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B01981 The remonstrance and declaration of George Chamberlaine Gent. declaring to the world all passages concerning his lawfull mariage with Ione Hele, sole daughter and heire of Andrew Hele Esq. ... And also how the said Samuel Massey and his sayd wife ... hath defrauded the said George Chamberlaine .... Chamberlaine, George, fl. 1651-1653. 1653 (1653) Wing C1815B; ESTC R173648 23,117 24

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THE Remonstrance and Declaration of George Cha●berlaine Gent. declaring to the World all passages concerning his lawfull Mariage with Ione Hele sole daughter and heire of Andrew Hele Esq late of the County of Devon deceased since whose decease one Samuell Massey married the Widow of the sayd Andrew Hele being Mother of the sayd Ione Hele and how the said Samuel Massey drew in the sayd George Chamberlaine to mary with his sayd daughter in law both by his and his wifes and the sayd Iones consent and by Articles of Agreement under hand and seale And also how the said Samuel Massey and his sayd wife since and before the said mariage hath defrauded the said George Chamberlaine of above sixe hundred pounds in money besides Watches Rings Iewels and Apparell for his wife and how and by whom and by what meanes the sayd Mr. Chamberlaine should have beene poysoned with other foule and notorious misdemeanors by the sayd Massey and his sayd wife perpetrated against the sayd George Chamberlaine by keeping his sayd lawfull wife from him and by divers frauds in offering the sayd wife of the sayd George Chamberlaine in mariage to divers persons since she was lawfully married to the sayd George Chamberlaine by which practise the sayd Massey did delude and defraud divers and severall persons of severall valuable sums of money together with other remarkable passages of absolute transcendent knavery acted by the sayd Massey and fit to be discovered and made known to the view of all men IN and before the moneth of November in the year of our Lord 1651. The said Samuell Massey and his wife and Mistris Jone Hele Masseys daughter in law being sole daughter and heir of one Andrew Hele by the said Masseys wife all of them being then in the Strand and fame speaking her to be heire at Law unto about 2000 l. per annum free-hould lands of inheritance besides many thousand pounds due unto her for the arrerages thereof divers young Gallants and others were Suitors unto and highly and costly Courted the said Massey and his wife to admit them but to see or be suitors for marriage unto their said daughter whereby much mony by many persons was spent upon the said Massey and his wife and daughter in feasting and entertainements besides many costly Watches and Rings were presented to the said Massey and his wife from severall persons hoping thereby and by their meanes to Ingratiate and degree themselves into the favour and liking of the yong Lady so that the said Massey and his said wife for a time did drive on a very pretty trade untill such time that it begun to be too commonly known to be a meare cheat but before the Market was quite done one Master John Samine had gotten Intelligence of that great pretended heirs estate and wealth and he being no lesse full of desire then credulity makes meanes to the said Massey that Master Samines brother in law Master George Chamberlaine might have the sight of his daughter in law and that he might be a suitor for marriage unto her which accordingly was assented unto This assent begets an Interview and meeting between Master Chamberlaine and his friends and Mistris Jone Hele and her friends it so pleased God a liking was had between them the said Master Chamberlaine and Jone Hele and by the consent of themselves and friends on all parts the said Massey her father in law being her Guardian by order of Chancery and the said Mistris Jone Hele being above the age of fourteen years and so consequently of the full age in law to consent to mariage on the eighteenth day of November in the year of our Lord 1651. There were Articles of agreement entered into sealed and duly executed by and with the consent of the said Jone and her mother by and between the said Samuel Massey of the one part and the said George Chamberlaine on the other part to this effect hereafter following First That is to say that the said George Chamberlaine by Gods grace and providence did intend to marry and take to wife Jone Hele sole daughter and heire of Andrew Hele Esquire deceased and daughter of the wife of the said Samuel Massey on or before the first day of May then next following Secondly that the said Massey and his wife during their lives and the life of the longest liver of them should hold and enjoy one full third part in three parts to be divided of all such Manors Messages Lands and Tenements as should be recovered in the right of the said Jone Hele as heire to her said late Father Andrew Hele or as heire unto one Walter Hele and Eise Hele deceased Thirdly it was agreed by and between the said parties that all such Rents Arrerages of Rents Issues and profits whatsoever that should be recovered in the right of the said Ione Hele should be equally devided between him the said George Chamberlaine and the saide Samuel Massey and his wife if the said marriage do take effect Fourthly that out of the fines and profits of the estate when it shall be recovered the said George Chamberlaine shall pay unto the said Samuel Massey the full some of 1●00 l. Fiftly that the said George Chamberlaine shall lend and pay unto the said Massey the full some of 500 l. and that the said Massey shall secure the repayment thereof by statute of 1000 l penalty if the said marriage take no effect by or before the aforesaid first day of May and that if the said marriage take effect the said five hundred pounds not to be repaid for in truth that money was paid towards the yong Gentlewomans education and for bearing the charge of the recovery of the estate due unto her Sixthly it was fully agreed by and between all the said parties That the said Massey and his wife should permit and suffer the said George Chamberlaine with their free and Voluntary consents to be a suitour for marriage unto the said Jone Hele with freedom at all fitting convenient times and that the said George Chamberlaine should enter into one statute of the penalty of 2000 l. to the said Massey to performe the Articles of agreement in all points which was accordingly performed and entred into Seventhly That if the said marriage took no effect by or before the foresaid first day of May in the Articles of agreement mentioned that then it was agreed that the said Massey should repay the said 500 l. without Intrest unto the said George Chamberlaine within six moneths after the said first day of May and that if the said marriage did take effect according to the said Articles of agreement that then the said 500 l. to be quit to the said Massey c. After which said Articles of agreement so sealed and duly executed all faire and friendly societies meetings and invitations to feast and enjoy each other societies of themselves and friends reciprocally with all Joy and amicable love on both