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speeches promises and protestac/ons therein made, and did most 

 conynglie and vnknowne to the said Anthonie Payne demaunde 

 the same rent at the verie daie lymitted and appointed for the 

 payment thereof and for defaulte of payment therof sought and 

 endevored to take all the advantage and benefytt w ch he could 

 thereby pretendinge and alledginge a forfeiture and reentrie for 

 the non payment therof, And from that tyme w ch was aboute 

 nyne yeares last past hithervnto detayned and kepte the profitt^ 

 and benefytt of the said seaventh parte to his owne vse and be- 

 hoffe refusinge to yeild the same or anie parte therof vnto 

 yo r said Subiecte or to make unto him any manner of reckoninge 

 or accounte for the same amountinge yearelie to thirtie powndc.? 

 or theraboutes or yet to gyve or allowe anie thinge at all vnto him 

 for or in consideracon of the said ffiftie pownd^ by him payed 

 for the same. Whervpon yo r said Subiecte exhibited his bill 

 heartofore in this yo r Ma tes Courte of Requests aboute eight 

 yeares last past to be therein releeved against the said Aron Hol- 

 land who appearinge thervnto the first of Alaie in the seaventh 

 yeare of yo r Ma tes raigne of England, answered his said then bill 

 there, And beinge moved and pricked in his conscience somewhat 

 therein did in his then answeare vpon his oath thervnto plainely 

 and trulie confesse, that he thought the said tearme of years ther 

 be efluction of tyme to come and not elapsed he soe made vnto 

 the said Phillipp Stone as is aforesaid did in all equitie belonge 

 and appcrtaine vnto yo r said Subiecte the then Complayn 1 , and 

 did then therein alsoe proffer and offer voluntarilie vpon his 

 oath that if the said then complayn 1 would well and truly satisfie 

 and pay such somes of money as weare iustlie due vnto the said 

 Aron Holland by the said Phillipp Stone or anie from whome he 

 claymed, he the said Aron Holland would be contented to make 

 a newe lease vnto yo r said Subiecte in his owne name w th the like 

 Covenants articles Condicons and agreementes as weare con- 

 tayned and specified in the same Jndenture formerlie made by 

 him to the said Phillipp Stone whervpon shortlie after that is to 

 saie the three and twenteith day of June in the same eleaventh 

 yeare of yo r Ma tes said raigne of England vpon openinge of the 

 same matter before yo r Ma tcs Counsell of the said Courte of Re- 



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