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William Bussye in the year of Our Lord 1607... speaking unto John Warde said, thou art a drunken knave and thou fallest into a meal tub, which words were spoken in the dwelling house of [illegible] Mingaye in the parish of St Peter of Mancroft or St Giles in Norwich in the presence of this deponent Thomas Preston, John Colfer and divers others… The articulate Warde did [illegible] before the words before by him deposed [illegible] Bussy and called him the said Bussy informing knave.
Between Lammas and St Michael the Archangel in the year of Our Lord 1607 William Bussye said to John Warde, thou art a drunken knave and that he spewed into a meal tub when he dwelt with [his master?] Peters, which words were spoken in the bowling alley of Myngaye situate in the parish of St Giles in the City of Norwich in the presence of this deponent, John Crome, his precontest John Colfer and divers others… John Warde did provoke and urge William Bussey to speak the words afore by him deposed of the said William Bussy did bear with the said John Warde very much before Bussy did ever speak to him or utter any unkind words against Warde and called Bussy informing knave with other unseemly words which he now remembereth not.
In the year of Our Lord God 1607 between Lammas Day and the Feast of St Michael the Archangel... William Bussey said to John Warde, thou art a drunken slave, and said, remember yourself since you spewed into a meal tub in the bottom of Mr Peters cellar, which words were spoken in great heat and anger in the bowling alley of Mr Myngaye in the parish of St Giles in the City of Norwich in the presence of this deponent John Crome and Thomas Fresson his precontests… John Warde used unkind and unseemly words before Bussy did utter any angry and unkind words, saying to William Bussy upon the [levening?] of their play that it was but knavish play, with other words which this respondent now remembereth.