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ragious violent and riotous fort to the great difturbance and ter- 
refyeing not onlye of yo" fubiectes fayd fervauntes and farmers 
but of divers others of your mati* loving fubiectes there neere 
inhabitinge. And having fo done did then alfo in moft forcibie 
and ryotous manner take and carrye awaye from thence all the 
wood and timber therof vnto the Banckfide in the parifhe of St 
Marye Overyes and there erected a newe playe howfe w" the fayd 
Timber and wood, Whervppon your Subiecte in Hillarye Terme 
following did commence an Accion of Trefpas agaynift the fayd 
Peeter Streate in your highnes Courte at Weftmin/ter commonlye 
called the kinges Benche for the fayde wrongfull entringe into 
your fubiectes groundes and pullinge downe and taking awaye of 
the fayd Theater, Howbeit the fayd Cuthbert Burbage maliciouflye 
intending to vexe and moleft yo" fubiecte in Eafter Terme follow- 
inge exhibited a Bill vnto yo" highnes agaynift yo" fubiect in yo™ 
highnes Courte of Requeftes pretending matter of Equitye for 
the ftaye of yo" fubiectes fayd fute att the Common lawe wher- 
vnto your fubiecte appeared and made Aunfwere, And after- 
wardes in Trinytye terme in the xlij™ yeare of yo" highnes raigne 
an order was conceived and then publifhed and pronounced by yo™ 
highnes Councell of the fayd Courte by the Confent of yo" fubiecte 
that yo" fubiectes fayd fute att the Common Lawe fhould ftaye 
till the caufe in Equitye were heard in the fayd Courte of Re- 
queites which was appoynted to be in Michellmas Terme follow- 
ing yett foe that the Demurrer w*" was formerlye ioyned in the 
fayd fute betweene yo" fubiecte and the fayd Peeter Streate might 
be made vpp w™ was expreilye graunted and allowed by the fayd 
order vppon the fpeciall mocion and defire of yo" fubiectes Coun- 
cell, whervppon yo" fubiecte gave order to his Attorney to caufe 
the Demurrer to be made vppe accordinglye./ But maye it pleafe 
your excellent Mat the fayd Cuthbert Burbage myndinge further 
to intrappe yo" fubiecte and to circumvent him to his great Daun- 
ger as the fequell fheweth did verye malycouflye and fraudu- 
lentlye after the fayd Order pronounced as aforefayd combyne 
and practife w'* one John Maddoxe then his Attorney in that fute 
w'" one Richard Lane the Regifter of the fayd Courte and by con- 
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