Edward Alleyn's 1624 suit against William Henslowe -- Philip Henslowe's brother -- provides details about the Alleyn-Henslowe profit-sharing arrangements for the Bear Garden and Hope venues. Alleyn says that in or around 1611 Henslowe agreed to pay £8 annual rent for a period of twenty-four years, for a moiety of the profits from the Fortune and its surrounding tenements. This rent was offset by Henslowe allowing Alleyn and his family to occupy or make use of tenements near the Bear Garden for the same tenure. William Henslowe inherited Philip's properties and leases after his death (6 January 1616), at which point fifty years remained on the properties Philip had leased from the Bishop of Winchester. William soon evicted Alleyn from the Bear Garden [Hope] properties and withheld the profits. Alleyn requests that William Henslowe be summoned to Whitehall by an order of privy seal to answer these charges.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Henslowe, William | defendant | brother |
| Alleyn, Edward | plaintiff | esquire, playhouse owner, tenant |
| Henslowe, Philip | playhouse sharer | brother, esquire |