John Witter submits the bill of complaint in his Court of Requests suit against John Heminges and Henry Condell. John Witter had married Anne Phillips soon after the death of her first husband, Augustine Phillips, an actor in the King's Men company. When Anne died, Witter brought John Heminges and Henry Condell to court over Anne's shares in the Globe playhouse. In his bill of complaint, Witter explains that at one point he been forced to mortgage his interest in the playhouse to John Heminges for the sum of £50, which he subsequently repaid in full, with interest. Recently, however, Heminges and Condell have managed to acquire the original documents relating to Phillips' share in the property, and have since taken possession of the share and deprived Phillips' heirs of the profits arising from it. Witter asks that Heminges and Condell be made to 'confesse and acknowledge all the whole truth' in the Court of Requests, as they 'are not compellable at or by the Common lawes of this Realme.'
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Phillips, Augustine | deceased | husband, playhouse sharer |
| Heminges, John | defendant | gentleman, playhouse sharer |
| Condell, Henry | defendant | |
| Bennett, John | judge of the Prerogative Court | |
| Witter, John | plaintiff | gentleman, husband, playhouse sharer |
| Willbraham, Raphe | plaintiff's counsel | |
| Brend, Nicholas | property holder | |
| Phillips, Anne | widow | executrix, wife |