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James Burbage in his lyffe tyme and fynce his deceafe by the 
Complainant, for he this deponent hath earned of James burbage 
before he Died for reparacions done in and about thofe tenem'** 
twentye markes or there aboutes: And this deponent faythe he 
hath hard diuerfe ould men and woemen faye that when the faid 
James Burbage tooke the faid houfes and tenem'® of the defendt 
Allen they weare houfes of Offyce as A Slaughter houfe and 
Brewe houfe and lowe paulterye buyldinges. And that the fame 
are nowe muche better then they weare and lett for more Rent 
then they weare woorthe. w™ happenethe by reafon of the repara- 
cions and alteracions Donne vnto them by the faid James Bur- 
bage and the nowe Complainant./ And more he Cannot depofe/ 
10/ To the x‘ Jnterrogatory this Deponent faythe that he knowethe 
the ould Batne mencioned in the Jnterrogatory, But that Rich- 
ardes and Staughton mencioned in the Jnterrogatory did dwell in 
the fame he knowethe not, nor that the fame Barne was ruynous 
and decayed when James Burbage had his leafe of the premiffs 
from the defendant Allen for yt was demifed vnto James Bur- 
bage before this deponent was acquainted w™ the premiffs: But 
when he this deponent firfte knewe yt he rememberethe the fame 
Barne was fhored vppe w™ twoe or three Shores from the Play- 
houfe Called the Theater: And faythe that win this ten or 
Eleven yeares the faid James Burbage and the nowe Complaimant 
hath from tyme to tyme repayred and kepte the fame Barne to 
there befte endevor and the fame is nowe in reafonable good 
repayre./ And more he cannot depofe to his nowe remember- 
ance touchinge the faid Jnterrogatory 
11. 12/ To the xj and xij* Jnterrogatories this deponent is not ex- 
amyned at the plaintiffes requelte./ 
[His mark] §[7 
Thomas Ofborne of the parifhe of ffanchurche London Carpenter of 
the Age of ffortye twoe yeares or there aboutes fworne and ex- 
amyned the Daye and yeare abouefaid Depofithe and faythe./ 
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