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playes enterlucles and other exercises by them to be acted shewed 

 exercised or done in the said great hall or roome or elswere as in 

 and by the said bill of Complaint is suggested. And these de- 

 fendants vtterly denie and eucry one of them for and by him- 

 selfe vtterly denyeth that the said Complaynant did at any tyme 

 repaire or come vnto these defendants or any of them and 

 acquainte or tell them that he the said Complaynant had concluded 

 and agreed with the said Marston for a full sixt parte in the 

 premisses, and that he had or was presently to paye to the said 

 Marston one hundred pounds for the same or vsed any such 

 Communication to or with all or any the said defendants or 

 that they or any of them made him the said Complaynant any 

 such promise or replyed as in by the said bill of Complaynt is also 

 most vi: truly surmised, and these defendants allso vtterly deny 

 and euery one of them for and by himselfe vtterly denyeth that 

 they or any of them did at any time make any such offer vnto 

 the said Complaynant to giue him foure hundred pounds or any 

 other some or somes of money in such manner and forme as in 

 the said bill of comp u is sett forth and declared, or that they or 

 any of them did at any tyme aduise or encourage the said Com- 

 playnant eyther by their or any of theire promise offers or other- 

 wise to proceede and to paye the said Marston the said hundred 

 pounds or any other some or somes of money as in and by the 

 said bill of Complaynt is allso most vntruly alleadged. But these 

 defendants say and each of them for and by himselfe sayth that 

 true it is that the said Henry Evans haveinge entred into one 

 bond or obligacion of foure hundred pounds vnto the said de- 

 fendant Richard Burbage for true payment of the said rent of 

 forty pounds per annum and into diners Couenants for repara- 

 cions to be done in and vppon the premisses and performance of 

 other matters agreed by and betweene them the said Richard Bur- 

 bage and Henry Evans as by the said bonde & Jndenture of lease 

 wherevnto these defendants for the more certeinty doe referre 

 themselves doth and may appeere and that by reason the said 

 premisses lay then and had longe lyen voyde and without vse for 

 playes whereby the same became not onely burthenson & vn- 



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