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That by the space of five years last past the arlate Christopher Appleton hath very often and ordinarily come to this deponent's house in the company of... the arlate Anne Spanton... and this deponent hath at sundry times in that time hear treaty and convocation of matrimony between them... about two years last past this deponent and John Hart a witness produced with this deponent were together at this deponent's house and at that time this deponent did question the said Appleton concerning his coming to the said Spanton, and why he so ordinarily frequented her company, whereupon the said Christopher Appleton did take the said Anne Spanton by the hand and said to her Thou art mine.
That within the space of a year last past [he] hath been at the house of Richard Spanton in Palling at divers times, and hath there heard the said Christopher Appleton in the presence of the said Anne Spanton say to the said Anne sitting then upon his knee as followeth vizt Thou art my wife.
That on May Day last past before his examination the arlate Christopher Appleton had been at a fair... and came from there upon that day in the evening to this deponent's house and brought with him a pair of new gloves, which as he said he had bought at that fair and saith that at that time the arlate Anne Spanton was at this deponent's house and saith that at that time and place the said Christopher as before did lay the said gloves on the said Anne Spanton's lap, saying to her, I do give thee these gloves upon consideration and a token that I could marry thee and make thee my wife... which the said Anne Spanton received and accepted of.
That the arlate Christopher Appleton within the space of two years last past did often come to this deponent's house in Palling which the arlate Anne Spanton then kept and was very familiar with the said Anne, and often in conference with her. And saith that upon the first day of St Philip and James last past the said Christopher Appleton had been at a fair at Worstead and came from thence to this deponent's house, and brought with him a pair of gloves, which (or he said) he bought at that fair, which gloves he gave to the arlate Anne Spanton, who was then at this deponent's house, saying to her I do give thee these gloves as token that I will marry thee before Whitsuntide next... which gloves the said Anne received and kept.