me bold to come to speak to them”
And this examinate did look in the same window the same time, but could see nothing.
And further this examinate sayeth that about midsummer last past, he coming from his work from Winchelsea unto his house about candlelight, did find his door locked up, and did knock at the same a pretty space, and none would come to the door.
At last his little girl did come to the door, and he willed her to open the door, and she said she could not open the door for Mistress Taylor had the key. And then this examinate did knock hard again at these door, and then Mistress Taylor came to the door, and said
This examinate should stay awhile, “you shall not come in yet”. Whereupon this examinate said that
He would come in, and so ran with his foot against the door, but could not open od it.
Then at the last, with much ado, she opened the door and went away. And this examinate did ask her where his wife was, and she said she was gone out of the town.
Then this examinate went in and looked up and down his house in his own chambers, but could not find her. Whe So this examinate went out of doors, and he did meet with as he went down the street John Moore’s wife and one Mid Mittimor's wife did tell him that they were assured that she was within the house, and that Mistress Taylor had been with her all the day.
Thereupon this examinate went into his house again, and did go up into Mistress Taylor’s chamber, and there he found her standing against the garret door behind the loft door. And then he demanded of her
How chance she did not come and upon open the door? And she answered
She was very busy with for Mistress Taylor aboutve in the garret and did not hear him knock.
But what her business was there she did not tell him.
the mark 
of Roger Swapper
[RYE 13/3]
