In a Court of Requests case between Robert Keysar and Richard Burbage, Cuthbert Burbage, John Heminges, and Henry Condell, the defendants submit their answer to Keysar's bill of complaint. Burbage and the other sharers accept the account of Henry Evans' lease of the Blackfriars property from Richard Burbage as it is described in the bill, but deny knowledge of any transaction between Evans and John Marston regarding the lease or of Marston's possession of any 'goodes apparell for players properties playe bookes and other things' used by the Children of the Queen's Majesty's Revels. They 'vtterly denie' that Keysar consulted them at any time regarding the purchase of a sixth-share through Marston or that they encouraged him to make any such purchase. The response also details how Henry Evans, having left the leased property 'farre into decay for want of reparacions,' came to surrender his lease back to Richard Burbage rather than carry out maintenance on the premises. Following his forfeit of the lease, Burbage and the other defendants have 'entred into occupied and enioyed' the Blackfriars property, and have prevented Keysar from 'intermedlinge' with their proceedings. They deny Keysar's appraisal of the 'said goodes & premisses' at £600, his purchase of a share for £100, or that the defendants have made £1500 of profit by their use of the property.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Burbage, Richard | defendant | lessor, playhouse sharer |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | defendant | playhouse sharer |
| Heminges, John | defendant | playhouse sharer |
| Condell, Henry | defendant | playhouse sharer |
| Evans, Henry | defendant | lessee, playhouse sharer |
| Marston, John | lessor | player, playhouse sharer, playwright |
| Keysar, Robert | plaintiff | citizen, goldsmith, purchaser |