Cock fighting meetings were held at the Swan Inn
The following advert was printed in the Ipswich Journal on the 23rd April 1726.
"Notice is hereby given that on Monday and Tuesday the 16th and 17th of May next, there will be a great Cock Match at Henry Bilby's, at the White Swan in Hoxne, Suffolk, for two Guinea a Cock, and Forty Guineas the odd Battle to show 31 Cock on a Side. The Gentleman of Ipswich, against the Gentlemen of Norfolk, and 'tis agreed between the Masters of the Match that it is to be a Shilling Pitt, for the more Conveniency of Gentleman not to be Disturbed by the Mob."