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of the faid John a leafe of the moytye of the premyffes before 
Demyfed accordinge to the covenaunte and agrementes aforefaid 
and allfo allthoughe the faid Robert hath required the faid 
Cutberd to allowe him the arrerages of the moyty of the prof- 
fyttes of the Demyfed premyffes aforefaid receyved by the faid 
Cutberd fythence the convayance therof to him Made by John 
Hide aforefaid yett that to Doe they vtterly Deny contrarye to all 
equitye and good confcience and Wheras allfo the faid James 
had taken all the proffyttes of the faid demyfed premyffes con- 
trarye to the trufte aforefaid vntill thaffignement made by Hide 
as aforefaid to the faid Cutberd and becaufe hee was other wyfe 
yndebted to the faid Braynes in obligacyons in fixe hundreth 
powndes and fithence Died inteftate and one Ellen Burbage hath 
taken admynyitracyon of the goodes of the faid James and hath 
gotten goodes and chattells of his into her handes amounting to 
a thowfand powndes refufeth to paie and allowe to this comp! 
the arrerages of the moytye of the proffyttes taken by the faid 
James before the faid affignem' and allfo to paie the faid other 
Dettes alledging fhee hath noe goodes in her handes vnadmynyt- 
tred wherby yo" ma‘ pore fubiect is likely euery waie to be De- 
_ feated except hee maie haue fome releyf before yo™ ma‘? in this 
honnorable court And forafmuche allfo as yo™ ma‘®* pore fubiect 
is alltogether without his remedy att the common law for the 
recouerye of the moytye of the proffittes of the Theater & other 
the landes and tennementes foe wrongfully taken by the faid 
James and Cutberd Burbage by the reafon that the faid John 
Braynes had noe affignemt made vnto him of the faid leafe foe 
taken by the faid James Burbage of the faid Gyles Allen allthougn 
yt were taken as well to the vie of the faid John Braynes as vnto 
the vie of the faid James and foe lykewylfe of the faid bennefytte 
of all the covenauntes conteyned in the faid leafe and forafmuche 
allfo as yo" Ma:**s pore fubiect hath noe remedye by the common 
lawe to compell the faid Gyles Allen and the faid Sara to make 
a New leafe according to his covenauntes conteyned in the faid 
leafe for a longer tyme allthough hee is yntereffed yn all equitye 
in the fame as executo" vnto the faid Margerette Braynes thexecu- 
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