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the makinge of any newe leafe fayinge vnto the plaintiff paye me 
tharrerages of rent w yo" father owght me when he died and 
performe the Couenantes that yo" father performed not in his 
lyffe tyme And then wee will talke of A newe leafe: And that 
he thinkethe the Defendt deferred the makinge of A newe leafe 
vnto the plaimtiff of purpofe to drive him to Augment his rent 
per Annum And to drive the plaintiff to paye the thirtye poundes 
he claymed for Arerages and performance of other couenantes 
And this Deponent faythe he hath hard that the Defendt did ap- 
poynte and caufe A paper Booke of A leafe to be drawne vpp 
But the Complainant did not agree and accepte of that drawght 
becaufe as the plaintiff reported yt was vnreafonable penned and 
drawne and for that the defendt would thereby haue Compelled 
the plaintiff to haue affured the improued rent to Contynewe after 
thexpiracion of his leafe then to Commence and contynewe for 
one and twentye yeares. And more he cannot depofe touchinge 
the faid Jnterrogatory for that he never Sawe the faid Draught 
mencioned in the Jnterrogatory 
. To the third Jnterrogatory this Deponent faythe he knowethe that 
the Deceaffed James Burbadge was in his lyffe tyme A lyttle 
before his Deathe an earneft futor vnto the defendt for the ob- 
tayninge of A newe leafe of the premiffs: And faythe that there 
weare diuerfe fpeeches betweene the defendt and the faid James 
Burbadge touchinge A newe leafe of the premiffs (conteyned in 
his former leafe) for the terme of one and twentye yeares to com- 
mence after thexpiracion of the former leafe for the yearlye rent 
of twentye ffoure poundes: but he knowethe not that the faid 
{peeches weare agreed and Concluded vppon betweene the defendt 
and James Burbadge: And more he Cannot depofe touchinge 
the faid Jnterr to his nowe rememberance faue onlye that the 
Defendt {till defired the faid James Burbadge yf he would haue 
A newe leafe to encreafe his rent./ otherwife he would graunte 
non 
4./ To the ffourthe Jnterr this Deponent faythe that he never hard 
of any fpeeches of Agreem' betweene the defendt and the de- 
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