Cuthbert Burbage sues Giles Allen in Requests court over the Theatre playhouse property. Oliver Tylte, a yeoman, deposes 15 May 1600. Tylte deposes that about eighteen years ago James Burbage paid him and others to keep Edward Peckham and his servants from taking possession of the Theatre property. Tylte suggests that Burbage must have gone to considerable expense, as he continued to employ men to guard the property for as long as the dispute between Allen and Peckham lasted. Tylte says that he was a tenant of Burbage's before the Theatre was built, and that Burbage improved the buildings a great deal. He confirms that Stoughton and Richardes were tenants in the old decayed barn that was shored up against the Theatre.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, Giles | defendant | lessor |
| Tylte, Oliver | deponent | yeoman |
| Peckham, Edmond | disputant | |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | plaintiff | playhouse owner |
| Burbage, James | playhouse owner | leaseholder |
| Stoughton, Robert | tenant | butcher |
| Richardes, Hugh | tenant |