Viewing Event Record: Requests, Trevell vs Cooke et al: Cooke deposes

Abstract

William Cooke deposes in William Trevell's lawsuit against him. Trevell and his compatriots persuaded Cooke to lend them £20. Unwilling as Cooke was to lend the money, he finally agreed to convince his friend Jobber to disburse the sum. On 16 October 1607, Cooke met Trevell and others [Lording Barry, Edward Sibthorpe, John Mason, John Cooke] at a London shop, ready to exchange the £20 for a bond which conferred upon Jobber two twelfths of the Whitefriars lease, as well as part of the shares. The company, however, refused to accept the whole sum, and demanded instead a few smaller amounts to pay for various expenses at the playhouse [£2 3s to Mason, £3 to Sibthorpe for a week's food and board for the boy company, £3 in advance for their own food]. They asked Cooke to hold on to the rest until such time as they should require it. Cooke duly made a series of payments, amounting to £20, which he claims came from his own coffers, and not Jobber's. Cooke further deposes that he owned a half share in the Whitefriars, which cost him £45, and which he has since lost.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 5 February 1616 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 5 February 1616 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Whitefriars

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Jobber, ––– bondsman
Cooke, William defendant
Trevell, William plaintiff
Barry, Lording playhouse sharer
Sibthorpe, Edward playhouse sharer
Mason, John playhouse sharer
Cooke, John playhouse sharer

Event Type

  • court case
  • playhouse business