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In Christmas last... his respondent with some of his neighbours was drinking in the house of George Hammond situated in the parish arlate (which George Hammond's house is no alehouse) and having that this respondent at other times within the time arlate hath been drinking in the house of the said George Hammond; and other houses and places as one neighbour may lawfully do with another... During the time arlate he did never willingly absent himself from the said parish church of Whalley upon Sundays and other times arlate, or neglect to perform his office there, if his health and the weather, and other necessary did giveth and suffer him... [Illegible] search for disordered and loitering persons, but this respondent utterly denieth, that he hath upon any Sunday or holiday within the time arlate been drinking in alehouses, or any alehouse at service time.