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and Tomfon, the w™ is fuppofed to be rafed [44—6] that any 
futch will fhuld be maynteyned or produced. yet by vertue therof 
and being therin nominated to be executo™ to her faid hufband/ 
fhe now as executor goethe about to arreft yo" faid [45—6] pre- 
tending that he did not performe the faid Arbitremt (as in truthe 
he did) and for the faid bond of 400" pretending that yo™ Orato™ 
hath alfo forfeited the fame as in truthe he hath not. And 
[47—6]| faid hufband denying that her faid hufband made 
any futch promiffes as is aforfaid ether for the cancelling 
or conveying of the premiffes to yo" orators aforfaid And 
the faid Robert Myles by [48—6] then to fue yo" faid Orato™ 
James burbedge for the faid bondes but hath entered into 
and vpon the faid Theatre & buildinges & troublethe yo™ 
Orators & his tenantes in the™ peaceable poffeffion [49—6] bothe 
the yffues & profittes therof by vertue of the Conveyaunces made 
to him therof. And the Adminiftrato"™ of the faid John Gardener 
who deceafed in A° 1587 to whom the faid bond [50—6] made 
to the faid Gardener demaunde & go about to fue yo" faid Orato™ 
James burbedge for the faid two feuerall bondes. And amongeit 
them by reafone of multiplicitie of [51—6] ther conveyaunces, 
& fomtyme denying the fame to be good) thei do all ioyne 
together to imprifone yo" faid Orato™ James burbedge therby 
to enforce him to yeld to ther requeftes And [52—6] imperti- 
nent accions only to procure him to gret chardges & to his im- 
poverifhem' for euer, the rather becaufe by thes devices he can 
not haue the faid 200% due to him by the faid [53—7] Braine. 
In tender confideracione of the premiffes And for that the faid 
Margarett Braine Robert Myles and Gardiner the 
Adminiftrato™ of the faid John Gardner [54—7] faid Leafe fo 
being mortgaged & forfeited as is aforfaid and haue the faid 
Leafe to them reconveyed, do now demaunde the fame moietie & 
will not permitt the Children aforfaid [55—7] all the faid. 
promiffes the w now yo" faid Orato™ are vnhable to do by 
reafone that the fame promiffes were done in fecrett & in the 
prefence only of the faid Robert [56—7] or gone beyond the feas 
fo that yo™ Orato" can not haue ther Teftemonye in the premiffes 
by w*" meanes yo" faid Orato" James Burbedge is w“out [57—7] 
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