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To the 22. that he can fay nothing/ Nor further faith to all the 
fore faid Jnterrogatoryes/ 
[Signed] by me Edwarde Collyns 
Robert Myles of the Parifhe of whytechapell wtout Allgate lon- 
don free of the companye of the goldfmythes of the age of lij 
yeres or theraboutes {worne and ex‘ the xxx Daye of Julye in the 
yere aforefaid &c To the first Jnterrogatory/ that he dothe know 
the now comp!/ And all the defend'*® And knoweth alfo Gyles 
Allen gentleman named in this Jnterrogatory. And faithe that 
he doth knowe that the faid Gyles Allen was of late feyfed and 
owner emonges other landes & tenem'’ w'in the parifhe of S' 
_ leonardes in Shordiche w‘*out Bifhops gate london in & about 
the late Diffolued Pryorye called hallywell there/ of A parcell of 
voyd grounde/ and of dyvers other landes & tenem'‘®* parcell of 
the fame Pryorye/ 
To the 2. that he doth knowe and was prefent at tymes whan the 
faid James Burbage did earneftlie infynuate his brother in lawe 
_ John Braynes deceffed the now comp'«* late hufband/ for the 
taking of A leafe of the faid Gyles Allen of the faid pece of voyd 
grounde to builde the now playhouffe called the Theater ther- 
vppon/ earneitlie informing him/ that it wold grow to ther con- 
tynuall great profitt & commodytie/ through the Playes that 
fhuld be vfed there everye weke/ But the faid Braynes being of 
A welthie trade alredye/ and A grocer in Bucklers Burye london 
& Ryche was verye lothe to deale in the matter of the faid leafe/ 
Notw'{tanding in the end by the comtynuall perfuafion & meanes 
made vnto him by the faid James Burbage the faid Braynes 
Joyned w' him in takeng the faid leafe/ But he faith/ that he 
hath heard the faid Jo. Braynes many & often tymes faye/ that 
the drawing of him by his brother Burbage to deale in the matter 
of the faid Theater/ was his vtter vndoing/ and that he wold 
never haue entred yerin but by the fwete and comtynuall perfua- 
fions of his faid brother in law Burbage/ And for the charges 
that fhuld haue bene beftowed vppon the building of the fame 
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