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administred possessed did duringe the tyme of her wyddowehoode 

 that is to saye in or aboute the moneth of Julie in the said third 

 yeare of yo r Ma : tes said raigne of this yo r Realme of England 

 sufficientlie graunte and assigne over vnto yo r said Subiecte all the 

 same tearme therein then to come and vnexpired togeather w th the 

 orriginall lease or graunte thereof vnto her said late deceased hus- 

 band soe made and graunted by the said Nicholas Brenn as ys 

 aforesaid. To haue and to hould the same vnto yo r said Subiecte 

 and his assignes for and duringe all the tearme and tyme therein 

 then to come and vnexpired. By force whereof yo r said Subiecte 

 thereinto did enter and was thereof possessed accordingly and 

 receaved the rentes yssues and profyttes thereof accordinglie for 

 fyve yeares vntill nowe of late aboute eleaven yeares last past 

 That yo r said Subiecte wantinge money was dryven to morgage 

 the same lease and tearme vnto Iohn Hemz/zynges of London gent 

 for the some of ffiftie pownd<?^ w ch yo r said Subiecte then of him 

 had and receaved vpon a provisoe or Condiaon therein expressed 

 for the repaymente thereof with ffiftie shillinges more for the vse 

 or interest thereof at the end of six monethes then next enseweinge 

 All w ch ffiftie twoe powndt'^ and tenn shillinges the said Hem- 

 wzynges then had and accepted of at the handes of yo r said 

 Subiecte at the said lymitted tyme accordinge to the said provisoe 

 or Condiaon before menaoned at such tyme as yo r subiect was in 

 prison in the Kinges Bench in Southwarke aforesaid. But nowe 

 soe yt is may yt please yo r Maiestie That the said orriginall lease 

 last will and testamente and the assignemente and graunte afore- 

 said beinge by such meanes as ys aforesaid or by some other 

 casuall meanes come to the handes and possession of the said 

 John Hewimynges and one Henry Coundall gentleman one of his 

 fellowes and familiar Companions beinge both strvantes to yo r 

 Maiestie they the said John Hemmynges and Henry Coundall by 

 cullour of haueinge thereof not onelie haue wroungfullie and 

 without any iust tytle aboute fyve yeares last past entered into 

 and vpon the said sixte parte of the said playe howse grounde 

 gallories and gardeins called the Globe, but alsoe did by like 

 wrounge and inivrie ever sithence and yet doe detayne and keepe 



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