The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street (42 page)

5. To the v
^th
Interr this depon
e
nt sayth that after the Marriadge Solempnized betweene the pl
ain
t
iff
and Marye, one George Wilkins tould him this depon
e
nt that the defendt gaue them some Implem
^tes
belonginge to househould, w
^ch
good
es
weare in his the said Wilkins Custody, w
^ch
good
es
the said Wilkins Reported he would not haue geuen ffyve pound
es
ffor./ And more he cannott depose

Daniell Nicholas

DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM EATON

William Eaton apprentice w
^th
the Compl
ainan
t of the Age of nynteene yeres or th
^r
about
es
sworne and examyned the daye and yere abouesaid deposeth and saythe./

1. /To the ffirste Interr this deponnt sayth he hath knowne the plt ffyve yeres or th
^r
about
es
. And the def
endan
t about ffoure yeares and A halfe./

2. / To the seconde Interr this depon
e
nt sayth he cannot c
er
taynlie depose any thinge touchinge the deft
es
estate or habillitie, only sayth he knoweth the deft hath A house in Muggle streete & in Silver Streete London and another at Branforde, but what they are woorth by the yeare he knoweth not./ nor hath herd the deft vse any such speeches as in the Interr
ogatory
is vrdged./ And more he Cannott depose.

3. To the thirde Interr this depon
e
nt Can saye nothinge./

4. To the iiij
^th
Interr this depon
e
nt sayth he hath herd one M
^r
Shakspeare saye that he was sent by the defendt to the pl
ain
t
iff
to moue the pl
ain
t
iff
to haue A marriage betweene them the pl
ain
t
iff
and the defendt
es
daughter Marye Mountioye, And herd M
^r
Shakespeare saye that he was wished by the deft to make p
ro
ffer of A certayne some that the defendt said he would geue the pl
ain
t
iff
w
^th
his daughter Marye Mountioye in Marriadge, but he had forgott the some./ And [
m
^r
Shakespeare tould the plt
deleted] more he cannott depose touchinge the same Interr
ogatory
./

5. /To the v
^th
Interr this deponnt Can saye nothinge of his owne knowledge nor by Credible reporte./

william Eyton

DEPOSITION OF GEORGE WILKINS

George Wilkins of the p
ar
ishe of S
^ct
. Sepulchers London Victuler of the Age of thirtye Syxe yeres or th
^r
about
es
sworne and examyned the daye and yere abouesaid deposeth and saythe./

1/ To the ffirste Interr this depon
e
nt sayth he hath knowne the pl
ain
t
iff
about Seaven yeres and the deft as longe./

2.3. 4/ To the second, third and ffourth Interr this depon
e
nt is not examyned at the Requeste of the pl
ain
t
iff
./

5 To the v
^th
Interr this depon
e
nt sayth that after the plt was married w
^th
Marye the deft
es
daughter he the pl
ain
t
iff
and his wyffe came to dwell in this depon
e
n
tes
house in one of his Chambers. And brought w
^th
them A fewe good
es
or household stuffe w
^ch
by Reporte the defendt her fath
^r
gaue them, ffor w
^ch
this depon
e
nt would not haue geuen Aboue ffyve pound
es
yf he had bene to haue bought the same./ And more he cannott depose touchinge the same Interr:/

George Wilkins

DEPOSITION OF HUMPHREY FLUDD

Humfrey ffludd of the p
ar
ishe of S
^ct
: Gyles W
^th
out Criplegate one of his Ma
^tse
: Trumpetores of the Age of ffyftye three yeres or th
^r
about
es
sworne and examyned the daye and yere abouesaid deposeth and saythe

1. /To the ffirste Interr this depon
e
nt sayth he hath knowne the pl
ain
t
iff
about Eighteene yeares for he married his mother in ffraunce And the defendt he hath knowne about Eighteene yeres for he put the pl
ain
t
iff
to be the defendt
es
apprentice./

2. /To the seconde Interr this depon
e
nt is not examyned at the Requeste of the plt./

3. /To the thirde Interr this deponnt sayth that whileste the pl
ain
t
iff
was in service w
^th
the defendt, this depon
e
nt gaue the pl
ain
t
iff
three suyt
es
of Apparrell vz twoe Cloak
es
, And three suyt
es
of Apparrell. And his mother gaue him good store of Lynnen w
^ch
apparrell and lynnen Could not serve him lesse than three yeres, besid
es
the deft was so Stricte vnto him that he this depon
e
nt and the pl
ain
t
iffes
mother weare fayne manye tymes to geue him monney and to paye the Barber for Cuttinge the hayr of his heade./ And more he cannott depose./

4. .5/ To the iiij
^th
and v
^th
Interr this depon
e
nt is not ex
a
mined at the Requeste of the pl
ain
t
iff
./

Homfrey Fludd

DEPOSITION OF CHRISTOPHER WEAVER

Christopher Weaver of the p
ar
ishe of S
^ct
: Olaves in Sylver Streete London m
er
cer of the Age of thirty Eight yeres or thereabout
es
sworne and examyned the daye and yeare abouesaid deposith and sayth

1. /To the ffirste Interr this deponnt sayth he hath knowne the pl
ain
t
iff
about twelue yeres and the deft about Syxteene yeares./

2. /To the seconde Interr this depon
e
nt sayth he knoweth not the deft
es
Estate, but sayth he hath the lease of his house wherin he dwelleth. And A lease of A house in Braynford in the County of Midd
lesex
. But he knoweth the deft hath lyen at Intereste these three or ffoure yeres for twenty pound
es
in one place, and hath neyther payed the principalle nor Interest money due for the same./ And lykewise hath takne vpp other monney, And soulde his plate and some houshold stuffe./ And furth
^r
sayth that he herd that the deft payeth yerelye Rent for those leases some Seaventeene pound
es
p
er
Ann
um
./ And sayth that he thinketh the deft Receaveth some Eighteene pound
es
p
er
Ann
um
de Claro besid
es
his owne dwellinge and hath A Soiourner in his house w
^th
him but what p
ro
ffitt he maketh th
^r
by he knoweth not./ And sayth the deft hath said in this depon
e
n
tes
hereinge that in Regard the pl
ain
t
iff
and his daughter had vsed him so vnkindlie, And in Regard he p
ro
missed them nothinge he would Rather Rott in prison then geue them any thinge more then he had geuen them before./ And more he cannot depose./

3. To the thirde Interr this depon
e
nt sayth he hath herd the deft saye that after the pl
ain
t
iff
came to be his apprentice he ffound the pl
ain
t
iff
all his wearinge apparrell. And oth
^r
wise he Cannott depose touchinge the same Interr./

4. To the iiij
^th
Interr this depon
e
nt sayth he was never made an Instrum
^t
between the pl
ain
t
iff
and the deft by the deft
es
appoyntm
^t
for the moveinge of A marriage betweene the pl
ain
t
iff
and deft
es
daughter. And more he cannot depose touchinge any p
ar
te of the same Interr for that he never herd the deft p
ro
mise the pl
ain
t
iff
any some of monney or other thinge w
^th
his daughter Mary in Marriadge w
^th
the pl
ain
t
iff
nor saye that yf she married not the pl
ain
t
iff
shee should not coste him A groate/

5. To the v
^th
Interr this depon
e
nt sayth he hath herd the deft and his wyffe saye that they gaue the pl
ain
t
iff
w
^th
there daughter Marye in marriadge the some of ten pound
es
in monney and houshould Stuffe of moste sort
es
somthinge viz in monney and good
es
to the valewe of thirtye pound
es
And more he Cannot depose to his Rememb
er
aunce/

Chr: Weauer:

DEPOSITION OF NOEL MOUNTJOY

Nowell Mountioye of the p
ar
ishe of S.
^ct
Olaves in Sylver Streete London Tyremaker of the Age of thirtye yeares or th
^r
about
es
sworne and examyned the daye and yeare abouesaid deposith and saythe./

1. To the ffirste Interr this depon
e
nt sayth he hath knowne the pl
ain
t
iff
about ffyfteene yeres and the deft longer for he is this depon
e
nt
es
brother./

2. To the seconde Interr this depon
e
nt sayth that his broth
^r
the deft
es
estate is not muche ffor he hath but the lease of twoe houses one lease of the house wherein he dwelleth devided into twoe tenem
en
t
es
and a lease of a house in Brainforde by w
^ch
leases he gaineth An ou
er
plus of Rent more then he payeth to the valewe of about nyntene or Seaventeene pound
es
p
er
Ann./ And hath A tyme in his lease of the howse wherein he dweleth of some thirty yeres to come w
^ch
he renewed but latelie, but howe longe tyme he hath to come in the house he hath at Brainford he knoweth not./ Albeyt the deft is much in debte, And sould or pawned his plaite A greate whileste sync so that his estate cannot be verry greate./ And sayth that he herd his brother the deft saye that yf he weare Condempned in this suyte vndeserved he would lye in prison before he would gyve the pl
ain
t
iff
any thinge./ And more he Cannot depose.

3. To the thirde Interr this depon
e
nt sayth that the pl
ain
t
iff
was A yeare A boorder in the deft
es
house before he became the deft
es
Apprentice duringe w
^ch
tyme he beleveth the deft did not apparrell the pl
ain
t
iff:
but after the pl
ain
t
iff
became the deft
es
s
er
vaunte the deft apparrelled him. Albeyt his ffrind
es
might send him somtymes A Cloake or payre of Stocking
es
or such a thinge./ w
^ch
he knoweth to be true for that he did s
er
ve the deft when the plt served him. And knewe the truth th
^r
of: And more he Cannott depose./