the_o case_n of_o john_n cresset_n gent._n true_o state_v and_o humble_o present_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o parliament_n john_n bodvel_o esq_n be_v seize_v in_o fee_n of_o 1700_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la intermarried_a in_o 1638_o with_o ann_n the_o daughter_n of_o sir_n william_n russel_n and_o by_o indenture_n date_v the_o 20_o of_o february_n 1639_o settle_v his_o estate_n by_o which_o settlement_n among_o other_o thing_n there_o be_v a_o provision_n make_v for_o raise_v 5000_o l._n for_o his_o daughter_n or_o daughter_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o decease_n to_o be_v pay_v they_o at_o their_o age_n of_o 21_o year_n or_o day_n of_o marriage_n which_o shall_v first_o happen_v john_n have_v two_o daughter_n elizabeth_n and_o sarah_n elizabeth_n die_v in_o july_n 1662._o sarah_n the_o 21_o of_o december_n 1657_o intermarry_v with_o the_o honourable_a robert_n roberts_n esq_n have_v by_o he_o issue_n several_a son_n and_o daughter_n in_o the_o 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