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The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… summer 1636, in Good's house, that he 'was a base knight and as base a conditioned knight as any was in England, and that he did mainteyne one Clarke to defraud and deceave … words, especially one George Wood, whom Harbert plied with drink at his own house to get him to sign. 'And this is true …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… a Dutch merchant, had jostled him in the street and said that 'Paul Sone was a base fellow, a base rascall and noe gentleman, and that he John Vandeburgh was a better … the arme, saying, 'Come sweet hart, goe with me. Lett us drink a pint of wine.' When Vandeburgh responded, 'Forbeare …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… gentility, having allegedly 'jeared him about his clothes and tolde him he would have a rubber at cuffes' [sic]. … Throgmorton accused Bowne of being 'cowardly, petty minded and a liar' for declining the challenge, adding, in a taunt … began on 1 March 1634 when Bowne presented his libel and two of his witnesses were examined by Arundel and Gilbert …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Thomas ap Rice, John Phillips, John Wogan, Owen Edwards and John Laugharne, for rating ship money in the upper room … 'base rascal', said that he was a better man than Stepney, and 'phlipping his fingers' said 'a turd in your teeth'. On … to Wogan when Stepney came in. Williams offered him a drink which Stepney refused to accept, declaring without …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… 1637 Abstract Stradling complained that between April and August 1635 Mayler had said to him, 'Art thou a … gentleman. Thou art not able to find thy selfe, thy wife and children meate, drinke and apparel, but I, and such as I, must maintaine thee, thy …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… a mercer, had several times called him 'a base rogue and a base gentleman' in the presence of many gentlemen. … had also declared that he was as good a man as Wadham, and challenged him to the field to fight. In October-November … the Earl Marshal referred the matter to Sir Richard Buller and Sir William Courtenay to settle out of court, but when …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… February - December 1640 Winchester in 1610. Thomas Brome and John Woodman quarreled in one of the city's many … August 1639 when Brome came into the lower room of Edward and Susan Pescod's alehouse in Winchester and took a slice of … alehouse or victualling house but was not distempered with drink'. He went with Brome to the alehouse 'to drink a cupp …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… in the King's Head Tavern, near the Old Exchange, London, and detained him there by force. Humberstone denied the charges and declared that it was not he, but Mr Nevill, an … 4. Afterwards, he desired Mr Weston stay with him to drink a glass of wine and tell him where he should appear, …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… V ALLOTT Sir Francis Wortley of Wortley, co. York, knt and bart v Robert Allott of Worsbrough Dale, co. York, yeoman … of his men thou art a rogue: for he keeps none but beggars and rascalls, and he is no better himselfe; and doe you tell … Robert Allott's friends*, what with choler and what with drink was not well, insomuch that this witness did lay …
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… [CJ 699; f. 29v] Veneris, 7 0 Maii , 22 0 Jacobi Knights and burgesses of Cornwall and Devon to be added to [John] … into the churches, whereby the people wanted spiritual food. 50 0 Ed. 3, in bono Parliamento, the Commons complained … 17 0 R. 2, n. 43, 11 H. 4, 3 H. 6, complaint for want of food. Third, extortion. By the canons and Archbishop's …