Three London Theatres of Shakespeare's Time 5 5 



anie allowaunce or recompence for the same Not\v th stanclinge 

 that the said William Henslowe doth well knowe that the said 

 Phillipp Henslowe for the Considerac/on aforesaid did Covenaunt 

 Conclude and agree w th your said subiecte that your subiect and 

 his assignes w th ffoure servaunt^y should or might haue the vse 

 and occupation thearof in manner aforesaide duringe the rest 

 and residewe of the said tearme of ffoure and twentie yeares 

 then to comme and vnexpired. Nowe for that your said sub- 

 iecte hath noe meanes by the stricte Course of the Common 

 Lawes of this Realme to recover the possession of the said 

 messuage or Tenement whearin your subiecte dwelt and the vse 

 of the said kitchen or the rentes issues or pvofHttes thearof ever 

 sithence the death of the said Phillipp Henslowe, and doubteth 

 not but that the said William Henslowe will sett fforth vppon 

 his oath the saide Conclusion and agreement made betweene your 

 said subiecte and the said Phillippe Henslowe. Maye it theare- 

 fore please your most excellent Ma tie to graunte to your saide 

 subiecte your Matties most gratiouse writt of privie seale to be 

 dyrected to him the said William Henslowe Commaundinge 

 him theareby personallie to be and appeare before your Ma tie 

 and your Ma tes Councell in your Ma tes Chamber of Whitehall att 

 Westminster then and theare to aunsweare the premisses vppon 

 his oathe, and to stand to such order and Censure thearin as to 

 your Ma tes said Councell shalbee thought meete and Convenient, 

 And your subiecte as dewtie binder him shall ever praye for your 

 Ma tes most happie and prosperouse raigne longe to Continewe 

 over vs / 



Ro : Gosson 



Affidavit Book, 21 & 22 James I, Misc. Books 132. 



Tcrmmo sancti Hillarij A° R Regis Jacobi Anglie 

 ffr: et hibernie xxj° et Scotie lvij°-/ 



Quinto die ffebruarij a &c 21 et 57°./ 

 Alien Towelling the cause at the sute of Edward Allen esq r plaintiff 



Henslowe ° i r jj 



against Willm Henslowe def 1 Thomas Mowseherst of Maresfeild 

 in the county of Sussex yeoman aged lvj yeares or theareaboutc? 



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