Quaker Quarterly Meeting - marriage certificates (PRO RG6/1379)

22.12.1692 (Saturday 22 December 1692)

document 10000676

whereas Jn Bale late of Colchester in the county of Essex woolcomber son of Jn Bale of the city of London hosier and Eliz Evens daughter of Eliz Evens of Coggeshall Magna in the county aforesaid widow having published their intentions of taking each other in marriage at several public meetings of the people of god called quakers in Halsted and Coggeshall Magna in the county aforesaid according to the good order use amongst them whose proceedings therein after a deliberate consideration thereof were approved by the said meetings they appearing clear of all others and having consent of parties concerned now these are to certify all whom it may concern that for the full accomplishing of their said intentions this 22.12.1692 according to the english account they the said Jn Bale and Eliz Evens appeared in a public assembly of the aforesaid people and others met together in their public meeting place in Coggeshall aforesaid and according to the example of the holy men of god recorded in the scriptures of truth in a solomn manner he the said Jn Bale taking the said Eliz by the hand did openly declare as followeth or the same effect friends in the fear of the lord and in the presence of you his people whom I desire to be my witnesses that I take this my dear friend Eliz Evens to be my wife promising by the assistance of god to be unto her a loving and faithful husband until the lord separate us by death and then and there in the said assembly the said Eliz Evens did in like manner declare as followeth friends in the fear of the lord and in the presence of you his people I take my friend Jn Bale to (be) my husband promising by the assistance of god to be unto him a loving and faithful wife until the lord separate us by death and the said Jn Bale and Eliz Evens as a further confirmation thereof did then and there to these presents set their hand and we whose names are hereunto subscribed being present amongst others at the solomnizing of their said marriage and subscription in manner aforesaid as witnesses thereunto have also to these presents subscribed our names the day and year above written Jn Bale Eliz Bale Jn Bale sen Robt Ludgater sen Robt Ludgater jun Robt Evens Wm L udgater Jn Ludgater Robt Ludgater minor Jn Fryit Sam Clarke Wm London Jn Bowman Francis Etteridge Jn Dyer Robt Sarjant Nath Barnard Jn Isaac Jn Clarke Jn Stacie Isaac Anthony Nich Brightwen Eliz Evens Margt Ludgater Sarah Evens Sarah Ludgater Martha Anthony Sarah Clarke Mary Ludgater Hannah Bowman Frances Ludgater Mary London Margt Nun