Memorandum

 5 1 April 1418, Plumpton

Memorandum that Robert de Plompton, kt, enfeoffed Henry FitzHugh,
lord of Ravensworth and treasurer of England, Dame Margaret de
Rempston, Dame Alice de Plompton, his mother, John de Grene of
Newby, William Ferman, parson of Kirkby Overblow and John Bren-
nand of Knaresborough in the manors of Plumpton Nessfield, Idle and
Steeton with appurtenances, together with the reversions of all his lands
and tenements, rents, reversions and services in Grassington and Studley
held for life by the aforesaid Alice, with reversion to Robert by
inheritance after her death, as is plainly set out in his charter of
feoffment.

     Condition: that the aforesaid feoffees shall secure to Godfrey, son of
Sir Robert, a life annuity of a clear 20m from land or rents out of the
aforesaid premises. If it should happen that Sir Robert, about to go on
foreign service, should not return, the feoffees are to secure to his son
Robert a life annuity of a clear 20m out of the same properties. If
either Godfrey or Robert should die, his portion is to remain to the
other, with remainder after the deaths of both to the feoffees in
perpetuity.

     Above this the feoffees are to enfeoff Sir Robert’s valet John Wode
for life in a tenement in Plumpton now in the tenure of John Lightfoot;
likewise Sir Robert’s servant Robert Norton in a tenement with
appurtenances in Plumpton, which he sometime held, with reversion
after the deaths of these two beneficiaries to the feoffees in perpetuity.

     Also the feoffees are to pay Sir Robert’s debts and carry out his
wishes as expressed in his testament.

     Also Joan¹ and Alice Sir Robert’s daugthers, and his sisters Isabel
and Katherine are each to receive marriage portions of 40m out of the
issues of the manor of Nessfield, and Richard Plompton his brother is
to have a life annuity of 40s out of the same issues.
[Latin]

[Copyist’s note.] This indenture hath no seale left att the copying the
28 of Feb. 1615.
[CB, 399]

     ¹ Joan later married John Greene, App. III.