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5 To the ffyfte Interr this deponent sayth that the plaintiff sent 

 for him this deponent about A yere since w ch he thinketh is neere 

 about or synce this suyte beganne. And asked this deponent yf 

 he knewe of the tenn pounds the deft his ffath r in lawe gaue him 

 and his wyffe synce there Marriadge./ And this deponent tould 

 the plaintiff he did knowe of yt, wherevppon the plaintiff tould 

 him this deponent that yf when he was called to Answeare where- 

 fore yt was geuen them, he this deponent might doe him the 

 plaintiff good yf he this deponent would Answeare that he the 

 plaintiff Receaved yt of the defendant for woorke donne for 

 him, sayinge to this deponent that he the plaintiff was lykelie to 

 be A better frrind to this deponent then the deft would be, vrdg- 

 inge that the deft was all for him selfe./ And furth r that synce 

 that tyme the pltes mayd lykewise vrdged this deponent that shee 

 herd him saye that he herd the deft saye that he gaue the plain- 

 tiff that ten pound™ aforesaid for woorke : w ch was ffalse : ffor 

 w ch this deponent Rebuked the mayde. And more he Cannott 



depose./ 

 6/To the vj th Interr this deponnt sayth that the pit tould him that 

 the deft came vnto him And desired him to Reccon w th him About 

 monney And other thing™ betweene them/ And the plaintiff 

 tould this deponent that he Answeared him the deft that he would 

 not Reccon w th him any thinge, sayinge he was sorry he hadd not 

 more in his handed to Reccon w th him for then he hadd sayinge 

 he saies I owe him three pound™, & he oweth me fforty shillings, 

 yf all come to all tis but twenty shillinge.? difference./ And more 

 he cannott depose touchinge the said Interr to his Remember- 



aunce./ 

 7/T0 the vij th Interr this deponent is not examyned at the Requeste 



of the defendant 



Nouel Montioi 



[3i] 

 Thomas fflower of the parishe of S et Albans in Woddstreete London 

 merchaunttaylo r of the Age of thirtye Eight yeres or th r about™ 

 sworne and examed the daye and yere abouesaid deposith and 

 saythe/ 



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