whereas Abrm Fincen and Sarah Sewell both of Coggeshall Magna in the county of Essex did propound their intentions of marriage at two several meetings of the people of god called quakers in Coggeshall Magna and Earls Colne in the county aforesaid and the meetings having made inquiry concerning them and finding them clear and free from all other persons and nothing appearing to hinder their said intentions of marriage the said meetings gave their consent in the matter these are therefore to certify all whom it doth or may concern that for the full accomplishment of their said intentions of marriage the said Abrm Fincen and Sarah Sewell aforesaid did come into our public meeting house in Coggeshall Magna in the county aforesaid upon the 1.5.1690 and in a public assembly then and there met in our presence did signify their then taking each other in marriage pronouncing these words following with an audible voice viz the said Abrm Fincen taking the said Sarah Sewell by the hand said friends ye are my witnesses this day in the f ear of the lord that I Abrm Fincen take this my friend Sarah Sewell to be my wife promising to be unto her a faithful and loving husband until the lord separate us by death then the said Sarah Sewell taking the said Abrm Fincen by the hand said friends in the fear of the lord ye are my witnesses that I Sarah Sewell take Abrm Fincen to be my husband promising in the fear of the lord to be unto him a faithful and loving wife until the lord separate us by death and for the further confirmation of their said marriage the parties above named have to this present writing first subscribed their own names a we who were then and there present are witnesses that they were so married Abrm Fincen Sarah Fincen Abrm Finsin sen Dan South Rich Harvey Thos Sewell Sarah South Mary Mines Ann Cooke Mary Gardner Judith Drywood Sarah Pemberton Hester Sparhawke Math Dellow Robt Ludgater jun Wm Ludgater Jn Isaac Ed Eatney Ed Mines etc