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Councell in that Courte to that effecte to w™ order he referrethe 
himfelfe And more faithe nott to this Jnterrogatory./. 
To the 3 Jnterrogatory he faithe that to this defend'®* beft remem- 
brance he this defend‘ tooke a note of the faid order as yt was 
pronounced and thereof deliuered a true Coppie to the Comp* 
or fome other on the Comp'e* behalfe wout addinge or demin- 
ifhinge anie thinge to or from the fame./ 
To the iiij" Jnterrogatory he faithe that he this defend‘ deliuered 
vnto the Comp" or to fome on his behalfe a note of an order dated 
the laft of May 42 Elizabethe Regine but whether the fame was 
deliuered the day of the date thereof or not this defend* doth nott 
knowe. Butt this defend‘ faithe that yt was fett downe in the 
fame order as he remembrethe that the fd Comp! fhoulde ftay his 
further proceedinges att the Common lawe in the fuite there de- 
pendinge again{ft Cuthberte Burbage the Comp" in the faid Courte 
of Requeftes. And as touchinge the ioyninge vpp of the de- 
- murrer in this Jnterrogatory mencioned this defend* doth nott 
knowe that he made anie mencion in his note touchinge the fame./ 
To the v Jnterrogatory this defend faithe he doth nott remember 
that vppon the laft day-of May in the xlij® yeare of her Mats 
Raigne in the afternoone of the fame day or att anie other tyme 
that the faide Allen did fhewe this defend’ anie note from his 
councell teftifyinge that the Courte had by their faid order gyven 
him libertie to ioyne vpp the faide demurrer Neither doth this 
defendt remember that the Comp" fo defired that the Order might 
be fo entered [But this defend* faith that the Comp" came often 
tymes unto him (stricken out)] (w™ yf the faid Comp" had), yett 
neuertheles this defendt was to take noe notice thereof from his 
Councell, but to enter the fame as yt was pronounced by the 
Courte./ and as ytt was confirmed vnder the hande of one of her 
Mates Councell of the fame Courte./ 
To the vj Jnterrogatory he faithe that there was an order de- 
liuered into the office to be entered by John Maddox or fome other 
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