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abufes that grewe by the fayd Theater intended to pull downe the 
fame, and to convert the wood and timber therof to fome better 
vie for the benefitt of your Subiect w your Subiect had iuft 
Caufe to doe, the rather for that yo" Subiect had noe other meanes 
to be releived for thirtye powndes Arrerages of Rentes w™ the 
fayd James Burbage in his lyefe tyme did owe vnto your Subiect 
for the premiffes, and for the breach of divers Covenantes in not 
repayring the howfes and otherwife for that the fayd James Bur- 
bage had in his lyefe tyme made A deede of guift of all his goodes 
to the fayd Cuthbert Burbage and Richard Burbage his fonnes, 
whoe after the death of the fayd James Burbage procured Ellen 
Burbage his widdowe being a verye poore woman to take the 
Adminiftracion vppon her w™ was done to defraude your Subiect 
and other Creditors of the fayd James Burbage. But fo it is yf 
it maye pleafe your excellent Mat: that the fayd Cuthbert Bur- 
bage having intelligence of your Subiectes purpofe herein, and 
vnlawfullye combyninge and confederating himfelfe w™ the fayd 
Richard Burbage and one Peeter Streat, William Smyth and di- 
vers other perfons to the number of twelve to your Subiect vn- 
knowne did aboute the eight and twentyth daye of December in 
the one and fortyth yeere of your highnes Raygne, and fythence 
your highnes laft and generall pardon by the Confederacye afore- 
fayd ryotouflye affemble themfelves together and then and there 
armed themfelves w divers and manye vnlawfull and offenfive 
weapons, as namelye, fwordes daggers billes axes and fuch like 
And foe armed did then repayre vnto the fayd Theater And then 
and there armed as aforefayd in verye ryotous outragious and 
forcyble manner and contrarye to the lawes of your highnes 
Realme attempted to pull downe the fayd Theater whervppon 
divers of your Subiectes fervauntes and farmers then goinge 
aboute in peacable manner to procure them to defift from that 
their vnlawfull enterpryfe, They the fayd ryotous perfons afore- 
fayd notw{tanding procured then therein w™ greate vyolence not ~ 
onlye then and there forcyblye and ryotouflye refifting your fub- 
iectes fervauntes and farmers but allfo then and there pulling 
breaking and throwing downe the fayd Theater in verye out- 
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