Marriage License - Richard Knaggs and Isabel Preswick - 27 June 1757

The Twenty Seventh day of June in the Year of Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Seven
On which Day appeared personally Richard Knaggs of the Parish of Whitby in the Diocese of York, Mariner
and having been sworn on the Holy Evangelists, alleged, and made Oath as follows, That he is of the Age of Twenty Seven Years, and Upwards, and a Bachelor, and intends to marry Isabel Preswick, of the Parish of Guisborough in the Diocese of York aged Twenty two Years, and upwards, and a Spinster
not knowing or believing any lawful Let or Impediment, by Reason of any Precontract entered into before the Twenty Fifth Day of March, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Four, Consanguinity, Affinity, or any other Cause whatsoever, to hinder the said intended Marriage : And he prayed a Licence to Solemnize the said Marriage in the Parish Church of Guisborough aforesaid. In which said Parish the said Richard Knaggs further made Oath, That the said Isabel Preswick hath had her usual Abode for the Space of Four Weeks last past.

On the Same Day the said Richard Knaggs was sworn before Me W Hide Surrogate

Marriage Bond - Richard Knaggs and Isabel Preswick - 27 June 1757

Know all men by these Presents that We Richard Knaggs of Whitby in the County of York Mariner and James Bird of Guisborough in the County of York Skinner - are Bound and Firmly Obliged to the Right Worshipful William Herring Doctor of Laws, Vicar General and Official Principal of the Most Reverend Father in GOD John by Divine Providence, Lord Arch-Bishop of YORK, Primate of England, and Metropolitan, Lawfully Authorized, in the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds of Good and Lawful Money of GREAT BRITAIN, to be paid to Him the Said William Herring - His Executors, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, for the Payment whereof well and truly to be made, we oblige our Selves, and each of us by our Selves, for the Whole, and the Full, our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, firmly by these Presents, Sealed with our Seals. Given the Twenty Seventh Day of the Month of June in the Year of our LORD GOD, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Seven.

THE Condition of this Obligation is Such; That if the Above-Bounden Richard Knaggs and Isabel Preswick - now Licensed to be married together be neither of Consanguinity of Affinity the one to the other, within the Degrees prohibited for Marriage : If also there be no Let or Impediment by Reason of any Precontract entered into before the Twenty Fifth Day of March, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Four, or any other lawful Cause whatsoever, but that they may be lawfully Married together, both by the Laws of GOD, and this Land : Moreover, If the Persons, whose Consent is required by Law in this Behalf, be therunto agreeing : And, lastly, If the said Marriage be Done and Solemnized in such Manner, as in the License to them granted is Limited : Then this Obligation to be void, or else to remain in full Force and Vertue.

Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of 	Richard Knaggs
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	Ann Corney		James Bird