July 2 . 1633 . which day appeared personally Nicholas Allen of Staple Inne in the County of Midd gent' and alleadgeth that William Wyse of the parrish of St Dunstone in the West Esq': and a batchelor aged 28 [looks like it was originally written as 24 then was corrected] . yeeres or thereaboute intendeth to marry with Etheldred Em[m]erson of the parrish of St Clements danes mayden aged 24 . yeeres or thereabout daughter of Mr Em[m]erson late of the Citty of London merchant deceased : and ?ee ??? her owne ???ent; [two words inserted between lines that I can't make out] and that there is noe lawfull lett or impediment by reason of any precontract consanguinity affinity or the like to hinder this intended marriage and of the truth of the premisses he made Fayte and desired ???nse for the to be marryed in the p[ar]ish Church of St Clem' danes afforesayd or St Pancrase a?? Kentish Town in the County of Midd Nichol: Alen

In all Humble manner Complaineing sheweth vnto your good Lorshippe your Orator John Barcroft of London Esq... that whereas your said Orator in Hillary Terme One Thousand Six Hundred Fifty and Three obtained a Judgement against William Wise late of London Esquire in the Court of Comon Routh att Westminster for five Hundred pounds debt besides Costs of suite And whereas the said William Wise in his life time and att the time of the obtaineing of the said Judgement and many yeares after was as hee informed your Orator seized in his demeasne as of Fee of and in diverse Messuages Lands and Tenements scituate lying and being in Tid ?? St Marye in the County of Lincolne and in diverse other places in the said County and in other places and Countyes in this Comonwealth ... the said William Wise dyed and left the said estate whereof hee was soe seized to descend and come to William Wise Gent his sonne and heire ... Michaell Oldsworth of London Esquire Robert Harris and Thomas Harris of Tid St Maries aforesaid Edward Cownley Gent and Christopher Emerson Merchant have Combined and Confederated together with the said William Wise the sonne and doe pretend and give out in speeches that the said William Wise the father was never seized of any estate of inheritance of any Lands or Tenements in any place ... [Next Page:] Jurat 22d die Nov[em]bris 1661 ??? The Answere of Christopher Emerson Merchant one of the Def'ts to the bill of Complaint of John Barcroft Esqiuer Complaineant ...

Where before this tyme that is to saie vpon the twelueth day of October anno dni 1642 Christofer Emerson of london merchant John bockenhall michaell Oldsworth and William Wise Esquires Compl'??? exhibited their bill of complainte unto the ho'ble Courte of Chauncery against Richard Dereham ...