In a Court of Requests case between Robert Keysar and Richard Burbage, Cuthbert Burbage, John Heminges, and Henry Condell, the plaintiff's counsel submits the bill of complaint to the court. Keysar recounts his purchase of a 'full Sixt parte' of the 'Lease, goodes, & proffitts' of the Blackfriars theatre enterprise from John Marston for the fee of £100. He claims that Burbage and the other partners promised 'not to ioyne in any act' to hinder his possession of the share, but after the purchase defrauded him of any part of the playhouse profits, which he values 'at the leaste of fifteene hundred poundes.' Keysar also asserts that the other sharers prevented his use of the premises, and cites a loss of £500 for his outlay at having 'kept boyes theise Two years' in expectation of continuing 'playes in the said howse vpon the ceasing of the generall sicknes.'
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Burbage, Richard | defendant | lessor, playhouse sharer |
| Evans, Henry | defendant | lessee, playhouse sharer |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | defendant | playhouse sharer |
| Heminges, John | defendant | playhouse sharer |
| Condell, Henry | defendant | playhouse sharer |
| Keysar, Robert | plaintiff | citizen, goldsmith, playhouse sharer |
| Willbraham, Raphe | plaintiff's counsel | |
| Marston, John | playhouse sharer | playwright, vendor |