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fynding of the fame falce key/ confeffe fo moch in effecte to the 
{aid Braynes/ praying him to forgyve him/ and he wold yf he 
lyeved make him Recompence/ faying it was the Devill that led 
him fo to do/ And further to this Jnterrogatory he faith not/ 
To the 8. that he hath bene privie and prefent at & of dyvers vari- 
ances & contencions betwene the faid Jo. Braynes & James Bur- 
bage for & concerning the matters & profittes of the faid Theater/ 
and that they did fubmitte them felfes therin to the Award & 
Arbytryment of one Ry. Turno'/ and Jo. Hille/ men of great 
honeftye & credit/ to make a fynall end of all matters in queftion 
betwene them, who vpfon great difcreffion and indifferiencye be- 
twene them bothe/ having throughlye heard ther grefes/ and 
Demaundes did Arbitrate & Award in wryting Jndented betwene 
them readie to be fene that from thenfforthe the faid Jo. Braynes 
his executo™ & affignes fhuld haue/ receyve & enioye to them & 
ther owne vies/ during the faid leafe/ the one half or moytie of 
the profittes/ that fhuld grow & ryfe by the playes to be vied 
ther/ and alfo of the Rentes ffynes & other yerelie profittes of 
fuche other tenem‘* & places there/ as fhuld yerelie grow due for 
the fame/ and the faid James Burbage his executo™ and affignes 
to haue alfo the other moytie of the premiffes During the faid 
leafe in lyke maner/ 
To the 9. that he doth knowe that the faid Arbitrato™ did alfo 
Award betwene them/ That yf occafion fhuld move them the faid 
James Burbage and Jo. Braynes to morgage the faid leafe vppon 
the Borowing of any fome of money to paye Debtes/ concerning 
the faid Theater/ that then they both fhuld Joyne in the fame 
morgage/ and that money coming of the proffittes of the faid 
Playes & the other faid Rentes and ffynes/ to go to the Redemp- 
cion of the faid leafe/ as by the faid Award may appere/ 
To the 1o. that he doth knowe/ and fo is it confeffed by depofi- 
cions in the Chauncerye/ that the faid James Burbage and Jo. 
Braynes did according to the faid Arbitryment/ having {fpeciall 
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