Indenture between Sir William Plompton, kt, and Thomas Beckwith, esq.

17 12 October 1455

Indenture between Sir William Plompton, kt, and Thomas Beckwith,
esq., witnessing an agreement between the parties for a marriage
between Thomas’s eldest son, William, and Elizabeth Plompton, daugh-
ter of Sir William. Within 8 days of such marriage Thomas is to make
to William and Elizabeth a legal estate in lands and tenements yielding
a clear annual income of £10 13s 4d entailed upon them and their
lawful heirs male. Also lands, tenements, rents recoveries and services
held by Thomas in sole seisin within the town of Clint between the
river Nidd and Thornton Beck, and within the towns of Muston, Filey,
Halnaby,¹ Little . . . and ‘South Ethington’ in Yorks shall revert to
William after Thomas’s death, free of all rent charges, statute merchant
or causes of execution made or to be made by Thomas. Also lands
held in jointure by Thomas’s wife Elizabeth shall remain to William
and his heirs after her death, similarly discharged [etc.]. furthermore
any feofee or feoffees holding lands to the use of Thomas, except those
held by feoffment to the use of William and Elizabeth, as above stated,
are to make lawful release to William and his heirs male within six
months of his request for such release, or to his next heir or heirs male
at his or their request, free of rent charges, statutes merchant or causes
of execution. Provided always that Thomas or his feoffees may have
use of such lands to the yearly value of £4 to hold to them or one of
them for life.

     For his part Sir William is to pay to Thomas £23 6s 8d on the
wedding day, and with other sufficient persons jointly and severally to
give bond for the payment to Thomas of £10 at the feast of St Wilfrid
thereafter [12 Oct.], £20 at the feast of St Peter ad Vincula, known as
Lammas [1 Aug.] and three further annual payments of £20 at the
latter feast.

     Should Elizabeth die without a surviving male heir by William² the
sums due on dates following her decease shall not be leviable.

[English]

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

[CB, 541]

     ¹ (?) Hunmanby, near Filey.

     ² See no. 54.