Friday 23rd June 1646

Violence erupts at Arreton Manor

Dramatic scenes at the manor today as two soldiers are killed in a fight.

One of the dead has tonight been named as Tom Butcher. Witnesses say that Butcher was turned into a human colander by Israel Black after he downed two of Black’s men. The cause of the fight is not fully understood. Onlooker Francis Fuller was heard to remark “I love it when a plan comes together”.

Mystery solved

The blind man who has been seen around the manor several times this week was today revealed to be a certain Captain Addison. One of the Captain’s first actions was to arrest Sargeant Monroe for dereliction of duty and drunkenness on parade. The drama unfolded in the soldiers’ camp shortly after today’s dramatic killings.

In a related move, the new under-gardener Bartholomew Till was revealed to be Captain Addison’s sergeant and he immediately took over upon the arrest of Monroe.

Earlier today Bartholomew Till and a soldier were involved in a brawl in the tavern. It can be revealed that the soldier in question had been the one who had arrested Till earlier in the week and had been tied up when Till was released. The soldier has now been arrested and will be flogged.

Other news in brief

Kate Drayton meets her match

Confrontation near kitchen door with blind man

Child defends Bible by hiding it under his clothes

“I was afraid someone bad would steal it”

Child tells Agnes Havington “I hate you, you’re evil!”

Francis Fuller discusses sin with Charity and Purity Drake

Addison scares children

Ephraim Glover takes over manor for Parliament

Shock meeting in tavern

After the dramatic events in the soldier’s camp, Captain Addison visited the tavern – to the consternation of tavern keeper Francis Fuller. “He went white – he seemed a changed man” said an onlooker. “And he was muttering something about vintry men.” Fuller was later said to have been invited to visit the soldiers’ camp with Alice to dispose of something.

Weekend entertainment

Saturday:

A soldier is to be flogged. Tickets from the Tavern.

New sport invented

A child was today seen taunting a soldier with a rabbit’s head on a stick. He was warned to stop but continued.

The soldier then picked up his club and hit the rabbit’s head off the tee-stick. The head flew at least forty yards.

The child then retrieved the head and threw it towards the soldier. Onlookers started to call out the count as the head was repeatedly thrown and hit away. “I heard them do it four times” said a passer-by. A Scottish visitor was seen to be taking notes.

Look out for our Sunday supplement – a special edition of “Francis and the Vintry Man”. Available at our usual outlets and through Broken Drum Publications.