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that when the sd defendt soe perused the sd. booke he did 

 acknowledge the Receipt of the said parcells and allowe of the 

 rates and prizes as theye weare there sett downe in the said 

 booke/ And after he the defend 1 hadd soe perused the sd booke 

 and acknowledged the Reciept of the sd parcells and allowed of 

 the prises as they weare sett downe in the sd booke he desired 

 the Complt to haue patience for a while & he should haue his 

 mony or worded to that effect/ And more he Cannot depose to 

 this Interr/ 

 7. To the seaventh Interr this deponent saithe that the booke of 

 porcell[s] nowe shewed vnto him this deponne;i£ at the tyme of 

 this his examynac/on & wherevnto thexamyner of this Cort hathe 

 subscribed his name is the same booke that the def* soe perused 

 & allowede of the sd parcells and that the same booke is w th out 

 any alteraa'on concerninge that poynte since the sd defend 4 

 perused the same/ And more he Cannot depose to this Interr./ 

 9- To the nynth Interr this deponent saythe/ he knowethe that the 

 defendt since the perusall of the booke as aforesd towarde.? the 

 foote of that accompt made paym 1 of the some of 36 s vnto the 

 Comp u in part of payment of such some & somes of mony as was 

 due vnto the Comp u vppon the foresaid booke ; and noe more was 

 pavd to the sd Compla///a;;t or his servante or servantes to his 

 vse since to the knowledge of this deponent And more he 

 Cannot deponent, [sic] depose./ to this Interr 



Japheth Weale 



John Kinge of London gent of thage of fortie six yeares or there- 

 aboute^ sworne & produced to be examyned vppon the first, 

 second, fourthe & sixte Interr the daye & yeare abouesd de- 

 posethe and saithe/ 



1. To the first Interr this deponn saithe he knowethe the parties 

 pltfes and defendt/ 



2. To the second Interr this deponne^ saithe/ he knowethe that the 

 defendt in or aboute the yeare of o r Lord god 1612. did Request 

 the Complt Smythe to deliuer from tyme to tyme vnto the Com- 

 pany of players for the tyme then beinge at the Redd Bull in S l 



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