76 Charles William Wallace 
Bryane Ellam of Silverftreete london Carpinter of the age of 
lviij yeres or theraboutes fworne and ex’ the xxv daye of ffebru- 
arye in the yere aforefaid &c To the firft Jnterrogatory that he 
did knowe Jo. Brayne whille he lieved/ And knoweth all the 
parties p' and Defend‘’*/ and hath known them about xiiij or 
Xv yeres/ 
To the 5. that he was one emonges others/ that of late yeres did 
view the new buildinges and the reparacions fett vppe & done by 
the now Defend'* or of one of them of dyvers decayed howfes 
and Roomes in hallywell by Shordiche wout Biffhops gate lon- 
don/ taken of M* Allen mencioned in this Jnterrogatory. And 
faith that they were viewed twice/ And faith that in ther Judgem', 
the faid new buildinges and reparacions in all manner of workes 
of the fame/ could amount to no leffe then about the fome of 
CCxl, or CCxxx"/ the charge wherof for any thing this Depot 
doth know or then did heare/ was the faid defend‘®*/ or one of 
them/ And fo hath this Depot and the reft of the viewers therof 
fett Down/ vnder ther handes/ and markes in A memorandum 
therof made in the defend‘®* booke in Julye laft paft/ as by the 
fame maye appere/ And further faith that the faid defend'’* or 
one of them haue beftowed in further building & Reparacions of 
the Theater there [& other the houfes in hollywell aforefaid 
(stricken out)] win this vj or vij weekes paffed/ to the value 
of xxx or xl" as this depot dothe eftymate the fame/ And for any 
coit & charges beftowed vpon the premiffes or vpon any part 
therof/ ether by the forefaid Jo. Brayne deceffed before he dyed/ 
or by his Wyfe the now comp! fins his deceffe/ he faith he can 
fay nothing/ Only he Remembreth that the faid Braine being 
partener (as he tooke him) wt James Burbage now one of the 
defend'*s/ of & in the premiffes/ payd this depot for fome work 
w‘" this depot did vpon the fame premiffes before he dyed the 
fome of xl*, [at fondrye tymes (stricken out)]/ at the leaft xiiij 
yeres paffed/ 
Vpon the reft of the Jnterrogatories he is not ex’ by the dyrec- 
cion of the faid defend‘’*/ or of one of them/ 
[His mark] /K 
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