In the year 1665... the articulate being then an inhabitant of the town of Lynn was observed by this deponent and so was and is still reputed and taken to be by others a person of a dissolute life and disorderly conversation and very much addicted to immoderate drinking and to cursing and swearing, reproaching and reviling of his neighbours of which he hath been friendly admonished to turn from his evil and wicked practises but he hath obstinately persisted in the same... In the months of February or March in the year 1665 he this deponent and Edmund Hudson having discourse together about several matters, Hudson did in the presence and hearing of this deponent his contests Anne Harwick and Anne Pratt fall out into bitter cursing, railing and swearing and did affirm that adultery was no sin and that it was lawful for any man to lay with or to have the carnal knowledge of another man's wife or of any other woman, and did at the same time and divers other times before vilify and contemn the ministers of the Gospel and their holy function and calling, and the ordinances of God, saying maliciously of them... that Mr Thomas Hoogan who was then one of the ministers of Lynn and most men of the same cloth (meaning most ministers of the Gospel) were covetous whoring rogues and stoned priests. And that he the said Edmund Hudson could profit more by staying at home and reading playbooks and by seeing stage plays than he could by going to church and hearing divine service and sermons. Which words Hudson spoke with so much anger and bitterness that this deponent and divers others that he and him were greatly offended and scandalized at them... He was cited by process of this court to come and testify in this business and that he doth not bear any malice or evil will to Edmund Hudson but rather pity and compassion and is sorry that so much truth may be deposed against him, wishing and heartily desiring his thorough reformation and amendment... He is worth 1000 li. and that he desireth justice may take place... The words predeposed were spoken in the kitchen of this respondent's then dwelling house.
Edmund Hudson in the year 1665 was much addicted to immoderate drinking and tippling and to cursing, swearing and reproaching his neighbours and a person of dissolute life and disorderly conversation and that in the months of February or March in the year 1665... Edmund Hudson did openly and confidently affirm that adultery was no sin and that it was lawful for any man to lay with or to have the carnal knowledge of another man's wife, which opinion of his asserted by many oaths and curses as also that Mr Thomas Hoogan who was then minister of St Margaret's in Lynn and most men of that cloth were covetous, whoring rogues and stoned priests and that he... Edmund Hudson could profit more by staying at home and reading playbooks, and seeing stage plays than he could by going to church and hearing divine service and sermons, which words were spoken in a very angry and disgraceful manner in the kitchen of the dwelling house of this deponent, her precontest Thomas Harwick and her contest Mrs Anne Pratt being also present at the hearing of the same and were much grieved and scandalized thereat... She hath known the parties about ten years.
Edmund Hudson several times especially in or about the months of February or March in the year of Our Lord 1665... did openly and confidently affirm and declare his judgment to be that adultery was and is no sin and that it was lawful for any man to lay with or to have the carnal knowledge of another man's wife and did then fall into cursing and swearing and most irreverently and profanely vilifying, slighting, contemning the ministers of the Gospel and their holy function and calling, And also the ordinances of God saying maliciously of them... That Mr Thomas Hoogan (who was then minister in Lynn and a reverend divine) and most men of the same cloth (meaning most ministers of the Gospel) were covetous, whoring rogues and stoned priests and that... he Edmund Hudson could profit more by staying at home and reading playbooks and seeing stage plays than he could by going to church and hearing divine service and sermons. And further this deponent saith that Edmund Hudson is of a dissolute life and disorderly conversation and was in the year 1665 and as this deponent believes still is addicted to excess and immoderate drinking and to cursing and swearing, reproaching and reviling his neighbours to the great scandal of Christianity and evil example of others... She is not indebted to anyone but liveth of herself and desires right and justice... The words predeposed were spoken by Edmund Hudson in the kitchen of her precontest Thomas Harwick in the presence and hearing of him the said Thomas and her precontest Anne Harwick and this respondent.