James by the grace of god king of England Scotland France [& Ireland] ?

well beloved Francis Cook Gilb[ert] to Rolleston Richard? Manecort of gent and William?

Greetings whereas matter dependeth in ? before Chambers and Comsalls of the Dutchie of Lancaster mo

Dutchie Chamber At o? palace of vocstnd between Robert Wyllymott gent of and Thomas of  gent and Robbe Newton

gent Deff[endant] wherein the said p[ar]t[i]es are Eceeded and grden to usuall and user ofsine as by the pleasures thereasto may

of cecoel appeareth now willinge to bee asctrteued of the truthe of the said matter will land require you viii s[hillings] iii d or ns

of you but the least ut tyme and placconbemente by you to bee lymitted and appointed to call before you by beetine

hereof the said pl[aintiffes] and Deff[endant]s bee so Nicholas Lowe Henry Agard of qs gent John Osborne servant unto the said

Nicholas Lowe sneeosted to bee necessarie witnesses betweene the said p[ar]ties pl[aintiffs] and deff[endants] and there upon to examine

them the said Nicholas Lowe Henry Agard and John Osborne aswell on the p[ar]te of the pl[aintiffs] as of the Deffenyte upon

such Interr[egories] as shal be exhibited and broughte unto you tomthenge the said matter land the Ciecumstances vu

thereof and to take theire oaths upon the holy obangeliste to Speake the truthe and nothinge but the truthe of

thiere knowledges therein And thereupon of  yo[u]r factes docuyes and Trceumyes herein nott roll land vz

required you mi ni or ii of you at the least by yo[u]r witnesses incloses under yo[u]r seales together with these or

cres to rectifie or save chauncable hune cornsach of or save Duchie in or Duchie Chamber at or palace

of western in netoibis hillaris next conmnge Not faylinge hereof as nos trust you + roades allwaies that

the pl[aintiff] shall give unto the said Thomas Gilberte tenn daies waruninge of the daie tyme and place of the

execucon of this or Comission yuosen but or save pallave of westrn under the soale of or said Duchie of Lancaster

the Three & twenteth dae of November in the Tenthe yeare of or rayne of England France & Ireland land of

Scotland the & leste

Cereril

Exctuco istims Comissiones potenten in

quibn sam fcednlib hui bue annex

Francis Coke

Gilbt Rollestoy

Robert Bnnington

Nrn Bvohne

Com mter Willymott et Gilbte

et ub

? p[roce]dures on the p[ar]te and behalf of ?

pl[aintif]f againste Thomas Gilbert and Robert Newton defendante

Imprimis doe you not knowe that after the miteringe of S[i]r Peter Freechvile S[i]r Henry Reighe knights and Thomas Gilbert

at Tenbridge that the said Willimott was moved by Robert Newtons neere friends & kinsmen, that an other meetinge

might be had for a p[ei]cable & quiete ende betweene Robert Newton & Robert Willimott accordinge

to the Judges order

2          Item doe you not knowe or have credibly heard that Robert Willimott gave consente and was contented that Robert

Newton should take, and those such as he wouldwho were his beste friends or kinsmen to be arbitrators for him

to ende the business, and did not Robert Willimott saie and affime, that for himself he would not beringe any

one

3          Item doe you not knowe that Robert Newton did appointe a time & place at Spondon Church to the w[hi]ch place

he procured to come his brother in lawe Mr Henry Agard esquire Nicholas Lowe his cozen Jerman, Thomas

Gilbert gent, and his friends and kinsmen and did not Robert Willimott come himself alone, and whouse ape

one for him

4          Item when was the said meetinge at Spondon Church, did not Robert Willimott then and there before the said

Henry Agard Nicholas Lowe and Thomas Gilbert showe forth his severall conveyances w[hi]ch were openly reade

did not Willimott then and there at that prisentem[en]t, make knowne unto Robert Newton how he the said

Newton had deceived and abused the said Willimott by sellinge him the kings lands, & div[i]ds other freehoulders

In steede of Newtons owne lands, the w[hi]ch Robert Newton did not deny, did not Willimott at the same time

& place offer unto Robert Newton & his friends both reasonable & conscionable dealeinge, & did not Williams

at the same time offer to commit the matter & hav[e] [the] whole estate of Newtons lands, into the handes of Newtons

owne friends & kinsmen then present, Declare yo[u]r knowledge herein, as you knowe thinke or to yo[u]r best

remembrance

5          Item doe you not knowe that Mr Henry Agard & Nicholas Lowe, or the one or both of them did presente decit

speake and finde faulte, before Thomas Gilberts face; alledginge as thoughe the said Thomas Gilbert & some others

did give Mr Newton forward councill to hinder Mr Newton for makeinge a peaceable conclusion w[i]th Willimott, & the

other for that Mr Gilbert & others might come by and obtaine theire purposes of Mr Newton, then for anii

good that they mente or intended towards Mr Newton his wiffe or children declare knowledge herein &

what you can saii tuchinge this interrogatorie

6          Item did not Mr Gilbert bringe soe charged by Mr Agard or Mr Lowe, or by one or both of them as afore said

P[ro]teste & potare that he came onlie for the good of Mr Newton, & to make a peaceable ende, and did not Mr

plese Gilbert proteste & saie, that for his p[ar]te he would not meddle or deale nothe anie thinge of Mr Newtons

Declare yo[u]r knowledge to yo[u]r best remembrance

7          Item doe you not knowe that after the aforesaid meetinge at Spondon Church, the aforesaid gent, Mr Agar

Mr Lowe, Thomas Gilbert & others noth Newton & Willimott did meete at an other time aboute the same time offer both

business, at Derby at Mr Lowes Chamber and did not Robert Willimot then also at the same time offer both

unto Mr Newton & his friendes then pr[e]sente both reasonable & conscionable offers

8          Item doe you knowe or have credibly heard that after all the aforesaid three severall meetings w[i]th the

said Thomas Gilbert was present, the firste before the king his aforesaid at Tenbridge, and twice after he being

brought by Mr Newton as a chiefe friend & arbitrator by Newton, in whom Newton did repose as y[e]t seemed more

truste, them he did in anie of the reste, either Mr Agard or Mr Lowe, did not Thomas Gilbert cause the said

Newton to assigne & sett over his lease of the kings landes in Chaddesden & Spondon unto him the said

Gilbert, & be not the same lands contained in Robert Willimotts lease, & other of the compl[ainan]ts leases,

who had taken by lease, & bought the same of Robert Newton before, Declare yo[u]r knowledge what you

knowe or verelie thinke

9          Item Whereas Thomas Gilbert did proteste at Spondon churche, that he came for the good of Newton &

To make a peaceable ende, what good doe you thinke or knowe that y[e]t was for Robert Newton to assigne

his lease of the kings lands in Chaddesden & Spondon over unto him the said Gilbert, And doe you

not thinke in yo[u]r concience that Thomas Gilbert did rather advise him for his owne purpose, & to the

greate hurte & damage of him the said Newton his wife & Children than for anie good unto anie of

them Declare what you knowe or thinke in yo[u]r conscience to be true

10        Item doe you not knowe or have credibly heard that the assigneinge of the lease of the kings landes be

Newton unto Gilbert hath caused much troble & suites againste Newton & hath not Newton forfeited

bondes or stattutes, or both unto Willimott, & now// his ? little ?  Did ? land // Newton his wife & children lived in greate povertie & wante Since the // ? and hath not Robert

Church & sha doth, and did not Robert Willimott offer at that time & since, to //

Newtons debts, & to have given maintenance to have releeved him the said Newton his wife & children //

came ? wife upon r[e]asonable condicons, & doe you thinke in yo[u]r conscience

that the said Willimott would have p[er]formed the same

Francis Coke Gilb[ert] Rollesley Ralffe Brimmington

W[illia]m Bvohne

?quer Deposition ? of ? taken att Fosten in the countie of Derby the

Sixteenth day of January in the tenth yeare of the kings mintes? raigne the

none? ys over his highnes[s] realms of England France & Ireland & of

Scotland the xlvith before Frances Coke Gilb[er]t Rolleston Raphe Bonnyington

ksqes & wm Bolbine gent Byse 4nd of the kings mortines Domin isom out of the

highness[s] Cort of his Duchye of Lancaster to them ovoune iiidd or twoe of

them for the paunninge of witnesses betweene Rob[er]t Wyllymott gent pl[aintiff] &

Thomas Gilb[er]t gent & Rob[er]t Newton gent Defend[an]ts in Amrtter of varionnl

betweene the said pl[aintiff]s & Deff[en]dant]s Dependinge in his highness found & EL of his

Duchie of Lancaster Dyrected as followeth

Nicholas Lowe of Frayes farme in the Countie of Anill Esq he

aged fortie yeares or there abouts swourne & examined Deposeth & saith as

followeth

1          To the first Int[errogatory] this Depon[en]t sayeth that hee was met at the meetinge of S[i]r ysecter

Fretch by S[i]r Henry Leighe & Thomas Gilb[er]t att p[er]sonide neither Doth knowe of that

meetinge butt by report but this Depon[en]t saith that synce hee this Depon[en]t have there had beene

such a meetinge hee this Depon[en]t moved the said Rob[er]t Willymott on the behalf of the said Rob[er]t

Newton that there might be a further meetinge for ending fareding of all the Differences

betweene the said pl[aintiff] & the said Rob[er]t Newton

2          To the second Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t sayeth that the said compl[ainan]t upon this Depon[en]ts said mencion for oh newe resenenne as aforesaid & as hee hath heard upon the further Hke mention of

Henry Agard Esq[ui]r[e] the said Coml[ainan]t was nentented to resevis the said Differences unto the best

friends of the said Rob[er]t Newton wo[u]ld nane & bunge should he arbitrator for both sydes

3          To the third Interrogatoure this Depon[en]t sayth that hee this Depon[en]t was after the said pd

Said contentm[en]t for or reference Desyred by one that came in the name of the said Rob[er]t

Newton & said hee was his man to desire this Depon[en]t to gyve meetinge to Mr Henry Agard

& the p[resen]s[e] att  Spondon Church in the Countie of Derbie to soe 2f they co[u]ld end the said

Differences & then the said p[ar]tie told this Depon[en]t that the said Rob[er]t Newton had made

choyce of the said Henry Agard & of this Depon[en]t for endinge of the said Differences  And this

Depon[en]t further saith that the tyme appoynted  for the said meetinge was in or about dgnsL

was Dvelmoneth to his best remembrance And this Depon[en]t further saith that the said

Rob[er]t Newton brought w[i]th him Thomas Gilb[er]t one of the Defen[an]ts & Rob[er]t Msurefer his brother in

Lawe And the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott the po brought noe bodye for him to heare & order the said Deffendents

4          To the fourth Interrogatory this Depon[en]t saith that he hath answered the tyme of

Meetinge menconed in this Interrogatory in his Devd front to the third & next Depon[en]t

Interrogatory And saith that att the said meetinge the said Dyd A have forth before the said

Henry Agard this Depon[en]t & the said Thomas Gilb[er]t Dybers Conbelynts that hee had

of the said Newtons lands w[hic]h were openlie read before the said Henry Agard this

Depon[en]t & the said Thomas Gilb[er]t And this Depon[en]t further saith that att the said meetinge

att Spondon Church the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott Dyd make known to the said Rob[er]t

Newton nowe the said Rob[er]t Newton had Derceved & abused the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott

by sellinge him the kings lands & Dyvers freeholders lands in steed of his owne w[hi]ch

the said Rob[er]t Newton Dyd not then Denye And further this Depon[en]t saith that att the

said meeting the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott Dyd offer to the said Rob[er]t Newton & his friends

& this Depon[en]t & the said Henry Agard then put bote twa founable & couscionable Dealinge (as this Depon[en]t thinketh in his

conscience) And this Depon[en]t further saith that att the said meetinge the said Rob[er]t

Wyllymott Dyd offer to comytt the whole business[s] tuching the said Newton & the

lands by him sold to Newtons owne friends then p[ai]d sent viz to the said Henry

Agard & this Depon[en]t or to the said Henry Agard none

5          To the fyft Interrogatory this Depon[en]t saith that att the same meetinge att

Spondon Church in the hearinge of the said Thomas Gilb[er]t & att dyvers other

tymes this Depon[en]t Dyd say in a gen[er]all one that who soe sho[u]ld hinder the agnen

between the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott & the said Rob[er]t Newton wo[u]ld not pae Mr

Newtons friends ne[i]ther intended the p[ro]fitt or credit of the said Rob[er]t Newton or words to the like appoct

6          To the sixt Int[errogatory] this Depon[en]t saith that upon this Depon[en]t saith that upon this Depon[en]ts allegacon mencend in

his Deposicon to the next pcendech Interr[ogatory] beinge that who seem sh[u]ld hyinder A peaceable end betwene the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott & the said Rob[er]t Newton

intended not to p[ro]fitt or creditt of the said Rob[er]t Newton as afore said The said Thomas

Gilb[er]t Dyd p[ro]test that he came thither onely for the good of the said Rob[er]t

Newton & to further A peaceaible end betweene them oath that offer And saith alsoe that he

rerely thinketh that the said Thomas Gilb[er]t att the same tyme Dyd Cts pv

assepire hee wo[u]ld not meddle or insulte noth and things that was said

Rob[er]t Newtons Dtrer then so had before dealt for or to that effort

7          To the seventh Int[errogatory] this Depon[en]t sayeth that there was a further meetinge about

or sorting after this Depon[en]ts chrink to nchiye the said Differences att aouch

were pr[e]sent all the said Differences p[ar]ties sendinge the said Rob[er]t Newton whoe

this Depon[en]t thinketh was not there bntn Gilb[er]t for him at w[hi]ch tyme alsoe the

said Rob[er]t Wyllymott made very reasonable & denscronable offers to nchinge the said Differences in the oppinien of this Depon[en]t

Francis Coke

Gilb[er]t Rollesby

Brimington

Barshawe

8          To the eight[h] Int[errogatory] this Depon[en]t sayeth that he thinketh that att the said two severall

meetings at Spondon Church & att this Depon[en]ts chrnt the said Rob[er]t Newton

Dyd ? of more vtwise in the said Thomas Gilb[er]t than hee Dyd in the said Henry

Agard & hee this Depon[en]t or oyther of them beinge arbitrators as afore said & the said

Thomas Gilb[er]t beinge brought so sent by the said Rob[er]t Newton but as a friend &

not arbitrator for anie thinge this Depon[en]t Dyd knowe

9          To the ixth Interr[ogatory] hee Doth not Depose

10        To the Tenth Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t sayth hee hath heard that the said Rob[er]t Newton newe ys or latelye was in person att Derbye att the sayle of the said

Rob[er]t Wyllymott upon bonds supposed to be forfeited And thinketh the said

Rob[er]t Newton & his wyffe & children and syme the said sev[er]all meetings have lyved in great want And thae the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott hath since

appeared to pry Newtons Rob[er]ts & in yetild the said Rob[er]t Newton & his wyffe

& children soe reasonable yearly maytenence Dameage there lyaves

upon reasonable Demeand the w[hi]ch this Depon[en]t thinketh the said Rob[er]t

Wylymott wo[u]ld have p[re]ferred

Rob[er]t Osborne of the towne of Derby gent aged like at xxiii years

? Desposeth & sayeth as followeth

1          To the first Interrogatory this Depon[en]t sayth that he was not att the

meetinge before 8r yseeter Fretchvile & 8r Henry Heighe meouds in the

said Interrogatory & therefore cannott Depose anie thinge that happened at that meetinge of his owne knok hedge

2          To the second Interrogatory he cannott Depose

3          To the third Interrogatory this Depon[en]t sayth that there was A meetinge

appoynted  to be att Sponson Church in the Countie of Derby about the

Differences betweene the ps  Rob[er]t Wyllymott & Rob[er]t Newton att w[hi]ch meetinge were Nicholas Lowe Esq[i]r[e] Henry Agard Esq[i]r[e] & Thomas Gilb[er]t one of

The Def[endants] Rob[er]t Wyllymott the pl[aintiffe] Rob[er]t Newton & some others but by whose

pcusent the said meetinge was hee Doth not Bteymely knowe of his olone

knowledge

4          To the fourth Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t sayth that the said meetinge att Spondon

Church was about Varley harvest was twelmenth att  w[hi]ch meetinge

The said Rob[er]t Wyllymott shewed forth  before the said gents assembled c[er]teyne

Deedes bucwuytemue com[m]ending Iteyn[e]d lands that the said Rob[er]t Newton

had before that tyme sold or mortgaged to the said Rob[er]t Wllymott much were

then & there oppenly read before the said gent assembled as this Depo[en]t

remembreth And this Depon[en]t further saith that att that meetinge the said

Rob[er]t Wyllymott made knowne to the said Henry Agard & Nicholas Lowe

how the said Rob[er]t Newton had Deceved the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott by sllinge

or morgageinge unto him the kings lands or other lands in stedd of  hys Ee

said Newtons (as this Depon[en]t nowe remembereth & being askedhowe the

said Rob[er]t Newton  answered that matter of Deceaving this Depon[en]t

Doth not knowe & to the rest of the Interrogatory he cannott Depose

5          To the fift[h] Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t sayth that eyther the said Henry Agard or

Mr Lowe Dyd then (as this Depon[en]t none remembereth seeme to have to find?

faet in the yr sence of the said Thomas Gilb[er]t & others w[i]th some Tsons?

that hee or they suspected undue hyndvers of Agard and betweene

the said pl[aintiffe] Rob[er]t Wyllymott & Rob[er]t Newton tunchmls some Difference

betweene them (as hee this Depon[en]t nowe remembereth & more than this he

cannott veyely Depose

6          To the sixt[h] Interrogatory this Depon[en]t sayth there beinge Asyeeche bsed

By the said Henry Agard or Mr Lowe tendinge to A fynding foult w[hi]ch smhas sho[u]ld be hynderous of Agard agreem[en]t betweene the said Rob[er]t

Wyllymott & Rob[er]t Newton as in this Depon[en]ts Depositions to the next

pcedend Interrogatory  ys sett Duunt the said Thomas Gilb[er]t

anfudred to further A pennie

betweene the pl[aintiffe] Mr Wyllymott & the said Rob[er]t Nerwton or words

to this S[i]r the lyke effect & further to this Interr[ogatory] he cannot

flyuly Depose

Francis Coke                                       Ralph Brimmington

Gilb[er]t Rollesby                               Mr M Bringhone

Henry Agard of Foston in the Countie of Derby Esq[ire]

Aged Twentie seven years or there abouts sworne & examined

Deposeth & sayeth as followeth

1          To the first Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t cannot Depose

2          To the second Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t saith that Rob[er]t Wyllymott was

Contt[e]nted that the said Rob[er]t Newton sho[u]ld chooseit ayne of his best friends

& kinsmen to be arbitrators 26 for him (that is to say this Depon[en]t & Mr Lowe

to end the difference betwixt them And sayth the sirents Rob[er]t Wyllymott

Dyd then say he wo[u]ld bringe nowe doth him to sycrke for him but himself

3          To the third Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t  sayeth yt was appoynted that the

meetinge sho[u]ld be att Spondon church for endinge of the said Difference

att w[hi]ch place this Depon[en]t the said Mr Lowe Mr Thomas Gilb[er]t

one of  the Defend[an]ts Mr Rob[er]t Msurefery & some others Dyd meet & the said Rob[er]t

Wyllymott mone thither alone accordinge to his pryse as this Depon[en]t

thinketh

4          To the fourth Interrogatory this Depon[en]t sayeth that the said meetinge att

Spondon Churche was about the m[i]ddle of Angnstways freementh att

w[hi]ch the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott   Acwsed forth Dyvers Conveyance betweene

the said Newton & him some of w[hi]ch Conveyance were then & there ayenly

read and this Depon[en]t further sayeth that he the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott Dyd then charge

the said Robert Newton that he had as used him by sendinge him other freeholders

lands instead (as this Depon[en]t thinketh the kings lands insted of his owne lands

but whether the said kowench were read or the sead speeches used in the hearing

of the said Thomas Gilb[er]t or moe this Depon[en]t remembereth not but knoweth

that the said Thomas Gilb[er]t was eyther p[re]sent or in the said Churche att that

tyme w[hi]ch Deceipt the said Rob[er]t Newton co[u]ld hardlie Denye Att w[hi]ch

meetinge this Depon[en]t sonth that the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott Dyd make both

reasonable & chousonnable offers to the said Newton in the opinion of

this Depon[en]t & Dyd then offer to referae the said Difference in lolie to this

Depon[en]te the said Mr Lowe

5          To the fifth Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t sayeth that the said Mr Lowe Dyd att

that meetinge say to the said Rob[er]t Newton yor are not wyse nor

mell ciduysed yf yor Doe noe yeald to Asendly and betweene the pl[aintiffe]

And said further to him whose end hath and used yor lye

coutraye intends yor input & fytt or good

6          To the sixth Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t sayeth that hee thinketh the said ud Gilb[er]t Dyd

then att that meetinge saye hee came thither for the good of the said Rob[er]t

Newton anelye & the said Thomas Gilb[er]t beinge then charged by the said Rob[er]t

Wyllymott for an innty businge himself in the mether lye said Thomas

Gilb[er]t said that what hee dyd for the good of Mr Newton & ys of

Might not be so taken he wo[u]ld have noe mad to noe in the matter

7          To the seventh Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t saith that there was another

meetinge att Mr Lowes lodginge in Derbye about the said Differences

where the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott seemed to be Norllinge Dabyde

reasonable motions

8          To the viiith Interr[ogatory] he Doth not Depose

10        To the tenth Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t sayth that all the Dibeyus tymes

since   the said Rob[er]t Wyllymott hath assord pry the said Rob[er]t Newtons

Debts & to have given meywleneimne towards the velebinge

of the said Rob[er]t Newton his wyffe & Children upon sensoich

Churcinus betweene one them to the agreedupon And further to this

Juke he cannot Depose

Francis Coke

Gilb[ert] Rollesley

Ralph Brimmington

Mr Bvsome

[Too difficult to read]

? to be myinsed on the Depon[en]t

? and behalf of at hirnk Gilbert one of the

Defend[an]ts onlions unto  Rob[er]t Vinley noale one of

the plaintiffs in ths vitt mauched

1          Imprimis whether do you know the plaintiffe Rob[er]t Willymotte

and the Def[en]d[ant]s Thomas Gilbert

2          Item whether heard you an Arbitrator in matters of

difference between the plaintiffe Rob[er]t Willymotte and Rob[er]t

Newton the Defen[an]t in the bill menconed, if you, whear, when and what monthe, and yeare, did you treat as an

Arbitrator in the differences between Dyling afore sayd

And whether was Thomas Gilb[er]t the other Beft in the bitt

menconed chosen Arbitrator w[hic]h you by Rob[er]t Willymott and

Rob[er]t Newton the other Def[endan]t aboute the differences afore sayd

Yea, or no, oadbe

3          Item what some or somes of money did Rob[e]rt Willymotte the plantiff

affirme and sby at the tyme of arbitration afore sayd, that he had

payd to Rob[er]t Newton the other Def[endan]t for his lands in Chad[des]den

aforesaid, And what some or somes of money did the

sayd Rob[e]rt Willymotte at or about the tyme of Arbitrat[ion] aforedayd

demand of the sayd Robert Newton to reasshore and sett

him the same lands auym declare yo[u]r lott knowledge herein

or yd best remembrance

4          It[e]m whether do you know that Thomas Gilbert one of the

Def[endan]ts at the tyme of arbitratant aforesaid did hear Robert

Willymott one of the plaintiffs say that Rob[er]t Newton aforesaid

had buld him the kings lands in Chad[des]den as his own

free lands hee ows

Frances Coke              Ralphe Brimmington

Gilb[er]t Rollesley      Mr Brohme

Richard Lowe Formerly sworne For the plaintiff & now also

Sworne & examined for the Defendants

3          To the third Interr[ogatory] he saith that he Doth rememb[e]r that there were about the

Tyme mencioned Trinthe Interror of sertume some Demanded by Robert

Willimott the plaintiff w[hi]ch hee RXLP payd for the s[ay]d Mr Newton lands in Chad[des]den

But what the s[ay]d some or somes were he Doth not

Rememb[e]r, neither Doth [he] rememb[e]r what the some was Mr s[ay]d the said

Robert Willimot Demanded For the Reassure of the s[ay]d lands vito

The s[ay]d Master Newton

Henrie Agard of Aouston in the Countie of Darby

Esquire aged xxvii yeares or there abouts sworne &

Examined

2          To the second Interr[ogatory] he seayth that the s[ay]d Thomas Gylbert at the

s[ay]d meeting at Spoundon betwixt the s[ay]d Robert Newton & Willimat was

not chosen an Arbytrator by Robert Willimat but cam[e] as a Friend at

the Request of this Deponent as he kesetn tym Ueth rth madm brgts & of Robert

Newton in the behalfe of the s[ay]d Newton

3          To the third Interr[ogatory] he sayth that at the tyme of the said meetinge of

the s[ay]d  rpties at Spondon afores[ay]d the s[ay]d Willimat Did aleage

that he had peayd unto the s[ay]d Newtonfor the Lands w[hi]ch Sir had

purchased of him the some of two thousand pounds or there abouts

and further  sayth that then the s[ay]d Willimat Did Demand for the

Reassurance of the same unto the s[ay]d Robert Newton of the some of

three Thousand pounds six hundred pounds all accounts cast upp

or there abouts

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