Cuthbert Burbage sues Giles Allen in Requests court over the Theatre playhouse property. William Furnis deposes on Burbage's behalf 15 May 1600. Furnis affirms that he has been the Burbages' tenant for the last eighteen years, and that they have spent a great deal of money on upkeep and improvements of their properties over those years.Sometimes Furnis himself was employed in the repairs. He says that the decayed barn which had 'stoode then Shored vpp againste the playhouse called the Theater and nowe yt is but shored vpp from the ground' was sometimes repaired by James Burbage.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, Giles | defendant | |
| Furnis, William | deponent | labourer, tenant |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | plaintiff | |
| Burbage, James | playhouse owner | leaseholder |