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but in effect against Burbage, as pointed out in the Bill. Part of the 
orders and the final decree are lost. But the Court’s judgment in favor 
of Burbage, pronounced Oct. 18, 1600, is substantially given in the Answer 
of the Burbages to Allen’s Star Chamber suit of 1602.] 
BILL 
[In dorso] 
+ xxvj° die Januarij 
Anno R Rne Eliz- 
abethe &ct xlij°] 
Defendens vocetur per 
Nuncium Camere/ 
To the Queenes mofte excellent Mat 
In all humblenes Compleyninge fheweth vnto yo" mofte excellente 
Mate yor highnes faythfull and obediente fubiecte Cuthbert Bur- 
bage of the Cyttie of London gentleman That wheras one Gyles 
Alleyne of Hafley in the Countie of Effex gentleman was law- 
fullie feifed in his demeafne as of fee of and in Certayne gardein 
growndes fette lyinge and beinge neare Hallewell in the parifhe 
of St Leonardes in Shorditche in the Countie of Middlefex And 
beinge foe feifed togeather w™ Sara hys wief did by their Indenture 
of leafe bearinge date the Thirteenth daye of Aprill in the Eight- 
eenthe yeare of yo™ Mates Reigne for good Confideracions therin 
expreffed Amongeft other thinges demife and to fearme lette the 
faid gardein groundes and all proffittes and Comodities therto 
belonginge vnto one James Burbage father of yo" faide fubiecte 
To haue and to houlde to him the faid James Burbage his execu- 
tors and Affignees from the feafte of the Annunciacion of our 
Ladie then lafte pafte before the date of the faide Indenture for 
the Tearme of one and Twentie yeares from thence nexte fol- 
lowinge yealdinge and payinge therefore yearelie duringe the 
faide tearme vnto the faide Gyles Alleyne and Sara his wyfe 
fourteene powndes of lawfull money of Englande In and by w™ 
faide Indenture (amongeft other Covenauntes and agreem'‘* 
therin contayned) the faide James Burbage for him his heires 
executors and Adminiftrators and for euerie of them did Cove- 
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