| Description | Indenture of settlement by release between Sir Henry Puckering alias Newton of the Priory in or near Warwick, baronet, of the 1st part, Sir Thomas Wagstaffe of Tachbrook Mallory, knight, and Edward Bigland, sergeant at law, of the 2nd part, and Sir Charles Holt of Aston near Birmingham, baronet, William Bromley of Baginton, esquire, William Colmore of the borough of Warwick, esquire, Charles Newsham of Chadshunt, esquire, and Henry Jephcott of the aforesaid Priory, gent, of the 3rd part, settling his estates comprising the Priory and its lands in or near Warwick, several rents from messuages and lands at Warwick, Radford Semele, Bishops Tachbrook and Barford, the manors of Woodlow and Woodcote, a messuage called Woodlowes House, with messuages and lands at Woodlow, Woodcote and Leek Wootton, messuages in Warwick (separately listed in schedule on annexed sheet), the manor of Lillington, advowson of the churches of Lillington and Leamington Priors, and messuages, lands, etc Lillington, and free fishing in the Avon and Leam at Leek Wootton, to the following trusts and uses.
The capital messuage called Priory House and its lands, etc, to the use of Puckering for his life, then to his male heirs: the manor of Lillington and its advowson, lands, etc, to the use of Puckering, then to the 3rd party for a term of 500 years, then to Puckering's male heirs: the manors of Woodlow and Woodcote, and lands, etc at Warwick, Wodlow, Woodcote, Leek Wootton, Barford, Milverton and Leamington, to the use of Puckering, then to the 3rd party for a term of 400 years, then to the use of Puckering's male heirs: all premises (except those at Warwick outlined in the annexed schedule) to the use of Puckering for life and his male heirs, then to Dame Jane Bowyer, widow of Sir John Bowyer late of Knypersley, Staffordshire, baronet, for her life, then to the use of Vincent Grantham, son of Thomas Grantham late of Goltho, Lincolnshire, then to the use of the 2nd party to preserve the contingent uses, relating, successively, to the male heirs of Vincent Graham, James Newton of London, mercer, son of the late James Newton, and his male heirs, then of Thomas Stanley, nephew of Puckering, and his male heirs.
The deeds recites mortgage terms made by indentures dated 2 Mar 17 Chas II [1665] and 10 Apr 34 Chas II [1682], relating to the manor of Lillington and its advowson, lands, etc, for William Colmore to remain in possession, providing the parties of the settlement and any contingent parties are able to make leases, etc. [Further described in more detail].
14 November 1693.
Endorsed as being Henry Puckering's settlement, with numbers "32" and No.32" in ink.
Seal: for Henry Puckering, applied to tag.
Seven parchment membranes. |