ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, fˈɪftiːn mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə nˈuː kˈɪŋz kˈʌmpəni tˈɑːməs kˈɪlɪɡɹˌuː, sˌɜː ɹˈɑːbɚt hˈaʊɚd ænd θˈɜːtiːn ˈæktɚz sˈaɪnd ɐ lˈiːs wɪððɪ ˈɜːl ʌv bˈɛdfɚd fɚðə sˈaɪt əvə nˈuː θˈiəɾɚ, ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt ðæt ˈɔːlsoʊ dᵻfˈaɪnd ðə ʃˈɛɹɚz ɪnðə kˈʌmpəni.
On 28 January 1661, fifteen members of the new King's Company – Thomas Killigrew, Sir Robert Howard and thirteen actors – signed a lease with the Earl of Bedford for the site of a new theatre, an agreement that also defined the sharers in the company.