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that the faid Complainantes father (as the defendt then affirmed) 
was behinde w™ the paym' of parte of his rent referved vppon 
the ould Leafe./ And that he knowethe the fame to be true for 
that he was prefent when the fame leafe was tendered by James 
Burbage to the defendt to Seale att w™ tyme the faid James Bur- 
bage anfwered the defendt that whatfoeuer was Amiffe in the 
newe leafe was not longe of him but the fcryveno™ whoe drewe 
the fame. And more he Cannot depofe touchinge the fame Jnter- 
rogatory for that he is not nowe at the tyme of this his exami- 
neacion fhewed the newe leafe./ 
2./ To the feconde Jnterrogatory this deponent faythe he hathe hard 
the faid James Burbage faye that the defendt was bound vnto him 
in the fome of twoe hundred poundes for the performance of 
Couenantes Conteyned in the ffirfte leafe made by the defendt to 
the faid James Burbage and he hath hard the defendant acknowl- 
edge the fame to be true./ And hath hard the nowe Complain- 
ant faye that he had that bonde in his Cuftodye and that he would 
put the fame in fuyte againfte the defendt./ And more he Can- 
not depofe./ 
3 ./ To the thirde Jnterrogatory this deponent faythe he hath hard the 
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defendt faye that the Complainantes father did at the tyme of his 
deceafe owe vnto him the defendt for Arerages of Rent the fome 
of thirtye poundes: w™ fome of thirtye poundes ys yett owinge 
and vnpayd: And faythe that fynce James Burbage deceafe the 
Complainant hath confeffed the fame in this deponentes prefentes. 
And hath promiffed to paye the fame vnto the defendt Condi- 
conally he the defendt would make him A newe leafe of the 
houfes and groundes his.faid father James Burbage had of him 
by leafe. And more he Cannot depofe./ 
4./ To the ffourthe Jnterrogatory this deponent faythe he thinkethe 
the faid James Burbage did not within the firfte tenn yeares (w™ 
he held the demiffed premiffes of the defendt) beftowe the fome 
of twoe hundred poundes vppon and about the Alteringe and 
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