| Title | Costock: Family settlement between Thomas Parkynes of Bunny, esq., William Leeke of Wymeswold, serjeant at law, and Henry Cropper of Bunny, gent., by which, in order to raise the portions for his daughters and provide maintenance for his two younger sons, Parkyns has released to Leeke and Cropper, a messuage with appurtenances situate in a close called the Highfield in Costock, and several closes called the Highfield Ground, Middlefield and Lowfield Ground, the Pingle, Hunts Close, Blunts Close, Grange Leys and Barsons Close, all in Costock; also a messuage and tenement lying and being in the Townfield of Costock, purchased from the Marquis of Dorchester: to the use of Parkyns for his natural life, then after his decease to the use of Leeke and Cropper on trust that the rents and profits in the lifetime of his wife Anne be disposed to Thomas and Beaumont his two younger sons and Katherine and Anne his two daughters, to be shared equally among them for their maintenance: after the death of Anne, Leeke and Cropper to sell the premises for the best price, to be shared between Katherine and Anne, with Katherine receiving £500 more than Anne - to be paid at the age of eighteen or the day of marriage: but if Cressy Parkyns, Thomas's son and heir shall within six months of the decease of the survivor of Thomas and Anne, pay to Katherine and Anne £2000 each, then Leeke and Cropper are to convey the property to him until the £4000 is paid
17 Jan |