A+Day+In+London

Age - 21.

Name - Ralph.

Sex - Male.

Marital status - Single.

Occupation - Armorer.

Income - Approximately a Shilling a day ( 12 pennies ). 1500 - 3000 pounds a year.

The Armorer was one of the most important occupations of the Elizabethan era. Armorer's forged armor for the Knights and also repaired armor. Where in London do you live? The Journeyman district, where all the blacksmiths,Armorers, Bowers, Carpenters Etc. lived. Somewhere near the Mermaid Tavern.

How much education did you receive? Was taught from age 5-7 and received education from a Petty school.

What were you taught? Went to Petty school and was taught to read and write english, and learn catechism.

What is your religion? He was a Catholic.

How has your religion affected your life in terms of how you are treated by people in power? He was treated well as he followed the same religion as the Queen.

What play do you go to see? He watched Richard III.

How did you know it was playing? His fellow tradesmen and friends told him but before he heard it from a Herald or a Town Crier.

What other Shakespeare plays might you have been able to see? Henry VI part 1. 2 and 3, King John and Julius Caesar.

What play by Shakespeare was your favorite until now? He had never seen a play by Shakespeare before.

What actor in the company is your favorite actor? Henry Condell.

How are you dressed when you attend the play? He wore a shirt and stockings for underclothes and wore shoes, a hat, breeches,a nice cloak with a ruff.

Describe some of the costumes the actors wear. The material used was luxurious and the colours were vibrant. The actors wore what was suitable for their era.

You are planning to go to a ball (fancy dance party) after the play. How will you dress for that? He wore his nice cloak with a ruff and a vibrant hat. He would take off his cloak to dance and then he would be wearing a nice, ruffed, tight fitting suit like undergarments.

What did you dine on before going to the theatre? He dined on 24 oz. of wheat bread ( 1 pence ), 2/3 gallon of beer ( 1 pence ), 2 lbs. of Beef ( 2 pence ).

When did you eat? 5 o'clock.

What did you drink? Beer.

How much did it cost? 4 pence.

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

Where did you sit? The Galleries.

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

Who was the most important person you recognized in the audience? The Queen.

Who ruled England at the time? The Queen, Elizabethan.

What was some gossip about the ruler? Some gossip about the queen is that she was visited daily by Thomas Seymour in her bedroom chamber, before she was dressed.

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

What is the last book you read? The bible.

Justin S. Oct 27/10
=Journal Entry=

Dear Diary, I woke up today the same place I have for multiple years, 3 years to be exact. I have lived in the back of this store for as long as I can remember, ever since I was a child and my parents were running this business. But now I live alone and run this family built armory business by myself located exactly in the center core of the journeymen district on the perfect spot with the most traffic. I went to a Pety School just blocks behind the Mermaid Tavern were I was taught now to read and obviously write the English language. My father was the one to teach me the complex art of being an Armorer as I watched him and helped him from time to time, day in and day out. I quickly picked up the concept and now I am a master just like my father.

My fellow colleagues and I saw a play today by a brilliant writer by the name of William Shakespeare. My friends and I that all dwell or work in the Journeyman district all closed our shops earlier than we normally do just to see the work of this brilliant man, to be more specific we were heading out to see Henry III. So as the play leads closer and closer to Showtime we all closed up our shops and quickly got dressed in our finest of linens. I choose to wear a shirt and stockings for underclothes and shoes along with a hat, breeches, and a nice cloak with a ruff. We all headed out together and arrived at the beginning of the play just in time. We sit in different places according to our social status and considering I am just an average working class guy I sit in the Galleries which accompanies all of London’s working class people.

The play was a spectacle that all must see and was given a standing ovation by all who attended. The rave that had gone around the streets of London is now not just rumors to me as I was dazzled by the performance like many others. Aside from that, after the play one of my very loyal costumers saw me at the play and invited myself and all i was with to a ball which we all graciously accepted. It was quite awhile before the time between now and the ball so we all decided to head down to the Mermaids Tavern and get some food so we do not arrive hungry at the ball. I choose to eat 24 oz. of wheat bread, 2/3 gallon of beer and 2 lbs. of Beef. Now all that beer was a bit too overwhelming for me so i shared with my fellow comrades. Once we were all filled up, we got up and started making our way down to the location of the ball. Upon arrival we were greeted by my friend that invited us and we were immediately involved in dancing with beautiful young ladies. Before we knew it the night had passed unbelievably fast and we were all let out on the streets and given the task of finding our way back home. This day has been the most exciting i have had in along time.