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& proper accompt & head of the said Beeston & that noe other 

 of the companie should be troubled or ymployed in this busines 

 or should paye or stand charged or lyable for any comodities soe 

 by the said Christopher Beeston to be bought butt that the said 

 Christopher Beeston should discharge & free the Company & 

 paye all such moneyes as should arise by reason thereof & if there 

 did fall outt any surplusage or remainder of the Common stocke 

 & money soe by him to be gathered, that then the said Beeston 

 should give a true accompt vnto the company & that every one 

 of them should haue a share & part according to there place & 

 qualitie & vpon this agreem* the said Christopher Beeston did 

 vndertake this chardge & trust & hath for the space of seaven or 

 eight yeeres continually when there was any playe, Deducted 

 & Defaulked divers greate somes of money outt of the collecdons 

 & gatheringes aforesaid & hath w th the said moneyes much 

 enritched himself as these Defd. tes conceaue, and besides did 

 att one tyme yeald vnto these defend tes as they verily thinke a 

 false accompte of fower hundred poundes w ch the said Beeston 

 confessed he had collected togeather, & Did by the said 

 accompte pretend that he had Disbursed the same for the good 

 and benefitt of the Company & hath w th the said moneyes 

 bought all the furniture & apperell vntill that tyme vsed the w v " h 

 these Defend. tes could nott tell ho we to disprooue for the said 

 Beeston according to the former agreem. 1 did what hee listed, & 

 of himself w th outt the privitie Direcczon or knowledge of any of 

 these Defend tes bought of Divers men Divers comodities & hath 

 as the sd Defend tes verely beleeue payd for the same in regard 

 there was neuer any tradsman since the agreem 1 aforesaid butt 

 this comp. 11 that ever Demanded any money of these Defend tes 

 or any of them for comodities soe bought by the saide Christopher 

 Beeston neither Doe these Defend tes or any of them knowe of 

 whom the said Christopher Beeston Did vse to buy the apparell 

 & comodities aforesaid, or what contracts covenawnt^ & agreem tes 

 he made w th them, or certenly knowe whether the said Christopher 

 Beeston payd readie money for the said comodities or tooke them 

 vpon his creditt & accompt neither Doe these Defend tes knowe 

 that the said Christopher Beeston Did ever buy any comodities 



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