Royal Household — Minor Figures

3 figures from Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

John Leg

king's servant · first appears Richard II 13

• Richard II 13 · employer: Richard II “and that one of the kings seruants named Iohn Leg, with three of his fellowes, practised to féele yoong maids whether they were vndergrowne”
• Richard II 14 · sworn: Richard II “There were also beheaded at the same time by those rude people, one of the kings seruants that was a sergeant at armes called Iohn Leg, who had vsed himselfe somewhat extremelie in gathering vp of the pole monie”

John Sclake

dean of the king's chapel · first appears Richard II 77

• Richard II 77 · sworn: Richard II “maister Iohn Sclake deane of the kings chappell”

Lancegrone

Bohemian queen's maid · first appears Richard II 36

• Richard II 36 · married with Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland “and tooke to wife one Lancegrone a Bohemer one of the quéenes maids”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.