46 DIVORCE OF GODFREY BRADSHAW AND MARGARET HOWE. 



II. 



To all evie (and every) Christian men to whom this present 

 writing afterwards indentyd shall come to be seen or read we 

 John Davenport of Chadkyrke in the County of Chester gent. 

 John Savage of Edale George Bowden Ellys Stalye of Castleton 

 in the County of Derby gent send greeting in our Lord God 

 everlasting for as much as before this time Godfrey Bradshawes 

 dett is depending between Thomas Savage of the Spytell in the 

 County of Derby gent on the one parte William Bradshawe of 

 Marple in the County of Chester gent on the other part of 

 for & concerning the undoing & moyding (voyding) of a marriage 

 had and made between Godfrey Bradshawe son & heir apparent 

 to the said William, & one Margaret Howe cousin to the said 

 Thomas Savage at the time of which marriage the said Godfrey 

 & Margaret were both within the age of consent & yet cannot 

 agree for the ending whereof, & to the mene that a fynal peace 

 unity & concord shalbe had between the sayd. parties, the sayd 

 parties & either of them have agreed &: bonded themselves to 

 stand to & abide the arbyter's award ordinance & Judgement 

 of us the said John Davenport John Savage George Bowden 

 Elys Stalye & for the accomplishing & fulfilling thereof have 

 bonded themselves other to other in the sum of c li (;^ioo) 

 as by their obligacons bearing date the xx dale of January in 

 the 3"* yeare of the reigne of our sovereign lord Kyng Edward 

 the sixth more plainly appeareth. Know you that the said John 

 John Savage George & Elys have made decreed & decided 

 this prest award & Judgement in manner &: form following — 

 First we award ordain & dome that the said Thos: & William 

 Bradshawe shall before the feast of S' George next ensuing the 

 date hereof at theyre equal cost sue or cause to be sued such 

 a Divorce between the said Godfrey &; Margaret that they may 

 marry another if the laws of this realm will suffer. Also we award 

 ordain & judge that the said William Bradshawe or his heirs 

 before the feast of Philip & James next ensuing the date hereof 

 shall pay or cause to be peyed to the said Thomas or his lawful 

 attorney in the porch of the chapel aforesaid between viij of 



