Viewing Event Record: Requests, Miles v Burbage: Robert Miles states his case

Abstract

Following Margaret Brayne’s death, Robert Miles takes up her Chancery suit against the Burbages. The bill of complaint summarizes the original terms of James Burbage's contract with Giles and Sarah Allen and details the transactions between Burbage and John Brayne, including the arbitrament made by Richard Turner and John Hill and the mortgage agreement entered into with John Hyde. Miles complains that Hyde, contrary to the original terms of the agreement, conveyed the lease of the Theatre to Cuthbert Burbage alone, since which time Burbage has taken all the profits of the lease. Miles claims that he has asked Cuthbert Burbage and Giles and Sara Allen for permission to to take the the Theatre and other buildings to that he may recover his moiety of the value of the timber. Miles notes that all his other attempts to recover any money at law have failed, and blames this failure on 'the connyng practyzes of the' Burbages.

Date Event Recorded

Date
undated

Date Event Happened

Date
From: before 9 May 1597 (Source of claim: externally supplied)

Venues

Name
Theatre

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Brayne, Margaret administratrix playhouse sharer, widow
Burbage, Ellen administratrix playhouse sharer, widow
Turner, Richard arbitrator
Hill, John arbitrator
Scott, ––– attorney
Burbage, Cuthbert defendant
Allen, Giles defendant gentleman, lessor
Hyde, John mortgage holder
Miles, Robert plaintiff
Brayne, John playhouse builder
Burbage, James playhouse builder
Allen, Sara wife

Event Type

  • court case
  • playhouse business