Viewing Event Record: Chancery, Kirkham vs Evans et al: Evans submits his plea

Abstract

Edward Kirkham sues Henry Evans and his associates in Chancery court over profits he claims are due him from the Blackfriars lease. Evans' plea repeats the substance of Burbage and Heminge's: that the great Hall has always been used as a playhouse, and that any profits to be had from that space are specifically tied to the production of plays.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 10 July 1612 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 10 July 1612 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Blackfriars (II)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Evans, Henry defendant
Kirkham, Edward plaintiff