106 HISTORY OF 



openly declare that he took the said Mary Carpenter to 

 be his wife, promising to be unto her a loving and faith- 

 ful husband till death should separate them, and she, the 

 said JMaiy Carpenter, then and there in the assembly, did 

 in like manner openly declare that she took the said 

 Daniel Fiere to be her husband, promising to be unto 

 him a loving, faithful and obedient wife till death should 

 separate them, and for a further confirmation thereof,, 

 both the said parties to these presents have hereunto in- 

 terchangeably put their hands, she after the custom of 

 marriage, eissuming the surname of her husband ; and 

 we whose names are hereunto subscribed, being, wit-, 

 nesses present at the solemnization thereof, the year and 

 day first above written. 



Witness: DANIEL FIERE, 



Emanuej. Carpenter, MARY FIERE. 



Henry Hanes, Elizabeth Kemp, Paulus, Peter ApfeL. 



Heiuy Gai*pentGr, Salome Carpenter, Lawrence Hayn, 



Daoiel Le Fevre, Henrich Zimmerman, William Bufiing-- 



Hg fills his barns and collars with gecd cheep, 

 Against that dreary season of the year. 

 / He scorns exotic foods, and gaudy dress. 

 Content to live on )iomely fare, in peace. 



Sweet to the taste Jiis unhouglit dainties are 



And his own home spun he delights to wear. 

 His lowly dwelling views his large domain, 



Improv'd in part, where peace and plenty reign. 



Plain furniture, but useful, he doth chusc; 



And wiijely values cv'ry thing for use. 

 In these blest sliades may I delight to be ; 



Here little is enough, with peace, for mc. [motto was: 



These were days of peace and plenty — the German's 



" Selbst-gcsponnen, und selhst^gemacht ; 

 Rein dabei, ist Bauern TracW'' — which he practised. 



