16 Jul 1760: Thomas Roper widower of Sidlesham 11 months, yeoman, 49 [1710/11] & Hannah Pain widow of the same parish 10 years, 45 [1714/15]. Sponsors Thomas Roper, George Gatehouse of Chichester, innkeeper.
Thomas Roper of this Parish and Hannah Pain of the same Parish Widow were Married in this Church by Licence this eighteenth Day of July in the Year One Thousand seven Hundred and sixty by me John Smyth (Curate) This Marriage was solemnized between Us {Thomas Roper / Hannah Pain X Her mark In the Presence of {Clement Woodland X His mark / J[o]s[ep]h Spashatt
Joseph Spashatt witnessed many marriages at Sidlesham around this time, suggesting he may have been connected to the church rather than the couple.