Viewing Event Record: Requests, King's Men vs Brend: The prosecution presents its interrogatories

Abstract

In a Court of Requests suit between the King's Men and the owner of the property of the Globe playhouse, Sir Matthew Brend, the plaintiffs present a list of six interrogatories to be administered to witnesses. Questions pertain to knowledge of the parties involved, the property and structures of the Globe playhouse and its history of ownership and tenancy, and the relative value of rents and building materials for the Globe.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: before 1 October 1634 (Source of claim: externally supplied)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: before 1 October 1634 (Source of claim: externally supplied)

Venues

Name
Globe (II)

Troupes

Name
King's Men (II)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Brend, Matthew defendant knight
Brend, Nicholas lessor deceased, father
Heminges, John occupant deceased, father
Burbage, Cuthbert plaintiff
Robinson, Richard plaintiff
Heminges, William plaintiff

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Event Type

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

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