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betwene the same Holland and Phillipp Stone as is aforesaid, 

 and did offer and tender the same vnto the said Holland to be 

 sealed and delyvered accordinge to the same order, w ch was then 

 alsoe shewed vnto him w th a writt or Jniunction under yo r Ma : tes 

 privie Seale de execuc/one ordinis therein for the performance 

 therof W ch he the said Aron Holland then seemed willinge to doe 

 accordinglie But for asmuch as at that tyme he pretended he 

 was vtterlie vnlearned and illiterate not beinge able to reade ; and 

 then knewe not whether the same weare agreable to the former 

 Jndenture, and to the said order he therefore requested yo r said 

 Subiecte to forbeare a little tyme and to gyve him soe much 

 libertie onelie as his then Councell Ra/phe Wormeleighton Es- 

 quier might pervse the same and see whether those newe Jnden- 

 tures did agree w th the former Indentures of the said Phillipp 

 Stone and w th the said before recited order because he could not 

 reade them nor compare them togeather promisinge then alsoe 

 that assoone as his said Councell might pervse the same he would 

 seale and delyver the one parte therof as his acte and deede vnto 

 yo r said Subiecte if the weare soe agreable or fittinge for him to 

 seale and delyver, The other parte whervnto yo r said Subiecte 

 yeilded and delyvered him the same ingrossed booke for that 

 purpose to be seene and pervsed by his said Councell who vpon 

 examinaofon therof (as it is saied) fynding it to agree both w th 

 the said order and former Jndenture made to the said Phillipp 

 Stone did narrowlie search consulte and consider with the said 

 Aron Holland howe to find a meanes or way to evade and over- 

 reach or prevent the said order, and therby to avoyd the sealinge 

 and delyveringe of the said Jndenture by the said Aron Holland 

 Wherein it is credeably reported and verie like that they thus 

 proceeded and resolved as followeth, That is to saie That he 

 the said Aron Holland should gyve vnto his sayd Councell a 

 good Some of money to crosse the proceedings of this honor- 

 able Courte and to effecte and worke the same And that his said 

 Councell should be bound by his obligac/on or bound vnto the 

 said Aron Holland to performe the same and to leaue yo r Sub- 

 iecte without remedie either in lawe or equitie w ch was alsoe 

 accomplished. Whervpon they pretended and by agrement be- 



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