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said Henrye Evans did enter vpon the premisses, as by their said 

 Aunsw rs they doe moste vntrulye pretend : And w'hout that, that 

 the said defend 168 or any of them were ignorant that the said John 

 Marston had any such or any parte att all of in or to the said 

 howse or Roome in the Bill menc/oned, or of in or to anye the 

 goodes, apparrell for players, propertyes playbookes and other 

 thinges as by their said aunswers they doe moste falslye and sub- 

 tillye pretend, And w th out that that this Complamante did not 

 repaire and Come vnto the said defend tes , and acquainte and tell 

 them that he had Concluded and agreed w th the said John Marston 

 for a full Sixt parte in the premisses and that he had or was pre- 

 sentlie to paye to the said John Marston one hundred poundes for 

 the same, and that theirvpon they did not make any such promisse 

 or Replye, as they the said def tes in their said Aunsw rs have moste 

 falslye and vntrulye deposed, And w th out that that the said def tes 

 did not then offerr to give ffower hundred pounde to this Com- 

 plainant, or that they did not advise and encourage this Com- 

 plainant to paye the said hundred pounde to Marston as affore- 

 said, as by their said aunswers ys moste vntrulie alleadged : And 

 w th out that that the Surrender made by the said Evans to him 

 the said Burbage, was trulye and Bona fide in respect of any the 

 pretences and probable shewes in the said aunswers menooned, 

 but onlye of mallice and purpose to defraude deceive and dis- 

 apointe this Complamante of his said Bargaine theirin, and to the 

 verye end that he might be Cozzined of his said hundred pounde, 

 soe farr forth as theire mallice and faithlesse deallinge could helpe 

 and enduce theirvnto : And w th out that that they the said def tes or 

 some of them have not since the paym 1 of the said hundred 

 poundes to the said Evans, and since the promisse made by the 

 def tes or some of them to this Complainant, and their encouragem 1 

 by them vsed for his this Compl tes proceadinge and Concludinge 

 in the said Bargaine as afforesaid, have not entermedled w u \ had 

 enioyed or received any the goodes or apparell in the Bill men- 

 c/oned, or Converted the same or anye parte theirof to their or 

 any of their vse or vses, as by the said def tes ys moste falslye 

 denyed: And w th out that that any other matter or thinge raa- 



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