In this Courte here was John Hawkes playntyf agaynst Richard Olkar for his unfyttinge words & Olkar shalbe here the nexte courte.
30th December, 1566. William Collins the covenant servant of John Johnson complained of his master for “myssusing hym in his boxe money,” whereupon Mr Johnson was ordered to amend his ways.
4th March, 1567. Here was Walter Lynche for his unfytting wordꝭ seyeng yt Richard Dycson sholde be got his mayde wth chylde and Lynche denyeth yt, yt he nevˀ harde of yt, and Dycson seyd yt Edward Parke & too other servyngemen he hath to wytnes the same, spoken at the Rose taverne at the fleete brydge And yt is ordered yt they shall brotherly one gyve unto & by another good wordꝭ & good reports & no more repetallꝭ to be had any more hereafter in this behalf.
11th March, 1567. In this Court here was John Wall for yt he warned John Staple unto the courte of concyence in the guyldehall in London wthoute lycence of the Mr & Govˀnors and yt is now ordered once agayne yt John Wall shall not pˀcede any forder in lawe but shall stande to the awarde made ordered & awarded the xijth daye of november laste paste and not ells otherwyse upon payne of his alegiance & penaltie in that behalf pˀvyded & ordayned.
Edward Park, who was a troublesome fellow, and often before the Court, would seem (by the next extract) to have revived the old scandal about Dycson and his “mayde,” for—
14th November, 1567. Here was Rich. Dycson playntyf agaynst Edward Parke for undecent and slaunderous words And they both have consented to put yt unto the determynacion of this worsshypfull Court, & they shalbe both bounde in oblygacions to abyde the order & warde[275] & to kepe the peace in yr owne pˀsons. Rich. Dycson hath chosen to be arbytraytors for hym John Bonar & Thomas Burston, and for Parke he hath chosen for hym Mr Bowie & Rich Wysto & the Mr & govnors shalbe umpers,[276] bonde in xxli a peece.
13th January, 1568. In thys Courte here was John Cooke playntyf against Richd Barker for serten wordꝭ undecently spoken by Richd against the said John and also for serten housold stuff yt the said Richd Barker wthholdeth frome the said John, and they both are comaunded the nexte courte daye to brynge in bothe yr fynes vjs viijd a pece for yr unfytting wordꝭ.
7th June, 1569. In this Courte here was the wyf of John Burges for that Rich. Barker beate black her armes and yt is ordered that the said Rich. Barker shall upon this pˀsent daye go unto the house of the said John Burges his mr and yr acknowledge hym sylf to be sory for trespassynge hym & his wyf.
19th July, 1569. Here was John Charnock, said that he is his Mrs pntꝭ[277] & kepeth shoppe & is accomptant wekely to his Mr & he said the Mr of the company did hym wronge & yt he wolde at lawe trye yt and unreverently he did behave hymsylf wth stoute & undecent [words] & so he charged the Mr styll, but not the worsshypfulls of this Courte.
18th November, 1572. Here was one Edward Browne Bricklayer and complayned [against] one Richard Upton for that he had taken his money for curynge hym of Morbus Gallicus but the sicknes as he said was not cured & Mr Upton pˀmised to agree wth hym.