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ROGER LAWSON,   ESQUIRE.
 

ers in matters of this nature) giving uncontroulable
proofs of his sincere affection; they sweetly persuaded
her to anchor in this haven, where, by the government of
the chief Piloit and propitious star to all seafarers, I
mean Christ and his-^lorious mother, her ship might
safely avoid the present billows of this lif<*, and steer with
a prosperous gale to a better calm iu the future.

A word of these to her temper, was as much as a
thousand to one of another garbe. Having attained to the
17th year of her age, the desired impression was soon
wrought in her thoughts, and the virgin modestly replyed,
that as shee was theirs by nature, so shee hoped by grace
to continue, their pleasure should ever be a law to her,
and what they pleased to command shee would most
willingly embrace as a course inspired by the supernall
Providence. She ingeniously acknowledged to me that
obedience to her parents was both the prime and sole
motive of her consent (tho' in him there wanted nothing
to accomplish a perfect object of love) which did not ob¬
scurely presage, that his virtue was to conduct her through
the whole pilgrimage of her life ; wherefore uppon these
more than dutifull expressions of her resignation, forth¬
with ensued the result of marriage,^ which not long after
was celebrated with universall acclamations of friends,
and splendour in every particular correspondent to their
calling.

* The marriage settlement is dated 10th of March, 1597. (39 Eliz.)
The manors of Burgh, co. York, Burn Hall, co. Durham, Byker,
Cramlington, Scrimerston, "West Matfen, Camboise and Blythe, with
lands in West Slickburne, in the co. Northumberland, were settled.
The manor of Burn Hall was given to the subject of this memoir for )
life, in bar of dower.— W. L,                                                            ^ \