The First London Theatre III 
[This heading stricken out by the clerk on rearranging the depositions 
for filing. ] 
Johne Hyde of london grocer/ of the age of Ix yeres or ther- 
aboutes fworne and ex’ the xxj daye of ffebrwary in the xxxiiij 
yere & ct" To the firft Jnterrogatory That he hath bene ex twyce 
alredye before now in this Co'te in the matters in controuercye 
betwene the comp! & the now defend*’*/ that is to faye/ firft in 
the fubftance of the Caufe/ and fecondlye now of late vpon 
matter of contempte alledged by the comp! againft the defend'*/ 
wherin he thinketh he hath fayd truelye/ according to his con- 
fcience knowledge & Remembrance/ 
To the 2. that one Prvne A Broker/ was the firft man that offred 
the leafe of the Theater in morgage to this depot/ and after he 
had broght this depot acquainted wt James Burbage/ and one Jo. 
Brayne/ he the fayd James Burbage & Brayne did Joyntlye/ 
morgage to this depot the faid leafe for one Cxxv" or yeraboutes 
and Joyntlie they and the faid Prvne as he Remembreth did entre 
into bonde to this depot for the Redempcion therof/ at A daye/ 
but it was forfetted to this depo‘/ at the leaft v or vj yeres [first 
written wij or vitj yeres| or theraboutes as he Remembreth in 
w™ fpace/ he this depot did repute the fame leaffe to be his owne 
during the yeres therin then to come/ 
To the 3. that after the faid leaffe became forfetted to him this 
depo'/ Jt was agreed on both fydes/ that yf the faid Burbage and 
Brayne or ether of them/ did pay this depot v' A weke/ till all 
the forefaid Morgage money were payd/ wt fome reafonable con- 
fideracion for the forbearing of it/ that then they fhuld haue 
ther leafe againe/ w they performed by the fpace of ii1j° or v. 
weekes after/ but they peyformed no more/ and fo fuffred ther 
leafe to be ones againe forfetted to this depot/ And faithe that in 
troth he this depot did never compounde w' the faid Brayne for 
the right and intereft this depot had in the faid leafe by the faid 
forfetture at any tyme/ in the lyfe tyme of the fayd Brayne/ nor 
ever receyved any money of him to his Remembrance vpon any 
fuche compoficion/ And to the reft of this Jnterrogatory/ he 
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