A+Day+In+London

Age 20

Name - Josias

Sex - Male

Marital status - Single

Occupation - Bowyer The bowyer is the crafter of bows and crossbows.

Income - Approximately A shilling a day (12 pennies), depending on how many bows/ crossbows he sold. He could make around 1500-3000 pounds a year.

Where in London do you live? Somewhere near Cheapside, around a bunch of journeyman shops.

How much education did you receive? Went to petty school from 5-7 years of age.

What were you taught? How to read and write.

What is your religion? Catholic.

How has your religion affected your life in terms of how you are treated by people in power? He was treated fairly.

What play do you go to see? Richard III

How did you know it was playing? Some costumers told him that it was good.

What other Shakespeare plays might you have been able to see? Henry IV part 1, 2, or 3, or Titus Andronicus.

What play by Shakespeare was your favorite until now? Titus Andronicus.

What actor in the company is your favorite actor? Richard Burbage.

How are you dressed when you attend the play? He wore stockings and a shirt, with a cloak and breeches over that. He also wore a nice hat.

Describe some of the costumes the actors wear. They wore a combanation of Roman clothes and elizabethan clothes. You are planning to go to a ball (fancy dance party) after the play. How will you dress for that?

What did you dine on before going to the theater? Wheat bread, mutton, and beer.

When did you eat? This morning.

What did you drink? Beer.

How much did it cost? He bought 2/3 of a gallon of beer for a penny and had that. He also had wheat bread and mutton, together it all cost 4 pence, and he had some food left over for later.

How much did you pay for your ticket? 2 pence.

Where did you sit? In the galleries.

A number of your friends chose to spend the afternoon seeing another kind of entertainment, What was it? Cockfighting.

Who was the most important person you recognized in the audience? He saw Cuthbert Buckell.

Who ruled England at the time? Queen Elizabeth I.

What was some gossip about the ruler?

Who was the Lord Mayor of London at the time? Cuthbert Buckell.

What is the last book you read? The Bible.

Journal Entry
Today was a particularily interesting day. As I was selling bows to a hunting party, they told me that Richard III was a very lovely play. As I had saved up enough money to afford some extra luxuries I decided to go. The next day, which happens to be today, I woke up at a decent hour and had some left over bread and mutton for breakfast. I went to the shop and began working on a new order for a dozen crossbows for some hunters that stopped by, at that time, I had finished 10. After I ahd finished working on the bows I had some dinner, more mutton and wheat, with a bit of beer. After dinner I went to the play. It was wonderful, and I may have caught a glimpse of the Lord Mayor of London! Once the play was finished I had a ball to attend to. I went home and put on my good breeches and a nice cloak. I went to the ball and danced with this lovely woman. After supper, I went home and worked on my crossbows for a bit, got another order, then went to bed.