92 CHILDREN OF THE CHAPEL AT BLACKFRIARS 
documents that these were provided by the Queen. and were not — 
therefore matters of charge to be shared. Consequently they are 
not mentioned among the Feta, s items of expense in either 
Articles or bond. 
The Condition of the 200/. bond as giving these significant 
terms of the Articles of Agreement on which the new manage- 
ment was established is here subjoined.?] 
‘Infra, 101-2, 106’, 
*(Marks of abbreviation are 
translated into italics.) The suits 
in which this document is enrolled 
occurred under James I. Hence the 
date of the Obligation is given as 
“vicesimo die Aprilis Anno regni 
dominae Elizabeth nuper Reginae 
Angliae quadragesimo quarto.” 
The Condicion of this obligacion 
is such That Whereas Richard Bur- 
bage of the parishe of S* leonard** 
in Shorditch in the Countie of Mid- 
dlesex gentleman by his Jndenture 
of lease bearinge date the second 
day of September in the two and 
fortith yere of the raigne of our 
soueraigne ladie- Elizabeth the 
Queenes Ma''® that now is hath 
leased and to farme letten vnto the 
within. bounden henrye Evans all 
that greate hall or Roome with the 
roomes ouer the same in the said 
indenture mencioned scituate with- 
in the precincte of the blackfriers 
london to hold vnto the said henrye 
Evans his executors and Assignes 
from the feast of S** Michaell 
Tharkangell next ensuinge after the 
date of the saide Jndenture vnto 
the ende and. tearme of one and 
twentie yeares from thence next en- 
suinge fullie to be compleated and 
ended yealdinge and payinge there- 
fore yearley duringe the saide terme 
vnto the said Richard Burbage his 
heires and Assignes fortie poundes 
of lawfull money of England att 
fowre feastes or tearmes in the 
yeare that is to saye att the feastes 
of the birth of our lord God than- 
unciacion of the blessed virgin Ma- 
rie the Nativitie of S* John Bap- 
tist & S* Michaell tharkangell by 
even and equall porctons to be payd 
126-29, 148f. 
if now the within named William 
Rastell Edward kirkham and 
Thomas kendall and euerie of them 
their and euerie of their executors 
administrators and Assignes shall 
or may from henceforthe duringe 
the continuance of the said lease 
have the ioynte vse occupacion and 
profytt together with the within 
bounden henrye Evans & Alexander 
hawkyns their executors Adminis- 
trators and Assignes and euerye of 
them of and in the said greate hall 
or Roome and other the premisses 
without the lett or trouble of the 
saide henrie and Alexander their 
executors Administrators and As- 
signes or any of them or of any 
other person or persons by their or 
any of their meanes or procurement 
they the saide William Edward and 
Thomas their executors administra- 
tors and Assignes or any of them 
payinge vnto the said henrie and 
Alexander their executors or As- 
signes or to some or one of them 
from henceforth yearlie duringe the 
continuance of the said lease the 
moyetie or one halfe of the saide 
yearlie rente att the fower vsuall 
ffeastes in the yeare or within one 
and twentie dayes next after euerye 
of the saide feastes by even por- 
cions and also bearinge and pay- 
inge of the moytie of such Chardges 
as from tyme to tyme shalbe laide 
out or disbursed for in or aboute 
the reperacions of the premisses by 
and accordinge to the purporte and 
true meanynge and limitacions of 
the said lease And alsoe permit- 
tynge and suffringe the saide henrie 
& Alexander their executors and 
Assignes and euerye of them to 
have ioynte vse occupacion and 
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