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having latly before ioyned with the said def tes & the rest then 

 interessed in the said moitie of the said playhowse gardens & 

 ground to William Ostler of a seaventh parte of the said moitie) 

 But the said Complamant neither brought or sent any money 

 towards the reedifieing of the said Playhowse Nor did this def 1 

 ever receive any answer by or from him the said Complamant of 

 his this def tes said hettre which when this def* perceived although 

 the said Compla///a«t had broken the said Condic/'on of the said 

 lease by not paying the said legacie of five pounds & by not pro- 

 curing of the said acquittaunce or dischardge from the said par- 

 son or Curatt & Churchwardens of Mortlack aforesaid yet he this 

 def 1 demaunded the two next quart rs rent™ reserved vpon the said 

 lease on the severall tenth dayes after the said two next ffeast™ 

 of paym 1 & there Continuing his said demaund™ vntill the sunne 

 was sett on eith r of the said dayes But neith r the said Complain- 

 ant nor any for him paid or came to pay eith r of the said quart rs 

 rent™ on eith r of the said dayes And therevpon this def 1 did 

 enter into the said parte so demised as aforesaid for the said 

 Condicz'on broken & because he found that the reedifieing of the 

 said playhowse would be a verie greate charge & doubted what 

 benefitt would arise thereby & for that the said originall Lease 

 had then but a fewe yeeres to come he this def 1 did geve away his 

 said terme of yeeres & interest of & in the one Moitie of the said 

 parte of the said Moitie of the said garden plott™ & ground to 

 the said oth r def 1 Henry Condell gratis The reedifieing of w eh 

 parte hath sithence Cost the said def tes about the somwe of Cxx 11 , 

 and yet one other sixth parte of the said moitie of the said play- 

 howse galleryes gardens & ground before the said playhowse was 

 burned & Consumed with fier was absolutely sould for lesse 

 money then the half of the said charges of the said def tes in the 

 newe building thereof when there were more yeeres to come there- 

 in then there were at the time of the said burning thereof & yet 

 the said Complainant was in Law£ chardgeable w th the reedifieing 

 of the said parte of the said moitie by the said lease, And this 

 def 1 further saith that sithence the said release & lease made as is 

 aforesaid he hath also from time to time divers & manie times in 



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