Edward Kirkham and Anne Kendall, widow and executrix of Thomas Kendall, sue Samuel Daniel in Chancery court. Daniel is currently suing Kirkham and Kendall in the court of King's Bench over money he claims is owed him over the licensing of the Children of the Queen's Revels plays. This is a countersuit, in which Kirkham and Kendall accuse Daniel of having misappropriated the payments, all of which they claim to have made. The bill of complaint outlines the terms of their successive agreements. At first they were to pay Daniel a year in times when the company was playing for at least a full six months in the year, or 16s 8d a month in times when the company was playing for less than a full six months in the year. On 25 October 1604, the parties signed a new agreement, in which Kirkham and Kendall were to remit 5s a week until the bond was satisfied. Daniel, ' havinge a greedy and Covetous minde,' now claims that the bond was not satisfied, and that Kirkham and Kendall are still in his debt. Kirkham and Kendall's countersuit rests on Daniel's greed and corruption. Over the course of their dealings, Kirkham and Kendall claim, Daniel frequently asked the company managers to remit the money early, or to pay it to parties other than himself. He presses his suit against Kirkham and Kendall knowing that they cannot 'directly proue the somes weare payde in pryuate betweene themselues, and some of them weare at the request of the said Danyell and by his appointement payd to others.'
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Egerton, Thomas | Lord Chancellor | |
| Hawkins, Alexander | company organizer | |
| Payne, Robert | company organizer | |
| Daniel, Samuel | defendant | censor |
| Kendall, Thomas | husband, deceased | company organizer |
| Kirkham, Edward | plaintiff | company manager |
| Kendall, Anne | plaintiff | executrix, widow |
| Saunders, ––– | recorder |