DA/1/5/57

DA/1/5/57

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Account of a Chapter Meeting on 7th December 1619

7 Dec 1619

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Account of a Chapter meeting on Tuesday 7th December 1619 in the house of Dr [William] Tooker in a certain upper room there around 2pm before Walter Curll [Curle] locum tenens of the Dean John Williams, William Tooker, Giles Thornburgh [Thornborough], John Barnston and Henry Seward canons residentiary in the presence of William Colet public notary. Thomas Backster of the city of New Sarum appeared unsummoned (the next section is in English) and said that about a month since he was present at the marriage of William Cotton of the Close and Lucy D[a..]ers who were married by Mr C[?ile] in Mrs D[a..]ers' house in the Close at about 12 o'clock and he was requested to be there by Mr Cotton who told him that he had a [licence] for it, and this [?] gave him his wife and there was also present John Williams of Fissherton [servant] to R[...] Batchett and protested that he was sorry and humbly desired absolution. He was absolved and dismissed. There is something about fees being paid at the bottom (8s 11d?).

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