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Age-18 Name – Rose Abell Sex-Female Marital status- Married to Valentyne Abell Occupation (if any) -Wet nurse Income-1 shilling, breast feeding 3 babies. Where in London do you live? Pembroke How much education did you receive? None other than what my mom taught me. What were you taught? cooking, cleaning, taking care of children. What is your religion? Anglican. How has your religion affected your life in terms of how you are treated by people in power? Peers treated me the same, as everyone in England is Anglican. What play do you go to see? Romeo and Juliet How did you know it was playing? Poster against a tree. What other Shakespeare plays might you have been able to see? Hamlet What play by Shakespeare was your favorite until now? Timon of Athens What actor in the company is your favorite actor?General Alcibiades How are you dressed when you attend the play? Casual dress. Describe some of the costumes the actors wear .Togas You are planning to go to a ball (fancy dance party) after the play. How will you dress for that? Corset light blue dress What did you dine on before going to the theater? Turkey and Brusel sprouts When did you eat?I ate at 5:00 What did you drink? Ale How much did it cost? 6 pence How much did you pay for your ticket? 8 shillings. Where did you sit? In the middle seat of the theatre A number of your friends chose to spend the afternoon seeing another kind of entertainment, What was it? Going to the market Who was the most important person you recognized in the audience? I reconized no one truly important Who ruled England at the time? Queen  Elizabeth I What was some gossip about the ruler? How her mother got brutally murdered, she got left a orphan under the stress of royalty. Who was the Lord Mayor of London at the time? Stephen Slanye What is the last book you read? The church histories cleared from the Roman forgeries.