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premiffes accordinge to the former agreement made betweene 
the faid Jeames Burbage the father of the Comp" and the Defend", 
the faid Comp" promifinge the Defend' the paiment of the faid 
thirtie powndes rente which was behinde in the time of the 
Comp'es father and that he would put in good fecuritie to the 
Defend for the paiment of the Rente Duringe the terme and the 
repayringe of the howfes and the performance of all other Cove- 
nantes on his parte to be performed touchinge which matter there 
was often times Communicacion had betweene the Comp" and 
the Defend‘ whoe for his parte was Contented to haue made the 
faid leafe vnto the Comp'* whoe likewife feemed veerye willinge 
to haue it in fuch manner and vnder fuch Covenantes as were 
formerlie agreed vppon betweene the Defend' and the faid Jeames 
Burbage and foe the matter was at the lafte Concluded betweene 
the Comp! and the Defend‘ and (as the Defend' remembereth) 
a leafe was Drawen accordinglie by the Comp!* which the Defend' 
thinketh he can fhewe forthe vnto this Honourable Courte and yet 
notw'{tandinge the Comp" founde meanes by Colourable fhiftes 
and Delaies to Deferre the accomplifhinge and execution therof 
from time to time Howebeit the Defend‘ hopinge that the Comp" 
had meant honeftlie and faithfullie and to haue taken the leafe 
accordinge to their agreement wherby the Defend* fhould haue 
receiued the faid arrerages of thirtie powndes and likewife that 
his howles and buildinges fhould haue been repaired and that he 
fhould haue been fecured for the performance of the Covenantes 
foe that he fhould not haue had fuch trouble and Difquiettneffe 
as formerlie he had founde Herevppon the Defendt was Con- 
tented to fuffer the Comp" to enioye the premiffes after the firit 
leafe expired for the fpace of a yeare or two payinge onelie the 
ould rent of fourteene powndes which the Defend* did the rather 
by reafon that the faid Jeames Burbage and the Compl betweene 
them had placed foe manie pore people there whoe were not able 
to paie their rentes that yf the Defend‘ fhould haue taken the 
fame into his handes he fhould haue beene Conftreyned in pittye 
and Compaffion to haue forborne their rentes to his great loffe 
and hinderance; And further fhould haue beene enforced within 
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