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Marston Gent, who by force and vertue theirof did enter in and 

 vpon such parte and soe much theirof as was ment and intended 

 to be to him graunted, and was accordinglie theirof possessed, and 

 beinge soe possessed, and havinge allsoe one full Sixt parte of and 

 in Certaine goodes apparell for players, properties, playe bookes 

 and other thinges then and still vsed by the Chilldren of the 

 Oueenes ma tyes Revells in and aboute their playes, enterludes and 

 other exercises by them to be acted, shewed, exercised or done, 

 in the said great Hall, or roome, or elswhere, by good Conveyance 

 from the said Evans and others, for the full value of w ch said 

 goodes and premisses was at a verye lowe and reasonable appraiz- 

 ment woorth Six hundred pounde at the leaste, he the said John 

 Marston and y r nowe Suppl/'ant did fall into speach and Com- 

 f/zunication touchinge the buyinge of his the said John Marston 

 right, Tytle, and interest, of in and to the full Sixt parte of the 

 lease afforesa/d & of all & singuler his right & interest of in & to 

 the said sixth parte of y e said goodes, apparell for players, proper- 

 tyes, playe bookes, and other thinges w oh then he had or w ch after- 

 warde was to be had by reason of his ioynt partnershipp w ,h 

 others theirin, and of the Sixt parte of all the proffitt and Com- 

 moditye to be made theirof and theirby dureinge the Contynuance 

 of the said lease ; And in the end it was fullie concluded and 

 agreed by and Betweene y r said Suppliant and the said John 

 Marston that for and in considerac/on of one hundred poundes 

 to be in hand paide by y r said Suppliant to the said Marston for 

 the full Sixt parte of all and singuler the premisses, he the said 

 Marston should conveye his right and interest theirin and their- 

 vnto to y r said Supltant but y r Suppl/'a;/t vnderstandinge that their 

 were divers partners in the said lease, goodes and proffitt to be 

 made as afforesaid, and feareinge y* by some practize and con- 

 federacye betweene the sayd Richard Burbage, Henrye Evans and 

 then y r Suppliant might be defeated and Cosined of all or of 

 the greatest parte theirof, and w th all havinge hard some rumors 

 and flyinge speeches to that purpose w ch did increase his feare, y r 

 said Suppliant did make his repaire to the said Richard Burbage 

 and vnto one Cuthbert Burbage, John Hemwinge.?, Henrye Con- 



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