_Maryage Artycles betwix Anneys Paston, &c. on the one partie, and
William Clopton, Squyer, on the other partie._
This indenture, made betwix Anneys that was the wyfe of William Paston,
John Paston hir sone, and John Dam on the one partie, and William
Clopton, Squyer, on the other partie, witnesseth that accord is take
attwyn the seid parties that John Clopton, sone and heir of the seid
William Clopton, by the grace of God, shall wedde Elizabeth, the
doughter of the seid Anneys. For which mareage the seid Anneys, &c.
shall paye to the seid John Clopton CCCC^th marc in hand of lawfull mony
of England; and over that, yf the seid mareage be holdyn with the seid
Anneys, the seid Anneys shall bere the costages therof the day of the
weddyng, with swech chaumbeyr as shall be to the plesir of the seid
Anneys; and the seid William Clopton shall do his feffees make a lawfull
estate to the seid William of londs, tenementz, rentz, and servysez to
the yerly value of xl_li._ over all chargez born, to have and to hold to
hym terme of his lyfe, withoutyn empechement of wast, the remaindr
therof to the seid John and Elizabeth, and to his heirs male of hir body
lawfully begotyn, withoute impechement of wast, withynne xij. dayes
after the seid weddyng.
And over that, withynne the seid xij. dayes the seid John shall do
lawfull estate to be made to the seid William of londs, tenementz,
rentz, and servysez to the yerly value of xl. marc over all charges
born; to have and hold to the seid William terme of his lyfe, withoute
empechement of wast; the remayndre therof to the seid Elizabeth, to have
and hold to hir terme of hir lyfe withoute empechement of wast.
Also it is accorded that the seid William shall make estate of all the
residue of his londs which he is sesid of, or any other man to his use,
to swech personys as the seid John shall name, to the use of the seid
John.
Also the seid John Clopton shall do lawfull estate to be made to the
seid Elizabeth of londs, tenementz, rentz, and servysez to the yerly
value of xxx_li._ over all chargez born, to have and hold to hir duryng
the lyfe of the seid William.
And moreover the seid John permytteth and ensureth be the feith of his
body that he shall leve, over the xl_li._ worth lond aboveseid to his
heirs and issue male of the body of the seid Elizabeth begotyn, londes
in fee symple or in taill to the yerly value of xl. marc, in cas the
same issue male be governyd to the seid John as the sone oweth to be to
the fadir. And, &c.
[Footnote 315.1: [From Fenn, iii. 196.] The date of this draft
settlement is no doubt about the same period as that of the
preceding letter, whatever may have been the exact time that it
was written.]
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