Viewing Event Record: Requests, King's Men vs Brend: Standish, Seagood and Archer depose

Abstract

In a Court of Requests suit between the King's Men and the owner of the Globe playhouse property, Sir Matthew Brend, three witnesses submit depositions in response to the defendant: Hugh Standish and Henry Seagood, both carpenters, and George Archer, a yeoman. The location for the commission hearing the depositions is the Swan playhouse. Standish deposes that he knows the defendant but not the plaintiffs, and is familiar with the Globe playhouse. In his opinion, the materials of the playhouse would be worth two hundred pounds. Seagood deposes that he knows of both Brend and the Globe playhouse, and that the value of the playhouse structure 'puld downe' to be 'eightscore poundes.' Archer deposes that he knows both plaintiff and defendant, as well as the structure and property of the Globe playhouse. He knew the property before the Globe was built, and believes that it would have been much more profitable as tenements than a playhouse.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1 October 1634 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 1 October 1634 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Globe (II)
Name
Swan
Name
Globe (I)

Troupes

Name
King's Men (1625-1642)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Mainwaringe, Thomas commissioner esquire
Withers, Henry commissioner gentleman
Bingley, George commissioner esquire
Brend, Matthew defendant knight
Standish, Hugh deponent carpenter
Segood, Henry deponent carpenter
Archer, George deponent yeoman
Burbage, Cuthbert plaintiff
Robinson, Richard plaintiff
Heminges, William plaintiff

Event Type

  • company business
  • company context
  • court case
  • playhouse business
  • playhouse context

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