The First London Theatre oe 
Rychard Hudfon of Puddyng lane london Bricklayer of the age 
of xxxj yeres or theraboutes fworne and ex’ the daye & yere 
aforefaid &c To the firit Jnterrogatory. That he did know Johne 
Brayne deceffed named in this Jnterrogatory/ And knoweth all 
the parties p' and defend'**/ And faith that he knewe the faid Jo. 
Brayne about ij° yeres before he dyed/ And hath knowen the 
comp! and the defend‘’s about A dofen yeres/ 
To the 5. that he was one emonges others/ that in Julye laft pait/ 
did Survey and view the new buildinges and the reparacions done 
by the now defend‘ or by one of them/ in & vpon certen decayd 
houfes & places in hallywell nere fhordiche w‘out Bifhops gate 
london/ And faith that in ther Judgem' they could recone it to no 
leffe then CCxl' or theraboutes/ as by A memorandum vnder 
ther handes and markes written in the defend'’® Book of the 
fame/ may more plainely appere/ And further faith that the faid 
defend*es or one of them haue fins that view beftowed in further 
building & repairing of the Theater or playhouffe there/ wherin 
he this depot was one of the workmen/ to the value of xxx" or 
theraboutes/ And faith that he cannot tell what fome of money 
the faid Brayne/ in his lyf tyme or his wydow the now comp! 
fins his decefe paid for or towardes the building or Repayring of 
the faid Theater/ and other the premiffes/ But he faith that he 
did heare faye, that the faid Brayne/ and James Burbage now 
one of the defend‘®* were parteners together of the fame Theater 
& other the premiffes/ 
Vpon the reft of the Jnterrogatories he is not ex’ by the dyrec- 
cion of the defends or of one of them./ 
[Signed] Richard hudfone 
William Clerke of Mugwellftreete w'tin Cripple gate london 
plafterer of the age of 1xxij yeres or theraboutes fworne & ex? 
the daye and yere aforefaid &c To the firit Jnterrogatory. that 
he did not know Jo. Brayne named in this Jnterrogatory/ nor 
his wydowe the now Comp! and of the ij° defend*e* he knoweth 
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