290 Charles William Wallace 
The faide defend.*** by proteftacion not acknowledginge nor con- 
feffinge anie of the matters in the faide Bill conteyned to be 
true fayen That the faide Bill of Complainte exhibited agaynite 
them and others in this honorable Courte is very vntrue and 
flaunderous vncerteyne and infufficient in the lawe to be aunf- 
wered vnto for diuers and fondrie faultes and manifeft ymper- 
feccions therin appearinge and fuche as by the lawes of this 
Realme and orders of this honorable Courte they theis defend.‘ 
"are not tyed to make anie aunfweare therevnto And namelye for 
that the matters and fuppofed periurie in the faide Bill conteyned 
wherew™ they theis defend.'e* are or doe ftande charged are 
therin foe vncerteinlie and infufficiently layed as they theis de- 
fend.‘¢s ynder the favo" of this honorable Courte cannot and are 
not tyed to make anie further aunfweare thervnto And theis 
defend.t* further faye That other of the defend.’ in the faide 
Bill of Complainte named havinge beene heretofore ferved w™ 
proceffe haue appeared and demurred vppon the fame Bill whiche 
demurrer beinge referred by the orders of this honorable Courte 
to the right worfhipfull ffrauncis Bacon Efquier, he vppon per- 
viall and confideracion had of the faide Bill of Complaynte, hathe 
already reported That the faide Bill is veary vncerteine and in- 
fufficient and that noe further aunfweare needeth to be made 
therto for whiche caufes and diuers other matters and defectes 
in the faide Bill appearinge They theis defend.’ doe Demurre 
in lawe vpon the faide Bill of Complaynte And prayen to be dif- 
miffed oute of this honorable Courte w™ theire reafonable coftes 
and chardges by them in this behalf mofte wrongfullie borne and 
fufteyned./. 
[Signed] Jo: Walter [Attorney] 
EXAMINATION OF RICHARD LANE 
Star Chamber, Elizabeth, A 33/32. 
primo Maij polit 
merediem: Anno 
Regni Regine Elizabethe 44'°./ 
290 
