The part in English
The condition of this obligation is such that if
hereafter there shall not appear nor be found any lawfull Lett or
Impediment by reason of any precontract Consanguinity or
Affinity but that Walter Snow & Mary Beresford of Ipstones
may lawfully Solemnize Matrimony together and afterwards
in the same lawfully remaine like Man and Wife according to the
Lawe in this Case made & provided And moreover if there bee
not at this present any Action Plaint Suit Quarrell or Demand
made against either of the said Parties for any such matter or
Cause before any Judge Ecclesiastical or Temporall And alsoe if the
said Parties do not proceed to the solemnization of their said
Marriage without the Consent of their parents or other
Governours Nor at any other Place than in the face of the Church of
Dylhorne or Ipstones Nor at any other time than betwext
the hours of Eight & Twelve of the Clock in the Aforenoone
Then this Obligation to be voyd or else to stand in full force
power and vertue.
Sealed & delivered In the presence of
Tho: Dresser
There is, presumably, another witness to this on the right hand side.
Somebody who ‘makes his mark’.
Unfortunately the black slodge, which would have the wax from a seal, makes his name difficult to decipher.
It’s not the name of the groom - Walter Snow.
The first name looks like ‘Edgerton’, and the surname starts with a double ‘f’ - ‘ffaul….r’
Perhaps Faulkner.
If you look back to the very first line of the Latin part, this would seem to be the same man who has appeared before Richard Raines to take out the licence.
The word ‘Edgerton’ is at the end of the line.
He was of the parish of Checkly, (now Checkley), in Staffordshire, a yeoman.
Perhaps the Bond part will give more information.
