Cuthbert Burbage sues Giles Allen in Requests court over the Theatre playhouse property. The court records a list of questions to be asked on Burbage's behalf. These concern the deponents' knowledge of the lease made 13 April 1576 by James Burbage of lands belonging to Giles and Sara Allen, and of the Burbage's failed attempts to renew that lease. One question asks whether the Theatre was torn down by permission of Ellen Burbage. Another asks for details of Edmond Peckham's attempts to seize the Theatre from James Burbage in 1582. Further questions demand details of James Burbage's improvement and upkeep of the Theatre properties. The final two questions ask for details of two appraisals of the property and improvements made 20 November 1585 and 18 July 1586.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ellam, Bryan | appraiser | |
| Griggs, John | appraiser | |
| Bothan, William | appraiser | |
| Clerke, William | appraiser | |
| Hudson, Richard | appraiser | |
| Osborne, Thomas | appraiser | |
| Allen, Giles | defendant | |
| Hudson, Richard | deponent | |
| Bromfield, Thomas | deponent | |
| Osborne, Thomas | deponent | |
| Furnis, William | deponent | |
| Smythe, William | deponent | |
| May, Randolph | deponent | |
| Tylte, Oliver | deponent | |
| Peckham, Edmond | disputant | |
| Burbage, Ellen | mother | |
| Burbage, Cuthbert | plaintiff | |
| Burbage, James | playhouse owner | father |
| Richardes, Hugh | tenant | |
| Stoughton, Robert | tenant | |
| Allen, Sara | wife |