f. 374v
master his garden in leompster articulate did hearethe articulate the articulate Elizabeth Smith, at what time
Elinor Thomas the plaintiff was walking in her garden
which was not farre of and the \defendant/ Elizabeth
Smith was in her backe side verie neere
vnto the same place, but she this deponent
did not then see the said Elizabeth Smithe
by reason of a hie wall betwixt them Nevertheles
she did knowe her by her voice, And then shedid \this/ deponent did then heare the said
Elizabeth Smith saie vnto the foresaid
Elinor Thomas thowe arte an arrand hoore
which wordes ((as it did seeme vnto this examinate)w proceeded vpon occasion of sume so speeches
formerly passed betwixt the said parties.
Et vlterius dicit that there were none present
with her this examinate at the speaking of the
said wordes But she did see one humfrey
Rea, Christiana Cowsie and somme others in then
in the garden with the said Elinor Thomas
Et aliter nescit deponere.
4 Ad quartum dicit eundem esse verum
Ad vltimum dicit predeposita sua fuisse et esse
vera etc.
9 die
Ianuarij
1600
matheus lowe parochie de leominster in
Comitatu hereford ætatis xviij annorum
et vltra testis productus iuratus et
examinatus dicit et deponit vt sequitur.
1. Ad 1 articulum dicit eundem esse verum.
2 Ad secund[um] refert se ad leges in
ea parte editas.
Master his garden in Leominster articulate, at what time Eleanor Thomas the plaintiff was walking in her garden which was not far off and the defendant, Elizabeth Smith, was in her back side very near unto the same place. But she, this deponent, did not then see the said Elizabeth Smith by reason of a high wall between them. Nevertheless, she did know her by her voice. And she, this deponent, did then hear the said Elizabeth Smith say unto the aforesaid Elinor Thomas, “thou art an arrand whore,” which words (as it did seem unto this examinate) proceeded upon occasion of some speeches formerly passed between the said parties. And further she says that there were none present with her, this examinate, at the speaking of the said words, but she did see one Humphrey Rea, Christina Cowsie, and some others then in the garden with the said Elinor Thomas. And otherwise she knows nothing to depose.
To the fourth she says that she knows nothing to depose.
To the last she says that her depositions made above were and are true, etc.
9th day of January 1600
Matthew Lowe of the parish of Leominster in the county of Hereford, aged eighteen years or more. The witness, produced, sworn, and examined, says and deposes as follows.
To the first article he says the same is true.
To the second he refers to the laws set forth in that behalf.