The list records a total of 24 performances before the King and Queen, presented by the Kings company over a nine month period. The playwright whose work was most frequently given was John Fletcher, but they also played Julius Caesar, The Merry Wives and Old Castle - probably Henry IV part 1, plus Ben Jonsons Volpone, Suckling, George Chapman and Richard Brome. This is one of only 5 such lists known from the period and throws valuable light on theatrical taste at the court and the continuing popularity of Shakespeare, 22 years after his death
