Indenture between Sir William Plompton, kt, and Brian Roucliffe

23 26 November 1463

Indenture between Sir William Plompton, kt, and Brian Roucliffe, 3rd
baron of the Exchequer, witnessing that Sir William granted the keeping
and marriage of his granddaughter and co-heir Margaret Plompton,
daughter of his son William Plompton, deceased, to be married to John
Roucliffe, Brian’s son and heir apparent, at a convenient and speedy
time, and at Brian’s expense. Also that Sir William will endow the
couple and their lawful heirs before Easter next coming after the date
of this indenture with the manor of Nessfield with appurtenances, with
reversion, in case of lack of such heirs, to Sir William and his heirs.
Moreover that Sir William is to retain the issues of the manor for the
next 5 years, and for 5 years thereafter a yearly sum of 10m therefrom.
That if Sir William should die within this period his executors are to
have no claim upon the premises.

     For which marriage and feoffment Brian Roucliffe is to pay to Sir
William, in addition to the sum already paid by him 400m, that is
100m ‘in hand’, and 20m a year payable at Pentecost and St Martin
in Winter by equal portions until the whole sum is paid. It is agreed
that if John Roucliffe should die within 10 years Brian and his executors
are to receive £50 as reimbursement out of the issues and profits of
Sir William’s lands. The parties undertake that all these covenants are
to be performed without fraud or bad faith.
[English]

[Copyist’s note.] This deed hath a seale att the copying the 19th day
of June 1616.

[CB, 558]