Personal exceptions against the present alehouse-keepers in Harpley.
Against Thomas Laskey:
1. The seventh of September last past, townsmen were drinking in the house most part of the night.
2. The 17th of September were the like company drinking most part of the afternoon: the one of which company committed manslaughter the night following; and another standing by.
3. The smith's man after he had there been drinking was so outrageous as he threatened to beat down his master's shop and to draw his knife.
4. Item some admonishing the wife of Thomas Laskey to keep better order or else that her alehouse-keeping must go down: her answer was: a turd in their teeth that should go about to put it down.
Against Bartholomew Collison:
1. In the house of Bartholomew Collison upon the 15th day of September being Sunday were the servants of townsmen drinking and card playing, and that in service time.
2. Also upon another Sabbath before the former was another company drinking.
3. Also upon the Sunday after Candlemas Day last past divers of the town were likewise drinking the most part of the day.
Witnesses to the articles abovewritten:
To the first can witness Thomas Michell and William Starling.
To the second can witness two servants of Anthony Simpson.
To the third can the Smith and his wife testify.
To the fourth Cicely Seggar and George Gogges.
To the articles against B: Collison, James Ingledew can speak to the first and William Wilson.
To the second Thomas Bateman can affirm.
To the third can testify Jonas Thorpe with the wives of Robert Bateman and Walter Platfoote.