To all to whom these Presents shall come William Megson
of late of London Wall London Stable Keeper sends Greeting Whereas in and by a certain Deed poll or
Award bearing Date the Twenty first day of April last under the hands and Seals of Gideon Fournier< no role >
of the Parish of Saint John Southwark Thomas Gill< no role > of Dowgate Hill in the City of London Merchant
and Peter Thompson< no role > Botham of Lothbury in the same City Merchant Reciting that Jonathan Pegram< no role >
the Elder of London Wall Stable Keeper and Mary his Wife Jonathan Pegram< no role > the Younger of the
same Place Stable Keeper William Brashier< no role > Servant to the said Jonathan Pegram< no role > the Elder
Philadelphia Pegram< no role > of London Wall aforesaid Spinster & John Adams< no role > of the same Place
Yeoman had by their Bond or Obligation bearing Date the Eighth day of April last had become
jointly and severally bound to the said William Megson in the Sum of One thousand pounds
with a Condition thereunder Written Reciting that the said Jonathan Pegram< no role > the Elder and Mary
his Wife Jonathan Pegram< no role > the Younger William Brashier Philadelphia Pegram and John Adams< no role >
stood Indicted at the General Quarter Session of the Peace holden for the City of London for having on
the Twenty first day of August then last with Force and Arms into one Message or Tenement
and eight Stabler in the Occupation of the said William Megson unlawfully and injuriously entered
and him the said William Megson out of the Possession of the same Premises unlawfully and injuriously
expelled and put out and him the said William Megson so put out from the Possession of the same
premises on the Day and Year last above mentioned and continually afterwards until the day of
Preferring That Indictment did unlawfully and injuriously keep out and still did keep out
To which Indictment the said Jonathan Pegram< no role > the Elder Mary his Wife Jonathan Pegram< no role > the
Younger William< no role > Brashier Philadelphia< no role > Pegram curd John Adams< no role > pleaded not Guilty and entered
into recognizances to traverse and try the same And reciting that the said William Megson had
likewise commenced an Action at Law in his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas against the
said Jonathan Pegram< no role > the Elder and Mary his Wife for seducing Mary the Wife of the said William
Megson to have Criminal Conversation with the said John Adams< no role > and to secrete and embezzle
the Money and property of the said William Megson which said Action was then depending
And also reciting that the said William Megson had also Commenced an Action at Law in the
said Court of Common Pleas against the said John Adams< no role > and on which he had been held to Bail
by Order of Sir Henry Gould< no role > Knight one of the Judger of the said Court for having Carnal Knowledge
of the Body of the said Mary the Wife of the said William Morgan< no role > which said Action was then also
depending And Further reciting that previous to the Tryal of the said Indictment and before the
Jury were sworn it was recommended by the Recorder of the City of London and agreed to by all the
Parties that all the Law Proceedings then depending between them or any or either of them touching
and concerning the several Matters for which such Proceedings were respectively brought should be
stopped and be no Further prosecuted but that the same should be left to the Arbitration of Arbitrators
Mutually to be chosen and appointed by the said Parties and that they had accordingly nominated
and appointed the said Gideon Fournier< no role > Thomas Gill< no role > and Peter Thompson< no role > Botham or any two
of them Arbitrators for that purpose And also Further reciting that it had been Agreed by
the said William Megson that it should be lawful for the said Arbitrators in the said Award
to be made by them and that they should be at liberty to direct and award the said William
Megson to sign seal and as his Act and Deed deliver such Deed or Deeds of Seperation between
himself and Mary his Wife as the said Arbitrators should Think fit and reasonable And the
Condition of the said Obligation was such that if the said Jonathan Pegram< no role > the Elder Mary his