86 Charles William Wallace 
aunfweringe in the prefence of this depont, to the faid Burbege, 
that he would deteyne the fame towardes the payem* of that fome 
of monye, by him laide out, towardes the firft buildinge of the 
Theatre, the w™ the faid Braine, confeffed in A° 1582 to be but 
239 — 6’ — 6? for his parte in all/ And all be it, the faid de- 
teyner, was contrarie to the award, w™ was made betwene them 
in that matter, yet he affermed, that he neyther could nor would 
performe the fame award: all this matter this depon' knowethe 
to be true, for that he hath byne often tymes required, by both 
the faid parties, to heare ther differences, and to write fuch matter 
as thei thought fitt to be equall betwene them, and further in this 
matter he faiethe not faving that he beleevethe that the noate and 
name of Rumneys, produced, to be the proper hand wryting of 
the faid Rumney/ 
To the vij Interr he faiethe, That yt was a Comon thinge, w™ the 
faid John Braine, to make deedes of gifte of his goodes and Chat- 
telles, the reafone was as this depon' taketh yt, to prevent his 
Credito™ afwell before buildinge of the Theatre, as fince, for he 
beinge redie to be imprifoned for debt he would prepare futch 
fafetie for his goodes, as he could/ by thofe deedes, who [sic] 
fomtyme were made to one Tomfon, and fomtyme to one Gar- 
dener, and as this depont hath herd to one m™ Afhebournham, and 
others: but the reafon whi thei do not challenge the fame goodes, 
accordinge to their giftes, this depont knowethe not, and he further 
faiethe, that he is perfwaded in his confcience, that yt was not the 
meaninge of the faid Braine at the tyme of his deathe, to make 
any will, nor to call Myles then, to be a witness therof, for that 
at his deathe (as this depon*. hath herd it credeblie reported) he 
charged Miles w™ his deathe, by certaine ftripes geven him by 
Miles who was afterwardes, called by the fute of the faid Mar- 
geret, befor an enqueft held by the Crowner for the Countie of 
Middlesex, for the enquirie therof. and alfo for that the faid 
Braine did walke at libertie, w'" the faid Miles by licence of ther 
Credito™, by force of certaine tolleracions to them made, and 
otherwife. 
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