Margaret Brayne sues James and Cuthbert Burbage in Chancery court over her share of the Theatre playhouse profits. Edward Collyns deposes 29 July 1592. His testimony provides some detail concerning the original financial transactions between Burbage and Brayne. He professes himself ignorant on most points of the interrogation. Collyns, who was apprenticed to Brayne's neighbour, speaks of Brayne's reputed wealth at the time he entered into the Theatre project (about £1000), and of the financial problems Brayne encountered as he abandoned his profession of grocer to concentrate on the Theatre. Collyns give specific details of Brayne's debts and expenditures on the Theatre. Collyns remembers being called by the arbitrators to give evidence on Brayne when he first entered into the Theatre partnership with Burbage, but is not aware of the outcome of the arbitration.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Burbage, Cuthbert | defendant | |
| Collins, Edward | deponent | grocer |
| Kenningham, Robert | grocer | master |
| Kymbre, ––– | ironmonger | |
| Allen, Giles | lessor | |
| Brayne, Margaret | plaintiff | widow |
| Brayne, John | playhouse financier | |
| Burbage, James | playhouse owner |