Yes, I read through the lawsuit after I reread the relevant section of Lucy's CQR book. Keysar's number is presumably on the high side because it speaks to damages -- which is why Burbage and Condell are at pains to deny it (1/2).
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"these def[endents] haue heard it credibly reported & doe verely beleeue it to be true that those Actors w[hich] he the said Comp[lainant] had & kept allthough none such eyther of qualety or nomber" (2/2)
Yes, though the Burbages, Heminges and Condell could as equally be lying as Keysar. After all, they deny that Evans made over part of the lease to Marston, even though other evidence suggests that this is true.
very likely! in which case they'd be deflating the figure -- and therefore it's unlikely that Keysar's figure is too high. And although I haven't done the numbers, I think you'd probably need a minimum of 18-20 actors to do a lot of CC plays _with_ doubling...
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