, 1631; Albion's Triumph 1632). (Son of William Stanley (II) and Elizabeth Vere Stanley; brother of James Stanley; nephew of Ferdinando Stanley; grandson of Henry Stanley). [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 438 (1950); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 507 (1969); Brown, Aurelian Townshend, 90 (1983)]

Stanley, Thomas (I), 1st (10th) Earl of Derby (c.1435-1504). Patron (Derby's 1495-6). [Peerage iv, 207 (1916); DTRB, 406 (1984)]

Stanley, Thomas (II) (1625-78). Translator, patron. [Foster, AOx, 1410 (1891); Venn, ACant iv, 148 (1922); JCS v, 1185]

Stanley, William (I), 3rd Baron Monteagle (c.1527-81). Patron (Lord Monteagle's 1568-81). (Husband of Anne Spencer Stanley Compton Sackville; brother-in-law of Elizabeth Spencer Carey Eure; father-in-law of Edward Parker) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 55 (1910); Redstone, 'Ipswich', 266 (1931); Peerage ix, 116 (1936); Alexander, 'Bath', 5 (1985); REED Lancashire, 377 (1991)]

Stanley, William (II), 6th (15th) Earl of Derby (1561-1642). Patron (Derby's 1594-1635), playwright. (Son of Henry Stanley; brother of Ferdinando Stanley; father of James Stanley and Sir Robert Stanley; father-in-law of Charlotte de la Tremoille Stanley; nephew of George Clifford and Edward Stafford (II); cousin of Edward Stafford (III) and Edward Sutton; son-in-law of Edward de Vere; grandson of Edward Stanley) [Peerage iv, 213 (1916); ES ii, 118; iii, 495; George, 'Jacobean Actors', 113 (1983); George, 'Walmesley', 12 (1985); Bagley, Earls of Derby, 67ff. (1985); Wasson, 'Touring Companies', 53 (1988); Coman, 'Congleton Accounts', 6ff. (1989); George, 'Population and Players', 11 (1992); Gurr, Playing Companies, 258, 265 (1996)]

Stanton, Lancelot (fl. 1595-1619). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1597). [Boas, University Drama, 399 (1914); Venn, ACant iv, 149 (1922)]

Stanton, Laurence (c.1551-1613). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 395 (1914); Venn, ACant iv, 149 (1922)]

Stapleton, Sir Richard (fl. 1571-2). Patron (1571-2). [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 95 (1910)]

Stapleton, Sir Robert (c.1600?-69). Playwright. [JCS v, 1186]

Staresmore, Thomas (d. 1644). Musician, actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1622-3). [REED Cambridge, 957-8 (1989)]

Steffkyn, Dietrich. See Stoeffken, Dietrich.

Stennyt, John (fl. 1563). Actor (Lincolnshire c.1563). [Barley, 'Plough Monday Play' (1954); Kahrl, 'Lincolnshire', 6 (1974)]

Stephen, King of England (c.1096-1154). [DTRB, xii (1984)]

Stephen (fl. 1601-2). Actor (Admiral's). [Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 65 (1931)]

Stephens, John (>1611-1617<). Playwright. [ES, iii, 495]

Stephenson, Henry (fl. 1503-50). Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, participant in royal pageants and disguisings (as "Master Harry of the Chapel"). [BDECM, 1046 (1998)]

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

Stevens, Thomas (fl. 1586-7). Actor (Germany). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 338]

Stevenson, Sir William (c.1530-75). Play presenter, playwright(?). [MS ii, 457; Boas, University Drama, 81-2 (1914); Venn, ACant iv, 159 (1922); Nethercot, Elizabethan Plays, 49 (1971); DTRB, 99, 425 (1984); REED Cambridge, 1011 (1989); Norland, Drama in Early Tudor Britain, 281-2 (1995)]

Still, John, bishop of Bath and Wells (1543?-1608). Playwright(?). [Ross, 'Gammer Gurton's Needle' (1897); MS ii, 457; Boas, University Drama, 81 (1914); Venn, ACant iv, 163 (1922); Nethercot, Elizabethan Plays, 49 (1971); DTRB, 100, 425 (1984)]

Stille, Sir. See Style, Henry.

Stirop, Henry (fl. 1449). Actor (in York). [DTRB, 406 (1984)]

Stockdale, Jeremy (fl. 1602-31) (Stockdall). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1604-5). [Venn, ACant iv, 164 (1922); REED Cambridge, 950 (1989)]

Stockfish, Hans. See Spencer, John.

Stoeffken, Dietrich (c.1600?-c.1673). Musician in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 48-50 (1965); Sabol, 'New Documents', 20 (1966); Highfill-Burnim-Langhans xiv, 257 (1991); BDECM, 1049 (1998); Grove xxiv, 322 (2001)]

Stokedale, Edmund (fl. 1550). Actor. [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 338]

Stokes, Frances Brandon Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517-59). Patron(?). (Daughter of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor; wife of Henry Grey (I)) [Dawson, 'Kent', 179 (1965); REED Norwich, 370 (1984)]

Stokes, William (fl. 1566). Minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 49 (1984)]

Stone (fl. 1605). Fool. [Alexander, 'Percy Household Accounts', 13 (1987)]

Stone, John (fl. 1632). King's tumbler. [REED York, 581 (1979)]

Stone, Philip (fl. 1608-13). Sharer (Red Bull). [Nungezer, 339]

Store, Benjamin (fl. 1605-41). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1605-6). [Venn, ACant iv, 170 (1922); REED Cambridge, 950 (1989)]

Stourton, John (1553-88). Patron. [REED Devon, 517 (1986)]

Str--, Robert (fl. c.1620). Actor. [JCS ii, 579]

Strachey, Ralph (1583-1644<). Musician at Blackfriars and in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). (Brother of Richard Strachey; son of Robert Strachey) [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 47 (1965); Sabol, 'New Documents', 21 (1966); Sabol, 'New Documents', 26 (1966); Ingram, 'Minstrels', 49 (1984); BDECM, 1055 (1998)]

Strachey, Richard (1574-1611<). Musician. (Brother of Ralph Strachey; son of Robert Strachey) [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 50 (1984); BDECM, 1055 (1998)]

Strachey, Robert (d. 1616; fl. 1567-1616). Musician/minstrel. (Father of Ralph Strachey and Richard Strachey) [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 50 (1984); BDECM, 1055 (1998)]

Strachey, William (c.1573-1619). Sharer (Children of the Chapel 1604). [Sanders, Strachey Family, 10ff. (1953); Sisson, New Readings, 1:188 (1956); Eccles, 'Martin Peerson' (1958); Culliford, William Strachey (1965); Foster, Elegy by W.S., 203-22, 276-90 (1989)]

Strafford, Earl of. See Wentworth, Thomas.

Strange, Lady. See Stanley, Charlotte de la Tremoille (1626-63).

Strange, Lord. See Stanley, Henry (1531-59); Stanley, Ferdinando (1572-93); Stanley, James (1626-42).

Stratford, Robert (fl. 1631). Actor (Prince Charles' (II)). [Nungezer, 339; JCS ii, 579]

Stratford, William (d. 1625). Actor (Prince Henry's-Palsgrave's 1610-24). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 339; JCS ii, 579; Eccles, 'Actors IV', 172 (1993)]

Stratton, John (fl. 1622). Actor in academic play (Queens' College, Cambridge 1622-3). [Venn, ACant iv, 173 (1922); REED Cambridge, 956 (1989)]

Strayker, William (fl. 1563). Actor (Lincolnshire c.1563). [Barley, 'Plough Monday Play' (1954); Kahrl, 'Lincolnshire', 6 (1974)]

Streche, Ralph. See Strachey, Ralph.

Street, Peter (1553-1609). Carpenter; builder of Globe, Fortune, and possibly the Theatre. [Ingram, Business, 92-7 (1992); Edmond, 'Peter Street' (1993)]

Strelley, Sir Anthony (fl. 1568-9). Patron (1568-9). [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 96 (1910)]

Strepworthy, Sir William (fl. 1568-9). Patron (1568-9). [Dawson, 'Kent', 178 (1965)]

Stretch, John (fl. 1635). Actor (at Norwich). [Nungezer, 340; JCS ii, 580]

Stringer, Philip (d. 1605; fl. 1565-1605). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 395 (1914); Venn, ACant iv, 175 (1922)]

Strode, William (1603-45). Poet, playwright. [Foster, AOx, 1438 (1891); Venn, ACant iv, 176 (1922); JCS v, 1187; Elliott, 'Plays at Christ Church' (1985); DLB 126: 250 (1993)]

Strong, John (1611-75). Musician at the Cockpit and in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 48 (1965); Sabol, 'New Documents', 25 (1966); Highfill-Burnim-Langhans xiv, 322 (1991); BDECM, 1058 (1998)]

Stropworth, Sir William (fl. 1568-9). Patron (1568-9). [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 96 (1910)]

Strowdewicke, Edmund (d. 1568). Queen's (1559-68). [ES ii, 84, 341; Nungezer, 340]

Stuart, Arabella (Arabella Stuart Seymour) (1575-1615). Performer in masques (Masque of Beauty, 1608; Tethys' Festival, 1610). (Wife of William Seymour; sister of Esme Stuart and Ludovic Stuart (I); cousin of James I) [ES iii, 380; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 444 (1950); Peerage xii.1, 72 (1953); Lindley, Court Masques, 272 (1995)]

Stuart, Esme, 3rd Duke of Lennox, Lord d'Aubigny (1579-1624). Patron (Lord Aubigny's [aka Duke of Lennox's brother's] 1609-14), performer in masque (Lord Haddington's Masque, 1608, as Lord d'Aubigny). (Brother of Arabella Stuart and Ludovic Stuart (I); father of James Stuart, Ludovic Stuart (II), and Frances Stuart Weston; cousin of James I) [ES iii, 382; Peerage vii, 607 (1929); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 431 (1950); REED Coventry, 389 (1981); REED Norwich, 358 (1984); Coman, 'Congleton Accounts', 6 (1989)]

Stuart, Frances Howard Pranell Seymour (I), Countess of Hertford (d. 1639). Performer in masque (Vision of the Twelve Goddesses, 1604). (Wife of Edward Seymour (II) and Ludovic Stuart (I)) [ES iii, 278; Peerage vi, 506 (1926); vii, 606 (1929)]

Stuart, James, 4th Duke of Lennox (1612-55). Performer in masques (Coelum Britannicum, 1634; Temple of Love, 1635; Britannia Triumphans, 1638; Luminalia, 1638; Salmacida Spolia, 1640). (Son of Esme Stuart; brother of Ludovic Stuart (II) and Frances Stuart Weston; husband of Mary Villiers Stuart; nephew of Arabella Stuart and Ludovic Stuart (I)) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant ii, 290 (1872); Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 309 (1872); Grosart, Luminalia, 622 (1876); Peerage vii, 609 (1929); Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 209 (1970); Lindley, Court Masques, 278 (1995)]

Stuart, Ludovic (I), 2nd Duke of Lennox (1574-1624). Patron (Duke of Lennox's 1603-9), performer in masques (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606; Lord Haddington's Mask, 1608; Prince Henry's Barriers, 1610; Lord Somerset's Masque, 1613; Challenge at Tilt, 1614). (Brother of Arabella Stuart and Esme Stuart; husband of Frances Howard Pranell Seymour Stuart; uncle of James Stuart, Ludovic Stuart (II), and Frances Stuart Weston; cousin of James I) [ES ii, 241; iii, 246, 382, 393; Peerage vii, 604 (1929); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 435 (1950); Dawson, 'Kent', 173 (1965); REED Norwich, 364 (1984); Lindley, Court Masques, 278 (1995); REED Somerset, 21, 997 (1996)]

Stuart, Ludovic (II), 10th Seigneur d'Aubigny (1619-65). Performer in masque, as Lord Lodowick Stuart (Britannia Triumphans, 1638). (Son of Esme Stuart; brother of James Stuart and Frances Stuart Weston; nephew of Arabella Stuart and Ludovic Stuart (I)) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant ii, 290 (1872); Peerage i, 330 (1910); Lefkowitz, Trois Masques, 209 (1970)]

Stuart, Mary Villiers, Duchess of Lennox (1622-85). Performer in masques (Tempe Restored, 1632, as Lady Mary Villiers; Luminalia, 1638, and Salmacida Spolia, 1640, as Duchess of Lennox). (Daughter of George Villiers; wife of James Stuart) [Grosart, Luminalia, 630 (1876); Peerage vii, 609-10 (1929); Lindley, Court Masques, 278, 280 (1995)]

Stubbe, Edmund (d. 1659; fl. 1611-59) (Stub, Stubbs). Latin playwright, actor in academic plays (Trinity, Cambridge, 1611-19). [Venn, ACant iv, 178 (1922); JCS v, 1195; RLDE 2/2: 11 (1987); REED Cambridge, 951-6 (1989)]

Studle, John (fl. 1618). Actor (Netherlands). (= Stutville?) [Hoppe, 'English Acting Companies', 29 (1955); Riewald, 'New Light', 82 (1960)]

Studley, John (c.1545-c.1606). Translator. [Venn, ACant iv, 179 (1922); ES iii, 495]

Sturt, John (d. 1625). Musician in masque (1613). [Spencer, 'M.L. Lute Book' (1985); Kapeller, Untersuchungen (1986); BDECM, 1065 (1998); Grove xxiv, 633 (2001)]

Stutfield, George. See Stutville, George.

Stutville, George (fl. 1622-40) (Estoteville, Estouteville, Staffield, Stutfield, Stutvile, Stutvill). Actor (Revels c.1622; Prince Charles' (II) 1632-34; Queen Henrietta's 1635; Beeston's Boys 1640). [Nungezer, 130, 340; JCS ii, 580; Haaker, 'Plague', 297 (1968); Bentley, 'Prince Charles's Company', 229 (1978); Elliott, 'Plays at Christ Church', 13 (1985)]

Stutville, John. See Studle, John.

Style, Henry (c.1522-88). Academic playwright (Trinity College, Cambridge). [Venn, ACant iv, 181 (1922); DTRB, 426 (1984)]

Styles, William (fl. 1634-43). Attendant on King's Men (1637). [JCS ii, 582]

Sucar, John. See Sugar, John.

Suckling, Sir John (1609-42). Playwright, actor in academic play? (Trinity College, Cambridge 1627-8). [Venn, ACant iv, 183 (1922); JCS v, 1197; Clayton, 'Thorn-Drury's Marginalia' (1959); Berry, Suckling's Poems and Letters (1960); Clayton, 'Portraits of Sir John Suckling' (1960); Clayton, 'Suckling and the Cranfields' (1960); Freehafer, 'Brome, Suckling' (1968); Clayton, Works of Sir John Suckling, xxvii-lxxv (1971); Squier, Sir John Suckling (1978); DLB 58, 267 (1987); Parker, 'Suckling in Paris' (1987); REED Cambridge, 959 (1989); DLB 126, 256 (1993); van Strien, 'Sir John Suckling' (1995)]

Sudborow, John. See Sidborough, John.

Sudbury, Thomas (d. 1546; fl. 1515-46) (Sudborough). Actor (King's 1515-21, 1530). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 341; DTRB, 389 (1984)]

Sudder, Lord. See Sutton, Edward.

Suell, Thomas (fl. 1613). Actor (Lady Elizabeth's). (not a boy, as Bentley says) [JCS ii, 583; REED Coventry, 394 (1981)]

Suffolk, Countess of. See Howard, Catherine Knyvett Rich (1583-1638).

Suffolk, Duchess of. See Bertie, Katherine Willoughby Brandon (1534-80); Stokes, Frances Brandon Grey (1551-59).

Suffolk, Duke of. See Brandon, Charles (1514-45); Grey, Henry (1551-54).

Suffolk, Earl of. See Howard, Thomas (III) (1603-26).

Sugar, John (fl. 1563). Actor (Lincolnshire c.1563). [Barley, 'Plough Monday Play' (1954); Kahrl, 'Lincolnshire', 6 (1974)]

Summer, Henry (fl. 1561-66). Actor in academic plays (Oxford 1566). [Boas, University Drama, 392 (1914)]

Sumner, John (d. 1649 or 1651) (Somner, Sumpner). Actor (Queen Henrietta's 1625-40). [Nungezer, 341; JCS ii, 583; Haaker, 'Plague', 297 (1968)]

Sussex, Earl of. See Radcliffe, Robert (I) (1529-42); Radcliffe, Henry (I) (1542-57); Radcliffe, Thomas (1557-83); Radcliffe, Henry (II) (1583-93); Radcliffe, Robert (II) (1593-1629).

Suthey, William (fl. 1480-90). Musician for plays at King's College, Cambridge. [REED Cambridge, 1011 (1989)]

Sutton, Edward, 5th Baron Dudley (1567-1643). Patron (Lord Dudley's 1595-1636). (Nephew of Henry Stanley; cousin of Ferdinando and William Stanley) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 41 (1910); Peerage iv, 482 (1916); Dawson, 'Kent', 170 (1965); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 64 (1981); George, 'Jacobean Actors', 113 (1983); Greenfield, 'Entertainments of Henry, Lord Berkeley', 18, 22 (1983); George, 'Walmesley', 12 (1985); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 442 (1986); Wasson, 'Touring Companies', 51-3 (1988); Coman, 'Congleton Accounts', 7 (1989); REED Heref./Worc., 614 (1990); REED Lancashire, 374 (1991); Tiner, 'York', 13 (1992)]

Sutton, Robert (fl. 1550). Actor. [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 342]

Sutton, Thomas (fl. 1617). Musician (Poland). [Riewald, 'New Light', 90 (1960)]

Swaine, Humphrey (1576-91). Servant to one of Queen's Men. [Coldewey, 'Aldeburgh', 22 (1977)]

Swan, John (d. 1671; fl. 1622-71). Actor in academic play? (Trinity College, Cambridge 1627-8). [Venn, ACant iv, 190 (1922); REED Cambridge, 959 (1989)]

Swan, Thomas (fl. 1622-9). Actor in academic play? (Trinity College, Cambridge 1627-8). [Venn, ACant iv, 190 (1922); REED Cambridge, 959 (1989)]

Swanston, Eyllaerdt (d. 1651) (Sawnston, Swainstone, Swansson, Swanstead, Swansted, Swanstone, Swanstrid, Swantton, Swautted; Eliard, Elliard, Ellyard, Ellyart, Elyard, Eylardt, Eylaerd, Eylaerdt, Eylyardt, Hilliard, Hilyar, Iliar, Illre, Ilra). Actor (Lady Elizabeth's 1622; King's 1624-42). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 342; JCS ii, 584; George, 'Early Cast Lists' (1974); Howard, 'Acting Lines', 10 (1985); Wills, 205 (1993); Eccles, 'Actors IV', 172 (1993)]

Swayne, Martin (d. 1625). Servant of Richard Price. [JCS ii, 588]

Swetherton, Thomas. See Swinnerton, Thomas.

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

Swinarton, Abell (fl. 1628). Actor (Queen of Bohemia's). [Nungezer, 344; JCS ii, 588]

Swinhoe, Gilbert (fl. 1658). Playwright. [JCS v, 1214; Randall, Winter Fruit, 79-83 (1995)]

Swinnerton, John (fl. 1620). Actor (possibly mistake for Thomas?). [Wills, 118-9]

Swinnerton, Thomas (fl. 1604-28) (Swetherton, Swynerton). Actor (Queen Anne's 1604-19; provincial 1619-28); sharer; co-builder of Red Bull playhouse. [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 344; JCS ii, 588]

Swopper (fl. 1603). Fool (Earl of Bedford's). [Greenfield, 'Entertainments of Henry, Lord Berkeley', 19 (1983)]

Swynnerton, Daniel. Probably a mistake for Thomas Swinnerton. [JCS ii, 589]

Syferweste, Richard (fl. 1602). Actor (Worcester's? 1602). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 345]

Sylvester, William (fl. 1567). Carpenter; worked on Red Lion theater. [Loengard, 'Elizabethan Lawsuit', 301 (1983)]

Symcockes (fl. 1601-5). Actor (Lennox's(?) 1605). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 346; Coman, 'Congleton Accounts', 15 (1989)]

Symons, John (fl. 1583-9). Actor/tumbler (Strange's 1583; Oxford's 1585; Strange's 1586-8?; Queen's 1588-9?). [ES ii, 341; Nungezer, 346]