The next is a rare piece of tittle tattle; like Edward Park, Colley was often in trouble, and it is amusing to observe how he shortly afterwards lays an information against Carrington, which compliment Carrington returns to him in the March Court.
18th November, 1572. Here was Willm̃ Carington and required his complaint to be herd in that Allein Colley had slaundered hym wth unhonest wordes, that is, that Allein should say that Wiberds wife should say that Charringtons wief should not be honest, and they were pˀmytted to take ordre of Lawe.
10th February, 1573. Colley laid an information against Carrington for “Trimminge on a Sondaye,” whereupon he was fined 40s.
11th March, 1573. Carrington complained of Colley “for undecent wordes calling him verlet before the Mr.,” etc., and they were ordered to be friends, and to bring no more complaints against each other.
This feud seems, however, to have continued for a few years, but was at last happily settled, for we read under date, 24th January, 1576:
Here at this Corte witnesses being hard betwene Willm̃ Carrington and Allen Collye they were made frendes, shoke handes and frendly depˀted.
2nd March, 1573. Here was a complaint agaynste Henrye Lushe by John Parradize for that the said Henry Lushe called the said John Paradize knave, and he pd his fyne xijd and they toke hands & were ffrends.
19th April, 1574. Here was Willm̃ Brode and brought in an answere agaynste the complaynt of Edward Saunders for lykeninge hym to Esoppes dogge and they were appoynted to be ffrends and to brynge the matter no more in question.
Was this the “dog in the manger”? Anyhow, it seems a trivial matter to have been brought before the grave old Masters.