Being examined concerning his... and others walking in the street in the night time, and for divers misdemeanours by them supposed to be committed, in casting down the stones… upon Dee Bridge and knocking at men’s doors and disquieting them, saith that upon All Saints eve at night between 11 and 12 of the clock in the night hearing an noise in the street went into the street, and there found one George Dewsbury and one Henry servant to Thomas Dewsbury and one… John Nicolls who had taken a trap… and put it into John Asbrook’s stable, and then they went into John Asbrooke’s and drank a pot of ale, and from thence they went into Handbridge, and to the further end of Handbridge and called for ale at William Halliwell’s house, who answered he had no ale, and then they went to the Maypole in Handbridge, and the said Nicolls then bade good morrow to one John Robinson, and this examinate then said it was pity that my Lady (meaning Robert Huston’s wife) should lie alone, but denieth that he or any of the company wishes they were in bed with his wife: and danced about the Maypole, both at their going and coming back again, and saith that John Nicolls and George Byram called at Mr Bickley’s door, and gave some speeches to him, but knoweth not what he said… and then he left them standing… and went to his bed.
Examined saith in all things as Garfield hath said, saving he saith that Garfield said to Robinson, I would I were in bed with thy wife, and such like unseemly words.