Cuthbert Burbage sues Giles Allen in Requests court over the Theatre playhouse property. Henry Johnson, silkweaver, deposes a second time, 23 May 1600. Johnson says that Cuthbert admitted that £30 in rent was due upon James Burbage's deathmand that Cuthbert agreed to pay it if Allen extended the lease, but that the Theatre would be used as a playhouse for only five more years. Allen, however, would not extend the lease until the arrears were paid. Johnson adds that he believes Allen delayed making a new lease in order to drive up the annual rent. Johnson notes that he has on several occasions witnessed Burbage ask Allen to draw up a new lease and that it is three years since he first heard Burbage do so. Allen was at the George, where he stayed when in London to collect his rents, when Burbage asked him for a new lease. Johnson has no knowledge that James Burbage ever agreed the Theatre would continue as a playhouse for only five years following a lease renewal.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, Giles | defendant | lessor |
| Johnson, Henry | deponent | silk-weaver |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | plaintiff | |
| Burbage, James | playhouse owner | deceased, leaseholder |