James and Cuthbert Burbage sue Margaret Brayne in Chancery court in response to her attempts to claim a share of the Theatre playhouse profits. Ellen Gascoigne deposes on behalf of Richard Burbage 8 May 1592. She tells how a £20 debt – owed by John Brayne and Robert Miles to her late husband Noble for carpentry work on the George Inn – passed after Noble's death through her as executrix to her next husband William White. The debt grew and compounded so that White had Brayne arrested, and James Burbage stood surety for his release. Brayne and Miles never repaid their growing debt to White before he passed away. Gascoigne cannot affirm whether or not White assigned the bonds of debt over to James Burbage.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Brayne, Margaret | defendant | |
| Miles, Robert | defendant | |
| Gascoigne, Ellen | deponent | executrix, widow, wife |
| Noble, ––– | husband | carpenter, deceased |
| White, William | husband | deceased |
| Gascoigne, Percival | pewterer | husband |
| Burbage, James | plaintiff | |
| Brayne, John | playhouse sharer |