88 Charles William Wallace 
John Braine died, after whofe death the faid Margaret did take 
vp fome monye at the plaie howfe, called the Curtine, but by what 
right or by whofe fufferaunce, fhe fo receyved the fame, this depon' 
knowethe not, and to that poinct of thes Interr about the maynte- 
nance of the faid Margaret Braine in thefe futes, this depont 
faiethe, That he can fay nothinge but he hath heard yt reported, 
that the faid Myles hath made great boaft, that it is he, that will 
maynteyne and defend her herin, al be it fhe did procure his trou- 
ble before the coroners enqueft and did impute to him the deathe 
of her hufband, and procured him to be indighted as a comon 
barreter, but of his owne knoweledge herin, he knoweth nothinge, 
nor further, Matter to thes Interr to his prefente remembraunce 
can declare/ 
[Signed] Per me Henrici Bett. 
Elene Gafcoyne wyfe of Percyvall Gafcoyne of london peawterer 
of the age of l** yeres or theraboutes/ fworn and exd the viij 
Daye of Maye in the xxxiiij yere &ct 
To the firit/ Interr/ that fhe knew Jo. Braynes deceffed/ And 
knoweth the now comp! James Burbage/ And knoweth Margarett 
the faid Jo. Braynes wydow, and alfo Roberte Myles, the nowe 
defend*®s in this caufe/ and faith that fhe hath knowne the now 
comp! James Burbage about a dozen or xiij yeres and the faid 
wydow braynes about the fame fpace/ but for the other defend' 
Myles/ fhe faith that fhe hath not known him but about x yeres/ 
To the 2. Int. that as fhe dothe Remember/ the faid Brayne & 
Myles did owe to this depo*®s late hufbande Noble/ the fome of 
xx! or theraboutes vpon ther bonde/ and when the faid Noble 
dyed/ the faid debt grew due to her fecond hufband Whyte in the 
right of this depot/ as Executrice of her hufbandes/ Nobles will/ 
And faith that the faid money grew due for Carpentrye wo'ke at 
the Jn wtout Allgate called the George/ w™ money/’ being vn- 
payed in her hufband Whytes dayes/ the faid whyte caufed the 
faid Brayne to be arefted for the fame/ and then vpon compoli- 
cion and a daye fixed for the paym' therof/ James Burbage the 
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