In the month of August in the year of Our Lord 1608 Robert Nashe did use many opprobrious words against William Graye and said to William in great heat and anger, Thou art a drunkard and art now drunk, and I will prove thee drunk, which words were spoken in the parish of St George in Tombland in Norwich in the presence and hearing of this deponent, William Sallet and divers others who names he now knoweth not... He hath known William Graye for the space of half a year last... He hath been and is servant to Graye by the space of half a year or thereabouts and still keepeth with him and worketh in tailor's craft with Graye and is nothing worth as yet... Graye did take up a cow's or ox horn in the churchyard of St George's and did throw the same horn, into the gutter or channel of the same street and the same horn did rebound and fly into the shop of Nashe and flew over the head of Nashe's wife but did not touch or hit her, she being then sat in the shop with her husband... Upon Nashe's words before by him the said Nashe uttered Graye did ask him if he would stand to those words which he had spoken, Nashe answered that he would justify them before his betters.
In summer last past before Michaelmas last past Anno Domini 1608... Robert Nashe speaking to William Graye said, Thou art drunken, and Graye demanding if he would prove him drunken, Nashe said that I will before your betters, which words were spoken in the parish of St George's of Tombland within the city of Norwich in the hearing of William Sarrett and others... The words before deposed were uttered by Nashe upon the casting of a horn into the shop of Nashe by Graye as was affirmed in the hearing of this respondent at the time of speaking of the words aforesaid.
In summer time last past Anno Domini 1608 and about St James time as he now remembreth... Robert Nashe said in the hearing of this deponent, Nicholas Hardye and others speaking to William Graye said, Thou art drunken and art a drunkard and I will prove thee a drunkard before thy betters, which words were spoken in the parish of St George's of Tombland in Norwich... This respondent passing by the shop of Graye heard Graye and Nashe then brawl and chide and among other words nashe uttered the words aforedeposed upon the casting of a horn in the shop of Nashe by Graye, Graye in this respondent's hearing that he found a horn in the street and that he threw the same afore him and that the same rebounded and flew into Nashe his shop window.