Stories of True Crime in Tudor and Stuart England by Ken MacMillan;

Author:Ken MacMillan;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Unlimited)
Published: 2023-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

How Flood troubled an honest man only for asking him a question

The debauched carriage of this Flood was such, that if any but gazingly looked upon him, he would be sure to pick quarrels with him, and if he used not his speeches with advisement, this Flood would take advantage on his words, for the least occasion was sufficient for him to make an action of, whose troublesome courses are verified as followeth:

There was an honest man, belonging to Blackwell Hall, who as he stood in Guildhall7 yard, saw Flood come forth with a pair of tailor shears in his hand. Of whom this man demanded what they cost?

Why fellow? quoth Flood, in a clownish manner. Dost thou think I stole them?

Why no, quoth the other, yet I may ask a question.

A question, quoth Flood, I pray thee what art thou?

I am a man, quoth he.

A man, said Flood, I will have money from thee then.

Money from me? quoth the other. Do thy worst, I care not for thee.

Such like words were passed betwixt them, and so they departed. But within a while after, Flood brought this honest man in question about the Statute for Buildings, which was about a little shop that he kept to sell flax in, not, as Flood alleged, so sufficiently plastered with lime and hair,8 of which he made such a long declaration to the court, that he so puzzled the man that he knew not well how to answer the same. And though Flood little prevailed in his suit, yet by his harsh roaring language, and foul words, which he so clamoured against this honest man, that for quietness sake, he was forced to give some satisfaction to be rid of him.

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