Shakespeare and his Loudon Associates 99 



[8] 



Court of Requests, Decrees and Orders, Trinity Term, 8 James 

 I (Miscellaneous Books, 25) p. 232. 



[The Court's order, carefully written out by the Clerk in full from the 

 preceding minute.] 



Termino Trinitatis Anno Regni Regis Jacobi octavo. 



Nono die Junij A° praedicto [ =A° 8° et 43 ]./ 



Bur e ba|eTowching the cause at the sute of Robt Keysar compl 1 against 

 Cuthbert Burbage and others def tes vpon the moc/on of M r John 

 Walter of counsaill w th the said def tes yt is ordered in presence of 

 m r Wilbraham of the pl tes counsaill (any former order notw th - 

 standing) that the def tes vpon Affidavit to be made that they haue 

 materiall witnesses texamine in this cause setting downe theire 

 names and dwelling places. And that theire desire of further 

 tyme texamine them is not for any wilfull delay to the cause shall 

 haue day texamine theire said witnesses vntill the sixt day of the 

 next terme/ And then publicac/on shalbe in the same cause 

 graunted & not before./ 



[9] 



Court of Requests, Affidavits, 6-9 James I (Miscellaneous 

 Books, 12/.) 



[Cuthbert Burbage's Affidavit.] 



Termino Tr'mhatis A° Regni Regis Jacobi Angliae Kranciae et 

 hibmiiae octavo et Scotiae xliij° -/ 1610. 



xviij° die Junij A etc 8° et 43 -/ 



Burble Cuthbert Burbage of the parish of S l Leonardo Shorditche in the 

 countie of Middlesex gent sworne sayeth that hee & the rest of 

 the def tes in this ho: Court at the sute of Robert Keysar haue 

 materiall witnesses to examine in the said cause, And that the 

 said def tes doe not nor have desyred any further tyme to examine 

 their said witnesses for any wilfull delay to the said cause, And 



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