Fencing ?

[Nifty1]

What did the term ‘fencing’ mean as it is used in the article The Fair Sex col. 1
 ‘ I saw her fencing at my husband’ ?

and what could be inferred from  ‘he made an oath (not to see CA )nine years ago ?

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[Kiltpin]

I think, number 2 -

fencing -

noun 

1 - the art, practice, or sport in which an épée, foil, or saber is used for defense and attack.
2 - a parrying of arguments; avoidance of direct answers: political fencing on important issues.
3 - an enclosure or railing.
4 - fences  collectively.
5 - material for fences. 

Regards 

Chas
 

[Kiltpin]

Oaths tend to be more public, as in Oath of Allegiance. 

Promises are generally between individuals, as in Promissory Note. 

Regards 

Chas 
 

[Nifty1]

Emma was my GGM
My notes

1883 2 nd June
Catherine Armstrong, Widowed, 1877, possibly Irish, summoned by Emma Kirtland for striking her. CA lived six doors from EK.
She said that she had come to see Mr. Chapman.
Louisa Wright lived next door.

In  court. Emma K accused CA of striking her. There was a counter claim
From this evidence it can be deduced that Emma’s husband,
TJK smoked a pipe and they had stables in the yard which was close to the kitchen.
I think that this may have been at 32 Oxford Road but am not sure.
It May have been Clewer Lane at that time.
 EK called CA Mrs. Blake.
What could be the significance of this ?

CA had a little boy who was apprenticed to a Mr. P. Sherven who kept a horse in Mr. Kirtland’s yard.
EK was exonerated of the charges against her by the magistrates and CA ordered to pay£1.

Who was Mr. Chapman ?