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he vtterlye forfake hys trade of livinge, the w™ he had before 
planted himfelf in to his greate proffitte, and by the meanes of the 
fayd James Burbadge did forfake yt, and wholly imploye himfelf 
and all that he coulde make about the theato™ in fellinge all his 
{tocke, and was not he therby vtterlye vndone./ 
6 Item what thinke you that the faid James Burbadge beftowed for 
his parte, and whether .was he able to beftowe the fomme of one 
hundred pounde, or was of fuche Credytt, that he was able to 
make the fomme of one hundred markes to helpe to buylde yt, & 
was yt not wholy donne in effecte w™ the money of the fayd John 
Brayne, & by his Credyt, And what you knowe hearin, fpeake 
your knowledge./ 
7 Item when yt was buylt, and divers playes therin performed, and 
greate fomme and fommes of money Collected by fuche as did 
repayre thither to fee them, whether did not the faid Burbadge 
Contrary to hys owne promyfe therin, w™ was that the fayd John 
Braynes fhoulde have half the proffitte of all the premiffes, often 
tymes filche out of the Commone boxe by a Counterfayte keye to 
open yt, divers greatefomme & fommes of money in defraudinge of 
his Companyons and the faid John brayn And whether did not the 
faid James Burbadge often tymes hyde money in hys bofome or 
aboute himfelf of fuche money as was gathered, and fhoulde have 
bene equallye devyded betwene them, & keptt yt to himfelf & 
what you knowe thearin, {peake yo™ knowledge or in eny other his 
like bad practiffes as that yo" haue hard or knowe// 
8 Item whether doe ye knowe of yo™ owne knowledge, or have 
hearde faye, that divers Controuerfies & Contentions weare be- 
twene the fayd James Burbadge, & the faid John Brayne touch- 
inge the fayd Theato", & whether did not they fubmitt them felves 
vnto the Arbitrament of Certayne perfones for the pacificacion 
of all matters betweane them, and whether did not the faid Arbi- 
trato™ awarde that the fayd James Burbadge hys executo™, & 
Affignes fhoulde enioye the one moitye of the proffittes of the 
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