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Rh forsdforesaid [sic] Cade layd hold of this exam. & tore two of the skirts of this deponent's dublett allmost from his body & likeways pulld this deponent's hatte from his head and kikt it up & downe his howse; and this deponent, after much other violence offerd unto him by the said Cade at the same tyme, gott at last to the dore from him & then came ffoerth leavinge his hatt kikt alwaye as aforsaid, and went & complaynd of this abuse unto the constables of the towne, who immediatly came wth this depont to his howse, & ffindinge the forsaid parties there commanded them thence & to ffynd suerties for the preservacon of his Mat's peace; but the forsaid Cade refused to obeye or ffynd suerties for the peace; only this depont himself gave suerty for himself to preserve the peace at the same tyme. And this deponent being further examined whie, when he came from church & heard howe the had bene at his howse all church tyme, & found them ther soe drinking as aforsd, he did not then reprove them & indevor to gett them out of his howse then, informd & saith that he durst not for his wyffe, this depont being an owld man, and his wyff a younge manly husse wyfe who keeps alehowses & tipling contrary to the liking of this depont & saith shee will doe it in spight of this deponts nosse. And this depont further saith yt if he but ffinde ffault wt her for suffering such loose & dissorderly company to remayn drinking as aforsdaforesaid [sic], shee will p'sently reville and miscall this depont as base languidge as can be imagind or spoken; and yt latly shee struck this depont in the fface yt ye blowe is yett extent to be scene, and likeways keeps a servant woman in his howse of her own condicon to second her upon all occasions soe to abuse this depont her husband. And further this depont saith not; save only the said Cade came to this deponts howse & ther drank on ffryday last, & was that day drunk to this deponts knowledge, & hath ever since remayned drinking & deboshing in the town. And further this depont saith not.

John Marshall of Warrington aforsd, being the daye & yere aforsd further examd, informd & saith that upon ffrydaye last aforsd the forsd Cade & Holland cominge & being drinking in this deponent's howse would not quitt this depont quietly to goe to his bedd; but with a snowball struck this depont on the head; and this deponent further saith that the forsd Bartholemew Cade hath so scratched over his hart and sorely crushe his bodye as he ffinds himself soe sore & ill as he ffears his recovery of it: & further saith not."