Viewing Event Record: Requests, Burbage v Allen: Cuthbert Burbage swears an affidavit

Abstract

In response to Giles Allen's suit against Peter Street over the Theatre playhouse property, Cuthbert Burbage sues Allen in the court of Requests. Cuthbert Burbage makes an affidavit in which he accuses Giles Allen of pressing his trespass suit at the court of King's Bench against Burbage, despite the injunction ordering him to stop further proceedings until Burbage's suit is settled in Requests court.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 11 June 1600 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 11 June 1600 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Theatre

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Allen, Giles defendant
Burbage, Cuthbert plaintiff

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Event Type

  • court case
  • playhouse business