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Depositions & Examinations
EDC 5/1680/21 (unfol.) Massy c Fearnall
CRO
Defamation
1780
1780
Chester, Cheshire, England
Plaintiff
Elizabeth Massey
female
Spouse
Robert Massey
male
Chester, Cheshire, England
Defendant
Elizabeth Fearnall
female
Spouse
George Fearnall
male
Chester, Cheshire, England
Event
Massy drunk every day with 16 bottles of ale
to c. 1680 ('every day')
Chester, Cheshire, England
Components
Drunkenness and excessive consumption
Prostitution
Alcohol | Ale
Event
Defamation including drunken whoring
circa 1 September 1680
Chester, Cheshire, England
Components
Drunkenness as an insult against women by women
Prostitution
Mentioned Only
Drunkenness and excessive consumption
Mentioned Only
Alcohol | Ale
Statement
circa October 1680
Elizabeth Massey
[Elizabeth Fearnall defamed the plaintiff saying] Thou or she (Elizabeth Massy) art or is an arrant whore a drunken whore and thou drinkest sixteen bottles of ale at once, thou art drunk every day and thy neighbours cannot be quiet for thee.