In a Court of Requests suit between the King's Men and the owner of the Globe playhouse property, Sir Matthew Brend, three witnesses submit depositions in response to the defendant: Hugh Standish and Henry Seagood, both carpenters, and George Archer, a yeoman. The location for the commission hearing the depositions is the Swan playhouse. Standish deposes that he knows the defendant but not the plaintiffs, and is familiar with the Globe playhouse. In his opinion, the materials of the playhouse would be worth two hundred pounds. Seagood deposes that he knows of both Brend and the Globe playhouse, and that the value of the playhouse structure 'puld downe' to be 'eightscore poundes.' Archer deposes that he knows both plaintiff and defendant, as well as the structure and property of the Globe playhouse. He knew the property before the Globe was built, and believes that it would have been much more profitable as tenements than a playhouse.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Mainwaringe, Thomas | commissioner | esquire |
| Withers, Henry | commissioner | gentleman |
| Bingley, George | commissioner | esquire |
| Brend, Matthew | defendant | knight |
| Standish, Hugh | deponent | carpenter |
| Segood, Henry | deponent | carpenter |
| Archer, George | deponent | yeoman |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | plaintiff | |
| Robinson, Richard | plaintiff | |
| Heminges, William | plaintiff |