9<D Charles William Wallace 



said, receiue the said Evans into the said howse wheir they keep 

 him secrett from this Complaz'/zazzt, & so devide & share the sazd 

 goode & proftttcs amonge themselves, to the exceedinge losse and 

 hindrance of this Complainant and havinge theirby fraudulentlie 

 disapointed this Compl a in a) it both of howse, good*?.?, and all his 

 iust and right full profitt to have beene made theirby, then allsoe 

 did they in furth 1 * Testimonye of their mallice privatelye Contract 

 w th the owners of all the private playe howses w th in the cittye of 

 Londozz for one whole yeare, and for the same did satisfye and 

 paye a dead rente to the owners theirof, to their owne great losse 

 and hinderance, intending nothinge theirby but the advancem 1 of 

 their exceadinge mallice to this Complaznante and his vtter over- 

 throwe, soe farr forthe as by any possibillitye laye in their power, 

 and by that meanes did exceedinglie hinder this Complainant who 

 all that tyme had a Companye of the moste exparte and skillfull 

 acto rs w th in the Realme of England to the number of eighteane or 

 Twentye persons all or moste of them trayned vp in that service, 

 in the raigne of the late Queene Elizabeth for Ten yeares togeath 1 " 

 and affwardes preferred into her ma ties service to be the Chilldren 

 of her Revells by a patent from his moste excellent Ma tie , but kept 

 and mainteyned at the Costw and Charges of this Complamante 

 vntill nowe by the malitious practizes of the defend tes as afforesaid, 

 they are enforced to be dispersed and turned awaye to the abun- 

 dante hurte of the said young men, the disapointinge of her Ma ties 

 said service, and to the losse and hinderance of this Complamante 

 at leaste of one Thousand poundes All w ch thinges beinge advis- 

 ed lie considered and) Compared togeather, this Complainant 

 doubteth not, but this Courte will theirof take ho bIe and iuste con- 

 sideracz'on for this Complamante releife againste the malitious 

 enterprises and iniuryous oppressions to him offered by the said 

 defend tes : W th out that that the said defend tes or any of them were 

 or is ignorant that the said Henrye Evans in the Bill and Aunswere 

 mencz'oned, did grant all or any parte of the Tearme in the Bill 

 mencz'oned to the said John Marston for good and valuable Con- 

 sideracz'on, or for any Consideracz'on at all, or were doubtfull 

 whether the said John Marston by force of any graunte from the 



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