102 A DORSET ROYAL PECULIAR. 



Barnaby Dugdale for " Keepinge of an alle " (ale) and 

 much company in his house in the service and 

 sermon time. 

 John Mowlam for " being at Lighe at an ale all service 



and sermon time." 



Robert Allyn " for beinge at who me with other com- 

 paney in the service and sermon time at eveninge 

 prayer on the 18th of July, and further he is presented 

 for sitting in the cokerowe*, raylinge and drawinge 

 company to him, he called us knaves and bagige 

 fellowes and he woulde not come to the church at 

 the same day." 



John Dale for fighting and brawling in the churchyard. 



Henry Locke was presented by the Register " for 



abusing me in my office and miscallange me, callange 



me an asse, and sayinge that if I did use this kind 



of means I woulde drawe all people uppon my 



eares." 



Simon Smith for sittinge in the quier at prayer time 



and keepinge the quier men out of theire places. 

 John Burde for mending showes (shoes) on the Saboth 



day in the time of prayer. 



There were a large number of presentments of those Avho 

 absented themselves from church or from " the Eucharist." 

 For absence from church the fines w r ere usually 12d. " for 

 the use of the poor," in addition to Court fees. For incon- 

 tinency, both men and women were condemned to stand in 

 the Church, on one, two, or three " Saboth " days, clad in a 

 white sheet, and with a rod in the hand, " after the manner 

 of a penitent," and publickly to confess their sin. In one 

 instance the penitent is expressly ordered to stand thus 

 during the whole time of morning service. As the prayers 

 lasted from 8 to 10, and the sermon from 10 to 11, it would 



* The Cokerowe, or Cooks row, as it is now called, is the row of 

 cottages facing the North side of the Minster. 



