28 Charles William JJ'allace 



doe or prrforme anie thinge as in & by the Bill is moste slander- 

 ously and w th out anie pretext or shadowe of truthe alleaged or 

 was ever bound to this def. 1 for anie Cause or thinge whatsoever 

 and as this def. 1 verily beleeveth in his Conscience the Comp. u 

 meerely suggesteth & deviseth the same of his owne head w th out 

 anye Color of truthe soe to doe, And this def. 1 further saithe 

 that longe after all the surmises in the said Bill mencioned & to 

 purchase his peace in his old age especially againste soe Con- 

 tentious and bad a person as the Comp. u is knowne to be both to 

 reverend Judges & other Justice & Jurors, This def* repaired to 

 the said Phillipp Stone and acquainted him w th the Comp ltes 

 Courses, And therevppon for such Consideran'ons as was agreed 

 betwixt them he the said Phillip Stone did by his release vnder 

 his hand & seale beareinge date xvj th daye of Maye in the twelfe 

 yeare of his Ma tes Raigne that nowe is very voluntarily and freely 

 remise and release vnto this def. 1 all manner of Acconcy suites, 

 Covenants, and demauncW as in & by the same vnto w ch Relacion 

 had for the more Certainty doth and may appeare And there- 

 fore this def. 4 doth demurr and abide in lawe and humblie 

 demaund Judm. 1 of this Ho: ble Courte whether this def. 1 shalbe 

 Compelled to make anie other or further Answere to the said 

 scandalous Bill of Cornp" or matters thereby sett forth And this 

 def. 1 denieth that hee hath or ever had anie the deed*?.? Jndented 

 in the Bill mencioned or anie other deedw whatsoever that belonge 

 or ever did belonge to the said Phillipp Stone or the said Comp. u 

 w th out that, that anie other matter thinge or thinges materiall or 

 effectuall in the said Bill of Complaint Conteyned & not by him 

 sufficiently Confessed & avoyded, Traversed or denyed is true, 

 All w ch matters this def.* is & wilbe ready to Averr iustifie main- 

 taine & prove as this most Ho : ble Courte shall award And humblie 

 prayeth to be hence dismissed w th his reasonable Cost^ & Charges 

 in this behalf e most wrongfully susteyned./ 



R : Wormlaighton. 



Appearance Book, 16-17 James I [Not numbered and not paged. 

 Found among the uncalendered Proceedings and miscellaneous 

 papers. Labeled, "Liber Emptae".] 



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