spelling only in accordance to the decision of the
Percy Council.[200]

Though Henry Porter was a dramatist of considerable reputation, all his
productions, except the copy now reprinted, appear to have utterly
perished; and, I believe, the only materials to be found for his
biography are the subjoined memoranda in the Diary of Henslowe:[201]--

Pd this 23 of Aguste 1597 to Harey Porter to carye to |
T. Nashe now at this tyme in the fflete for wrytinge of | s
_the eylle of Dogges_ ten shellinges to bee paide agen to | x
me when he canne I say ten shillinges |

Lent unto the company the 30 of Maye 1598 to bye a boocke | li
[202] called _Love prevented_ the some of fower powndes dd. | iiij
to Thomas Dowton, Mr Porter |

Lent unto the company the 18 of Aguste 1598 to bye a Booke | li
called _Hoote Anger sone cowld_ of Mr Porter, Mr Cheattell | vj
and bengemen Johnson in full payment, the some of |

Lent unto Thomas Dowton the 22 of Desember 1598 to bye a | li
boocke of Harey Porter called _the 2 pte of the 2 angrey_ | v
_Wemen of Abengton_ |

Let unto Harey Porter at the request of the company in |
earnest of his booke called _ij merey women of abington_ |
the some of forty shellings and for the resayte of that | s
money he gave me his faythfull promise that I should have | xl
alle his bookes which he writte ether him selfe or with |
any other which some was dd. the 28th of febreary 1598[-9]. |

Lent unto Harey Cheattell the 4 of March 1598[-9] in | s
earneste of his boocke which Harey Porter and he is a | x
writtinge the some of--called _the Spencers_. |

Lent Harey Porter the 11 of Aprell 1599 the some of | s d
| ii vj

Lent Hary Porter the 16 of Aprell 1599 the some of[203] | d
| xij

Lent Harey Porter the 5 of Maye 1599 the some of | s d
| ii vj

Lent Harey Porter the 15 of Maye 1599 the some of | s d
| ii vj

Be it knowne unto all men that I Henry Porter do o