Depositions & Examinations
EDC 5/1604/24 (unfol.) Office c Kirke
CRO
Violation of church rights
24 July 1604
1604
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Plaintiff
Office [Not specified]
[Not specified]
Defendant
Ralph Kirke
male
Curate of Manchester
Church of England clergyman
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Event
Clandestine marriages in alehouses by Ralph Kirke
1604
11 night
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Components
Clandestine marriage
Clerical misconduct
Commercial hospitality
Drunkenness and excessive consumption
Alcohol | Unspecified
Setting
Alehouse
Location of Event
Statement
24 July 1604
Office [Not specified]
Item he doth marry divers persons in common alehouses without consent of the Parents. Item he marryeth divers when they be drunk and in the night time about 11 or 12 of the clock.
Statement
Ralph Kirke
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