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his opinion, to yeeld to any vnreasonable demaunds (though 

 there be noe iust Cause of Complaint;) and the rather because 

 the matter in question (havinge slept these many yeeres, and the 

 Company of Commedians that are supposed in the plaintiftes bill 

 to haue contracted with him the said Defendant for the said 

 stuffs (being since altered, and the parties separated and dis- 

 persed amongst other Companyes) the sayd Complaynant finds 

 it the more hard for him, to satisfie himself of the said Com- 

 playn tes vniust demaunds, and therefore he settes vpon this De- 

 fendant (being a settled Inhabitant neere vnto him, and the like- 

 liest to be answerable for whatsoever he seeks to recover), 

 for which cause, and for these other imperfections in this bill, 

 he verily hopes, and humbly prayes, to be Discharged from mak- 

 inge any further answer, and to be dismised w th Costs, And yet 

 neurrtheles (saving to himself the benefitt and advantage of 

 these, and all other iust exceptions, for better manifestaaon of 

 the truth, and satis facdon of this honor. bIe Court, he further 

 answereth and saith that true it is that about the time mentioned 

 in the said bill, the said Defendant was one of the said Company 

 of Comedians attendinge vpon the late Queenes Maiestie vntill 

 after her Ma tes Decease, he entred into the service of the most 

 noble Prince Charles/ at which time, whatsoever others of the 

 societye ought vnto the Complaynant) he this Defendant Did 

 owe him nothinge, neyther Did he ever sythence nor before to 

 his knowledge question with any of them who should be his pay- 

 masters (as he in his bill vntruly informeth, but that there were 

 at that time tenne of that Company (whereof the said De- 

 fendants were fower) were sharers w th the rest and that their 

 vsuall manner was, that sometymes one, and sometymes another 

 of the said Company Did provide Clothes and other necessaries 

 for the settinge forth of the actors of that Company; And that 

 what parcells of stuffs or other provisions the rest of them 

 bought or procured for them, he this Defendant is alltogeather 

 ignorant ; but for his owne particular he Directly answereth and 

 saith, that he Did never request the said Complaynant to Deliver 



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