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- ECCLESIASTICAL PROCEEDINGS. 59 LVII.
Unlawful marriage.
Edward Ward of Langton near Gainford, husbandman, aged 40 years. He saith that ther is dyvers writing* hanginge upon the pillers of ther church of Gainford, but what they ar, or to what effect, he cannott deposse; saing that he and other parishioners doith gyve ther dewties to be taught such matters as he is examined upon, and is nott instruct of any such. He saith, that he was maried with the said Agnes in Gainford church by the curat Sr Nicholas, about 14 daies next after Christenmas last past, but not contrary the lawes of God, as he and she thought. And for the resydew of the article he thinks nowe to be trewe, but not then. Examined whither that he, this deponent, dyd knowe at and before the tyme of their mariadg, that she the said Agnes was, and had bein, his uncle Christofore Ward's wyfe, ye or no, he saith that he knew that to be trew, for she had, and haith yet, fyve children of his the said Christofer's, Examoned upon the danger of their soules, and evyll example, he saith that both he and mayny honest men in that parish thinks that it were a good deid that thei two meght still lyve to gyther as they doo, and be no further trobled.
+ Agnes Ward, alias Sampton, aged 40 years. All the Lordship and paroch of Gainford knew howe nighe hir first husband and last husband was of kyn, and yet never found fault with ther mariadg, neither when thei wer asked in the church 3 sondry sonday nor sence - they haith bein linked to gither more and 2 yere, and yett never man nor woman found fault - but rather thinks good therof, bicause she was his own uncle wyf.
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Abt 1520 - Yes, date unknown
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