In response to Giles Allen's suit against Peter Street over the Theatre playhouse property, Cuthbert Burbage sues Allen in the court of Requests. Robert Vigerous, lawyer, deposes 14 August 1600. He says about four years ago he helped James Burbage and Allen to negotiate and draft a new lease, which stipulated a ten-year term at £24 per annum, as well as the repayment of £30 in arrears rent. Vigerous was then commissioned to draft this lease and was paid for it by Cuthbert, though he never received an extra satin doublet also promised to him. He does not know whether Burbage was to give £100 for the lease, what other agreements may have passed between the parties, or whether the lease ever took effect. He has seen another draft lease for the same property which does mention that Burbage should pay £100 to Allen; this draft, he notes, was commissioned by Burbage. He does not remember the consideration upon which this clause was entered, but has heard Allen complain that James Burbage did not complete the £200 in repairs dictated by the first lease. He does not know whether this motivated the £100 clause.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, Giles | defendant | gentleman, lessor |
| Vigerous, Robert | deponent | esquire |
| Breather, Arthur | examiner | gentleman |
| Sammes, John | examiner | gentleman |
| Burbage, James | leaseholder | |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | plaintiff | gentleman, leaseholder |