That thou the said William within the space of one year now last past dost receipt and keep in thy house a woman commonly reputed and taken to be of unchaste and lewd life and conversation called commonly Jane? And her didst receipt in thy bed chamber and there didst lie with her and committed the filthy fact of fornication or adultery with her many and several times or at the least one to the great of thy soul and the public offence of all thy neighbours? And being admonished by thy Master Mr Bradshagh this party promovent to put her away hast notwithstanding receipted her into thy house in the nigh season diverse and sundry times or at least one time lain with her as before in thy own bed chamber? That thou hast kept diverse unhonest women in thy house being adulterers and fornicators and hath suffered them to be delivered of their children begotten in bastardy and permitted them to deposit them before they were purposed for them? As namely Margaret Man who was delivered in thy house of 2 several children begotten in adultery as is suspected by one Peter? A married man; and one Joany Lightskirts and diverse others? That being an alehouse-keeper hast kept such lewd company in thine house and reverting thither to thy daughter by thy knowledge privitie and consent that three of thy daughters have been there begotten with child in bastardy and all of them or some one of them there have been harboured and delivered of their said children.
Depositions & Examinations
EDC 5/1597/62 (unfol.) Bradshagh c -
CRO
Immorality
1597
1597
Haigh, Lancashire, England
Plaintiff
Richard Bradshagh
male
Haigh, Lancashire, England
Defendant
William [Not specified]
male
Alcohol Retailer: Alehouse-keeper
Haigh, Lancashire, England
Event
A house of ill repute in Haigh
1597
Haigh, Lancashire, England
Components
Commercial hospitality
Childbirth, laying in, churching
Adultery
Fornication
Lodging and tabling
Setting
Alehouse > Chamber
Location of Event
Statement
Richard Bradshagh