Margaret Brayne sues James and Cuthbert Burbage in Chancery over her share of the Theatre playhouse profits. James and Cuthbert Burbage question John Alleyn concerning Margaret Brayne's suit against them in Chancery court. They ask Alleyn whether he knows the details of the arbitrament made between James Burbage and John Brayne by Richard Turner and John Hill, the details of the lease of the Theatre made to James Burbage by Giles Allen, and the details of the profit-sharing arrangement with Henry Lanman. They ask Allen whether he was ever present when Lanman was paid profits from the Theatre by Burbage and Brayne, and later by Burbage alone. They ask Alleyn about Margaret Brayne's attempt to place doorkeepers to collect money in the Theatre, whether she ever presented her authority to do so [by a Chancery order of 13 November 1591] to the Burbages, and what words Burbage used to deny that attempt. Finally, they ask Alleyn whether Robert Miles has told him that he [Miles] will come to own the Theatre and 'pull the . . . Burbages out thereof by the eares,' and whether Robert's son Ralph has affirmed that claim.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Turner, Richard | arbitrator | |
| Hill, John | arbitrator | |
| Burbage, James | defendant | |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | defendant | |
| Alleyn, John | deponent | |
| Allen, Giles | lessor | |
| Brayne, Margaret | plaintiff | |
| Brayne, John | playhouse sharer | |
| Lanman, Henry | playhouse sharer | playhouse owner |
| Miles, Ralph | son |