74 Charles William Wallace 
redemed and deliuered his father, from many encombraunces, 
whervnto he and Braine, had rune them fealues into, about the 
faid Theatre, at w™ tyme the faid Hyde likewife affermed, that 
yf one m®™ Coape, had not written to him about the faile therof, 
to the faid Cutbert, that he never fhould haue had it, for that one 
m*™ middelmor & his father in Lawe Cloughe, were importinat w™ 
him for the fame/ And further to this Jnterrogatory he can not 
depoafe, favinge that he well remembrethe, that the faid Hyde, 
hath often confeffed and fworne to this depont that the mony by 
him Receyved at the Theatre was in his owne right, and nethe™ 
for intereft, nor by waye of Compofition of his principall debt, 
but what he now will fweare or afferme this depont knowethe 
not/ nor further faiethe to all the faid Jnterrogatories/ 
[Signed] Per me Henricum Bett 
Gyles Allen of Hafelye in the Counte of Effex gentleman of the 
age of lviij yeres or theraboutes {worn and ex the thirde daye 
of November in the yere aforefaid &c To the firfte Interrogatory. 
that he did verye well knowe John Braynes deceffed named in this 
Interrogatory./ And knoweth all the parties p'*e* and Defend'es/ 
And faith that he knewe the faid Jo. Braynes fondry yeres before 
he dyed/ And hath knowen the parties to this Sute about viij or 
x yeres/ but yong Burbage he hath not knowen but about ij° 
or ilj yeres/ 
To the 2. that about xiiij or xv yeres paft as he now Remembreth 
James Burbage one of the now deffend*e* did take A leafe of this 
depot for the, terme of xxj yeres of fome of the then voyd 
ground & Ruynous tenem'®s w'in the precinct of Hallywell nere 
Shordych/ vpon part wherof the playing place called the Theater / 
now ftandeth./ And faithe that nether the faid Jo. Braynes/ nor 
any other for him did ether make Sute to this depot at any tyme 
before the enfealing of the faid leafe, to be Joyned wt the faid 
James Burbage in the faid leafe, nor to make the faid leafe, in 
truft to the faid James Burbage, to the vfe of the faid Braynes/ 
But faithe/ that in verye trothe the faid leafe was fuewed for/ 
by the faid Burbage & not ment any way to the faid Braynes 
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