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by his Councell learned in the lawes that he is not nor was tyed 

 or bound by the lawe to contribute to the newe buildinge of the 

 same w ch the said def tes and some other of theire partners and 

 fellowe players did in theire defaulte suffer to be burnte and con- 

 sumed willfullie or at the least verie negligently And the said 

 def 1 Hemmynges hath adioyninge therevnto vpon the same ground 

 and soile soe therew th demised and letten as is aforesaid a faire 

 howse newe builded to his owne vse for w ch he payeth but twentie 

 shillings yearely in all at the most And noe parte of the same 

 rent to the said Complayn* whoe should haue his said partes and 

 porcions of and in the same howse w ch howse will in a fewe 

 yeares yeild a greater some in rente then the newe buildinge of 

 the said play howse and galleries did cost w ch is and will be more 

 chardgeable to repaire then the former was And w th out that that 

 the said Complayn 1 is or ought to be barred by the said release 

 both in lawe and equytie or by either of them of anie of the said 

 partes by him claymed or challenged in the said demised premises 

 And as vnto the said letter and the lease in the said answeare 

 mencz'oned supposed to be made by the same defend 1 the said Com- 

 playn 1 sayeth that the same and the recitall therein alsoe and the 

 forfaiture therof are idle and impertinent matters nothing ma- 

 teriall to him nor to the cause now in question And that the 

 same lease was invented procured and geven when the said 

 Complayn* was pore and distressed by the said defend 1 to stoppe 

 and w th hould him from his said former estate tytle and lease w ch 

 the same def* would not departe w th nor restore to the said 

 Comp 1 * after his repaym* of the said fiftie powndr^ w th fiftie 

 shillings interest vpon the said mortgage but most vnconcionably 

 inuriouslie and vnduelie detayned and w th held from the said 

 Comp u to drive him to take the said newe estate or last lease to 

 prevent the same defend 1 wherein the said Comp u by the advise 

 of his said Councell was willinge and desireous to relinquish the 

 same wherein alsoe the charitie and releefe of the said defend 1 

 wherof he bosteth and braggeth w th out cause severall times may 

 alsoe appeare whoe would take advantage thereof or of anie 

 thinge else he could w th out gyving of anie recompence or con- 



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