Ellis Worth, John Cumber, and John Blaney, two members of the former Queen Anne's Men, now of the Red Bull (Revels) Company, take Susan Baskervile, widow of both Robert Browne and Thomas Greene, and her son William Browne to Chancery for relief from annuities and other monies owed by the company to her. The bill details a series of agreements between Baskervile and the company for annuities paid in lieu of monies Baskervile claims were owed to Greene. The company claims that Baskervile colluded with Christopher Beeston, the manager of the company, against the interests of the other players. According to the plaintiffs, despite a difficult series of negotiations formalizing the agreement in June 1617, they have continued paying the agreed upon 3s 8p per playing day for ten years to a total of £500 without getting much in return from Baskervile or her assigns and heirs other than an initial investment of not more than £50. They call this a dangerous precedent for usury. They ask to court to free them from further obligations since the membership of the company has changed to the point that the earlier agreements are no longer in force.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Beeston, Christopher | company manager | |
| Baskervile, née Shawe, Susan | defendant | |
| Browne, William (III) | defendant | player |
| Baskervile, James | husband | |
| Greene, Thomas | husband | |
| Worth, Ellis | plaintiff | player |
| Blaney, John | plaintiff | player |
| Cumber, John | plaintiff | player |
| Heywood, Thomas | player | |
| Walpole, Francis | player | |
| Reynolds, Robert | player | |
| Robbins, William | player | |
| Drewe, Thomas | player | |
| Reade, Emanuel | player | |
| Jordan, William | trustee |