The Case of St. Austines Parish appellants agt. St. Giles Cripplegate
on passing of Martha Quickleborough< no role > & her 2 Children from thenceto Sr
Austines

Joseph Quickleborough< no role > the pretended Husband of Said Martha is a Diamond Cutters
in ye yeare 1696 Contracted Matrimony att antwerpch Flanders wth One Susanna belince< no role > wth
whom hee lived 3 or 4 yeares

About Six yeares Since hee leaves his Said wife & cames over to England & Workes journey
Work & was entertained att Mr. Jennalls in ye pass Warrt menconed

Afterwards Marries Martha in ye pass Warrt Named who was fellow Servt wth him sometime
att Mr Jennalls & by her has two Children

She Leading the man Alweary and measy life Scolding Sometimes the eatning to Murder him
in his bed Etc The poor fellow leaves her & goes to Sea the had she demand herselfe well hee
was able to have maintained verry handsomly

Note

The Contracted wth Mr Jennalls to serve him a yeare but did not actually Serve out ye time for
growing disorderly hee left his Service abt a week or to deined before his yeare expir'd Brides
the Act of 3d or 4 tom and Mr Sayes that if any unmarried Pson Not having Child or Children bee
hired for a yeares Etc itt shall bee deemed a Settlemt. and this Quickle borough haveing both wife
and Children in antwerpd. Wheither being them hired, tho' hee thus contracted & had actually
Served an hole whiether hee could gaine any Settlemt. without Notice to ye Churchwardens as
the Act direto

Tho the appellants have noe possitive proof of an Actuall Marriage att Antworp yett they hope
the Cirann Stainall Evidence hereunder menconed will bee Suffet in this Case (Vizt)

James Days< no role >
Mich De Cont [..]
Bolthazar Jennolls< no role >
Wm Dargo< no role >
Francis Dargo< no role >

{To prove Quickleborough and his St. Wife living togeather 3 or 4 yeares in antwerp
as Man and wife & Soe reputed by all yt knew them

[..]
Franis Dargo< no role >

{Proves the like & that hee was Godfather totwoone of their Children

Mich: De Conet< no role >
Daigo

{To Prove ye Sd Wife Still living antwerp and there known & reputed as the wife
of Quickle borough.

Deltharar Jennell< no role >
Thomas Jennell< no role >
DeconeDaigo< no role >

{To Prove (if necessary) that this Martha Quickleborough< no role > was told before she married
Quickleborough that hee had a Wife living in Antwerp.

Note

The Appellants have a Certificate of the Marriage in Antwerp but noe proof thereof
Viva verehere the best proof they have is this

Tho: Servalls< no role >

{Proves Hee writt to his Brother in Antwerp to gett itt & that itt came enclosed
to him, from his Brother wherein hee writes itt bee a true Coppy taken from
the Register

Do Cone, Dargo
B: Dennells
Dan: Dennells< no role >

{To Prove the Seale annexed to ye Certificate to be ye Proper Seales of the
Parrish menconed in ye Certificate and therefore att to bee a true
Certificate

This Should have been determined last Session by Butt was adjourned by
Consent, & direcon of ye Court, The Church Warden of Cripple being
present