Examined as found in Frederick County, Virginia acknowledged that the wife had been examined alone and apart from her husband concerning the Indenture (Deed, etc.) and that she was in agreement with the transaction of her own free will and that she had not been pressured into signing the document. Once the examination was done (sworn to by the examiners, signed, and sealed) the document was sent/taken to be recorded. In Frederick County there is usually a paragraph or two recorded with the document showing in legal terms the way in which they were examined with all the signatures of those present for the examination. Sometimes the person could not travel to the courthouse, so the examining persons would travel to the person for the interview. Then the documents were recorded. Wives had dowry rights and this helped to protect them (supposedly). Chocy