Thomas Hobson Ju[nior] de Cantabrigia con[tr]a Joh[ann]em Sherma[n] sen[iorem] Artiu[m] magistru[m] in c[aus]a etc. } Quo die p[ar]s d[i]c[t]i Joh[ann]is Shereman satisfaciend[o] termino al[ia]s p[ar]ti
suae assignat[o] (o[mn]ibus melior[ibus] |et efficatior[ibus] | via modo etc. necno[n] ad o[mn]em etc.) dicit
allegat et in his scriptis in iure p[ro]ponit articulatim prout
sequitur.

1. Inprimis vi[delicet] quod materia p[rete]ns[a] in hac p[rete]ns[a] c[aus]a ex p[ar]te d[i]c[t]i Thomae Hobson dat[a] et
oblat[a] fuit ac est nimis generalis insufficiens de iure non concluden[ti] ac
ac talis ac talia |et huiu[sm]o[d]i | in se continen[s] quae qualiaq[ue] et iure admitti non debuerunt nec debe[nt]
quaeq[ue] p[ro]bata non p[ro]ficiunt nec releuant p[ar]tem d[i]c[t]i Hobson deq[ue] p[re]miss[is] refert se p[ar]s d[icti]
Joh[ann]is Shereman ad d[i]c[t]a[m] materia[m] aliasq[ue] p[ro]b[ati]ones et iura si et quat[en]us p[ar]ti sua [mel[?]]
expedit siue expediet et non al[ite]r etc. Et ponit p[ar]s ista p[ro]ponens con[juncti]m div[isi]m et de qu[olibet]

2. Item q[uo]d testes p[rete]ns[i] o[mn]es et singuli ex p[ar]te d[i]c[t]i Hobson in hac c[aus]a p[rete]ns[a] c[aus]a utcu[m]q[ue] []
admiss[i] iurat[i] et examinat[i] toto et omni tempore cora[m] p[ro]duct[a] admissionis iuramenti
p[re]stationis et examinationis anteaq[ue] et citra ac in p[rese]nti fuerunt et sunt in o[mn]ibus et
singulis cora[m] d[i]c[t]is seu dep[ositi]onibus varii vacillan[tes] singulares inter se discrepan[tes]
affectionati p[ar]ticul[aris] domestici affines seu consanguines ac amici intimi p[ar]tis
p[ro]ducen[di] ac inimici corporales p[ar]tis con[tr]a q[ua]m p[ro]ducent[u]r falsi p[er]iuri p[er] eunde[m] p[re]meditat[es]
sermone[m] ac minus vera et minus verisimilia dicer[e] et deponer[e] pauperes egeni
nullius reput[ati]anis in rem sua[m] p[ro]pria[m] et commoda[m] dicer[e] [[et]] deponer[e] subornat con-
-duct[i] docti instructi et informat[i] quid se qual[ite]r dicerent seu deponerent in hac
p[rete]ns[a] c[aus]a no[n] p[ro]ban[da] ea ad qua p[ro]banda p[ro]ducent[u]r ac tales deniq[ue] et huis[sm]od[i] quib[us] [null[?]]
fides salt[e]m de iure sufficiens de iure adhiberi debuit aut debet. Et ponit ut sup[ra]

3. It[e]m q[uo]d si et quat[en]us apparuit et apparere possit ex d[i]c[t]is seu dep[ositi]onibus testiu[m] p[re]tens[orum]
that the said John Shereman had or receaued of or from the said Tho[mas] Hobson
8^li. 10^s. legalis etc. or any other greater or lesser sum[m]e to & for the use of M[aste]r Tho[mas]
Maples mentioned in the said allegation or matter to be payed unto him quod [n[?]]
fatet[u]r p[ar]s ista nisi si et quat[en]us etc. et non al[ite]r etc. d[i]c[t]us tamen Hobson ex hac
p[rete]ns[a] lite com[m]odu[m] aliquod consequi aut reportare no[n] debuit nec debet p[re]sertim pro eo
vi[delicet] et ex eo that the said M[aste]r Maples hadd & receyued of & from the said M[aste]r Sher-
-man such sum[m]e of money soe by him receyued. Ponit tamen p[ar]s ista p[ro]ponens de
eventu huius litis p[er] confessione[m] p[ar]tis adu[er]sae seu p[er] alias l[egi]timas p[ro]b[ati]ones pleni[us]
comp[ro]babit[u]r planiusq[ue] apparebit. Et ponit ut sup[ra].

4. Item q[uo]d that before the time th[a]t the said John Shereman did receyue any money
from the said Hobson as is p[re]tended the said M[aste]r Tho[ma]s Maples was the under shreiue
for the countyes of Cambridge & Huntington or on of them & the said Thomas
Hobson by his meanes or by some other meanes obteyned a place of a bayly-
-wicke or a bayly com[m]only called a bayly Errante for one to serue under hi[m]
M[aste]r Maples for his yeare. & for M[aste]r Maples his securitye did enter into a bon[d]
obligatory in the penall sum[m]e of on hundreth poundes legalis etc. w[i]th co[n]dic[i]on that
such bayly should well truly & faythfully p[er]forme the said place or office & saue
& keepe him the said M[aste]r Maples harmeles of & from et |all or any| damage hurt losse or
hinderance w[hi]ch he should sustayne by such bayly for when he Hobson entred such
bond. And the said bayly did not p[er]forme the said condic[i]on whereby the said M[aste]r
Maples was damnifyed. And thereupon the said M[aste]r Maples did arest & sue him
the said Hobson & caused him to be com[m]itted to the Gaole in the County of Cambri[dge]
& nott for the debt of the said sum[m]e w[hi]ch is p[re]tended th[a]t the said M[aste]r Shereman
had receaued p[ro]ut p[re]tendit[u]r in d[i]c[t]a materia. Ponit tamen p[ar]s ista p[ro]ponens de quol[ib]et
alio loco et tempore resp[ectiv]e ac de qual[ib]et alia c[aus]a resp[ectiv]e ac de quibuslibet aliis []
contentis in obligatione p[re]d[icta] et condic[i]one eiusdem resp[ectiv]e ac de qual[ib]et alia maiore |[et]|
minore sum[m]a p[re]d[icta] resp[ectiv]e ac de quol[ib]et alio no[m]i[n]e et p[er]sona p[re]d[icta] resp[ectiv]e ac de quibusl[ib]et
aliis via modo et forma p[re]d[icta] resp[ectiv]e p[re]missa concernen[ti] Ac de tal[is] et tant[is] loco,
causa,