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6 Item wheth™ did yow James Burbage heare or knowe of any 
Order to be made in the chancery the xiij‘* of Nouemb™ 1590 vpon 
a moticion made by m" Seriante Harris beinge of yo" councell for 
a ftay of a fequeftracion of a moity of y® Theatre and other the 
tenem*e’ and wheth™ haue yow both done you" beft endever to 
periorme the faid Arbitram' & Order made as aforefaid yea or no 
‘Scott [Attorney] 
DEPOSITIONS 
Re/ponfio Cuthberti Burbage vnius defendentum, 
ad articulos Margarete Braynes viduae fuper 
Contemptum ut afferitur capta per Henricum 
Johnes in Cancellaria Examinatorem./ . 
Cuthbert Burbage fervaunt to Walter Cope efquier gentleman 
viher to the lorde Treaforer of England/ of the age of xxiiij 
yeres or theraboutes {worn and ex’ the xvj Daye of ffebruary in 
the xxxiij yere &ct To the firft Interrogatory that he was pre/ent 
at the Chauncery Barre the xij daye of November laft paft 1590 
when Mr’ Serieant Harrys did move the co'te on the behalf of 
this depot®* ffather to ftaye an Ordre w was before graunted by 
the fame/ vpon A Sequeftracton of the one Moytie of the houfe 
or building called the Theato™ in Shordyche/ w™ out Bifhops gate 
London/ at the Sute of the now complainant/ At w*™ tyme and 
mocion the co'te ordered/ that an Arbytryment made by Rychard 
Turno™ & Jo. Hill named in this Interrogatory betwene James 
Burbage this depo’ faid ffather and Jo. Braynes deceffed late 
hufband to the now complaimant in Julye in the xx yere of her 
Ma's Reign/ fhuld be performed & fulfylled by ether fydes/ 
To the 2. that it is true indede/ that Robert Myles named in this 
Interrogatory/ and others wt him came to this depote* ffathers 
dwelling houfe in Hallywell by Shordiche vpon or about the xvj 
day of November/ aforefaid/ for & in the name of the now 
comp! as he faid/ and Demaunded Rent/ and the performance 
of the faid Award according to the faid Ordre/ and what anfwer 
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