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Saith that in October last upon the late Wake Day at Macclesfield the said Edward [Birtles] and Mary [Birtles alias Jackson] were married together in the house of one George Shrigley of Macclesfield by Hugh Shaw Clerk in the afternoon of the same day [1 o’clock] according to the Book of Common Prayer with the ring and other ceremonies, being present at the said marriage this deponent Thomas Deane, Elizabeth Short, Henry Deane, and the said Shaw the Minister, and saith that soon after the said marriage the said Edward and Mary did lie together in one bed in this deponent’s house at one time two nights together… And saith they are reputed and taken for lawful man and wife.
Upon the Monday after Macclesfield Wake Day last the said Edward Birtles and Mary Birtles alias Jackson were married together by one Sir Hugh Shaw Clerk and Minister in an upper chamber or room of the house of one George Shrigley of Macclesfield in the day time with the ring and other ceremonies prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer, and further saith that the said Edward Birtles and Mary Birtles alias Jackson are commonly reputed and taken for lawful man and wife.
That upon Macclesfield… wake day last past she this deponent was present in the house of George Shrigley of Macclesfield when marriage was contracted and solemnised between the plaintiff and defendant in this suit in an upper chamber or room of the said house, with the use of the ring, and all other ceremonies appointed to be used according to the Book of Common prayer, by one Sir Hugh Shaw Clerk, and Minister… And saith also that they are reputed and taken for man and wife.
Saith that in October last upon the late Wake Day at Macclesfield the said Edward [Birtles] and Mary [Birtles alias Jackson] were married together in the house of one George Shrigley of Macclesfield by Hugh Shaw Clerk in the afternoon of the same day according to the book of Common Prayer with the ring and other ceremonies, being present at the said marriage this deponent Thomas Deane, Elizabeth Short, Henry Deane, and the said Shaw the minister, and saith that soon after the said marriage the said Edward and Mary did lie together in one bed in this deponent’s house at one time two nights together… and saith they are reputed and taken for lawful man and wife.