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Articles which are to be objected against John Numan, for divers and sundry abuses which have been committed at his house since the last sessions as followeth… Imprimis first the Monday next following after the last sessions the wife of John Numan did beat and draw blood in her own house on William Parkine who was then arrested by the constables of a warrant of the peace, these witness the constables and divers other… Item since that time there were three or four in one day which were drunk and they lay by it, some of them in the yard and some in the streets… Item one Thomas Wright came from the alehouse drunk, and fell a-fighting with a stranger which travelled that way… We the said constables presented him at the last assizes for a common drunkard… Item there were four idle fellows which seemed all to be drunk, and they quarrelled with one Richard House because he found fault with them for spilling of their beer, three or four whole pots together. These idle fellows, one of them, drew a knife and would have run it into Richard House but that he made away.
Articles which are to be objected against John Numan, for divers and sundry abuses which have been committed at his house since the last sessions as followeth… Imprimis first the Monday next following after the last sessions the wife of John Numan did beat and draw blood in her own house on William Parkine who was then arrested by the constables of a warrant of the peace, these witness the constables and divers other… Item since that time there were three or four in one day which were drunk and they lay by it, some of them in the yard and some in the streets… Item one Thomas Wright came from the alehouse drunk, and fell a-fighting with a stranger which travelled that way… We the said constables presented him at the last assizes for a common drunkard… Item there were four idle fellows which seemed all to be drunk, and they quarrelled with one Richard House because he found fault with them for spilling of their beer, three or four whole pots together. These idle fellows, one of them, drew a knife and would have run it into Richard House but that he made away.
Articles which are to be objected against John Numan, for divers and sundry abuses which have been committed at his house since the last sessions as followeth… Imprimis first the Monday next following after the last sessions the wife of John Numan did beat and draw blood in her own house on William Parkine who was then arrested by the constables of a warrant of the peace, these witness the constables and divers other… Item since that time there were three or four in one day which were drunk and they lay by it, some of them in the yard and some in the streets… Item one Thomas Wright came from the alehouse drunk, and fell a-fighting with a stranger which travelled that way… We the said constables presented him at the last assizes for a common drunkard… Item there were four idle fellows which seemed all to be drunk, and they quarrelled with one Richard House because he found fault with them for spilling of their beer, three or four whole pots together. These idle fellows, one of them, drew a knife and would have run it into Richard House but that he made away.
Item for drawing of beer of the Sabbath day in the time of evening prayer.