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parties submitted themselves to my award, by recognizance reciprocal in ten 

 thousand marks a-piece. Thereupon, after divers hearings, I made my award, 

 with advice and consent of my Lord Hobart. The award was perfected and 

 published to the parties, which was in February ; then, some days after, the five 

 hundred pounds mentioned in the charge was delivered unto me. Afterwards 

 Mr. Edward Egerton fled off from the award ; then, in Midsummer term follow 

 ing, a suit was begun in Chancery by Sir Rowland, to have the award con 

 firmed j and upon that suit was the decree made, which is mentioned in the 

 article. 



&quot;2. To the second article of the charge, viz. in the same cause, he received 

 from Edward Egerlon four hundred pounds : I confess and declare, that, soon 

 after my first coming to the seal (being a time when I was presented by many), 

 the four hundred pounds mentioned in the charge was delivered unto me in a 

 purse, and I now call to mind, from Mr. Edward Egerton ; but, as far as I can 

 remember, it was expressed by them that brought it to be for favours past, and 

 not in respect to favours to come. 



&quot; 3. To the third article of the charge, viz. in the cause between Hodie and 

 Hodye, he received a dozen of buttons, of the value of fifty pounds, about a 

 fortnight after the cause was ended : I confess and declare, that, as it is laid in 

 the charge, about a fortnight after the cause was ended (it being a suit of a great 

 inheritance), there were gold buttons about the value of fifty pounds, as is men 

 tioned in the charge, presented unto me, as I remember, by Sir Thomas Perient 

 and the party himself. 



&quot; 4. To the fourth article of the charge, viz. in the cause between the Lady 

 Wharton aud the co-heirs of Sir Francis Willoughby, he received of the Lady 

 &quot;W barton three hundred and ten pounds : I confess and declare, that I received 

 of the Lady Wharton, at two several times (as I remember) in gold, two 

 hundred pounds and an hundred pieces, and this was certainly pendente lite; 

 but yet I have a vehement suspicion that there was some shuffling between 

 Mr. Shute and the Register, in entering some orders, which afterwards I did 

 distaste. 



&quot; 5. To the fifth article of the charge, viz. in Sir Thomas Moncke s cause, he 

 received from Sir Thomas Monk, by the hands of Sir Henry Helmes, an hundred 

 and ten pounds ; but this was three quarters of a year after the suit was ended : 

 I confess it to be true, that I received an hundred pieces ; but it was long after 

 the suit ended, as is contained in the charge. 



&quot; 6. To the sixth article of the charge, viz. in the cause between Sir John 

 Treavor and Ascue, he received, on the part of Sir John Treavor, an hundred 

 pounds : I confess and declare, that I received at New Year s-tide an hundred 

 pounds from Sir John Treavor; and because it came as a New Year s gift, I 

 neglected to inquire whether the cause was ended or depending ; but since I 

 find, that though the cause was then dismissed to a trial at law, yet the equity is 

 reserved, so as it was in that kind pendente lite. 



&quot; 7. To the seventh article of the charge, viz. in the cause between Holman 

 and Yonge, he received of Yonge an hundred pounds, after the decree made 

 for him : I confess and declare, that, as I remember, a good while after the 

 cause ended, I received an hundred pounds, either by Mr. Tobye Mathew, or 

 from Yonge himself; but whereas I understood that there was some money 

 given by Holman to my servant Hatcher, with that certainly I was never made 

 privy. 



&quot; 8. To the eighth article of the charge, viz. in the cause between Fisher and 

 &quot;Wrenham, the Lord Chancellor, after the decree passed, received from Fisher a 

 suit of hangings, worth an hundred and sixty pounds and better, which Fisher 

 gave by advice of Mr. Shute : I confess and declare, that some time after the 

 decree passed, I being at that time upon remove to York House, I did receive a 

 suit of hangings of the value, I think, mentioned in the charge, by Mr. Shute, as 

 from Sir Edward Fisher, towards the furnishing of my house ; as some others 

 that were no way suitors did present me the like about that time. 



&quot; 9. To the ninth article of the charge, viz. in the cause between Kenneday 

 and Vanlore, he received a rich cabinet from Kenneday, prized at eight hundred 



