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directed from his Ma ties Courte of Requestes and the Councell 

 thereof to here and determine of the cause in Controu<?rsie de- 

 pendinge in the said Courte betweene Thomas Woodford p: u 

 and Aron Holland defend*, touchinge an interest claymed by the 

 p.ites bin i n the i8: tinth parte of the profits of the plaiehouse 

 called the Redd Bull in the parishe of S 4 James at Clarkenwell. 

 Wee, in whitsune weeke last, did meete at 2 seu^rall tymes at my 

 chamber in Grayes Inne callinge both the parties before vs, and 

 heard all Allegac/ons on both partes, and p^rvsed the Indentures 

 made by the defend. 1 vnto Stone and the Covenanted therein, 

 and in the end wee both as I then conceaved did agree and 

 assented vnto these 4 Articles and things to be performed by the 

 said parties viz:// 



iffirst that a newe graunte should be forthw th made by the defen. 1 

 vnto the p : u of the i8. tinth parte of the profits of the said plaie 

 house, for the Remainder of yeares yett to come in the graunte 

 made to the said M. r Stone, whose interest the said p. u claymed 

 w th the like Covenants and Condicons as were before in Swin- 

 nerton or Stones graunte/. 



2 Secondlie that the defend. 1 should enioye the gatherers place then 

 in question betweene theme and not the p : u /. 



3 Thirdlie that M r Holland should be discharged as against the p. u 

 for the meane profits that he hath receaved since the forfeiture 

 in regard that the gatherers place had heretofore beene detained 

 and kept from him by the p. u and those from whome he claymeth 

 his interest./ 



4. Lastlie that in Consideradon of this newe graunte, the p." should 

 paie vnto the defend. 1 vj. u xiij 3 iiij. d and be discharged of the 

 halfe yeares rente due at our ladie daye last past w ch came to 25 : s 

 With this Agreement we acquainted both parties whoe then 

 seemed vnto vs as we then conceaved to be well pleased w th the 

 same/. 



This at the request of the defend. 1 I am bould to Certifye 

 vnto this Honourable Courte, the rather for that the said p." 

 hath procured a single Certificate from the said M r Dyett, never 

 makeinge me acquainted w th the same leavinge neverthelesse the 



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