Help needed in deciphering old wedding record handwriting

[snowybeatle]

Hi all
Is anyone able to help with the deciphering of this old text from an ancestor's wedding record, dated 1677?
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Steve

[horselydown86]

I've made a start.  Is there a standard form for recording a marriage in this community?

It's obviously not standard C of E wording.  If there is a standard form it should help with the difficulties presented by parts of the text.

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In the yeare 1677


This is to Certifie the truth to all people that Richard

Snowball of Espersheills and Ann [Nill?son] of

the same place, haveing Intention of Mariage According to the [ordi?]

of god and gods Joyneing they did lay it before the mens and [womens?]

Meetings before whom theire mariage being propounded then [th?]

Meettings [desireings?] them to [?ice] a time and soe they [makeing?] [en?] [?]

the time whether the man is free from any other woman & she free from any other

man...

[snowybeatle]

Hello horselydown86

Thank you and a wonderful start.
It's certainly not standard C of E wording, which probably is not overly helpful.

My research shows the marriage is likely to be to Ann Wilkinson.

I've no idea about how this community records a marriage. I thought the forum had closed, so only by chance have I noticed today that it's still running.

Steve

[Bookbox]

It's certainly not standard C of E wording, which probably is not overly helpful.

With all those witnesses, it must surely be a Quaker marriage.

ADDED
Yes, it is ...

Name   Richard Snowball
Event Type   Marriage
Gender   Male
Spouse   Ann Willkinson
Marriage Date   23 May 1677
Marriage Place   Durham, England
Meeting   Monthly Meeting of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Benfieldside
Piece Description   Piece 1252: Monthly Meeting of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Benfieldside (1653-1820)

[snowybeatle]

Interesting. Quakerism had only been in existence since 1642, so this was a relatively early Quaker marriage. It adds an interesting perspective to my research.
Thanks Bookbox

[Bookbox]

The image on Ancestry is a bit clearer (if you have access) ...
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/7097/images/41815_b0153574-00040

[snowybeatle]

Bookbox

A lot better! Confirms the suspected Quaker marriage, too.
Thanks

[horselydown86]

I have done almost as far as the witnesses but wasn't aware that things had moved on while I was working.

Here's what I have, using the posted source (for whatever it's worth).

I have to finish now.

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...see [?ond] time they comeing before the mens and womens meetings all

things being found Cleare, a metting of the people of god was [Apointed?]

in the house of ? ?: where they [tooke?] one Another in the p(re)sence of god and

in the presence of his people the 23^d day of the 3 month ? ?:

According to the Law of god and the practice of the holy men of god in the

Scriptures of [truth?] promiseing to live faithfully together man & wife

as long as they lived to which they both [?t] theire names...

[snowybeatle]

 horselydown86

Brilliant! Thank you very much. I'm really grateful for your input.
I think your effort hasn't been hampered by any other progress made. It just confirms the non-C of E format, to what is essentially a Quaker wedding.

Steve