Archdeaconry Act Book (ERO D/ACA)

24.10.1577 (Thursday 24 October 1577)

document 1001753

office of the judge against Walt Newman to purge himself under the hands of eight people on this day failed to bring in his compurgators and therefore compurgation failed he was ordered to stand at Colchester market on a saturday in a sheet for one hour between eleven o'clock and twelve o'clock having gone three times round the market place and the next sunday after at Colne church at morning prayer by the time of the sermon the saturday after at Maldon market as aforesaid and to certify of having done this