248 Charles William Wallace 
ceaffed James Burbadge touchinge the Contynewance of the 
Theater for A playinge houfe for the fpace of ffyve yeares onlye 
after thexpiracion of the ffirfte Terme and not longer, nor that 
after that tyme of ffyve yeares ended yt fhould be converted by 
the faid James Burbadge and the nowe complainant or one of 
them to fome other vie and be imployed vppon the groundes 
demifed whereby the benefytt and profytt thereof after that terme 
ended fhould remayne to the Defendt./ And more he Cannot 
depofe touchinge the faid Jnterrogatory for that he never hard of 
any fuche conference as is f{pecified in the Jnterrogatory betweene 
the faid defendt, James Burbadge Deceaffed and Cuthberte Bur- 
badge in his fathers lyffe tyme but fuche fpeeches pafte betweene 
the nowe plaimtiff and Defendt fynce the deceafe of James Bur- 
badge the father but not Agreed vppon for that they brake of 
becaufe they Could not Agree vppon fuerties./ 
[Signed] Henry Johnfon 
John Golborne of the parifhe of S*t: Leonardes in Shordytche in 
the Countye of Middlesex Marchaunt taylor of the Age of 
ffortye twoe yeares or there aboutes fworne and examyned the 
daye and yeare abouefaid depofithe and faythe./ 
1/ To the ffirfte Jnterrogatory this Deponent faythe he hathe hard 
the Defendt demaunde of the plaintiff the fome of thirtye poundes 
pretended to be dwe for Arrerages of Rent by James Burbadge 
the Complainantes father. And vppon the Defendantes demaund 
thereof the Complainant hath confeffed the fame and yealded to 
paye the fame in Confideracton the Defendt would make him A 
newe leafe of the houfes, tenem‘®s and groundes his father James 
Burbadge held of the Defendt by A former leafe in his lyffe tyme. 
And that the plaintiff vppon occacion of conference w‘ the de- 
fendt of A newe leafe and in Confideracion of the defendtes 
promife of A newe leafe of the premiffes the Complaimant at the 
fyghe of the George in Shoreditche about michaellmas lafte was 
Tweluemonethe promiffed paymt of the faid thirtye poundes vnto 
the Defendt, and that then there weare prefent befides him this 
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