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was soe graunted vnto the said Thomas Swynnerton accordinge 

 to the Counterparte therof w ch then remayned w th the said Aron 

 Holland he the said Aron, Holland did alter and chaunge 

 the same in dyvers and seau^rall materiall pointes therof dif- 

 feringe from the said agreement and from the said former 

 lease soe therof made vnto the said Thomas Swynnerton as 

 is aforesaid to the greatt losse and praudice of the said 

 Phillipp Stone and his assignes w ch he then did not knowe 

 nor was acquainted w th , And namelie in this That wheras 

 the former was a lease and graunte the other later was made 

 without anie lease or graunte at all but onelie bare and single 

 Covenants therein And sealed the same as an Jndenture of lease 

 w ch the said Phillipp Stone did verilie beleeve and creditt vpon 

 the wordes affirmac/ons and solempe protestacon of the said 

 Aron Holland he the said Aron Holland did scale and delyvere 

 his acte and dede the one parte therof vnto the said Phillipp 

 Stone as the same Phillipp Stone alsoe did the other parte therof 

 vnto the said Aron Holland w th out any examinaczon or si f tinge 

 all of the truth W ch said Jndenture beare date aboute ffebruarie 

 Anno domini 1608 and in the sixth yeare of yo r Ma tes happie 

 raigne over yo r highnes Realme of England. And afterwards 

 that is to wytt aboute the tenth yeare of [yo r ] Ma tes raigne of 

 England the said Phillipp Stone then wantinge money and beinge 

 desirous to bargaine w th yo r said subiecte for the same seaventh 

 parte of the said playhowse and galleries called the Redd Bull 

 w ch had then before that tyme byne graunted to the said Thomas 

 Swynnerton for dyvers yeares from thence to come w ch the 

 said Phillip Stone pretended and thought [had byn] vnto him 

 well and duly renewed leased and graunted of and in the same 

 by the said Aron Holland he the said Phillip Stone did offer the 

 same to yo r said Subiecte for ffiftie pownds makeing him be- 

 leeve that he then had a good lease and graunte therof for the 

 same tearme of yeares therein to come whervnto yo r said sub- 

 iecte gyveinge fayeth and credit did accepte the same at the hand 

 and motion of the said Phillipp Stone and gaue him for the 

 same the said ffiftie pounds in law full money payed according 

 to the said price and offer and thervpon [entered] thervnto and 



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