The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street (43 page)

4. To the iiij
^the
Interr this depon
e
nt sayth he was never sent by the deft vnto the Complt to make A mocon to him of A marriadge to be hadd betwixte the Compl
ainan
t and Marye Mountioy the deft
es
sole Child and daughter, nor knoweth of any other that was by the defendt sent vnto the pl
ain
t
iff
vppon that messaiege: but the plt tould this deponnt that one M
^r
Shakespeare was Imployed by the deft about that buysnes: in what mann
^r
: or to what effecte he knoweth not: And sayth he never herd the deft saye that yf his daughter Mary married not w
^th
the pl
ain
t
iff
shee should neve
^r
haue groate from him./ nor knoweth that the def
endan
t p
ro
missed to geue the pl
ain
t
iff
Any porc
i
on of monney w
^th
his daughter Mary in marriadge nor howe much he p
ro
missed yf he p
ro
missed any, nor knoweth vppon what p
ro
mise the Complt contracted him selfe w
^th
the said Marye/. And more he Cannott depose.

5. To the ffyfte Interr this deponnt sayth that after the pl
ain
t
iffes
marriadge w
^th
the said Marye, he this depon
e
nt went to see them, And the pl
ain
t
iff
vppon some speeches betweene this depon
e
nt and the pl
ain
t
iff
the pl
ain
t
iff
tould him that the def
endant
had geuen him w
^th
his daughter in marriadge the some of ten pound
es
and Certayne houshould stuffe, but the valewe of the houshould stuffe he knoweth not./ And more he Cannott depose./

Nouel Montioi

c. Third session, 23 June 1612 [ibid./3]

Interrogatories to be ministred vnto witnesses p
ro
duced on the p
ar
te and behalf of Christopher Mountioy def
endant
to the bill of Complaynt of Stephen Bellott Comp.
^lt
./

1. Inp
ri
mis whether do yo
^u
knowe the p
ar
ties plaintiff
es
and defend
^t
./

2. It
e
m whether did yo
^u
not heare or knowe that Mary the late wief of Christopher Mountioy the def
^t
did in her life tyme vrdge the said defend
^t
to give somthinge more vnto Bellott the plt./ and his wief then he had donn, and did not the said Mountioye the defend
^t
aunswere her that he would never p
ro
mise them anie thinge: because he knewe not what he should neede himselfe? or what other speaches to that purpose did you heare her or anie other speake and when were they spoken declare the whole truth therein accordinge to yo
^r
remembrance

3. It
e
m have you not heard the late wief of Christopher Mountioy the defend
^t
declare what her then husband the said Christopher Mountioy and shee had given the said Complt and his wief after theire Marriage and that shee would have had the said Christopher Mountioy her then husband to have given them more but he vtterly refused and would not or what other speaches have yo
^u
heard her say touchinge that matter declare the whole truth in p
ar
ticuler as yo
^u
remember?

4. It
e
m do yo
^u
knowe or haue yo
^u
heard of anie monie or other good
es
w
^ch
the said Comp.
^lt
Bellott hath receaved of the said Christopher Mountioy the defend
^t
or his late wief and whether were those som
m
es of monie or other good
es
delivered to them and what was the vallewe of them declare yo
^r
whole knowledge herein?/

5. Itm hath not the Complaynant Stephen Bellott vrdged or
per
swaded yò
^u
to Conceale yo
^r
knowledge or otherwise to depose or speake somthinge Concerninge the matter nowe in question betweene him and the said Mountioy the defend
^t
w
^ch
yo
^u
knowe not to be truee and what speaches hath he lately vsed, or spoken vnto yo
^u
to that or anie such purpose and when did he speake them declare the p
re
misses hereof according to yo
^r
knowledge?/

6. It
e
m whether did yo
^u
heare or knowe that the said Christopher Mountioy the defend
^t
did by himselfe or anie from him desire the said Stephen Bellott the Comp
^lt
to reccon w
^th
him about the monie and other things due betweene them and what aunswere did the said Bellott make therevnto and whether do yo
^u
knowe or haue heard that the said Bellott hath Confessed that he did owe the said Mountioy anie monie or other thing
es
and what was that monie and other thinges and when did he Confesse it and what speaches have yo
^u
heard the said Bellott speake Concerninge the Reconinge or difference betweene the said Mountioy and him and when did he speake them declare yo
^r
whole truthe herein?/

7. It
e
m did not yo
^u
of yo
^r
voluntary will and disposition to make the pl
^t
. and defend
^t
frend
es
goe to the pl
^t
. about three week
es
since and tould the pl.
^t
that he tooke a wronge Course to sue his Father in Lawe And that it weare better they weare kinde and Lovinge frend
es
and what aunswere made the plantiff vpon yo
^r
Conference w
^th
him thereabout declare yo
^r
knowledge?/

SECOND 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 thirtye Syxe yeres or th
^r
about
es
sworne and examyned the daye and yere abouesaid deposith and saythe

1/ To the ffirste Interr this depon
e
nt sayth he knoweth the pl
aintiff
and def
endant
./

2/3/4/5 To the ij.
^d
iij.
^d
iiij.
^th
v.
^th
and vj
^th
Interr this depon
e
nt is not examined at the Request of the deft

7/To the vij
^th
Interr this depon
e
nt sayth that about three week
es
synce he this depon
e
nt wishinge well to bothe the pl
aintiff
and deft went of his owne voluntary will and disposition to talke w
^th
the pl
aintiff
and to see yf he could bringe them to be frind
es
And Questioninge w
^th
the pl
aintiff
About the same vnkindnes and shewinge him that he tooke A wronge Course to sue his ffath
^r
in Lawe, the pl
aintiff
Answered him this depon
e
nt that he would never haue sued his ffath
^r
in Lawe yf his ffath
^r
in Lawe would haue bene willinge to haue hadd his Companye in ffamilliar mann
^r
as at his table./ And said further he Could be contented the matter should be Ended betwixte them, so that his ffath
^r
would lett him dwell in one of his houses, w
^oh
was nexte to his owne dwellinge house payinge some Rent for yt, And furth
^r
said he could leave his wyffe in better estate then he ffound her whensoeuer god should be pleased to calle him, vnto w
^oh
this depon
e
nt said he was gladd of yt, And said he this depon
e
nt would make yt knowne to the deft his father. And do what he could to make them ffrind
es
or woord
es
to that effecte And so did, but the def
^t
yt seemed had taken such an vnkinnes at his sonne in lawes vsage toward
es
him that he said he would never geue him Any more, As before he hath deposed in his Answeare to the plt
es
Interr. And more he Cannott depose.

Chr: Weauer

SECOND DEPOSITION OF NOEL MOUNTJOY

Nowell Mountioy of the p
ar
ishe of S
^ct
: Olaves in Sylver Streete London Tyremaker of the Age of thirtye 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 knoweth the pl
aintiff
and def
endant
./

2/3/ To the seconde and third Interr this depon
e
nt Can saye nothinge touchinge any p
ar
te of the same Interr

4/To the iiij
^th
Interr this depon
ent
sayth that the pl
aintiff
since his marriadge w
^th
the deft
es
daughter Marye tould this depon
e
nt that the deft had geuen them the pl
aintiff
and his wyffe the some of ten pound
es
in monney and Certayne houshould stuffe but the valewe of the houshould stuffe he cannot declare, for that he did not see the househould stuffe deliu
er
ed./ And more he Cannott depose

5To the ffyfte Interr this depon
e
nt sayth that the pl
aintiff
sent for him this depon
e
nt about A yere since w
^ch
he thinketh is neere about or synce this suyte beganne. And asked this depon
e
nt yf he knewe of the tenn pound
es
the deft his ffath
^r
in lawe gaue him and his wyffe synce there Marriadge./ And this depon
e
nt tould the pl
aintiff
he did knowe of yt, wherevppon the pl
aintiff
tould him this depon
e
nt that yf when he was called to Answeare wherefore yt was geuen them, he this depon
e
nt might doe him the pl
aintiff
good yf he this depon
e
nt would Answeare that he the pl
aintiff
Receaved yt of the deff
endant
for woorke donne for him, sayinge to this depon
e
nt that he the pl
aintiff
was lykelie to be A better ffrind to this depon
ent
then the deft would be, vrdginge that the deft was all for him selfe./ And furth
^r
that synce that tyme the plt
es
mayd lykewise vrdged this depon
e
nt that shee herd him saye that he herd the deft saye that he gaue the pl
aintiff
that ten pound
es
aforesaid for woorke: w
^ch
was ffalse: ffor w
^ch
this depon
e
nt Rebuked the mayde. And more he Cannott depose./

6/ To the vj
^th
Interr this deponnt sayth that the plt tould him that the deft came vnto him And desired him to Reccon w
^th
him About monney And other thing
es
betweene them/ And the pl
aintiff
tould this depon
e
nt that he Answeared him the deft that he would not Reccon w
^th
him any thinge, sayinge he was sorry he hadd not more in his hand
es
to Reccon w
^th
him for then he hadd sayinge he saies I owe him three pound
es
, & he oweth me fforty shilling
es
, yf all come to all tis but twenty shilling
es
difference./ And more he cannott depose touchinge the said Interr to his Rememb
er
aunce./