Indenture between Sir William Pierpoint...and Sir Marmaduke Constable

77 27 March 1515

Indenture between Sir William Pierpoint, kt, guardian of Elizabeth
Sotehill, and Sir Marmaduke Constable, kt, and John his son, as
guardians of Jane Sotehill, Sir John Rocliffe, kt, and Dame Margaret,
his wife of the one party and Sir Robert Plompton, kt, and William his
son of the other, witnessing that after divers variances over the right,
title and possession of the manor of Plumpton and other lands, formerly
the estate of the late Sir William Plompton, the parties have agreed to
stand and perform the award of the arbitrators [no. 75] who having
awarded the manor of Plumpton [etc.] to Sir Robert and William and
the lawful heirs male of Sir Robert, Sir John Rocliffe and others of the
aforesaid first party agree to meet Sir Robert’s reasonable requirements
for the making of a legal settlement of the premises thus awarded to
him.

     Also Sir William Pierpont and Sir Marmaduke Constable and his
son agree to enfeoff 8 persons in an estate to the clear yearly value of
£40 out of certain lands in Yorks or Notts that are of the inheritance
of each to secure the agreement of Jane and Elizabeth Sotehill and
their husbands when of full age. In case of their refusal the feoffees
shall be seised of the premises to the sole use of Sir Robert and William
and the heirs male of Sir Robert, but if they agree to the legal
arrangements entered into as above, then the feoffment shall remain
to the sole use of the feoffors. The costs of the feoffment in either case
are to be borne by Sir Robert and his son, or they to pay 53s 4d to
the other party.

[English]

[Copyist’s note.] Copied 11 December 1627, hauing 3 seales.

[CB, 842/A]