Viewing Event Record: Requests, King's Men vs Brend: The court orders the King's Men to accept the new lease and pay the rent in arrears

Abstract

In a Court of Requests suit between the King's Men and Sir Matthew Brend, owner of the Globe playhouse property, the court issues an order for the players to accept 'att their perill' a lease that the committee had settled upon two years prior, and to pay to Brend 'all his rent in arrere.'

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 9 November 1637 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 9 November 1637 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Globe (II)
Name
Globe (I)

Troupes

Name
King's Men (1625-1642)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Brend, Matthew defendant
Burbage, Cuthbert plaintiff
Robinson, Richard plaintiff
Heminges, William plaintiff

Event Type

  • company business
  • company context
  • court case
  • playhouse business
  • playhouse context

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