82 Charles IV il limn Wallace 



dell & others beinge all partners, and the onlie partners that might 

 p/riudize and wronge y r Suppliant in the premisses, and told them 

 that he had Concluded and agreed vv th the said Marston for a full 

 Sixt parte in the premisses, and that he had or was presentlie to 

 paye to the said Marston one hundred poundes for the same, and 

 both prayed them and told them that he hoped they would take 

 noe such Deceiptfull and iniuryous Courses to hurt or hinder him 

 as had beene reported and bruted abroade that they or some of 

 them would, wheirvnto they all replyed that they had intelligence 

 that he y r said Supph'awt had Concluded w th the said Marston as 

 afforesaid, and that he eyther had or was then shortlie to paye to 

 the said Marston one hundred poundes for his Sixt parte in the 

 premisses as afforesaid, and w th all promissed to y r said Suppliant 

 at the same tyme, and told him that notw th standinge that the said 

 Henrye Evans had beene treatinge and persuadinge w th them to 

 some such act as might tend to his hinderance and losse therein 

 yet that they would never yeald to any such matter vntill all 

 partners and portyes interessed in the said Lease, goodes, & 

 proffitts to be made as afforesaid were fullye satis fyed and paide 

 whatsoever was to them due in Lawe or Conscyence or wordes to 

 the same effect, And vpon this faythfull promise so generallie 

 made by them all, y r suppliant did paye his said one hundred 

 pounde to the said Marston and the rather bycause if y r Sup- 

 pliant would have ioyned to have soulde his said Sixt parte w th 

 others that had equall interest theirin, they did then offer to have 

 given ffower hundred pounde for the same, Notw th standinge all 

 w ch , and that y r Suppliant had endeavoured to prevent all dis- 

 honest practize by repaireinge to them as afforesaid, and that they 

 had by their faith full promisses and offers encouraged y r Sup- 

 pliant to proceede and to paye his monye yet notw th standinge and 

 by the givinge of some small peece of monye to the said Henrye 

 Evans to the end that he would Surrendo 1 vp the Originall lease 

 to the said Richard Burbage ; w ch he the said Burbage had made 

 formerlye to the said Henrye Evans of the said Hall & Roomes 

 in the Blackfryers as afforesaid, he the saide Evans did Surrendo r 

 the same, by meanes wheirof they the said Richard Burbage, 



342 



