Bradburn versus woodcock eod die on a MarriageBrokage note c give to a parson  one Isaac Hawkins a attorney be seize of a very considerable real estate and  also possess of a considerable personal estate and have only three daughter  die about the that of march whereby about pound per Ann descend to each of his  daughter and their share of the personal estate come to about pound apiece one  of his daughter be marry in his lifetime to one Mr brown of Burton upon Trent  a gentleman of about pound per Ann to who the defendant be curate and have a  power of grant licence and such like thing from the chancellor of the diocese  the plaintiff be clerk to Mr Hawkins at the time of his death and have so far  carry on a private amour with mrs mary Hawkins the second daughter that she  have some kindness for he but the plaintiff be a man of no fortune at all in a  day or two after the death of Isaac Hawkins the plaintiff apply himself to the  defendant and acquaint he with his have affection for mrs mary Hawkins and  desire he to grant he a licence for their marriage whereupon the defendant  represent the obligation he be under to brown who have marry one of the sister  that he be not only afraid of forfeit his favour by grant of such licence  without first acquaint he with it but that he may be also in danger of  prosecution in the spiritual court and be put to great trouble and expense  thereby upon which the plaintiff offer he to give a note of pound to indemnify  he from any expense he may sustain on that account and accord the plaintiff  prevail upon he to take his promissory note for payment of pound on demand for  value receive and thereupon the defendant tell the plaintiff that Gilbert  report er p though he do not then grant the licence yet he will go along with  he to the young lady it and so far secure her to he that he shall be in no  danger of lose her and accord about oclock that night the plaintiff and  defendant go together to the house of the late Hawkins and after the defendant  have discourse with the young lady in private she and the defendant come out  to the plaintiff and by the influence of the defendant she consent to join  hand with the plaintiff and the defendant pronounce some word of contract  between they and after that be over exhort her to continue faithful to her  engagement and to remember the solemn promise she have make but at the same  time represent the danger and difficulty he shall be under of solemnizing the  nuptial in a public manner and therefore he desire they to forbear any further  think for about six week in about which time he may have a opportunity of  break it to Mr brown and obtain his and his lady be consent and seem averse to  any further proceed therein at that time but in a few day after the plaintiff  repeat his importunity to the Gilbert defendant to grant he a licence the  defendant tell he he shall have occasion for pound and that if lie will let he  have it he will let he have a licence and do the best office he can for they  towards complete the marriage whereupon the plaintiff tell he he have not such  a sum of money nor can tell where to borrow it but if the defendant will  recommend he to any person that will lend he that sum he will be oblige to he  and give his bind for the repayment of it thereupon the defendant recommend he  to one Mr Brougham who he think may furnish he with the money and accord the  plaintiff apply himself to Mr Brougham and acquaint he with the occasion of  his desire to borrow that money and propose to give his own bind for the  repayment of it upon which Mr Brougham tell he that as it be on so good a  occasion he may get the young lady to be bind with he likewise and that then  he shall have the money and accord the plaintiff acquaint the young lady with  it and prevail on her to become bind with he to Mr Brougham for the repayment  of this money and thereupon Mr Brougham pay he down pound and promise to let  he have the other pound next morning upon which the plaintiff go forthwith to  the defendant and give he the pound and get a licence from he present and the  next morning about oclock the plaintiff the young lady and the defendant come  to the church where they stay till about oclock and then the other pound be  bring in a bag the defendant without count it put it up and the marriage be  thereupon solemnized the that of April which be about ten day after the father  be death and no more the young lady as be prove in the Cause be of full age at  the time of her father be death and there be likewise a strong proof that Mr  brown be not averse to the marriage but only think it too soon after the  father be death and be desirous for the sake of decency to have it defer for  some time long but that the defendant in order to have this money have raise  difficulty and scruple and now after three year acquiescence this bill be  bring to have the pound note deliver up and the pound note repay the defendant  by his answer confess most of the fact before state but insist that the pound  be give he free and voluntary of the plaintiff own accord but as to the pound  note he submit to deliver up that and it be urge that this pound be not give  for any service he be to do for that the young people affection be engage  before and he be never make acquaint with it till the very night they come to  he for a licence that this be not in the nature of marriage brokerage but be  pure voluntary on the plaintiff part Qure quid ind go for sale this case may  hint to we the necessity there be of have the sacrament of marriage administer  by the civil magistrate W b