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7. To the 7 th Inter this dep* sayth that the book now shewed vnto 

 hym at the tyme of this his examynaa'on, and whervnto 

 thexawnner of this Corte hath subscribed his Name to the page 

 81 ys the very same book wherein the parcells of stuffe aforesayd, 

 delyuered to & for the def*, were sett downe & w ch the sayd def.* 

 Beeston perused and allowed of as abouesayd, w ch sayd book was 

 (to the best vnderstandinge of this dep* & for any thinge he cann 

 obserue in yt to the contrary) when the def.* perused & allowed 

 therof : the very same yt now ys conc^rninge the seu<?rall parcells 

 of stuffes aforesayd, w ch he this dep* the rath r beleyueth & 

 knoweth so to be for that his name ys subscribed in the sayd book, 

 to the foote of thaccompt agreed vppon when the sayd beeston 

 & the Compl', in the presence & hearinge of this dep.* And more 

 or otherwyse to this Inter this dep* sayth he can not depose/ 



Thomas Somerscales 



William ffreshwat er of the parysh of S* Butttulphes w th out 

 byshoppes gate London merchant Taylo r of thage of lxxij 

 yeares or theraboutes sworne and produced to be examined 

 vppon the 1-2. & 3. Inter, deposeth and sayth. / 



1 To the first Inter this dep* sayth he well knoweth both the parties 

 pi* and def.* 



2 To the second Inter this dep* sayth that the def. 1 Christoph er 

 Beeston, abought the tyme menconed in thinterroaafory, viz 1 in 

 or about the yeare of o r Lord god 1612. did bargen for and bye 

 m'ten parcells of stuffes as tynsell loome wovkes & such lyke of 

 the comp u and did then request the comp u that If any the com- 

 pany or workemen belonginge to the play ers at the Redd bull in 

 S* John Street did come of those stuffes he had bought of the 

 Compl*, or of any more or oth er stuffe, for the vse of the sayd 

 Company, that he the Compl' shold delyu<?r them from tyme to 

 tyme w ch he the sayd Beeston the def then pramysed to see dis- 

 charged & payed for. 



3 To the 3 Inter this dept 1 sayeth that the def. 4 Beeston did vnder- 

 take for such wares & stuffes as were delyu^red by the pi.* vnto 

 the sayd Company of play. ers in A.° 1612. & so afterwards vnto 



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