Saturday 24th June 1646

Are the Drakes as pure as they seem?

Scandalous events at the manor

Charity Drake claims that she was sober last night when she tripped over the tavern. And then, this afternoon Purity Drake was seen by Master Colnet emerging from the soldiers’ camp with a stain on her character.

Captain Addison would a woo-ing go

New arrival at the manor, Captain Addison of the Scoutmaster General’s staff has been sending flowers and love notes to a certain Lady. Good manners prevent the Donkey from revealing the object of the Captain’s attentions.

Mistress Hannah Havington was seen to be offering her cherries around the tavern for the last two days. Master Till claims to have popped her cherry in his mouth several times.

Lost and found

Ginny Drayton’s lost dress has been found, turned inside out, in the Tavern.

Weekend Women’s Page

Agnes Havington says

“take zinc – it’s a good supplement!”

The weekend Crossword

“Placket”

The Coif Issue

Hepsibar Hale reports that two of the younger kitchen servants have burnt their coifs in the fire. Is this a generation thing? Hepsibar says “I am seriously upset and disturbed”. Other servants agree.

Is black truly this year’s lovat? Mistress Purity Drake leads the new fashion trends.

Results of the pendulum test on Mistress Margaret Bodle suggest that her baby has a 50% chance of being a boy.

Agnes Havington suggests that the Middle East crisis could be solved by tearing a strip off Gaza. Israel Black looked perturbed at the idea.