Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	daughter_n	marry_v	thomas_n	12,475	5	7.9856	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80352	The case of Madam Mary Carleton, lately stiled the German Princess, truely stated with an historical relation of her birth, education, and fortunes; in an appeal to his illustrious Highness Prince Rupert. By the said Mary Carleton.	Carleton, Mary, 1642?-1673.	1663 (1663)	Wing C586A; ESTC R229508	39,449	320

men of honesty judgment and integrity and did me so much justice I can do no less then take occasion here to return them my humble thanks that they would regard the oppressed condition of a helpless prisoner and not give credit to the wicked asseverations of a wretch who onely swore to the purpose against me and to let the world know my particular gratitude I will transcribe into this my Case as one of the happiest and fairest remarks therein the names of those upright Jurors viz. William Rutland Arthur Vigers Arthur Capel Tho. Smith Fran. Chaplin Robert Harvey Simon Driver Robert Kerkham Hugh Masson Tho. Westley Richard Clutterbuck and Randolph Tooke The Indictment was in haec verba That she the said Mary Moders late of London Spinster otherwise Mary Stedman the wife of Tho. Stedman late of the City of Canterbury in the County of Kent Shooe-maker 12 May in the Reign of his now Majesty the sixth at the Parish of St. Mildreds in the City of Cant. in the County aforesaid did take to husband the aforesaid Tho. Stedman and him the said Thomas Stedman then and there had to husband And that she the said Mary Moders alias Stedman 21 April in the 15 year of his said Majesties Reign at London in the Parish of Great S. Bartholomews in the Ward of Farringdon without feloniously did take to husband one John Carleton and to him was married the said Tho. Stedman her former husband then being alive and in full life against the form of the Statute in that case provided and against the Peace of our said Soveraign Lord the King his Crown and Dignity c. After which being set to the Bar in order to my Trial I prayed time till the morrow my witnesses not being ready which was granted and all persons concerned were ordered to attend at nine of the Clock in the Fore-noon Being returned to my lodging where some Gentlemen gave me a visit to counsell and advise me my Husband Mr. Carleton came thither to take his leave of me as I understood afterwards by his complement but my Keeper knowing of him thought him not fit company for me who was one of the causers of my injurious usage but notice at last being given me of it I gave order for his admittance and treated him with that respect which became my Relation to him though he to add trouble to me fell into more impertinent discourses concerning the shortness of my dayes and speedy preparation of Repentance for another world and that he would pray for me and the like to the which I replied Pray my lord let none of those things trouble you I thank God I am as well as ever in my life and do of all things least fear hanging and as for your prayers are you righteous or no if not they will so little availe me that they will not profit your self Hereupon a Gentleman to break off this discourse drank to him in a glass of Canary which my Lord unhandsomely declining to accept I could not forbear to tell him I was sorry to see his Lordship's slender breeding could not suffer him to be civill Thus the world may see how these mine Adversaries had already swallowed my life and my credit and devoted them to the Gibbet without redemption the onely security of all their past injustices towards me Per scelera sceleribus est iter they must end as they have begun Thus the Devill and his imps were here frustrated For on Thursday June the fourth I proceeded to Trial according to appointment but my fathers bandogs being not ready my husband came into the Court very spruce and trim in one of his wedding-suits and prayed the Court that in respect his father and his witnesses were not yet come together or rather had not concinnated their lies to be found in one tale that the Trial might be deferred for halfe an hour I could not but smile to see my deare husband labour so to make sure of my death and with so little regard to pass by his dear Princess without so much as vouchsafing a look to her as if he were angry at his eyes for having beheld so much already But to abrupt these thoughts and to continue the discourse the Court growing impatient of these uncivil civil delayes and telling my father-in-law that they were not bound to wait on him or his witnesses they were now produced before them and sworn and with old Carleton himself were six in number namely James Knot one that will almost cleave a hair William Clark and George Carleton her brother-in-law Mr. Smith the Parson and one Sarah Williams which for fuller information of the world I will give with a review of the whole Triall according to the exactest copy of it which was taken in short-hand at my desire James Knot My Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury I gave this woman in Marriage to one Thomas Stedman which is now alive in Dover and I saw him last week Court Where was she married Knot In Canterbury Court Where there Knot In St. Mildreds by one Parson Man who is now dead Court How long since were they married Knot About nine years ago Court Did they live together afterwards Knot Yes about four years and had two children Court You gave her in marriage but did the Minister give her to her husband then Knot Yes and they lived together Jury Friend did you give this very Woman Knot Yes Court What company was there Knot There was the married Couple her sister my self the Parson and the Sexton Court Where is that Sexton Knot I know not my Lord. Court You are sure they were married in the Church and this is the woman Knot Yes I am sure of it Court How long ago Knot About nine years ago Court Did you know this woman before the Marriage and how long Knot Yes I knew her a long time I was an Apprentice seven years near her Mothers house in Canterbury Court Then she 's no forreign Princess Of what Parentage was she Knot I did not know her own father and in that he might be believed but her father-in-law was a Musitian there Court You see her married what words were used at her marriage and in what manner Knot They were married according to the order of the Land a little before the Act came forth touching Marriages by Justices of the Peace Court Was it by the Form of Common-Prayer any thing read of that Form Knot I did not take notice of that I was but a young man and was desired to go along with them William Clark being sworn said My Lord I was last week in Dover in company with this James Knot and Thomas Stedman and he the said Stedman did own that he did marry one Mary Moders a daughter of one in Canterbury and that Knot gave her and that he had two children by her and declared his willingness to come up to give evidence against her but wanted money for his journey