Margaret Brayne sues James and Cuthbert Burbage in Chancery over her share of the Theatre playhouse profits. Ralph Miles is to be questioned by James and Cuthbert Burbage. Miles is asked whether he is aware of the arbitrament between James Burbage and John Brayne concerning the Theatre. He is asked about the use of the profits from the Theatre, including whether Brayne was only to have 10s a week from the plays performed on Sundays, and whether the players played on Sunday or not. Miles is asked about the mortgaging of the the lease to John Hyde, and whether there are other legatees in John Brayne's will who might make a claim to the Theatre, and whether John Brayne conveyed any interest in the Theatre to Henry Lanman. Miles is asked about his father Robert Miles' attempt to place doorkeepers to collect money at the Theatre and Burbage's reaction to that attempt. Miles is also asked what he and his father expect to the get out of their support for Margaret Brayne's suits, and whether she has promised them an interest in the Theatre.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Turner, Richard | arbitrator | |
| Hill, John | arbitrator | |
| Burbage, James | defendant | |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | defendant | |
| Miles, Ralph | deponent | soapmaker |
| Miles, Robert | father | legatee |
| Hyde, John | leaseholder | grocer |
| Tomson, William | legatee | |
| Ashebournham, ––– | legatee | |
| Gardiner, John | legatee | |
| Brayne, Margaret | plaintiff | |
| Brayne, John | playhouse sharer | |
| Lanman, Henry | playhouse sharer | |
| Bett, Henry | suitor |