Around Christmas 1635, the King issued an injunction to "forbid Theatres in and about London for to hinder concurse of people." The injunction placed the Fortune tenants in financial difficulty: the Fortune lease forbad the use of the structure for any purpose other than playing, and so the lessees found themselves at a loss for income. Financial problems at the Fortune soon affected Dulwich College, the owners -- by Edward Alleyn's testamentary bequest -- of the playhouse. Dulwich College eventually took Margaret Gray, one of the Fortune tenants, to Chancery for non-payment of her share in the Fortune rents. The bill details the complexities of the financial arrangements.
| Name | Event Role(s) | Document Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Browne, George | attorney | |
| Gray, Margaret | defendant | leaseholder |
| Marrant, Edward | defendant | |
| Alleyn, Edward | founder of Dulwich College | |
| Gill, Daniel | landowner | |
| Alleyn, William | leaseholder | |
| Austen, William | leaseholder | |
| Hart, Robert | leaseholder | |
| Massey, Charles | leaseholder | |
| Massey, Eleanor | leaseholder | administratrix, executrix, widow |
| Rhodes, John | leaseholder | |
| Fisher, John | leaseholder | |
| Wiggett, Thomas | leaseholder | |
| Gannill, Richard | leaseholder | |
| Alleyn, Thomas | lessor | |
| Alleyn, Mathias | lessor |