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and attempted to stand at the door and take the money for entrance to 
the play. But Richard Burbage and his mother beat Myles off with a 
broom-staff, and drove them all away, after a furious quarrel by all 
parties concerned. Then, a fortnight later, Myles and his faction had the 
Burbages up for contempt of Court, as shown in the next order. The 
whole story is told with graphic details'in the course of the numerous 
depositions. ] 
BRAYNE VU, BURBAGE 
Chancery Decrees and Orders, vol. 1590 “ A,” 270; also in 1590 
“B,” 280. Michaelmas, 32 & 33 Elizabeth (1590). 
xxviij die Novembris [1590] 
Margaret Braynes vid p!] Robert Miles made othe that the 
James Burbage and others } faid Burbage and Cutbert Bur- 
defendauntes bage haue broken an order made 
in this Courte, the xiij of Novem- 
ber lait. Therefore an attachment is awarded againft the faid 
parties to the fherif of Middlefex. 
Idem, vol. 1590 “ A,” 317; also in 1590 “ B,” 327. 
Sabbati xxx° die Januarij [1590-91] 
Margaret Brayne wid p!') The faid deft hathe this prefent 
Cutbert Burbage deft daye made his perfonall apparaunce 
in this co™ vpon an attachment 
for faving of his bond made to the fherif of london 
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