Know all Men by these Presents that We Thomas Watts of the Parish of Monks Kirby in the County of Warwick shoemaker and Robert [Furbrow] of the Parish of Throllsworth in the County of Leicester weaver are held and firmly bound to Richard Smallbroke Doctor of Laws Vicar general of the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry in the sum of One Hundred Pounds of lawful money of Great Britain, to tbe paid to the said Richard Smallbroke or his certain Attorney Executors Administrators or Assigns for the true Payment whereof we bind ourselves and each of us by himself for the whole and every Part thereof and the Heirs Executors and Administrators of us and each of us firmly by these Presents. Selaed with out Seals Dated the first Day of January in the noneteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George His Second by the Grace of God of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith. And in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty five.

The Condition of thie Obligation is such, That if there shall not hereafter appear any Lawful Lett or Impediment , by reason of any Pre-contract, Consanguinity, Affinity , or any other just Cause whatsoever; but that Rovbert Thirdborough or the Parish of Throllsworth in the County of Leicester and Jane Hands of the Parish of Monks Kirby in the County of Warwick may lawfully Marry together; and that there is not any Suit depending before any Judge Ecclesiastical or Civil, for one concerning such Pre-contract: And that the Consent of the Parents, or other the Governors of the said parties, be thereunto first had and obtain'd: And that they cause their said Marriage to be openly solemniz'd in the Face of the Parish Church of Monks Kirby or Brinklow between the hours of Eight and Twelve of the Clock in the Forenoon: And do and shall have harmless and keep indeminifed the abovenamed Richard Smallbroke his Surrogates, and all other his Officers and Successors in Office, for and concerning the Premises; That then this Obligation to be Void and of none Effect, or else to remain in full Force and Virtue.

Sealed and Delivered

(being dirst duly stampt)

in the Presence of

Jno Rushworth

Horace Gatley

Thomas his X mark Watts [seal]

Robt Furbrow [seal]

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1st o' January 1745

Appeared personally Thomas Watl of the Parish of Monkskirby in the County of Warwick shoemaker & pary'd a License to be granted to Robert Furbrow of the Parish of Thollsworth in the County of Leicester Batchelor aged twenty six years for the solemnization of a marriage with Jane Hands of the Parish of Monkskirby in the County of Warwick spinster aged twenty three years in the Parish Church of Monkskirby or Brinklow.

The said Thomas Watts was sworn & the License Decreed by me J Rushworth