In a Court of Requests suit between the King's Men and the owner of the Globe playhouse property, Sir Matthew Brend, seven witnesses -- John Atkins, Thomas Blackman, Hugh Standish, Richard Hudson, Henry Seagood, George Archer, and Thomas Goodman -- answer interrogatories presented on behalf of the King's Men. Their depositions pertain to their knowledge of the plaintiffs and defendant, the location and ownership of the Globe playhouse property, details of past leases and tenures, the relative value of the ground lease with either the playhouse or tenements built upon it, and the material value of the playhouse as a structure.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Bingley, George | commissioner | esquire |
| Mainwaringe, Thomas | commissioner | esquire |
| Withers, Henry | commissioner | gentleman |
| Heminges, John | deceased | lessee |
| Brend, Matthew | defendant | knight |
| Atkins, John | deponent | scrivener |
| Blackman, Thomas | deponent | waterman |
| Standish, Hugh | deponent | carpenter |
| Hudson, Richard | deponent | carpenter |
| Segood, Henry | deponent | carpenter |
| Archer, George | deponent | rent gatherer, yeoman |
| Godman, Thomas | deponent | carpenter |
| Brend, Nicholas | father | deceased, landowner, lessor |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | plaintiff | |
| Robinson, Richard | plaintiff | |
| Heminges, William | plaintiff |