NRO ML639 transcribed by Margaret Briston Elizabeth Payne v. Henry Fairie
Folios	254 - 257
Date	1705
Plaintiff	Elizabeth Payne of Foxley in the parish of Blakesley
Defendant	Henry Fairie of the same
Notes	Fairie is also spelt Farie, Fearie and Farye
Form	Libel
Subject	Defamation by Henry Fairie of Elizabeth Payne between November 1703 and October 1704 in Blaxely
Folio	255
Date	Ult. Feb. 1704/5
Subject	Made by Henry Howes of Cold Higham where he had lived from birth, aged 50 years and more, on the part of Elizabeth Payne. He stated that 10 days before last Michaelmas he was at John Barnes' at Foxley in the parish of Blaxley where Elizabeth Payne was servant. He was sitting in the Kitching near the fire and he heard Henry Fairie say angrily to Elizabeth Payne - you are a whore & you brought bottles of ale from your master's house to mine & offered them to be drunk and you stole a guinea during your service at Weedon.
Folio	256
Date	28 Dec. 1704
Form	Deposition & Examination
Subject	Made by John Barnes of Foxley where he had lived from birth aged 50 or thereabouts. Witness for Elizabeth Payne. He stated that on the night of Saturday 9th September last he had been at Northampton market. On coming home, he heard a great noise in his house; he asked the reason, and was told that Henry Fairie had been abusing Elizabeth Payne, who was his maidservant. Fairie repeated his accusations, adding that she had stolen guineas and lace ruffles from Dunkley's house of Weedon. He also deposed that Henry Howes of Cold Higham was present. The said Elizabeth Payne had been hired to the White Horse Inn in Towcester by Mrs Foulkes Innholder, but on hearing the accusations she refused to have her as servant.