“1670, Feb. 18. Buried Deliverance Addison.”—Christ Church, Barbados.
“Deliverance Hobbs and Deliverance Dane were both examined in the great trial for witchcraft at Salem, June 2, 1692.”—Neal, “New England,” pp. 533, 506.
The last instance, probably, at home is—
“1757, Jan. 7. Buried Deliverance Branan.”—Donnybrook, Dublin (Notes and Queries).
This “Deliverance” must have been especially common. One more instance: in the will of Anne Allport, sen., of Cannock, Stafford, dated March 25, 1637, mention is made of “my son-in-law Deliverance Fennyhouse” (vide Notes and Queries, Dec. 8, 1860, W. A. Leighton).
Much-mercy is characteristic:
“1598, May 22. Baptized Much-mercie Harmer, a child.”—Warbleton.
This is but one more proof of Heley’s influence, for he had baptized one of his own sons “Much-mercy”” in 1585.
Perhaps a sense of undeserved mercies caused the following:
“1589, Sep. 28. Baptized No-merit, dather of Stephen Vynall.”—Warbleton.