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the same or any of them be contayned in any Chest Cubbord or 

 truncke locked, or any bagge or boxe sealed or otherwise, And 

 for that alsoe yo 1 ' said Snbiecte verilie hopeth and is /vrswaded 

 that the said John Hemmynges and Henry Coundall beinge to 

 answeare hearvnto in this Courte vpon theire oathes will (As your 

 Subiecte desireth) thereby confesse and acknoweledge all the 

 whole truth for and in the premisses vpon theire oathes in theire 

 answeares hearvnto whervnto they are not compellable at or by 

 the Com ///on lawes of this Realme, And for asmuch alsoe as yo r 

 said Subiecte ys not of abilitie and power to contend in lawe with 

 the said John Hemwynges and Henry Coundall who are of greate 

 lyveinge wealth and power and haue many more mightie and 

 greate frendes then yo r said Subiecte whereby he ys and shalbe 

 destitute of all helpe remedy and hope to be ayded and releeved 

 by the ordinary and strickte course or rigor of the Common lawes 

 and ordinary proceedinges of this Realme or ellswheare then by 

 your Maiestie or your Courte of Requestes and Counsell of 

 Whitehall at Westminster vsuall[y] extended to helpe and suc- 

 cour them in theis and the like Cases distressed or oppressed. 

 May it please your highnes to graunte vnto your said Subiecte 

 your most gracious wrytt of privie Seale to be directed to the 

 said John Hemmynges and Henry Coundall and to either of them 

 Commaundinge them and either of them at a certaine day and 

 vnder a certaine payne theirein to be lym/mtted to be and per- 

 sonollie to appeare before yo r Maistie and Counsell in the said 

 honorable Courte of Requestes at Whitehall in Westminster then 

 and theire to answeare vnto the premisses, And further to stand 

 to and abyde such further order and direction therein As to your 

 highnes said Counsell of the same Courte shalbe therein taken 

 and thought fytt to agree with equitie and good conscience. And 

 your said Subiecte shall accordinge to his duety daylie pray vnto 

 god for the longe prescrvac/on contynewance and stabilitie of 

 your Maisties most happie raigne. 



Raphe Wilbraham 



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