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In Lent was a twelvemonth Richard Hornegold meeting this deponent at Acle demanded if he knew not the Widow Callow and enquired of her estate and being answered that her estate was but mean being left indebted and that she was a woman of good education and carriage and a good huswife he repaired to her and had speech with her concerning marriage with her as he confessed to this deponent... The Tuesday after Trinity was twelvemonths after such speech and conference had between the said Richard and Jane, he the said Richard came to this deponent's house in East Ruston and told this deponent he had made choice of the said Jane to his wife and desired this deponent to go through with her creditors for her debts at as small a rate as he might and that he would go with him to the said widow's house in Happisburgh, which he did and at dinner one Swan's wife drunk to Richard, saying, Here Richard, here is to my husband and your wife, whereto Richard answered, putting his right hand about the middle of Jane, Here she is and none but she, by God, so long as I live, and so much Jane likewise acknowledged. And afterwards Jane charging Richard with his promise made to her and saying he had given her an angel to confirm the contract between them Richard acknowledged he had delivered her an angel in consideration of other money she had had of Jane... By reason of the premises he doth take Richard and Jane to be man and wife before God.
Of his certain knowledge Richard Hornegold often repaired to the house of Jane Callow, widow, in Happisburgh as a suitor to her in the way of marriage of her certain knowledge... Upon the Tuesday after Trinity was a twelvemonth this deponent happened to dine at the house of Jane Callow in Happisburgh, in the company of Richard Hornegold and William Buttevant and at dinner time the deponent did drink to Richard saying, Here, Richard, here is my husband and your wife, whereupon Richard taking Jane about the middle said, Here she is, by God, as long as she lives and no other, and Buttevant demanding of Jane what she said to that match, she affirmed that they were assured together in matrimony, and she hath heard Richard confess that he had given her the said Jane an angel, but upon what condition she know not.