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muche he knowethe not for that he is not Carpenter nor woork- 
man belonginge to that trade: And that he thinkethe the faid 
houfes are foe ffallen to decaye for want of reparacions done in 
tyme./ And more he Cannot depofe./ 
6./ To the vj® Jnterrogatory this Deponent fayth that about 
Michaelmas lafte was twelue monethe he this deponent was in 
Companye w'* the Complainant and defendant at w*" tyme yt 
appeared vnto him this deponent that the Complainant had bene 
an earnefte futor vnto the defendt for A newe leafe of the houfes 
and groundes w% his late father James Burbage had by leafe 
from him the defendant... And then the defendt was Contented 
to graunte the Complainant A newe leafe for one and twenty 
yeares of the faid houfes and groundes w™ his father James 
Burbage had yf foe be he the Complainant would paye vnto him 
the defendant the thirtye poundes arrerages of Rent w™ his father 
James Burbage owght him at the tyme of his death put the houfes 
in reparacions, and paye him the defendant for the fame 
premiffs twentye ffoure poundes Rent per Annum, And Suffer 
the Theater then ftandinge vppon parte of the ground demifed 
vnto his father to ftand for A playinge houfe but onlye one ffyve 
yeares of his terme of one and twentye viz ffyve of the ffirite 
yeares and after to converte the fame to tenem*‘’* or vppon 
reparacions of the other houfes there and foe leave yt beftowed 
after his terme ended for the defendtes benefytt. And he bounde 
w™ Suffytient fuertye for paym!' of his Rent: w™ the Complain- 
ant did Confent vnto, And then proffered his brother Richard 
Burbage for his fuertye to be bound for the paym' of his rent 
w*" the defendant miflyked And therevppon they broke of Agayne 
And foe parted. And fayth that yt was at the fygne of the 
George in Shordiche that they had the faid Communycacion of 
Agreem! touchinge the leafe of the premiffs and Couenantes and 
‘that yt was about Michaelmas lafte was twelue monethe that they 
mett about the fame. And the Chriftmas nexte after the faid 
Theater was pulled downe and Carried Awaye. And more he 
Cannot depofe touchinge any other Agreemt betweene them./ 
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