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.
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.