8 Charles William IVallace 



ingcs aforesaid and will not deliu' the same vnto Yo'' Oral o'"'^ W herby 

 Yo*" Orato'® be in great Danger for to Loose and be Disinherited 

 of the messuages Tenem'*^® and p'misfes aforesaid In tender Con- 

 sideracon Wherot and forasmuch as Yo"" Orato^* have no remoudye 

 at and by the Course of the Coiiion Lawes of this Realme for to 

 have the said Letters patentes Deedes ChTes Munim'^^^ Evidences 

 and Wrightinges Dehu'ed vnto Yo'^ Orato"^ for that yo^ Orato"^^ Doo 

 not knowe the Certaine Dates nor pticuler Contentes of them nor 

 Whither they be in Box Bag or Chist sealed or Locked Therfore 

 that the said Mathy Bacon maye make Direct Answere vnto the 

 p*misses and maye set Downe expresslie what Letf^ patentes Deedes 

 Evidences Chr^es munim'^'^® or Wrightinges he hath in his handes or 

 knoweth where they be w'^^ Conc'ne Yo'' Orato""^ or the Messuages 

 and p'misses aforesaid or any of them and the same maye bringe into 

 this Honorable Court to be deliu'ed vnto Yo^ Orato^^ Maye Yt 

 please yo'^ Lo:P to grant to Yo'' Orato''^ his Ma*^^ most gracious writt 

 of Subpena and also of Ducens tecu vnto him the said Mathew 

 Bacon to be Directed Comandinge him therby at a Certaine Daye 

 and vnder a Certaine payne therm to be Lymited psonallie to be 

 and appeare before Yo*" Lo:P in his Ma^^^ high Court of Chancerie 

 then and there for to make Answere vnto the p'misses and also to 

 bring w''^ him the said Letters patentes Deedes Evidences Chr'es 

 and Wrightinges into this Honorable Court and to stand to and 

 abide such further Order therin as to yo'' Honorable Lo:P shalbe 

 thought fitt And yo^ LoP^ Daylie Orator's shalbe in all Dewtye 

 Bownd to pray for yo^ good Lo:? in all health and happines long 

 to Contynue. 



I Lock 



n. Answer of Defendant. 

 Jur 5 Maij 1615 Mat:Carew 



Penny man 



The answeare of ALathye 

 Bacon gent Defend' to the 

 bill of complaynte of S'' 

 Thomas Bendish Baronett 

 Edward Newport esqr william 

 Thoresbye esquier Robert 

 Dormer esquier and Mary 

 his wife william Shakespeare 

 gent and Richard Bacon 

 Citizen of London Compltes. 



The said Defend* savinge to himselfe none and all tymes here- 

 after all advantage and lencfitt of excepcon to all and every the 

 incertcnties & insufficiencies of the said bill of complaynte saieth 



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