320  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.






               Liber B B The Condicon of this Obligacon is such that whereas there is a
                      marryage intended shortly to be had & solempnized betweene the
                      wthin bound John Bateman and Mary Perry daughter of the wthin
                [p. 3931  named Mangarite Perry And whereas the said John Bateman is to
                          receiue & haue of and from the said Marganite Perry in marryage
                          wth the said Mary, and for a porcon her the said Mary to his
                          owne good likeing the sume of ffiue hundred pounds of lawfull
                          money of England, Now if the said Marriage shall take Effect and
                          bee Consumat and if it shall happen that the said Mary shall suruiue
                          and outliue the said John Bateman If then the said Jno Bateman in
                          Consideracon of the said sothe or marryage Porcon of ffiue hundred
                          pounds and in lew of Joynture meanes and stay of liueing to be had
                          made and prouided for the said Mary in Case she shall soe happen to
                          suruiue and outliue him the said John Bateman as aforesaid Doe and
                          shall att the time of his decease by his last will and testament or by
                          some other lawfull wayes or meanes sufficiently giue conuey setle
                          assure confirme & leaue unto the Mary an Estate of the true full
                          uallue of One thowsand pounds of lawfull money of England in
                          goods plate ready money moueables houshould stuffe Lands Mes
                          suages or Tenements to her owne use in such sort as that she the said
                          Mary her Executors Administrators & Assignes shall and may freely
                          peaceably and quietly haue hold possesse and enjoy the same as her
                          and theme owne proper Goods and Estate wthout the lett suite trouble
                          denyall or disturbance of any person or persons whatsoeuer wthout
                          fraud or guile then this Obligacon to be uoid, Or else it to be in full
                          force and uertue-—
                          The attestacon undr the Lord Majors Seale
                       To all Christian People to whome these ptsents shall Come or the
                      same shall heare see or read Sr Anthony Bateman Knt Lord Maior
                      of the Citty of London and the Aldermen or Senators of the same
                      City send Greeting Know yee that on the day of the date hereof
                      there appeared and prsonally came into the Kings maties Court holden
                      before us in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the said City, Richard
                      Duke Citizen and scriuener of London aged seauen and fforty yeares
                      or thereabouts and Thomas Goodwin Citizen and scriuener of Lon
                      don aged One & forty yeares or thereabouts, being persons Well
                      Knowne and worthy of good Credite who uppon their seuerall Oathes
                      upon the holy Euangelists of Almighty God before us then and there
                      solemnly taken and made did say depose and testi fye for undoubted
                      truth that John Bateman Cityzen and Haberdasher of London did
                      in the prsence of these deponants seale and deliuer as his Act and
                 [p.  deed to the use of Margarite Perry of Thorpe in the County of Sur
                      rey widdow One obligacon (now produced) bearing date the four
                      teenth day of August One thowsand six hundred ffourty and Nine
                      wherein he the said John Bateman stands bound in the penalty of
                      Two thowsand pounds wth Condicon that he the said John Bateman