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ing one quarters payment being xij s vj d for the space [about] of 

 one day or two the said def 1 afterwards refused to accept of the 

 [sam]e and seeketh to take the benefit and advantage of forfei- 

 ture of [the] said Jndenture and refuseth to accompt w th the 

 compl 1 for the profitts [recei]ued by him wherein the compl 1 

 prayeth releife as in his bill of [comp]laynt is declared. Vnto 

 w ch Bill the said def 1 by way of [ans]were amongeste other 

 things hath sett furth that if the said compl 1 [sh]all satisfie and 

 pay all such sommes of money as he the compl 1 or anie other 

 from whom he claymes haue vniustly deteyned or caused to be 

 deteyned from him, he is well contented to make A newe Jnden- 

 ture vnto the compl* in his owne name, vnder such covena/mts 

 articles provisoes condidons & agreements as are conteined in 

 the said Jndenture formerly made by him to the said Phillip 

 Stone, As by his said answere may appear, Vpon opening of 

 which matter before his ma tes said Counsaill in presence of the 

 counsaill learned of both the said parties, and vpon consideraa'on 

 had of the said def tes said answere & other circumstances of the 

 cause, And for that the said def 1 hath not made apparant to 

 this Court what moneys are iustly due vnto him from the said 

 compl 1 , Jt is therefore Ordered by his ma tes said Counsaill that 

 the said compl 1 his executo rs & administrato rs shall fromhence- 

 furth haue and receaue the profitts and benefitt of all the said 

 premisses in as lardge and ample manner, and in such manner 

 & forme as he or the said Phillip Stone before him or any other 

 person for or on the behalf of the said comp[l l ] or of the said 

 Phillip Stone ever heretofore had and enioyed the same without 

 the lett denyall disturbauwee or contradica'on of the said def 1 or 

 any other person or persons clayming in by from or vnder him, 

 vntill such tyme as other and further order shalbe in this court 

 taken and made to the contrary And it is further ordered that 

 the said compl 1 s[hall] and may [dr]awe A newe Jndenture or 

 deede Jndented to theffect of the former w th such covenaunts 

 & provisoes as in the former Jndenture graunted to the saide 

 Phillip Stone is conteyned w ch the said def* shall furth w th vpon 

 request in that behalf to be made seale & deliurr as his deede and 



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