Depositions & Examinations
ZQSE 9/48
CRO
Slander / Sedition
1610
Chester, Cheshire, England
Plaintiff
Robert Cirill
male
Defendant
Hugh Evans
male
Cutler
Chester, Cheshire, England
Witness
Richard Birchley
male
Chester, Cheshire, England
Signature
Event
A slander while drunk
Thu 5 April 1610
Chester, Cheshire, England
Components
Company and drinking groups: male
Inferred
Drunkenness and excessive consumption
Gossip and slander
Verbal abuse
The drunken defence
Alcohol | Unspecified
Statement
7 April 1610
Richard Birchley
Examined saith that upon Thursday the 5th of April last past Hugh Evans of this City cutler in the hearing of this examinate did say, Robert Cirill that crook backed Cirill, and thereupon did bow down himself in a scornful manner, but thinketh that he the said Evans was drunk when he spoke the same words and further saith not save only that he used some opprobrious speeches against this examinate.