Two copies (one unsigned) of the marriage articles made between 1. Lemuel Lowe of Bilborough county Nottingham, gent. 2. Ruth Perkins of Lichfield widow and 3. Simon Perkins of Ellesmere, Salop, gent. In consideration of the marriage between Esther, daughter of Ruth and sister of Simon Perkins, and of £120 paid to Lowe as Esther's portion, by which Lowe undertook, if he predeceased his wife, to bequeath to her £500 or goods to that value, and if she predeceased Lowe, leaving children, to bequeath them £500 or goods to that value, in either case reserving £40 to his own disposition. 10 Nov 1685