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of the rent (if any were) as in the faid Anfwer ys fuggefted and 
as towching® the faid thirtie poundes in the faid anfwere men- 
cioned alledged to be dew to the faid defend‘ for the rent of the 
howfes and groundes demifed to the faid James Burbage in the 
faid Anfwere fpecified this comp" therevnto faieth That longe 
before the tenderinge of the faid newe leafe in the anfwere {peci- 
fied there was muche variaunce and Controuerflie betwene the 
faid defendt and one Edmond Peckham towching?® the title of the 
premiffes in the faid anfwere mencioned, by reafon whereof the 
faid James Burbadg® this Comp.!¢* father was verie muche trow- 
bled and often Chardged to finde men to keepe the poffeffion of 
the faid premiffes from the faid Edmond Peckham neyther could 
this Comp"¢* faid father enioye the faid premiffes according® to 
the leafe to him made by the faid defend‘; for w Caufes (if any 
parte of the rent were vnpaide yt may be this Comp'¢s faid father 
deteyned fome parte of the rent in his owne handes and dyd not 
pay the fame at the daies lymitted for paym' thereof, the Certentye 
of w® faid rent foe deteyned he this comp" knoweth not Wout 
that that the faid James Burbadg® at the tyme of the faid new 
leafe tendered dyd owe vnto the faid defend* thirtie poundes for 
rent of the faid howfes and groundes Or that this Comp" dyd 
often tymes confeffe fince the deathe of the faid James Burbadg® 
the fame to be dewe to the faid defend' as in the faid anfwere ys 
vntruly alledged. Howbeit this Comp" faieth that he this comp" 
hath told the faid defend that if the faid Defend' would vfe him 
kindly and deale frendly w™ him that then he this Comp" for 
quietnes & frindfhippe to be had would fatiffie the faide defend‘® 
all fuche rent as the faide defend*® coulde reafonablie demaunde 
And wheras the faide defend' alleadgeth in his faide aunfwer that 
the faide James Burbadge neglected to doe Reparacions vppon 
the faide houfes and buildinges and that the faide James did de- 
vide the faide barne in the auniwer fpecified into eleven feuerall 
tenem*é* and did lette the fame feuerallie to poore perfonnes for 
the feuerall rentes of Twentie fhillinges by yeare who weare 
vnable to doe reparacions vppon the fame This Compl* thervnto 
replieth and fayth that true it is that the faide James Burbadge 
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