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       be fully and freely left to her own will and pleasure to dispose Liber B.

       of her Self in Marriage accordingly at her own discretion. No. 3.

         3 Item the Said Robert Harwood doth for himself his heirs

       Executors and Administrators, Covenant, pmise Grant Article

       and agree to and with the Said Peter Sharpe and Judith his

       wife, that in Case he Shall not within the time perfixed, pro-

       cure the Said Elizabeth Gary to give her Consent to inter- 6

       marry with him the Said Robert Harwood, That then he the

       Said Robert Harwood Shall and will from thence forth, totally

       and absolutely discharge the Said Elizabeth Gary from all

       former promise and Contracts in relation to Marriage and

       Shall never after by himself, or any other person or persons,

       either by words Letters or any other way directly or indirectly

       Endeavour to game the affection of the Said Elizabeth Gary,

       or to procure any familiaritie or discourse with her or willingly

       to Come into her Company, and in Case the Said Robert and

       Elizabeth Shall entermarry he the Said Robert Shall first Enter

       into Good Caution and Securitie not to upbraid, or deride or

       any other way Exercise, or use any bitterness to the Said Eliza-

       beth for or in relation to any former passages between them

       either in words or actions. And in Case he Shall make breach

       of this his Engagement he Shall from thence forth be abso-

       lutely disabled and made uncapable of Entermedling with or

       disposing of any part of the Estate now belonging to the Said

       Elizabeth, or any part of the produce thereof.

         4 Item It is finally Concluded and agreed between the Said

       parties that the Said Robert Harwood Shall beare his own

       Charge and the action to be withdrawen and never any further

       prosecution to be made upon any the Matters Complained of

       in the Cause formrly depending and now to be withdrawen,

       and as to the Court Charges on the plantiffes behalf, in case

       the Sd Robt Harwood & Elizabeth Gary Shall Entermarry,

       then the Sd Robt Harwood is to pay the Same, But in Case

       the Said Entermarriage Shall not be accomplished, then the

       Said Peter Sharpe is left to Charge the Said Charges that

       have been by him Expended as aforesaid upon the accompt of

       the Said Elizabeth Gary. In Wittness whereol the parties

       first abovenamed have to these present Articles enterchange-

       ably Sett their hands and Seales the 26th of Septeniber 1657

                                        Peter Sharpe

       Signed Sealed and Delivered    Signum

       in the presence of  Robert H Harwood

                      Thomas Turner Cler:

         These Articles were publickly owned and acknowledged in p. 317

       open Court the yeare and day abovcwritten

                           teste me

                                     Tho: Turner Clk.