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3 To the thirde Interr this deponent Can saye nothinge./ 



4 To the iiij th Interr this deponent sayth he hath herd one M r 

 Shakspeare saye that he was sent by the defendt to the plaintiff 

 to moue the plaintiff to haue A marriadge betweene them the 

 plaintiff and the defends daughter Marye Mountioye, And herd 

 M r Shakespeare saye that he was wished by the deft to make 

 proffer of A certayne some that the defendt said he would geue 

 the plaintiff w th his daughter Marye Mountioye in Marriadge, 

 but he had forgott the some./ And [m T Shakespeare tould the 

 pit (stricken out in original)] more he cannott depose touchinge 

 the same Interrogatory./ 



5 /To the v th Interr this deponnt Can saye nothinge of his owne 

 knowledge nor by Credible reporte./ 



william Eyton 



[23] 



George Wilkins of the parishe of S ct . Sepulchers London Victuler 

 of the Age of thirtye Syxe yeres or th r about£\? sworne and ex- 

 amyned the daye and yere abouesaid deposeth and saythe./ 

 1/T0 the ffirste Interr this deponent sayth he hath knowne the 

 plaintiff about Seaven yeres and the deft as longe./ 



2. 3. 4. /To the second, third and ffourth Interr this deponent is not 

 examyned at the Requeste of the plaintiff./ 



5 To the v th Interr this deponent sayth that after the pit was mar- 

 ried w th Marye the defter daughter he the plaintiff and his wyffe 

 came to dwell in this deponnt^ house in one of his Chambers. 

 And brought w th them A fewe goodrj or houshould stuffe w ch by 

 Reporte the defendt her fath r gaue them, ffor w ch this deponent 

 would not haue geuen Aboue ffyve pounds yf he had bene to 

 haue bought the same./ And more he cannott depose touchinge 

 the same Interr:/ 



George Wilkins 



[24] 



Humfrey ffludd of the parishe of S ct : Gyles w th out Criplegate one of 

 his Ma tse : Trumpetores of the Age of ffyftye three yeres or 



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