38 Charles William Wallace 



charged the said Debt of fortie six poundes five shillings & eight 

 pence vnto the said Comp. 11 or vnto his said servant & \v th outt 

 that the sd Defend. tes or any of them vpon the separadon made 

 by Beeston & these Defend tes Did acknowledge the Comp Ites Debt 

 or questioned betweene themselues w eh of these Defend. tes should 

 paie the Comp ,tes Debt. Butt true itt is that the said Beeston 

 haueing from the begining a greater care for his owne privatt 

 gaine & nott respecting the good of these Defend. tes & the rest of 

 his fellowes & companions hath in the place & trust aforesaid 

 much enritched himself, & hath of late given over his coate & 

 condicz'on & separated & Devided himself from these Defend. tes 

 earning awaie nott onely all the furniture & apparell parte whereof 

 is pretended by the said Comp. u to be made w th his stuff & still 

 to be payd for butt alsoe suffering the comp 11 to sue molest & 

 trouble these Defend tes notw th standing these Defend. tes doe 

 knowe y l the said Beeston would nott haue engaged himself 

 for any stuff vnlesse the said Beeston had formerlie receaued 

 outt of the collecdons aforesaid as much money as would haue 

 answered for the same And notw th standing these Defend tes 

 hopeth that the said Beeston will vpon his corporall oath confesse 

 that he hath receaued satisfacc/on for the said stuffs if any such 

 were bought contrarie to all equetie and good conscience by reason 

 of whoes vnconsionable and extreame Dealeinges there was 

 greate variance & striffe betweene the said Defend. tes & the said 

 Beeston vpon there separadon as in the said bill of complt is 

 surmised And w th outt that these Defend tes or any of them Did 

 ever promise the Comp. u to paye for the said stuffs pretended 

 by his bill of Comp. 11 to be Deliu^red vnto the said Beeston or his 

 assignes or Did ever vndertake the payem 1 thereof or that these 

 Defend. tes or any of them or any other by there appointm.* & 

 Direcdon haue had & receaued of the Comp. 11 or of his said 

 servant or of any other of the Comp. Ites servants any stuffs or 

 wares whatsoeuer And w th outt that any other matter cause or 

 thinge in the said bill of Comp u materiall for these Defend. tes to 

 answere vnto & therein nott sufficiently answered vnto are true. 

 All w ch matters these Defend tes are & will be readie to averr & 



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