http://www.melocki.org.uk/salop/ShrewsburyFriends.htmlThis is to Certifie all whom it may concern that I Icabod Bowen, belonging to friends meeting in Leominster, in the county of Hereford, and that I Sarah Wright of Shrewsbury, belonging to friends meeting there, having heretofore declared our intention of marriage to the men and women meeting of Shrewsbury who having received severall Certificates concerning his clearness from all others, and she also know unto us to be clear from any other, and having parents and relations consent thereunto we therefore have given our consent that the same be accomplished which was done the 17th day of the 10th month 1693, at a meeting of Frds. in Shrewsbury where the aforesaid Icabod Bowen took Sarah Wright by the hand and said in the fear of the Lord and in the presence of you my friends I take this my friend Sarah Wright to be my wife promising to her to be a loving husband till death separates us. And likemanner the aforesaid Sarah Wright took the said Icabod Bowen by the hand and said in the fear of the Lord and the presence of you my friends I take this my friend Icabod Bowen to be my Husband, promising to be to him a loving and tender wife till death separate us, so this being done and the same accomplished
156
Shrewsbury Society of Friends. 7
the day and year above written we whose names are underwritten are eye and ear witnesses of the same. Icabod Bowen, Sarah Bowen.
Wit.: William Heighway, Constantine Overton, John Simpson, Senior, Owen Roberts, Richard Evans, William Hodges, Thomas Peters, John Simpson, Junior, Joseph Peters, Benjamin Roberts, Margaret Bowen, Elizabeth Wright, Martha Wright, Dorithy Bolton, Jane Overton, Elizabeth Heighway, Anne Roberts, Mary Uggan, Anne Holland, Senior, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Hodges, Elianor Corbet, Easter Fletcher, Mary Corbet, Deborah Lloyd, Elizabeth Peters, Hannah Roberts, Anne Holland, Junior.