Margaret Brayne sues James and Cuthbert Burbage in Chancery over her share of the Theatre playhouse profits. Margaret Brayne prepares questions for a number of deponents, before 29 July 1592. Brayne asks about the construction of the Theatre and the sharing of its profits and costs. She emphasizes John Brayne's involvement in the project; the questions frame Burbage as pilfering the profits for himself. Margaret Brayne then asks about the disagreements between Burbage and Brayne, the subsequent arbitrament, and the forfeited mortgage made with John Hyde. The questions detail Margaret's failed attempt to recover the mortgaged lease from Hyde (on the condition that she still share the moiety with Burbage), and accuse Burbage of intentionally forfeiting the mortgaged lease so that he could make a new lease in the name of his son, thereby cutting Margaret out of her share in the Theatre. Three further questions concern the 13 November 1590 order which enforced the 12 July 1578 arbitrament.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Turner, Richard | arbitrator | |
| Hill, John | arbitrator | |
| Burbage, James | defendant | playhouse builder, playhouse sharer |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | defendant | |
| Griggs, John | deponent | |
| Collins, Edward | deponent | |
| Miles, Robert | deponent | |
| Lanman, Henry | deponent | |
| Nicoll, William | deponent | |
| Allen, Giles | lessor | |
| Hyde, John | mortgage holder | citizen, grocer |
| Brayne, Margaret | plaintiff | widow |
| Brayne, John | playhouse sharer | playhouse builder |
| Cope, Walter | suitor |