Matthew Brend

Sir Matthew Brend
Born	6 February 1600
Died	1659 (aged 58–59) London
Spouse(s)	Frances Smith
Children	Thomas Brend Francis Brend
Parent(s)	Nicholas Brend, Margaret Strelley

Sir Matthew Brend (6 February 1600 – 1659) inherited from his father, Nicholas Brend, the land on which the first and second Globe Theatres were built, and which Nicholas Brend had leased on 21 February 1599 for a 31-year term to Cuthbert Burbage, Richard Burbage, William Shakespeare, Augustine Phillips, Thomas Pope, John Heminges, and William Kempe. During much of the time he was the legal owner of the Globe, Matthew Brend was underage, and his properties were managed for him by Sir Matthew Browne, John Collet, Sir John Bodley, and Sir Sigismund Zinzan. In 1623 Brend conveyed the property on which the Globe was built to his wife, Frances, as part of her jointure. In 1632 he was sued in the Court of Requests by the remaining original lessee, Cuthbert Burbage, and others, for an extension of their original lease.

Matthew Brend, born 6 February 1600 and baptized 6 March 1600 in the parish church of St Mary Aldermanbury, London, was the elder son of Nicholas Brend of West Molesey and Margaret Strelley. He had a younger brother, John, and three sisters, Jane (born c.1595), Mercy (born 1597), and Frances (born 1598).

Shortly after his own father's death, Nicholas Brend had leased part of his father's Southwark property for 31 years at a yearly rent of £14 10s to Cuthbert Burbage, Richard Burbage, William Shakespeare, Augustine Phillips, Thomas Pope, John Heminges, and William Kempe. The lease agreement took effect at Christmas 1598, although it was not signed until 21 February 1599, and ran until 25 December 1629.

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