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of Kinges Bench in the presence of Councell learned [on] bothe 

 sides prohibited by his Ma tes most gracious writt of prohibicion 

 beareinge date [the] Sexto die Novembn'.? 11 [Anno] R Rs 

 Jacobi w ch accordingly was served vppon him his Councell and 

 Attforney] in the said Corte of Requests wherevppon hee 

 surcessed his said vexacious suite but after Commenced the like 

 suite in the name of the said Phillipp Stone in the Bill mencioned 

 w th out his priuity as the said Stone said and testified vnder his 

 hand when takinge notice thereof very honestly vnder his hand 

 and seale disavowed & disclaimed the said suite as in & by the 

 same ready to be shewed to this Ho : bIe Courte may appeare, 

 wherevppon this def. 1 was againe dismissed and not herew th Con- 

 tented the said Woodford for farther vexac/on Comenced suite 

 againste this def. 1 in the name of the said Phillip Stone in his 

 Ma: tes high Courte of Kinges Bench & w th out his privity as this 

 def. 1 verily thinketh it beinge followed & sollicited by the said 

 woodford and att his Costly & Charges as this def. 1 hath Crediblye 

 heard, w ch suite Cominge to tryall before the right Ho. ble the 

 now Lord Cheefe Justice of England in the Guildhall london 

 after full evidence the matter beinge proved Cleere for this def. 4 

 the said Phillip Stone became nonsuit, Att w ch tryall the badd 

 dealinge of the said woodford was apparantlie proved before his 

 good Lordshipp And this def. 1 denieth hee ever did abuse the 

 said M. r Phillipp Stone, or that the said Jndenture of graunte 

 was otherwise made to him then accordinge to his owne agreem. 1 

 & by his owne Consent direccon and advise & by his owne Councell 

 for this def.* saith hee is vnlettered & therefore referred the 

 same in all thinges to the truste & Care of the said Phillipp Stone, 

 And this def. 1 directly denieth that M. r wormlaighton his Councell 

 did ever give him anie manner of advise to frustrate the orders 

 of this Courte, for he saithe M. r Clement Gouldsmith was then 

 of Councell w th him and in whome this def. 1 relyed and what was 

 done therein and all thinges touching that suite or procureinge the 

 said prohibicon was done by the advise of the said M. r Gould- 

 smithe and not by the said M. r Wormlaighton, And therefore this 

 def. 1 saith vppon his othe that the said M. r wormlaighton did 

 never become bound by anie bond or obligac/'on vnto this def. 1 to 



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