That Mr Thomas Pack came to one Mr Grigson's of Forncett aforesaid about January last past... and also the arlate Mr Lock where by their discourses they had each with other it seemed they had been together at one Mr Galliard's house there were then present at Mr Grigson's this deponent and his contest John Stone with the said Mr Pack and Mr Lock and further saith that the said Mr Lock might have met with some distaste from the arlate Mr Bartholomew Stone as by the sequel of the discourse that passed between Mr Pack and Mr Lock arlate did appear for Mr Pack entreated Mr Lock that he would not be angry at Mr Stone arlate for his miscarriage he had borne towards him and Mr Lock then answered that he would not take advantage against him the said Bartholomew Stone for Mr Pack's sake.
That the arlate Mr Lock and one Mr Pack... this deponent and his contest Richard Smyth happened to be together at the house of Mr Grigson of Forncett arlate it was in the beginning of January last this deponent doth not otherwise remember. And further this deponent saith that the arlate Mr Lock and Mr Pack had been together that same day at one Mr Galliard's as this deponent believeth for that the said Mr Pack and Mr Lock articulate discoursed of some disturbance there happened to be at Mr Galliard's by one Bartholomew Stone and that it happened to concern Mr Lock but to pacify the arlate Mr Lock Mr Pack also said aforesaid persuaded with Mr Lock that he would take no advantage at the said Bartholomew Stone. And this deponent further saith that he the said Mr Pack had a promise that night from Mr Lock that he would not take any advantage of the said Bartholomew Stone for Mr Pack's sake.
That in the month of January last past (the time more precisely he doth not remember) he this deponent was in the room called the hall in the house of Mr Stephen Galliard living in Forncett arlate and that there was then also in the parlour in the said house the arlate Mr Bartholomew Stone and Mr William Locke, and this deponent saith that the door of the said parlour being open into the said hall right against where this deponent sat, the said Mr Stone and Mr Locke sitting in this deponent's sight in the parlour and the said Mr Stone being high in discourse this deponent gave some ear to what was said and this deponent saith that he did then and there hear the arlate Mr Bartholomew Stone speak or utter these following words vizt you Parson Lock (speaking to and meaning the arlate William Lock) with one Mr Hodges drank a health to the devil at Peter Lock's house in Tibenham and I because I would not drink it was turned out of doors; and further saith that there was then in the said hall with this deponent his contest Thomas Woodcock and in the parlour his contest Anne Seaferry and divers others... that he was a day man that laboured for Mr Stephen Galliard where the words were spoken, and did go in his day's work being over to drink and did then hear the said Mr Stone arlate speak the said words as predeposed.
That he this deponent being in the house of Mr Stephen Galliard being in Forncett St Peter's in Norfolk in the month of January last past (the time more precisely he doth not remember) did then and there hear the arlate Mr Bartholomew Stone speak the following words or words to the same effect to the arlate Mr William Lock vizt you (speaking to and meaning the said William Lock) are a Parson for the Devil, you Parson Lock (meaning the said William Lock) are the man that with Parson Hodges drunk a health to the devil at Parson Lock's house in Tibenham and because I would not drink that health I was turned out of doors and he the said Bartholomew Stone continuing such his speeches swore by God that what he had said was true. Whereupon the said Mr Lock asked the said Bartholomew Stone whither he would justify the said words to be true and this deponent saith that the said Bartholomew Stone answered yes I will, I do not care a turd for a hundred such parsons as you (meaning the said William Lock) are, I can wipe my breech with a better man than you (meaning the said William Lock) are; with other defamatory words which this deponent doth not remember; and this deponent saith that there was present in the hall of the said house this deponent and his contest John Deale and in the parlour of the said house his contest Anne Seaferry and divers others... the said hall was open and the said Stone spoke the said words standing in the doorway or entry leading to the next hall, whereby this deponent came to knowledge of the premises... that he had been at work most part of the day before with Mr Stephen Galliard aforesaid and went into the said Stephen Galliard's house to drink and whilst they were sat down they heard the arlate Mr Stone speak the aforesaid words.
That in the month of January last past the time more precisely she doth not remember she this deponent being then servant with one Mr Galliard living in Forncett arlate was in his parlour there was then also in the parlour in the said house the arlate Mr Bartholomew Stone and Mr William Lock... and being then in the parlour with them did hear the arlate Mr Stone speak or utter these following words you Parson Lock are not fit to be a parson speaking to and meaning the arlate Mr William Lock you and Mr Hodges drank an health to the devil... he said that because he the said Bartholomew Stone would not drink the said health he was turned out of doors and further said that he the said Bartholomew Stone could wipe his backside with forty such parsons as he... And further saith that there was in the hearing of the arlate Mr Stone in speaking the said words beside she this deponent her two contests John Dale and John Woodcock who were day labourers at the said Mr Stephen Galliard her master's who came into the next room where the arlate Mr Lock and Mr Stone were for Mr Lock and Mr Stone with others were in her master's Mr Galliard's parlour and her contests Dale and Woodcock in the next room where they could see and hear what was done and said in the parlour aforesaid.